Who else has had a good Melbourne cup day????
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Who else has had a good Melbourne cup day????
Soooooooooooo who else has had a good Melbourne cup day today??? Lost 20 dollars, but had a really good day eating lots of lovely food and drinking champagne all day!!!!!! Hic hic hic
Angela
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Re: Who else has had a good Melbourne cup day????
Sorry I must be only person in Oz, who disagrees with horse racing... but sounds like was a good day !!
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I had a funny day, went to my friends with youngest child we had to dress up all posh and wear a hat/head piece!! She did all this food and lots of wine and the kids played and it was just a lovely day!!
Only down side was when we realised the time and ran to the TV to see the last bit of the race, had missed the build up and the start, but one of us had the winner so won a bit of money!!
Really enjoyed our day, only problem was school pick up time, all dressed up to the nines and a little worse for wear, did mean we got a few funny looks!!
But was good fun!!
Only down side was when we realised the time and ran to the TV to see the last bit of the race, had missed the build up and the start, but one of us had the winner so won a bit of money!!
Really enjoyed our day, only problem was school pick up time, all dressed up to the nines and a little worse for wear, did mean we got a few funny looks!!
But was good fun!!
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Why? What else was there I was explaining that in the UK the main race of the year is run on a Saturday. I got very confused looks and they asked why on earth we would do that and how could we enjoy it properly on the weekend I love this place
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Re: Who else has had a good Melbourne cup day????
me too..
Don't get out much these days
such a quiet life
This was my first Melbourne Cup day outing at the Grand View in Cleveland and these guys know how to party
sat next to a lovely young couple, gorging on seafood and champagne.
strike the pose....
Don't get out much these days
such a quiet life
This was my first Melbourne Cup day outing at the Grand View in Cleveland and these guys know how to party
sat next to a lovely young couple, gorging on seafood and champagne.
strike the pose....
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I watched the race in Fed Square and then went for a walk round the Botanic Gardens.
Beautiful Day
Beautiful Day
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Some people even looked at the bits of paper that mentioned how the horses had run in their last races.
I got a brief glimpse of Eskimo Queen as she left the gates and after that my interest in the race waned
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Now that is a fair point
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We all did - I can't believe how big it is even in Brisbane!
I went to a lunch at one of the mums from school - we had lots of food and champagne (although we were all driving so mixed with lots of fruit punch) - we all dressed up and I spent $16 on a feathery thing for my hair - which was cheap as the first few things I found were $60 upwards Had a sweepstake and all just about managed to watch the race. My horse was at the back somewhere.
OH watched it in boardroom at work - his horse came in 3rd
Kids watched it in their classrooms - youngest made hats and a booklet all about the cup. They had a sweepstake without the money and both horses came in near the back like mine did.
All in all it was nice to experience an Aussie tradition - didn't quite make up for Halloween and Fireworks but fun anyway.
I went to a lunch at one of the mums from school - we had lots of food and champagne (although we were all driving so mixed with lots of fruit punch) - we all dressed up and I spent $16 on a feathery thing for my hair - which was cheap as the first few things I found were $60 upwards Had a sweepstake and all just about managed to watch the race. My horse was at the back somewhere.
OH watched it in boardroom at work - his horse came in 3rd
Kids watched it in their classrooms - youngest made hats and a booklet all about the cup. They had a sweepstake without the money and both horses came in near the back like mine did.
All in all it was nice to experience an Aussie tradition - didn't quite make up for Halloween and Fireworks but fun anyway.
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A day off in canberra too!
It was a great day for us......... felt like a weekend day so shock will set in tomorrow as still 3 days to go for the weekend........
We spent a family day at a central canberra park with live music, big screen that showed horse race, loads of entertainment for the kids and a great atmosphere.........
mmmmmmm ........... tough life and all that.....
Carmel
It was a great day for us......... felt like a weekend day so shock will set in tomorrow as still 3 days to go for the weekend........
We spent a family day at a central canberra park with live music, big screen that showed horse race, loads of entertainment for the kids and a great atmosphere.........
mmmmmmm ........... tough life and all that.....
Carmel
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Ours started at 10:15 when our first office games started ... they were briefly interrupted when a humourless bint called for everyone to keep the noise down but continued pretty much unbated with various visits to the local pub to 'study the form'.
Some people even looked at the bits of paper that mentioned how the horses had run in their last races.
I got a brief glimpse of Eskimo Queen as she left the gates and after that my interest in the race waned
Some people even looked at the bits of paper that mentioned how the horses had run in their last races.
I got a brief glimpse of Eskimo Queen as she left the gates and after that my interest in the race waned
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We held an office sweepstake where 6 of us had 3 horses each.
One was a bloke doing some short term project work for us.
The 3 he drew outta da hat filled the first 3 positions
Must be bloody big adds against that happening.
We immediately sacked him
One was a bloke doing some short term project work for us.
The 3 he drew outta da hat filled the first 3 positions
Must be bloody big adds against that happening.
We immediately sacked him