oldbloke's mutterings

Apparently, it's entirely possible we gave it to them - in the 1918 pandemic:
http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381804&cid=26&fid=23279&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fhealth%2Fstory%2F2009%2F05%2F01%2Fswine-flu-spanish-origin.html%3Fref%3Drss

OK: I had Kc Jc

! Table f7, Hand 219, Day 180
! History of this hand:
! 05/01/09 08:54:18! Dealing a new hand
! 05/01/09 08:54:18! Everyone antes $2000
! 05/01/09 08:54:18! mes blinds $6000
! 05/01/09 08:54:18! vpFREE blinds $12000
! 05/01/09 09:01:39! David Kluchman folds
! 05/01/09 09:01:39! oldbloke raises $86800 and is all in
! 05/01/09 09:52:20! Jon Mittelhauser folds
! 05/01/09 11:17:45! Long Day calls - side pot
! 05/01/09 11:17:45! GotzNutz folds
! 05/01/09 11:17:45! mes folds
! 05/01/09 17:26:15! vpFREE folds

! 05/01/09 17:26:15! Pot right ($211400), flopping/dealing/drawing cards
! 05/01/09 17:26:15! 2 players, 2 all in
! 05/01/09 17:26:15! Flopped cards: Ac 3s 10d
! 05/01/09 17:26:15! Flopped card: 4d
! 05/01/09 17:26:15! Flopped card: Kd
! Hand over, current board is: Ac 3s 10d 4d Kd
! oldbloke has: Kc Jc
! Long Day has: 6s 6c
! Pot 1: uncalled $18200 returned to oldbloke
! Pot 2: oldbloke wins $193200 with One Pair (K K A J 10)

+-+----------------------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+
|#|   Name                     |Bankroll| Action |Status|Pot#|Pot Size|
+-+----------------------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+
 1|   GotzNutz                 | 214475 |        |      |    |        |
 2|D  mes                      | 636300 |        |      |    |        |
 4|>  vpFREE                   | 390000 |        |      |    |        |
 5|   David Kluchman           | 119350 |        |      |    |        |
 6|   oldbloke                 | 211400 |        |      |    |        |
 7|   Jon Mittelhauser         | 470425 |        |      |    |        |
+-+----------------------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+
! Long Day is eliminated!
! 59 players left in the tournament

Note, however, that I'm still 2nd smallest stack on this table
And 43rd of the remaining 59, behind imc who's up there in 31st

Traction engines. Stationary engines. Vintage bikes/cars/tractors/military. Those big keyless organs. A few fairground rides, kiddy-sized. Ice cream.
Pretty good, eh?
But wait...

3.5" and 5" gauge steam locos, giving rides right round the park, for only 20p! At least a dozen of the things!

Why did nobody tell me before that there's a Model Engioneering Society in Urmston, practically just down the road, and they run their locos every Sunday and Bank Holiday? And make a special effort to get as many as possible out on May Day weekend?

Recommended. There may be a photo or 3 uploaded later.

Plus, we bumped into Pete Dewhirst the second time we went for a ride!