There is something very nice about completely empty card-rooms. The gentle piped music pervades the atmosphere but there is an eerie calm as I await the gladiators. I treat myself to a cup of tea and a cheese sandwich, I avoid the blackjack, and the roulette and settle down. Everything is in place
Laptop. Check
Three books of lined paper. Check
Four pens. Check.
Three different mobile dongles. Check
One G Casino squishy stress relief device. Check
Two folders (One orange, one yellow) with my schedule for next week mapped out. This week it includes Buckingham, Reading and Brighton.
So, I am ready. I permit myself a full throated sing along to Soft Cell"s "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" as I once again convince myself that Britain really has got talent.
Then my peace is shattered. First gladiators to arrive are Kinboshi and Chipaccrual. Limbering up for the fray.
Good luck to them, and all the others
Good luck to me.
Please tune in again at 2.30pm