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Tips / Bets Punter of the Year Betting Competition

Discussion in 'Horse Racing' started by Ron, Jan 3, 2018.

  1. Ron

    Ron Well-Known Member
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    I have an English keyboard Oddy but Amanda and Harry (grandson) have French keyboards. I'll pop down and check
     
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    Right. It's an AZERTY keyboard they have and £ is Shift+$ (next to the Return/Enter key)
     
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    No good for my German keyboard Ron but I did google and found this, which works:

    Try alt+156
    Hold the alt key down and type the 3 digits, in this case 156, on the numeric keyboard then release the alt key. Magically the pound sign will appear. £
    The numeric keyboard is not the row over digits 1-9 along the top. Its the 3x4 grid of numbers on the right. If you have a laptop, then you will need to activate the num lock to use the numeric keyboard.

    £ here is one as proof <laugh>
     
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    200w Monbeg Notorious 4.00 Navan 11/10
     
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    ****ing hell. Can't even standardise on a keyboard within the EU. Tell you what Oddy, don't bother with the £ sign - just put the number (eg 100 win - I don't input the £ sign) <laugh>
    My keyboard has a mind of its own. If I want an "e acute" like so "é" I just enter Ctrl+Alt+e. However, sometimes I do that and get the Euro sign, which I can get simply by entering Ctrl+Alt+$ - like so € - easy. Surely you can get a £ by entering Ctrl+Alt+ something <yikes>
     
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    What a complete waste of time <laugh>
    Next time I'm bored I'll find something else to do (I wouldn't say that on GC <laugh>)
     
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    And may you find many, many more of them, Oddy.....(with the tips on here first, Natch!):emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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    I was keeping away from the jumps so just a small dabble. Carlisle 15.35 Blottos £80 win 13/8 (PP)
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    Lingfield 1.45 Dubai Dirham 11-1 £20 EW
     
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    Carlisle 2.00 Balinslea Bridge 9/4 £40 Win
     
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    Carlisle 3.35 Sakhees City 6-1 £20 Win
     
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    £25 e/way Glingerside 2.30 Carlisle. 10/1
    £50 win Tomngerry 3.35 Carlisle.6/1 (BV Bet365)
     
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    2.50 Clonmel Moonshine Bay 5-1 £20 Win
     
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    3.35 Wetherby Pistol Park 3-1 £20 Win
     
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    4.05 Wetherby Along Came Theo 9-4 £20 Win
     
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    5.10 Wetherby Maebh 4-1 £20 Win
     
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    6.40 Wolverhampton Dance Legend 100-1 £10 EW
     
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    Taunton 2.40 Oscar rose £500 win please Ron
     
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    Could I have £50 e/w on Well Smitten (9/2) in the 3:00 at Wetherby please Ron?
     
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    Bloody hell!

    Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
     
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