@BillW,
It has always seemed to me that meets are for the purpose of A2Kers ingratiating themselves with other A2Kers in the hope they will not say anything disagreeable about them or for increasing the number of Christmas cards.
This is not a very polite site in my experience but it is noticeable that those we know who have met are rarely to be seen slagging each other off. They are inhibited from doing any such thing to a friend. And the more friends they have the more cut off at the knees they are from a free discussion point of view.
PS. I loved the American lady they had on for the non-horse aspects of Royal Ascot. I dare say she must smile that smile when she's asleep. She was a joy to watch. She backed one horse because she was wearing the same colours as the jockey. Or he was wearing the same colours as her: I forget which. I bet a homosexual bloke would never dream of doing a thing like that. It lost. But she had been backing greys all week and four of them won, one at a big price, she waved her ticket at the camera for that, and finished well in front.
I'll take 100--1 she wasn't a dickie chick.
Nay--I do her an injustice. 10,000--1.
