The race that stops a nation, huh, a national disgrace would come closer to describing the event, what must the rest of the world think of the antics of these idiots.
maybe they need more staff,most of the bins looked pretty full to overflowing...no excuse for the drunks who make fools of themselves.oh well same again next year. regards ray
JayDee said
09:09 PM Nov 3, 2016
We have been in Bendigo for the last week,.
Our son who lives just down the road at Wood End said hey!! Mum and Dad why don't I take you both to Flemington to see the Cup.
No way said I, as I do not want to be anywhere near that place on Tuesday 1st .
Good decision I reckon.
Yes it was a shame that this sort of coverage is beamed around the world by the social media and other main stream media.
Putting all that aside it appeared to have been a great success with the major purse of the $$$$ staying in Australia.
WOW!!! another 100 to one winner in today's Oaks.
Jay&Dee
HunnyBunny said
10:12 PM Nov 3, 2016
You don't have to go to the Melbourne Cup to see this type of behavior these days. I used to go to the Cup every year, back in the day.
The Belmont Bear said
10:28 PM Nov 3, 2016
I must be the only one in Oz that has never had any interest in either the Melbourne Cup or the Gay Mardi Gras but I guess thats just me.
Bruce and Bev said
12:09 AM Nov 4, 2016
I'd like to go to both, but an expensive proposition when you live in WA. But we didn't get left out over here. Melbourne Cup race was shown on the big TV screen at the Ascot racecourse in Perth and we still turfed rubbish around the place and got into to fights with one guy getting a "coward punch" and ending up in a critical condition in the states critical trauma care centre.
We just cant handle our booze - its cool to be totally drunk it seems and either scrap or make a fool of yourself ..........
Joe50 said
12:17 AM Nov 4, 2016
The Belmont Bear wrote:
I must be the only one in Oz that has never had any interest in either the Melbourne Cup or the Gay Mardi Gras but I guess thats just me.
Me too!
Aussie said
12:26 AM Nov 4, 2016
Thanks Santa, I didn't know I was missing so much fun, I will definitely be there next year, just have to put some matching wheels on my esky. I might even wear some
Iridescent Jocks............... Watch this space.
Tony Bev said
12:27 AM Nov 4, 2016
Joe50 wrote:
The Belmont Bear wrote:
I must be the only one in Oz that has never had any interest in either the Melbourne Cup or the Gay Mardi Gras but I guess thats just me.
Me too!
Me as well
Grandad said, not to follow the horses, until the price of horse manure goes up
Perhaps they should let us Grey Nomads free camp there, on the understanding that we will put the rubbish in the bins
Also if they let us place our bets for up to two hours after the race, (we would have been busy before and during the race, picking up rubbish), that would be a bonus for us
Woody n Sue said
07:38 AM Nov 4, 2016
Joe50 wrote:
The Belmont Bear wrote:
I must be the only one in Oz that has never had any interest in either the Melbourne Cup or the Gay Mardi Gras but I guess thats just me.
Me too!
huh there was horse race somewhere
me too
rockylizard said
07:55 AM Nov 4, 2016
HunnyBunny wrote:
You don't have to go to the Melbourne Cup to see this type of behaviour these days.
Gday...
Correct - unfortunately.
ANY large/major sporting event is pretty much the same.
Then of course every Saturday night in Melb/Syd/Brisvegas etc etc.
Check our New Year's Eve gatherings with the fireworks etc ... same again.
They don't allow it now ... but even the revered and holy Greens Lake looked much the same after the New Year's Eve 'party'.
Cheers - John
sandsmere said
09:07 AM Nov 4, 2016
HunnyBunny wrote:
You don't have to go to the Melbourne Cup to see this type of behavior these days.
Very true HB.
The Birdsville races springs to mind. The difference being . . . . . . . It lasts 3-4 days not just one.
Phil C said
01:58 PM Nov 4, 2016
Bloody disgrace. Good Australians should be horrified at this behavior. We keep away from these fool things.
Cheers
Philw said
10:14 PM Nov 4, 2016
Given that a horse had to be put down on the track on that race and that, I am informed, approximately 200 horses die each year at Aussie tracks just to provide us with enjoyment, maybe we should call Melbourne Cup day the Day of the Dead. Sort of goes with the behaviour if these folk at the track. Just my thoughts which I know will not be taken well.... cheers all
phil
Grumpytoo said
01:34 PM Nov 5, 2016
We attended the Cup this year. It was a bucket list item. The event was well run. We stood near a waste bin that was replaced with an empty one during the day. The majority of the 97,000 people there were well behaved. Noticed that these photos are taken well after the races have finished and the vast majority of the people have left the race course.
RosieW said
02:26 PM Nov 5, 2016
No matter how many staff you put on, people will still be lazy pigs. You pick up after 1, 3 more toss rubbish down. And they block your access........ either to be pricks, because they are drunk, or because they are arrogant tossers.
RosieW said
02:28 PM Nov 5, 2016
The Belmont Bear wrote:
I must be the only one in Oz that has never had any interest in either the Melbourne Cup or the Gay Mardi Gras but I guess thats just me.
Nope. Neither interest me. I've worked at horse races & dog races, and can't see the attraction of them as entertainment, and the Mardi Gras has zero interest.
The race that stops a nation, huh, a national disgrace would come closer to describing the event, what must the rest of the world think of the antics of these idiots.
http://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/racing/2016/11/02/australians-drunk-melbourne-cup/
Those pictures make some of the free camp sites I've visited look spotless !!
What a mob of pigs !!!
K.J.
Sorry santa i am unable to view video. What is it about?
This sort of thing Rocket.
We have been in Bendigo for the last week,.
Our son who lives just down the road at Wood End said hey!! Mum and Dad why don't I take you both to Flemington to see the Cup.
No way said I, as I do not want to be anywhere near that place on Tuesday 1st .
Good decision I reckon.
Yes it was a shame that this sort of coverage is beamed around the world by the social media and other main stream media.
Putting all that aside it appeared to have been a great success with the major purse of the $$$$ staying in Australia.
WOW!!! another 100 to one winner in today's Oaks.
Jay&Dee
We just cant handle our booze - its cool to be totally drunk it seems and either scrap or make a fool of yourself ..........
Me too!
Thanks Santa, I didn't know I was missing so much fun, I will definitely be there next year, just have to put some matching wheels on my esky. I might even wear some
Me as well
Grandad said, not to follow the horses, until the price of horse manure goes up
Perhaps they should let us Grey Nomads free camp there, on the understanding that we will put the rubbish in the bins
Also if they let us place our bets for up to two hours after the race, (we would have been busy before and during the race, picking up rubbish), that would be a bonus for us
huh there was horse race somewhere
me too
Gday...
Correct -
unfortunately.
ANY large/major sporting event is pretty much the same.
Then of course every Saturday night in Melb/Syd/Brisvegas etc etc.
Check our New Year's Eve gatherings with the fireworks etc ... same again.
They don't allow it now ... but even the revered and holy Greens Lake looked much the same after the New Year's Eve 'party'.
Cheers - John
Very true HB.
The Birdsville races springs to mind. The difference being . . . . . . . It lasts 3-4 days not just one.
Cheers
phil
No matter how many staff you put on, people will still be lazy pigs. You pick up after 1, 3 more toss rubbish down. And they block your access........ either to be pricks, because they are drunk, or because they are arrogant tossers.
Nope. Neither interest me. I've worked at horse races & dog races, and can't see the attraction of them as entertainment, and the Mardi Gras has zero interest.