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I attempted exactly the same in hot, dry weather on a bike without suspension two years ago. It is, without exception, the worst experience I’ve ever had on a bike. In fact I think it’s the worst thing I’ve ever done, full stop. I had to go see the doctor for injuries sustained attempting it. Don’t do it. Don’t even think about doing it. Alex, I feel your pain mate - well done for getting to the destination.

Always remember your not alone

Sad gambling story thanks mate

Gambling is everywhere My state for many years disallowed casinos. The only reason was because of concern regarding loss of lottery and parimutuel horse race betting revenue. The state has now passed legislation to allow casinos and in 2023, there will likely be 2 half a billion dollar casino resorts within an hour’s drive from where I live. I have gambled for many years, and have traded stocks, futures and options for many years. I don’t consider trading in stock market gambling, because with skillful trading, you can trade with an advantage, whereas no matter how careful and knowledgeable you are with gambling, the casino always has the edge, except perhaps poker and blackjack. With poker, you must play at a professional level to have an advantage, which would require you playing poker as a career. With blackjack, even if you are able to develop card counting skills, the casinos make it very difficult for you by using 8 decks, auto shuffle machines and ending shoe with many cards never played. So, if your goal is to turn your hard earned money, into more money, the most reasonable way is to learn how to trade the market, and study so you have an edge with trading. You won’t get any comps for free room or buffet, but you can actually build wealth and vacation somewhere nice without cigar smoke blowing in your face and rather than staying at a casino with crowds of zombies hypnotized by the 1 armed bandit in front of them, making noises in c minor.

Mate I felt your pain at the start of the pod cast, ive been their.. good hour well spend

Great podcast, very honest and raw.

Gambling is terrible, u are lucky , a lost people still pain and destroy their lives!

Thanks for sharing Alex

Thanks for all the support guys. I've since setup The Invisible Addiction, a Podcast & Vlog investigating problem gambling in the UK. th-cam.com/channels/Ftd4a69F0uzICZ_Sq1FHwg.html

If u are unemployed ,you're 90% likely to gamble . I Researched that

Excellent listen! 💯👍🏽

Somebody called Charlie Hunt is mentioned just before Alex reaches Cobblers Lock on Freeman's Marsh west of Hungerford. Little did he know that the Lock keeper was Sidney Herbert Hunt (1882 - 1955) and his father was Charles Hunt, master builder from Great Bedwyn. Sidney (known locally as Herbie) was my grandfather. Cobblers Lock is still called Herbie's Lock locally. Alex, you missed out the best bit of the Canal!!!

Thanks for the upload, keep up the good work!! You need more views! Do you know of SMZeus . c o m?! You should use it, it will help you get the views that you deserve!!

interesting, thanks for sharing

More phone box reviews- type videos

More cooking videos! Love them

'For any listeners listening to the podcast'. Nice job Alex, nice job.

Cracking flags!

Sidebar: I'm recording a podcast about getting fired from a cruise ship. (Yeah, I know. Ridiculous ain't it). Let me know if you've got any questions, like what the food was like, what countries did we visit, etc. I'm recording it this week, so entries in ASAP. Should be a giggle.

Cheers for listening guys. Hope you're all good :)

This is absolutely hilarious! generally had me in stitches. Els, you need to get involved more in Alex's video recordings!

Still awaiting the results! Fingers crossed for the all clear!

An hour we’ll spent listening to your story. Not spoken in a few years but hearing you describe this struggle was very interesting. Well done you.

Vlog Juan.

No offence caused about the extreme views half way through. Naughty me.

Loved this trip. Although it was very hard cycling along in the mud!

What a totally bizarre experience this was, bumping into a old school friend and the Bath rugby team for breakfast!

What a day this was. Great memories.

This is the trip back from Bath after my cycle trip along the Kennet & Avon Canal.

Some mad ideas in here.

Shout-out to Baz for the ticket!

Hungover dot com

Straps yourselves in.

What a lovely day this was. (Weather wise).

What a place.

Not the best services I've experienced. Gets 2/5 stars.

Swing looooow

Love this place.

I'm not really a "key" worker as such so I'm sorry for the clickbait title. What a twat.

God I look tired. Should've recorded this when I didn't have so many bags under my eyes! Slightly regretting it now LOL

Big up Yardie Belly!

Some stuff in there I think we can all relate to!

Bloody love Ottolenghi

Key facts These are a mix of facts from The Gambling Commission Report 2019, Guardian website, Gambling With Lives website and Google Search. The facts don’t receive much airtime; I’ll let you decide for yourself why that might be. Economic: • UK Betting Industry worth around £14.4 billion in 2018/19 (up from £8.4 billion in 2008) • UK government earned around £2.9 billion from gambling in tax year 2017/18 • In the US gambling is worth $500 billion per year • 23 million people in US go into debt because of gambling. Their average loss is $55,000. • UK has largest unregulated online betting industry, worth around £5.4 billion per year. Law: • Betting was legalised in the UK 1st May 1961. In the first 6 months over 10,000 betting shops were opened • The Gambling Act 2005 permitted gambling companies to advertise on television and radio • There was a 600% rise in gambling adverts from 2007-2014 in the UK • 18% of gambling adverts on TV today are related to gambling Society: • More than 2 million people in the UK are either problem gamblers or at risk of addiction • There are 55,000 gambling addicts in the UK aged 11-16 years old • Men are 7.5 more likely than women to be problem gamblers • 1 in 4 young men are at risk from gambling problems • While only 4% of people nationally gamble online, almost 35% of at-risk gamblers do . Health: • Gambling is a mental health disorder. It was classified in 2013 alongside alcohol and drug addictions • The industry made nearly £14 billion gross profit in 2015/16. It contributed £8m to pay for research, education and treatment • 2% of gambling addicts were able to access treatment - compared to 15-20% for drugs and alcohol addictions . Suicide: • UK and international research have found that 4-11% of suicides are related to gambling which is equivalent to 250-650 deaths per year in the UK • Research from Sweden found that gambling addicts are 15 times more likely to take their own lives than the general population • Gambling addicts are 3-4 times more likely to attempt to kill themselves than other types of addict. Facts from the 2019 Gambling Commission Report in the UK: • 8,320 betting shops • 651 bingo premises • 154 casinos • 179,556 gaming machines • 47% of people have gambled in the past four weeks (December 2019) • 21% of people have gambled online in the past four weeks (December 2019) • 50% of online gamblers have gambled through a mobile in the past four weeks (December 2019) • 15% online gamblers gambled in the workplace • 56% of online gamblers have more than one online account • 51% respondents have seen a gambling advert on TV in the last week • 0.5% or people aged 16+ in England are classified as problem gamblers according to PSGI or DSM-IV in 2018 • Only 33% of people think that gambling is fair and can be trusted; 71% think that it is dangerous to family life. Why are Betting Companies based abroad? GIBRALTOR CASE STUDY • Gibraltor is home to: Bet365, William Hill, Labrokes Coral, Unibet, Tombola, Betfred, 888 Sport, 32 Red, Playtech, GAMEIOM, Boyle Sports, bwin. • Key benefit to companies is that all marketing expenses in Gibraltor can be classified as VAT exempt (they save 20%) • They pay tens of millions per month on marketing, so this adds up to huge sums of money saved • E.g. half the Premier League football teams have shirts sponsored by betting companies. E.g. 17 out of 24 Championship football clubs are sponsored by betting companies, i.e. Derby/Wayne Rooney/32 Red (I wonder why he wears the 32 shirt) • Cooperation tax is 10% in Gibraltar (compared to 20% in UK). • There are other locations for betting companies like Malta and The Channel Islands.

Cool, more vlog to come..👍👍👍👍

Great podcast Alex, funny, engaging and without doubt you've made so many points that we can all relate to. Looking forward to seeing where you go with this, especially with the controversial topics! :)

what movies you watch during lock-down ? any best horror movies you wanna suggest ?

Some intro mate!

Awsome mate

WoW ! Love it 🤩