South Mimms

GoingGrey · Post by **GoingGrey** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:58 pm

Hi, this is my first post here so hope all is in order. Although I've been playing machines on and off for 40 years I don't claim to have any tricks or special knowledge but enjoy playing and chatting etc.

Anyway, do many of you get to South Mimms services much? I popped in on my way to London yesterday and was lucky enough to win £250 on an S16 at £1 a go after about £30 in.
Went off to London and called in again on the way home and there was some serious S16 action going on. One guy was slinging £20s into a PacMan playing £5 per go but seemed to win in the end after going up to £10 per go. Another was siting on a bank of over £750.
Are Motorway services becoming the new casinos?

I called into Reading services on Monday - never seen such an array of broken and filthy machines. But the Shipleys in town which closed at 11pm was good for an evening out!

poundropper · Post by **poundropper** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 2:47 pm

Called into South Mimms yesterday afternoon while the footie was on.Machines were obviously deserted.
Tried 20 in a Rainbow Riches,and a tenner in pacman at £2 a go.But both dead so quickly left.Reading your story I can see why!.Slotto was turned off and Elvis had dataport error.Machines seemed looked after for services though.

Dibble · Post by **Dibble** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 3:35 pm

Just poped into the Reading Servies on the way back from the birds. Fuck me what a mess. There was only two machines now IOU'd on the screen, how the servicestation machines make anymore god knows.

Dibble · Post by **Dibble** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 3:36 pm

On and it wasnt just the reds either so I think that throws the 2 bar theory out the window

GoingGrey · Post by **GoingGrey** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:59 pm

poundropper wrote:.... and Elvis had dataport error.Machines seemed looked after for services though.

The dataport error 7.1 came up while I was playing Friday evening. First of all the machine came up with an "alarm" screen saying MPU5 error or something. I found a security guard who eventually reset it and after two more plays it did the dataport error.
It then took three resets to get the normal screen up so I took my £17 out and tried something else.
South Mimms is always clean and well-serviced. I play the S16s there as I know it's popular with "pros". Sometimes the Lo-Tecs are worth a go (like after a coach party has been in) but 70% payout is a bit scary.

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:29 am

South Mimms always seems to have a bad reputation.....i wouldn't even bother touching a fruity in a service station these days. I stopped in Grantham a couple of weeks back, machines there were all ok looks wise, but i didn't try any money in.

Matt

pickareel · Post by **pickareel** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:19 am

mimms full