Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

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FFS.

Just when you think the day can't get worse.

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What a few days, though best draw a veil over most of it.

Finished the Show @ Midnight, bed @ 1am, up at 5, sent a bunch of messy & urgent e-Mails, then went home to Derbyshire at early o'clock to sort some stuff, back in the office @ 1pm. 6 hours driving, but I don't mind it, I get to think, to clear my head, & work through my phone calls, & I spoke to a bunch of friends.

Went to get stuck in at the office, then my computer set up unsetupped itself. 

Picked up a pile of mail at home, as per. Included....

Request for "name of driver". Evidently, I got camera-snapped driving home from the airport last Wednesday, on the way home from Nice. 11.36pm, 36 in a 30. Fair enough, but still a bit cross with myself, a momentary lapse of concentration. Bugger. I got a 6 month ban about 7 or 8 years ago, & I've been very steady since, a ban don't 'arf teach you a sharp lesson.

Summons for not paying my Council Tax. Checked my bank statement, it was paid on time. Bugger off.

Letter from Sandra Dancer (?), the "Pension Centre Manager @ Pension Service". In Edinburgh.

Dear Mr Kendall,

We're writing because you're due to the State Pension age soon.

Thanks for that, I'd clean forgotten.

Its half full at the end tho Tony, all that extra kerchiing coming your way.

Did you notice that Mick Channon had his first major Classic winner in yesterdays Irish 1000gns, it is 26 years since he retired from football ( how so) Quite an amazing achievement to excel in 2 sporting arenas

Talking about excelling at two sports.. I really don't think Rebecca Romero ever gets the credit she deserves.

World Champion and Olympic silver medalist for rowing.

World Champion and Olympic gold medalist for cycling.

I think that is the most phenomenal sporting achievement I can imagine.

Jeez, that's going some Keith.

I had not really been aware of that. I am now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Romero

[bobby1]

Crikey, I had never heard of her but that is some achievement.

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Away from sportsmen & women, for some obscure reason, I was thinking this morning of the world's greatest sporting events, as spectacles, occasions.

Nobody could ever agree on it, but my first list (assuming, say, 10) was.....(not in order)

The Open.  (British Open Golf Championship). That's the easy one. Argue all you like, that stays.
 
SuperBowl

Monaco F1 Grand Prix

Wimbledon Tennis.  (Or French Open Tennis)

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

State of Origin.

Tour de France

Olympics

World Cup (Football)

A Lords Test v Australia, or the Ashes Test on Boxing Day down under.


That's not to say I would watch them all. I can't rev up even a tad of interest in the Olympics, or the Tour de France. Great occasions though.

[The Camel]

Ryder Cup would be very near the top of my list.

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Not making much progress now, it's sooo soooo slow, but I'm stlll zero-tolerance, no cheating. Had a wonderful dessert last night - great big bowl of fresh pineapple, fresh strawberries, crispy grapes, & pickled beetroot. Num num num. 

The diet lasts 20 more days, then boooooooooooooom.


Monday March 12 - 14st 0lbs

Monday March 19 - 13st 8lbs

Monday March 26 - 13st 2lbs

Monday, April 2nd - 12st 12lbs

Monday April 9th - 12st 10lbs.

Monday April 16th - 12st 8lbs

Monday April 23rd - 12st 6lbs

Monday April 30th - 12st 5lbs.

Monday May 7th - 12st 2lbs

Monday May 14th - 12st 2lbs.

Monday May 21st - 11st 13lbs.

Monday May 28th - 11st 12lbs.

[TightEnd]

Grand National in, State of Origin out for me

Good list though.

[AndrewT]

Letter from Sandra Dancer (?), the "Pension Centre Manager @ Pension Service". In Edinburgh.

Dear Mr Kendall,

We're writing because you're due to the State Pension age soon.

It really is disgraceful how the royal mail can lose mail that is this important for several years and then they don't even bother to apologise when it eventually shows up.

Did they make you pay the difference in postage rates for rubs too?

They did.

2 pounds, 12 shillings and sixpence.

[tikay]

Ryder Cup would be very near the top of my list.

Oh dear God no. Golf spectators should be quiet, the players decorum should be gentleman-like.  Can't be having with all that patriotic shouting & stuff, leave that for the football.

I doubt I've watched a Ryder Cup in 20 years.

[Claw75]

Not making much progress now, it's sooo soooo slow, but I'm stlll zero-tolerance, no cheating. Had a wonderful dessert last night - great big bowl of fresh pineapple, fresh strawberries, crispy grapes, & pickled beetroot. Num num num. 

wtf?

[tikay]

Grand National in, State of Origin out for me

Good list though.

Grand National? If it were held at a respectable venue, like Cheltenham, maybe, but Aintree, no ta. 

Starte of Origin, bloody hell, them chaps are well hard!

What about the World Series Baseball?

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Not making much progress now, it's sooo soooo slow, but I'm stlll zero-tolerance, no cheating. Had a wonderful dessert last night - great big bowl of fresh pineapple, fresh strawberries, crispy grapes, & pickled beetroot. Num num num. 

wtf?

Do you have a problem with that young lady?

I have a refined palate. I had a yoghourt with it, too, forgot that.

[The Camel]

Ryder Cup would be very near the top of my list.

Oh dear God no. Golf spectators should be quiet, the players decorum should be gentleman-like.  Can't be having with all that patriotic shouting & stuff, leave that for the football.

I doubt I've watched a Ryder Cup in 20 years.

The crowd on the Tour de France are terrible too.

For sheer drama and normally unflappable sportsmen playing outside their comfort level, you can't beat the Ryder Cup imo.

[AndrewT]

Talking about sporting achievement, I was watching the Paralympic show that Channel 4 have over the weekend and there is a woman who plays wheelchair tennis who hasn't been beaten for 9 years - 454 matches. She once won 250 consecutive sets and she's only dropped 5 games in her last 7 Grand Slam finals (won 5 of them 6-0 6-0)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Vergeer

[tikay]

Talking about sporting achievement, I was watching the Paralympic show that Channel 4 have over the weekend and there is a woman who plays wheelchair tennis who hasn't been beaten for 9 years - 454 matches. She once won 250 consecutive sets and she's only dropped 5 games in her last 7 Grand Slam finals (won 5 of them 6-0 6-0)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Vergeer

Oh wow, incredible.

These sort of people are my life heroes.