Things That Gladden The Heart

Hobbit said:
Semi-final day in the men’s singles championship, bowls, against a very good, experienced player/coach. First to 21pts wins. 8-2 up early but trailing 8-14 not long after, and 11-18 a few ends later.

Won 21-18. Final on Sunday. Feel battered but happy.
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Today’s final was played against the current club champion, someone who has never lost a singlés final EVER. After I got 6-1 up the wheels wobbled badly. At 12-18 down he was holding 3 woods, only needing the 3 for a 12-21 win. I sneaked in with my last wood to make it 13-18, and then didńt lose another end, winning 21-18.

As the club captain said, “the comeback kid strikes again.”

Well chuffed to beat someone who I’ve seen batter so many players.
 
Hobbit said:
Today’s final was played against the current club champion, someone who has never lost a singlés final EVER. After I got 6-1 up the wheels wobbled badly. At 12-18 down he was holding 3 woods, only needing the 3 for a 12-21 win. I sneaked in with my last wood to make it 13-18, and then didńt lose another end, winning 21-18.

As the club captain said, “the comeback kid strikes again.”

Well chuffed to beat someone who I’ve seen batter so many players.
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All hail King Hobbit(y)
 
Hobbit said:
Today’s final was played against the current club champion, someone who has never lost a singlés final EVER. After I got 6-1 up the wheels wobbled badly. At 12-18 down he was holding 3 woods, only needing the 3 for a 12-21 win. I sneaked in with my last wood to make it 13-18, and then didńt lose another end, winning 21-18.

As the club captain said, “the comeback kid strikes again.”

Well chuffed to beat someone who I’ve seen batter so many players.
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It's that killer instinct Brian, well played!
 
Hobbit said:
Today’s final was played against the current club champion, someone who has never lost a singlés final EVER. After I got 6-1 up the wheels wobbled badly. At 12-18 down he was holding 3 woods, only needing the 3 for a 12-21 win. I sneaked in with my last wood to make it 13-18, and then didńt lose another end, winning 21-18.

As the club captain said, “the comeback kid strikes again.”

Well chuffed to beat someone who I’ve seen batter so many players.
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The king is dead, long live the king?
 
Hosted a little ‘garden party’ for my daughter yesterday to celebrate her 26th birthday...and when her pals were leaving she gave me a hug of thanks.

A hug from my daughter - it’s been such a long time, since as a family we have stuck absolutely rigorously to the rules since last March...it was as lovely as it has been missed.
 
Glad might be the wrong word in the circumstances but it’s good to see Naomi Osaka sending a strong statement to the tennis authorities by pulling out of the French Open.

It’s a pipe dream but I’d love every other player to do the same now.
 
Kellfire said:
Glad might be the wrong word in the circumstances but it’s good to see Naomi Osaka sending a strong statement to the tennis authorities by pulling out of the French Open.

It’s a pipe dream but I’d love every other player to do the same now.
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It's shocking she should be put in such a position. Feel for the girl and hope she comes out of this experience a stronger person and one the sports authorities will listen to rather than berate.
 
AmandaJR said:
It's shocking she should be put in such a position. Feel for the girl and hope she comes out of this experience a stronger person and one the sports authorities will listen to rather than berate.
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It’s a tough one I guess for them because they rely on the media and it’s part of their roles as players to fullfill media obligations when they enter slams but it’s clear she has some mental health problems that instead of smashing with a hammer needed to be talked through so a solution could be found for her.

She was thrust into the limelight when she won the US Open and as with any major sports star that light is on here all the time - they need to find balance
 
The builders who are doing 3 new terraces. Agreed on the spec and price. They’ve added kerbing, increased the size of 2 of them so as not to leave a couple of gaps. And they extended the drainage to cater for the extra run off. No extra charge.

communicating has been interesting. Their English is a bit broken, but between their broken Spanish and broken English we seem to get by. But they know what cerveza is, and I’m slowly picking up some Ukrainian.
 
Took the girls to see my nan today, she only seen them 3 times

Today we tried holding .. didn't work because lockdown babies are scared of everyone (compared to eldest who didn't give a rat's who held her)

But hey got to hug her bye which has been ages
 
Hobbit said:
Today’s final was played against the current club champion, someone who has never lost a singlés final EVER. After I got 6-1 up the wheels wobbled badly. At 12-18 down he was holding 3 woods, only needing the 3 for a 12-21 win. I sneaked in with my last wood to make it 13-18, and then didńt lose another end, winning 21-18.

As the club captain said, “the comeback kid strikes again.”

Well chuffed to beat someone who I’ve seen batter so many players.
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If you are the 'kid' how old are the other players at your club ?:eek:
 
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