Not Today, Jacques
"Watching the grass grow"
I knew what the weather forecast was before I left home, but I am the eternal optimist.
There definitely was rain in the air as I left home, but by the time the tube got to Baker St there was bright sunshine.
It was drizzling when I got to Uxbridge, and I found the Billy and Dawid had caught the same tube and were asking when the bus would come. They ended up getting a taxi while I waited for the bus with some mates.
It drizzled on and off all morning. An optimistic announcement said that play would begin at 1.00pm if there was no more rain. Unfortunately there was so the match was called off at 1.00pm
I stayed in the pavilion until the rain lessened and then I went home. By the time I got the tube it was bright and sunny, and the sunshine remained until I got home.
I thought I’d watch the tennis, but fell asleep for an hour or so.
There was a ‘funny’ at Eastcote station:
There was a notice to drivers at the station which said: ‘please allow time for old people alighting at this stop’. It made me wonder if there was a special enclave for pensioners there.
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