Yet another bit of Health and Safety madness as the (jobsworths at) Port of London Authority have decreed that (after centuries) there will be no swimming allowed in the River Thames in London without an official permit - no doubt their patrol boats will be fitted with giant fishing nets to scoop out offenders.
I see that a gent down south took out a bet in 2003 with his local bookie that Nadal would win seven Wimbledon titles ( odds 66/1) by 2019 - so with a bet of £1520. it is now worth £100000, which will go to charity as the bloke died in 2009 and left the betting slip to Oxfam - so Andy Murray's defeat was not a total loss.
The alternative torch relay has just about caught up with the official Olympic torch ( seen in Albert Square last night). This relay, following the same route is run by volunteers, each paying £10 to run ten miles, no lifts in cars - and with luck the Olympic organisers will allow them to do a lap of the stadium at the completion - well done.
Back to the weather again - seems our problems here are caused by the jet stream having got stuck over this part of the UK - no consolation to me, BUT in Russia one region had a foot of rain - five times the monthly average in one night resulting in the deaths of one hundred and seventy one folks in the floods which followed. While in the USA - with temperatures of 105 F the runway at Reagan Airport, Washington DC softened and a plane sank through the soft tar surface.
A few items which struck me as being of interest - till later - meantime, feet up once again.
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