2 July 2014

Is it worth the aggravation, To find yourself a job when there's nothing worth working for?

It's Mycroft's first day at work tomorrow. They're going to see how he gets on, and if he's happy to, he's going to work the weekend too, to help with the rush.

If he doesn't feel ready, he'll just work weekdays for now, starting before the lunch rush until they close. But I've a feeling he'll do fine.

He's got a little apron to wear, and a black waistcoat, white shirt, black trousers - looks very smart! He actually seems sad not to be wearing a tie though, odd boy :)

Obviously we're all thinking about the freebies...I mean, wishing him well.

Sherlock already wants to visit. Which has led to low-level bickering of the sort only siblings can manage to keep going for so long.


In the allotment, our beans are growing up, our tomatoes are shooting away now, and even our spring onions, which everyone doubted, seem to be doing okay.

Lettuce is just an ongoing battle.


Work is really eating at me at the moment. I can't tell you all anything about the op, but...it's not much fun. And although I'm happy that I'm the right person to run the op, and when we catch the guy, it will be very much for the good, I'm not enjoying it.


When I was younger, people used to call me a 'pretty boy'. And I can't pretend I didn't use that, sometimes, to my advantage. But I definitely grew to hate it, too. What it was used as shorthand for. And when I joined the force, it changed, but people still thought I was younger, less experienced, than I was. People didn't take me seriously, I guess it boiled down to. Everyone always says coppers are getting younger, so I suppose having a young face didn't help. Didn't help with my confidence either, at first, especially with my background. Like I said to DW the other day, I felt like a fraud, for many reasons - my background, my sexuality, some of my ... thoughts on the people we locked up, the people we dealt with. Of course, when everyone's on refs talking about the scum down the local estate, the slag who's been sexually assaulted by the drunk boyfriend, you don't get to fight back, to say it could have been any one of us, because that's not how it works.

Of course now, now I'm more comfortable in my own skin, now I have the rank, I can speak up, and I do. And maybe sometimes that's the only way you can win the battles, by doing what you can, when you can, and accepting there are some fights it's not worth picking.

There were definitely times I thought I was in the wrong place. But I suppose whenever I really thought about anything else I could be doing, I just knew this was where I should be. And I knew I would never forgive myself if I gave it up. But it could easily have been the other way - knowing it wasn't right, and setting out on a new path.

Anyway, didn't quite mean to get sidetracked by all that. And now Sherlock is hanging off me wanting fruit with ice cream and John is trying to untie a knot in Maf's favourite fishy toy whilst she valiantly tries to kill it.

And here's a page John showed me earlier, to cheer me up. Can't believe the cheek of the florist though!! They must read this blog ;)

100 comments:

pandabob said...

Good luck with work tomorrow Mycroft, not that you'll need it I'm sure :-)

I'm sorry the op is a pain Greg, I hope its over soon and with all the outcomes you want.

That page made me laugh, sometimes I can't believe what people will call their companies and sometimes I marvel at someone thinking them up!

Greg Lestrade said...

My favourite is definitely 'Our Soles'. :)

pandabob said...

I don't know Greg, 'Alan Cartridge' is pretty good :-D

John H. D. Watson said...

I think I like Top Bun the best. It's a hard choice though.

Greg Lestrade said...

they certainly all put a smile on my face.

I think I just love the idea of being in the office of 'Our Soles' though. Imagine answering the phone to your valued customers "Good morning, Our Soles!" :)

John H. D. Watson said...

I think I'd probably enjoy that...

Greg Lestrade said...

Or when someone asks the inevitable at a gathering "So what do you do?" "Work for Our Soles!"

John H. D. Watson said...

Answer: "Doesn't everyone?"

Greg Lestrade said...

I'm not sure I'd ever stop finding it amusing.

REReader said...

I'm rather partial to Bits and PCs, myself.

Greg Lestrade said...

Sounds like there's some horrible incident going on on Picadilly. Some sort of explosion? Makes me want to be out there, helping.

Becca said...

Wimbledon day 9!

Alas, Murray, you poor dear.

WTA:

For some reason didn't update today. Will try again tomorrow!

ATP:

Greg: 159
fA: 158
Nameless: 154
John: 151
Joolz: 149
Ro: 146
Anonybob, Lancs Anon, REReader: 136
Becca: 132
Small Hobbit: 131
DW: 118

Greg Lestrade said...

WTA:

For some reason didn't update today. Will try again tomorrow!


Perhaps because none of us have any picks left?? (I know, I know, some of you clever lot do! Just bitter that I don't.)

Greg Lestrade said...

Can't sleep. Am annoying Maf. Soon she will rip my face off. Or miss and rip John's face off.

REReader said...

I guess it's a way to pass the time. (I hope you can fall asleep soon.)

I don't have any picks left on the WTA side, either... :(

Kestrel337 said...

I can see why some of those would be considered unique to Britain, but I understood most of them. Toad Haul is my favorite.

In a similar vein, we have a pet day care nearby that's called 'woof dah', a play on 'oof da' which I honestly have never, ever heard anyone use but which is supposed to be widely heard around these parts.

pandabob said...

Do you and John still have faces Greg? And more importantly did you get some sleep?

Greg Lestrade said...

Got some sleep, still have faces :) Maf still talking to me when it involves me providing her with food. John still talking to me despite me getting up and wandering about at 4am. So not too bad.

pandabob said...

I'm glad you got some sleep and survived the Maf but I'm sorry you were up so much and that you have to get through a work day now. Good luck with finding enough coffee to keep going ;-)

Greg Lestrade said...

I'll be having a bit of a late start tomorrow, so it won't be too bad.

Greg Lestrade said...

Hope you're doing ok Mycroft!

Anonymous said...

Hope Mycroft's day is going well. Even if he's struggling a bit (unlikely), I'm quite certain his customers will not be allowed to catch on.

Greg, may the result of your op reassure you the process was worth it. Honestly, if you weren't a good man of good conscience, you wouldn't be having whatever problems you are with this. You know you're doing good by being who you are in the organization.

I feel strongly because I have a couple of cop relatives who the job hardened to the point that no one - except, maybe, their wives, and i"m not sure of that - saw any spark of the desire to serve after the first eight or ten years that I *know* was there at the first . It became all cynical, bigoted, us vs. [insert derogatory epithet] them all the time. I know at least the broad outlines of why, and I miss the young men I knew, and it makes me glad that not everyone gets buried in it like that.

I'm partial to "Codrophenia" and find "Cash22" scarily appropriate.

fA

REReader said...

I feel sure Mycroft had a successful first day of work, and I hope it was enjoyable as well.

Anonymous said...

Kvitova & Bouchard are having a very good Wimbledon!

I've never seen them play each other (I say that as if I've ever seen most of the women's draw play an entire match. Ha!) , so this should be interesting.

fA

Joolz said...

Hope all went well today, Mycroft, I'm sure you coped splendidly. Did you have 'visitors' or did they give you a reprieve for your first day. ;)

Sorry your op is getting you down, Greg, just know that you are doing a good job and it is all worthwhile, we need more people around like you and John who really care about what they do and make things better for other people. :)

Thank you for doing the tennis, Becca, and I hope your Dad is doing ok. I'm afraid I've got no-one left in the women's at all and only Federicorn in the men's and that's only for one more game so I don't think my scores will be doing anything.

Thanks to everyone who's done the next stage of the footy already, we still have a couple of people left to fill it in but you have til tomorrow night please - Sherlock, John, Lestrade, Sally, Z and mag. Thanks.

Greg Lestrade said...

Cheers. I know it will be worth it, definitely. And some things worth doing are worth more than the temporary feelings they bring up. A lot more.

Mycroft said...

Thank you for all your kind thoughts.

I had a good day at work. Although I did have to stop tasting things, although my new boss was quite keen that I try everything we sell.

I had to promise I would try some more things tomorrow. I do not think I would have been efficient in my work this afternoon had I felt like I was going to burst the button from my waistband.

Attempting to explain the concept of being 'full up' to Sherlock has been a waste of breath.

Sherlock said...

I've done mine Joolz with Lestrade and he did his too and I could easily eat everything in that shop.

REReader said...

I believe you, Sherlock. I have a vivid memory of my cousins coming to a Thanksgiving party when they were about your age, and they cleaned out our refrigerator and pantry pretty thoroughly! (And they are still, as they were then, slim and athletic, which hardly seems fair... ;))

Joolz said...

Thanks, Sherlock, I've got your scores and Lestrade's. Can I ask, Greg, are you being canny and hedging your bets for the Germany game by saying 2-1 Germany or do you mean 1-2 Germany. The same goes for RR with 0-1 France, do you mean 1-0 France. A couple of people have done it before and I've just marked it as I received it, but I have to ask which way round do you mean it.

Greg Lestrade said...

Ha! God, I wish I had been that clever... but no, that was actually Sherlock typing for me, so when I said to him '2-1 to Germany' he must've written down exactly what I said. because it sounds weird saying 1-2 to Germany, doesn't it?

I do wish I'd been clever though, and hedged my bets!

REReader said...

...I don't know which I meant! I guess you may as well leave it 0-1 France, randomness has done well for me so far. ;)

Joolz said...

Ok, I'll change yours to 1-2 Germany, Greg, and I'll leave yours as 0-1 France, RR, and good luck to you both. I'm sure we all wish we'd been a bit canny with some of the results which haven't turned out quite as expected. ;)

(Don't forget to remind Sally about doing the form please, Greg, she wasn't best pleased at you that you left it til the last minute last time. ;) )

Greg Lestrade said...

She's in my good books right now, so I'll remind her ;)

Greg Lestrade said...

I think Maf is made of velcro. She's stuck herself to John.

REReader said...

Ant and spider eating Velcro....

John H. D. Watson said...

I don't know how she does it. It's not just the claws.

Greg Lestrade said...

I think it's a mix of claws, love and a definite feeling of possession.

Anonymous said...

I kind of like the idea that love gives Maf an extra bit of sticking power.

fA

Greg Lestrade said...

It definitely does.

Of course, John is Mafnetic, too.

Anonymous said...

Science!

fA

Becca said...

Tennis Day 10!

WTA:

I think that's all of us done with our picks, I had Halep to beat Bouchard, alas.

In the lead at last! Becca: 127
Ro: 121
Greg: 113
Joolz: 112
REReader: 108
DW: 107
fA: 105
Anonybob: 101
Nameless: 95

ATP:

No matches today, look out for tomorrow!

Anonymous said...

We favored the favorites too heavily, I guess. I know I did. Thanks for setting it up and reporting for us Becca! I wouldn't have had nearly so much fun with all the players I don't know from Adam (or Eve) otherwise.

fA

REReader said...

Yes, thank you, Becca! And also Joolz, I wouldn't have even noticed the World Cup otherwise!

Greg Lestrade said...

It's a glorious day here. So hot already. Sherlock is a bundle of energy to take to school.

Greg Lestrade said...

Off to work. Dropping Mycroft off at his on the way. Maf gets John all to herself for a few hours ;)

pandabob said...

Lucky Maf ;-)

Good luck with your day Greg, you too Mycroft :-)

Sherlock said...

We went to see Mycroft and I got FREE ICE CREAM because the lady said I was lovely.

Mycroft said...

I have warned my employer that this is the start of the fast track to bankruptcy.

REReader said...

What a nice treat, Sherlock! You must have been very polite and nice.

Well, Mycroft, your employer does not proceed unknowing, so you've fulfilled your employee responsibility!

Becca said...

And the Federicorn makes it to the final!

Greg Lestrade said...

The Federicorn is through? So I have a happy little Dangericorn at home and I'm missing it??

Greg Lestrade said...

...I'm stuck here with Sal, who's just realised that DESPITE reminders, she hasn't done her football picks.

Anonymous said...

Mycroft, they will not believe you till they see with their own eyes! Glad it went so well, Sherlock.

Becca - I really wasn't worried - despite all the upsets there've been. I'm betting on Djokovic in the final, but worriedly. Wimbledon just seems like Fredericorn's tournament. Possibly that's sentiment more than fact.

Haven't seen any sports today but the last 10 minutes of France losing to Germany. Off to see if I can find a replay of the Djokovic match. The scores make it look as if it was a bit of a battle.

Hope tonight's late shift goes well, L.

fA

Anonymous said...

Federicorn. Not Fredericorn. He's definitely not a "Fred."

fA

Joolz said...

And again I've forgotten to do the fixtures in time for the game, sorry everyone, it's easier when I do it at the same time as I post the table cos then I actually remember. :)

The fixtures for the game just over were as follows so you can see if you got points:

France v Germany
Joolz 1-2 Germany, Lestrade 1-2 Germany, Lancs Anon 2-2 Germany, Small Hobbit 1-1 Germany, MT88 0-1 Germany, Desert Wanderer 0-1 Germany, kholly 1-1 Germany, Z 2-2 Germany, anonybob 1-2 Germany, graham22 0-1 Germany, Paula 1-2 Germany, Nameless 1-2 Germany, Sherlock 1-2 Germany, REReader 0-1 France, ro 0-2 Germany, KT 3-3 Germany, Piplover 1-0 France, John 2-2 Germany

Brazil v Colombia
Joolz 2-1 Brazil, Lestrade 2-2 Brazil, Lancs Anon 2-2 Brazil, Small Hobbit 3-1 Brazil, MT88 1-0 Brazil, Desert Wanderer 1-0 Brazil, kholly 2-1 Brazil, Z 3-1 Brazil, anonybob 2-1 Brazil, graham22 2-0 Brazil, Paula 1-2 Colombia, Nameless 1-1 Brazil, Sherlock 1-1 Brazil, REReader 1-1 Brazil, ro 2-2 Brazil, KT 2-2 Brazil, Piplover 2-1 Brazil, John 3-2 Brazil

The Brazil v Colombia game starts at 9.00 pm GMT so there is still time for mag or Sally to get me their predictions before the start of the next game.

Good luck. :)

Sally said...

I've done it. The Boss says I have to say he's a very nice, lovely boss, who is kind enough to let me have time to fill it out during working hours and that I promise to make it up to the taxpayers at a later date.

Like we don't do that every day.

Anonymous said...

When did you get so good at managing the force's public image, Greg?

fA

Greg Lestrade said...

I've been on a course.

Although if you knew what I was spending my time doing at the moment, you wouldn't think I was doing the force's image much good.

Anon Without A Name said...

With all due respect to your mostly-wonderful colleagues in the Met, I have to say the force's image isn't especially sparkling this week; I doubt anything you'd be doing could make it worse.

Mycroft - I'm very glad to hear the job is going well. I have no doubt that with your patience and social skills, you're excellent at dealing with the public. It's certainly not the most common of talents.

Becca, Joolz, again, many thanks for you hard work on the sports front :-) Even though I seem to be getting more rubbish as time goes on :-p

DW - rather belatedly, but sending you good thoughts for your move into civilian life - and your move to the UK :-)

Greg Lestrade said...

Our image is - rightfully, sometimes - taking a battering on a daily basis, I'd say. Doesn't feel like we get to take a breath between one scandal and the next.

We're still the ones people call when the shit hits the fan though, no matter how much they slag us off down the pub.

Anonymous said...

So true - almost all public servants are criticized and viewed as over paid and under worked - until someone needs their services. I despair of the political rhetoric that apparently many of my fellow citizens here believe. They really wouldn't want to live in a society 5 or 10 years into the bare bones, minimal, mostly local government they claim to want - we take so much for granted - but you can't make them see it.

Of course there are bad practices and mistakes and downright chicanery sometimes; all human endeavor is rife with such. Grounds to try to make things better, IMO, not necessarily do away with government.

Ah well. Hope you are getting good results in your current distasteful enterprise, Greg.

In other news, found the Djokovic-Dimitrov match. Some amazing points - more amazing is how in control and collected they both stayed through 3+ hours of play. And the courts are getting so slippery. It is astonishing what players at this level can do.

fA

Anon Without A Name said...

It sucks when you know that you and your colleagues are working bloody hard, doing the right thing, and providing a great service for the public, and what appears in the press is the complete opposite. Must be quite soul-destroying as well to see things like the outcome of that employment tribunal this week, and to realise that all that hardwork can be undermined by internal policies and processes that have nothing to do with how police officers do their job.

The reality is though, in my experience, people do trust police officers, and they do appreciate the work you guys do.

Greg Lestrade said...

Sorry, I shouldn't get down about it on here - because you're right, and you lot are great in expressing your gratitude to everyone on here who does a good job in their chosen profession.

It'll always be the people who aren't happy who shout the loudest, though.

fA - the results, I hope, will come.

REReader said...

fA-- They really wouldn't want to live in a society 5 or 10 years into the bare bones, minimal, mostly local government they claim to want - we take so much for granted - but you can't make them see it.

ITA! I think that there is a loud and influential part of the US citizenry, at least, who misremember the phrase "we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor" as "we pledge their Lives, and intend to hang tight to our sacred Fortunes", or some such.

But when it comes down to it, it often seems the people who scream loudest against government spending (as in actually paying those that protect us) trust our public servants the most. Go figure.

Greg Lestrade said...

Shouldn't be too long now, John. Just doing the paperwork.

Joolz said...

We had 7 perfect scores from the games tonight and 5 of those people also got 2 points in the other game so there have been some big jumps in points scored. I think tomorrow will make the big difference though because the other games have had most people going for the favourites but the first game tomorrow is more or less a level split between people going for Argentina or Belgium so that'll sort the men from the boys. ;)

The table today is as follows:

REReader, Joolz - 58

anonybob - 57

Z, ro - 55

Sherlock, Lestrade - 54

Small Hobbit - 53

MT88 - 51

Nameless - 50

Paula - 49

John - 47

kholly, graham22 - 45

Desert Wanderer - 44

mag - 38

Lancs Anon - 37

Piplover - 36

Sally - 32

KT - 22

The fixtures for tomorrow are:

Argentina v Belgium
Joolz 2-2 Argentina, Lestrade 2-2 Belgium, Lancs Anon 2-1 Argentina, Small Hobbit 2-0 Argentina, MT88 1-2 Belgium, Desert Wanderer 0-2 Belgium, kholly 1-0 Argentina, Z 2-1 Argentina, anonybob 1-1 Argentina, graham22 1-0 Argentina, Paula 0-1 Belgium, Nameless 2-0 Argentina, Sherlock 1-3 Belgium, REReader 1-2 Belgium, ro 2-1 Argentina, KT 3-3 Argentina, Piplover 1-1 Belgium, John 1-2 Belgium, Sally 1-2 Belgium

Netherlands v Costa Rica
Joolz 2-1 Netherlands, Lestrade 3-1 Netherlands, Lancs Anon 3-2 Netherlands, Small Hobbit 2-2 Costa Rica, MT88 2-1 Netherlands, Desert Wanderer 1-0 Netherlands, kholly 1-1 Costa Rica, Z 2-1 Netherlands, anonybob 3-1 Netherlands, graham22 1-0 Netherlands, Paula 3-1 Netherlands, Nameless 2-2 Netherlands, Sherlock 2-1 Netherlands, REReader 2-1 Netherlands, ro 3-1 Netherlands, KT 2-2 Netherlands, Piplover 2-1 Netherlands, John 2-2 Costa Rica, Sally 3-1 Netherlands

Good luck to everyone for tomorrow. I will put up a new form tomorrow night for the semi-finals (hopefully getting it right first time this time!) and you'll have til Tuesday to fill it in please. Thanks :)

John H. D. Watson said...

All right, love. Did you get dinner?

Greg Lestrade said...

no, don't really feel like anything though, thanks. Maybe some water melon, if there's any left?

John H. D. Watson said...

There is.Tea probably doesn't go with watermelon, but I'll make some anyway.

Greg Lestrade said...

Thanks. Just want a shower and some sleep, really.

Greg Lestrade said...

Tea and you seem to cure all things.

The shower helped too.

John H. D. Watson said...

And hugs. But tea always helps. In nearly any situation.

Greg Lestrade said...

You definitely help more than tea. But it's hard to do a scientific blind study, as where there is you...there is tea ;)

John H. D. Watson said...

That's the way I like it.

Greg Lestrade said...

me too.

bed? Undoubtedly the curious Sherlock will be upon us early, attempting to bleed me dry of information about what I've been doing. Again.

John H. D. Watson said...

Bed, yes, good.

Becca said...

Whoops, forgot to do this earlier, was spending the day with family.

Wimbledon day 11!

Final on Sunday, Djokovic versus the all powerful Federicorn!

ATP:

fA in the lead!: 198
John: 191
Greg: 179
Lancs Anon and Anonybob: 176
Nameless: 174
Becca: 172
Joolz: 169
REReader; 156
Small Hobbit: 151
Ro: 146
DW: 138

Small Hobbit said...

Ha, I am slowly climbing up the tennis ladder! Although I have a feeling that it is thus far and no further. Thank you for doing this Becca - hope you had a good time with your family.

Greg Lestrade said...

So who's up for predicting le tour then? ;)

Feel like I haven't left work...yet here I am again.

Anonymous said...

Kvitova dispatched the women's final efficiently. Too bad none of us predicted it!

Not being English, I'll admit it is fun to be temporarily first in the predictions on the men's side - even though dumb luck played a larger part than any merit on my part.

Le Tour de France? That I have to ask what "le tour" refers to indicates how in tune I am with bike racing!

Thanks Becca, for keeping us updated even though you're busy. Hang in Greg, and everyone who's working today. Hope the World Cup play provides a passing distraction if needed.

fA

Greg Lestrade said...

Yeah, Tour de France, which just started in Yorkshire, obviously... except Cavendish seems like he might be out already, after a crash on the run in to the finish, so says the BBC.

Small Hobbit said...

Potential broken collarbone from what I've read - haven't seen any coverage yet.

Sherlock said...

Mycroft brought home cheese.

Greg Lestrade said...

What sort, and will there be any left when I get home?

Sherlock said...

No because you come home too late you should come home sooner and it's blue mouldy cheese.

Anonymous said...

It is hard but not impossible to set aside a portion of even blue mouldy cheese to save for someone who has to be at work. If it were me, I would appreciate not just the cheese, but that it took a little self-denial and effort to save it. Because I would know that is sometimes hard.

Just a thought. Because I love cheese.

fA

Sherlock said...

But if he was here he could have some and he isn't and he should be so I can have compensation with cheese. Compensation is a good word and I think there should be more of it for more things.

Greg Lestrade said...

I'm sure cheese in no way makes up for my absence, and I would feel terrible keeping you from both me and cheese.

Anonymous said...

Sherlock, you deploy the concept of compensation in a surprisingly charming manner. Made me smile.

fA

Mycroft said...

He has also compensated himself with extra sausages, ice cream and strawberries. I'm sure you will be pleased to hear your value is rising steadily, Lestrade. By the end of the night I fully expect you to be worth some additional biscuits and possibly chocolate milk.

Joolz said...

Compensation sounds like a lovely concept and as you say, Mycroft, the higher Lestrade's value goes the better. ;) It's nice to know that you are being missed though, Greg, whether you get cheese out of it or not. :)

I'm up for predicted everything, we're on a roll. ;) Shame about Cav this early on though, he was one of the few names I actually knew.

Hope all goes well tonight, Greg, do you have much longer to go with this?
Enjoy your evening everyone else. (New footie entry up after this next game.)

Greg Lestrade said...

Thanks Mycroft, good to know my stock is rising.

Joolz - not sure, it's one of those things that could all be over in a flash. Or could drag on for a while. The sooner the better, as far as I'm concerned.

Apparently Cav dislocated his shoulder, didn't do his collarbone, so he might carry on riding. I think they'll make an announcement tomorrow morning.

Greg Lestrade said...

My Heart wants Costa Rica to go through, my wallet wants the Netherlands.

Someonetell me if anyone scores?

Anon Without A Name said...

Sherlock - compensation is a very good word. Personally, I think that Lestrade might deserve some blue mouldy cheese as compensation for having to be at work, on an op he really doesn't like, for so many extra hours at the moment. But that's just me, you might disagree.

Lestrade - despite what felt like five chances in the space of thee seconds just then, no-one's scored. Yet.

Anonymous said...

Still no score after the first half of extra time.

I'm totally hoping Costa Rica prevails

fA

Joolz said...

Netherlands are through on pens. Not sure about the intimidation there, don't like that kind of thing but hey ho.

Anonymous said...

Ahh well. Too bad. Still, Costa Rica's an amazing team.

fA

Joolz said...

Nobody got a perfect score for the 2nd game but kholly and graham22 both predicted 1-0 to Argentina so well done to them. Unlucky to Costa Rica there, they were the underdog that everyone was secretly rooting for I think. It leaves Greg still in the running for the Met sweepstake though, so not all bad for him. ;)

The table at the end of the Quarter-final stage is as follows:

Joolz - 60

anonybob, REReader - 59

Z, ro - 58

Small Hobbit - 56

Sherlock, Lestrade - 55

Nameless - 54

MT88 - 52

Paula - 50

kholly, graham22, John - 49

Desert Wanderer - 46

Lancs Anon - 40

mag - 38

Piplover - 37

Sally - 33

KT - 25

So the points are looking very tight at the top with 9 people within reach of the top score if they get all 6 of the points which are up for grabs from the next 2 games but looking at the skill levels of those four teams it's going to be a pretty hard choice to make and things could go either way with both games.

Here is the link to the Semi-final predictions. If they can be filled in by 9.00 pm GMT on Tuesday before the next game starts please that'd be great. Good luck everyone. :)

http://www.carryon.org.uk/worldcup2014/index.php/survey/index/sid/677413/newtest/Y/lang/en

Unknown said...

ok, now I get the reference to "compensation" in John's blog. :D Mycroft, thank you for giving me a big belly laugh to round out the day. :)
'night all,
S

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