The English Summer

Finally we get a run of decent weather to enjoy. Doesn’t it bug you that now we have people complaining it’s too hot? Unbelievable! The usual traditions seem to be in place though. Wimbledon arrived with Nadal injured and the prospect of a British finalist at last looking realistic, only for the weight of expectation to prove too heavy on the one player we appear to have who knows which hand to hold the racket in.
 
Branch Manager Glen and I have been getting into tennis a little bit in recent months. Our recent re-enactment of the Wimbledon Final starting by finding a grass court and finished with a triumphant cry from yours truly. The 6–0, 6-2, 6-1 pummelling I dished him out is mentioned in this column both for my ego and to give anyone who cares to, the chance to heckle him for letting a man nearly twice his age annihilate him on the court.
 
The Ashes start this week with Australia finally looking beatable as some of their greats have retired. Let’s hope we can bring a bit of a feel good factor across the land by returning the little urn to its rightful home.
 
On the property front, houses, like your boyfriend / girlfriend, tend to look a whole lot more attractive with some sun on them! July and August tend to be quiet months, because a large volume of potential buyers put looking on hold until they get back from their holidays. Perversely this can make it a good time to buy, as sellers are getting less interest and are potentially more flexible on price as a result.
 
By the time this goes to print we may already be back to more typical monsoon like conditions and Summer will be a distant memory, but here’s hoping just for once my milk bottle frame gets enough of a chance to reap the benefits that come from having a hint of a tan.