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We got the team jackets for our trip to Melbourne back from the alterers last night at bridge. They made an XS for me especially. It's still too big, and only stops looking too big when I put on three shirts and three jumpers underneath, and folded up the sleeves.

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For those who missed it the first (and subsequent) time, I'm in Melbourne from 31 July - 9 August  for bridge. At the moment, it looks like I have these times free:
Sat 31 July: taken
Mon 02 Aug - Thu 04 Aug: dinner
Fri 06 Aug: depends on whether we get into the finals or not
Sat 07 Aug: depends on whether we get into the finals or not, and I need to check whether I can bring anyone to the Victory Dinner that night. But I should have a couple of hours free in the afternoon no matter what if anyone would like to go for coffee?
Sun 08 Aug: Free, free as a bird.
Mon 09 Aug: daytime, at this stage.

And possibly sessions off at other times, depending on who we're playing.

So, if anyone (in Melbourne at that time) would like to catch up, I definitely am available at the times mentioned above.

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The ACT team for the bridge next week has, rumor has it, problems with their line-up. You may remember I mentioned that their best pair came fourth in the trials, and so was out of the team by one place. The least experienced pair that got into the team subsequently dropped out (rather like a certain swimmer, IMO), and so they had the best team possible. Now (according to rumor) one of the other pairs is going to have to drop out due to the ill health of one of the players. Rumor also has it that they won't have enough players to field on the first day because there'll be only three people there...