WIMBLEDON 2014- The sun is shining, the Pimms is chilling- First service!

[Raahh]

Sparkly new thread ready for Monday.

MONDAY ORDER OF PLAY from other thread.

even though Nadal is not in action on the first day, I'm looking forward to this.

And to get us in the mood...

NEW THREAD

I love that 'If' Rafa.

Hellooooooo !

Thanks for shiny new thread, lovely Raahh !

I will get a flag when I get the ol laptop out tomorrow. Can't get into my profile on the mobile site.

Coverage starts BBC 2, 11:30am.

Marking place.
Its my birthday today ! Yay !

See you all tomorrow ! Looking forward to a great couple of weeks with you all.

PS No more Rafa jokes, Raahh. My poor older heart can't take it !

Ooh. The Rafa 'If' chokes me up.

IF indeed.

Heres hoping !

Happy Birthday MrsV !!

I promise no more Rafa jokes.

I really, really want him to do well this year. It would be brilliant if he won.

It always chokes me up too.

Happy birthday MrsV.

I might have to go and get some Pimms in preparation. It'll be fine with antibiotics right? It's not real alcohol.

Happy Birthday MrsV!

It's not real alcohol, rafa -it's just fizzy pop

I haven't actually got any alcohol, but i might just get some for the finals.

OYBBK- hope the weather is looking good!

That's what I thought, Raahh. I have just checked the pack and it doesn't say don't drink alcohol on it anywhere, so I think I'm good.

Awww, thank you all !

Have some ! I have mine with Carte D'or Gelato (posh) ice cream !

Delicious !

The only ab's I've ever avoided alcohol with are metranidozole, for my teeth. I was warned several times by the dentist, and the pharmacist, not to drink with them- or BAD THINGS WOULD HAPPEN. I didn't want to chance it. Never been warned before

While I think of it before I go, we should at some point seriously discuss perhaps us all actually going to Wimby, if anyone would be up for it ?

I'll see what you all think to that tomorrow !

I don't mean this year, perhaps next ?

Definitely do not drink alcohol with metronidazole. Most antibiotics suggest you don't drink, but you can get away with the odd one. But bad things do happen with metronidazole.

We did discuss a Wimbledon meetup briefly last year, MrsV. I would be up for it.

Happy Birthday, MrsV

Am all set up for hours & hours of tennis watching!!

Probably won't be here until the evenings as I only have my desktop which is not in the same room as the TV.

And I can't watch tennis & type at the same time (no, it's not age-related, Pesky) I just get too enthralled to miss a single

ready, play!

Ready for I have washed, ironed, hoovered throughout, beds are changed. Daughter is packed as she's away for 5 days from tomorrow morning - a crying shame I will not have to get up and cook dinner during the first week....
A little food shop tomorrow morning should seal the deal for uninterrupted

Thanks for the new thread, Raahh

Happy birthday, MrsV

A Wimby meet up next year? Now that would be fun!

BTW Im the former Maceroetheboatashore.

got strawberries and cream today ready for tomorrow, thepimms (about 10 year old one, hope its okay, I only have a couple of P and lemonade during W), DCs dressed her bulid a bear teddy -Teddy Tinling (!) in tennis outfit, and we are ready to go!

Hope Lopez gets to semi finals at least, hope maria nd Serena go out early, and GO ANDY!

anyone old or tennis clever to remember Teddy tinling btw?

I miss dan Maskell. well have the Mac back with 'joke ovic', but unfortunately no 'del powcho'.

Haha! Deliciano I just saw your name on another thread & knew it must be the former Macenroe! Great name change

I remember the name Teddy Tinling being associated with tennis dresses. I also remember Dan Maskell, but I don't particularly miss him. He didn't like Macenroe, who was my favourite player

Wasn't Tinling a dress designer? Something to do with 'gorgeous' Gussie's frilly knickers? (my gran still calls frilly knickers 'gorgeous gussies').

I want to dress up a bear. Dd1's are currently dressed as Darth Vader and a storm trooper

I loved Dan Maskell- Oh, i say!

But he was so quiet.

The good thing about this year, after 2 years of Rafa disappointment, I know I will still enjoy the tournament even if he loses which he won't .

There are so many newer players that I have really started to take and interest in this year (and older ones, that have finally started to play well). This will either be the very last year that the big names have a stranglehold on the latter stages, or the first year that some one else breaks through.