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Alcohol - does it help?

Yesterday I left the house at 7.00am and returned at 7.30pm.  A long day.   Our tennis club was participating in a tournament involving 5 other clubs.  In the morning I won my two matches.  My teammates (all French) lost theirs.  It was a hot day and there was no shade so we were glad to stop for a bite to eat.  The organisers brought round orange juice and rose wine.  I declined both, sticking to water.  I can't play tennis after drinking wine, even more so in the heat.  My teammates all took the wine, laughing at me for being so abstemious.  I glanced around and noticed that the other teams were drinking wine as well.

An hour later we re-commenced our matches.  I lost my match and all my teammates won.  Did I miss out on a good glass of wine for nothing?

I notice that many people in the UK didn't get to have a vote in the European elections.  In France, the Brits are complaining that their voting slips didn't arrive in time.  Mine did and I sent it back in plenty of time.  When I returned here on Wednesday my French voting card was waiting for me with a list of candidates.  I am too honest to vote today having had a vote already.  Or should I vote on behalf of someone who has missed out?


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