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Sadly a new hard disk was

T needed but he managed not
only to download all my work
DISASTER, disaster, disaster,
but most of the emails, al-
that was my cry as I started to
though neither of us were
work on this issue of the mag-
sure whether or not some had
azine.
disappeared.
Thanks to all his work,
which I of course paid for, is
the reason you are reading a For those compiling articles
Summer issue But I’ve also please note that semi-final is
had to pay for new programs. hyphenated but quarter final
isn’t. Don’t ask about apos-
trophes, after 70 years I’m still
trying to get to grips with
My computer had been get-
them. In the end I use a
ting slower for some time and spellchecker and rely on it but
I thought it was down to the
not for everything!
increasing amount of “stuff” I
For those who may won-
was loading but one morning
der why the often dominant
I simply could not get any ac-
I did ask for one of the latest country in Short Mat is Ire-
cess to my hard disk. games controllers but he was land, unlike England or any of
There was a wailing and
not able to supply one! Much the other nations they make
gnashing of teeth but to no
softer on the thumbs I expect! an effort to publicise what
avail. Trying every method I
Sadly I missed the Eng- they do. Do you read the Cork
knew, After some hours I
lish Associations AGM as I Zone reports?
managed to gain some ac- had to attend a Classic Car The Midleton Bowls
cess and downloaded my
show in Devon. I have yet to club’s fours attracted an entry
work and holidays details etc.
have a full report and wait of 308 players, the Water-
but no emails.
with baited breath! grasshill triples had 282 play-
PLEASE NOTE: I have ers and the Crosshaven
very little for the next issue, singles had 96 entries in the
so let’s have your news, your Ladies and 100 in the men’s.
open competition dates and In England we simply do
contacts and or the story of not attract such numbers to
your club. How and when is club events. Cork is in the
started and who was the driv- South of Ireland whilst the
ing force that got it going? main Irish Association is situ-
It was the emails that I needed
I have held a couple of ated in the North but there is
to download with the news
things over namely the only one Association for the
and articles I had been sent.
Cloakham two pairs/fours and whole of Ireland.
My computer only worked the Ottery Singles. If your This kind of competitive
whilst is was “doing some-
item does not appear in this element makes for a very
thing” but I could not down-
issue, please check with me good background and it
load emails,
that your email was not one of shows in Ireland’s great over-
I stopped working at
my possible missing ones. all success and in most
about 1:45 in the early hours events they automatically
of the morning, at which point
start as favourites, although
my computer failed for the they certainly don’t have it all
last time and a very concern-

their own way.
ing weekend intervened be-
fore my computer guy got to
work.