Dont Panic!

The other night I was wakened from a blissful sleep by a nerve shattering ringing noise. I thumped my alarm clock a couple of times to no avail, then looked at the time.

It was 1 o'clock in the morning. I was in an hotel room and the incessant ringing was the fire alarm. I've had a bit of training in fire evacuation in the past and, believe you me, if I'd smelled smoke, I would have been tieing sheets together and bailing out the window. I've seen too many blockbuster movies to hang around combing my hair and selecting my wardrobe.

So I raced down the stairs with the bare essentials - grateful that I was wearing my best boxers - and joined a gaggle of confused and half asleep residents in the hotel car park. There was fortunately no billowing of smoke or people hanging from window ledges. As it turned out, a romantic couple had decided to light a candle to finish a perfect evening - and ended up having a rapid cool down in the car park.

So the group of ladies on a 50's hen night trundled back to their rooms and fell asleep dreaming of hunky firemen with long hoses (where were they as a matter of interest!) - and I scoured about 100 channels on the telly hoping (in vain) to find something interesting to watch.

So that was my bit of 'excitement' for the weekend - absolutely nothing to do with tennis, but was delighted at my turn of speed at getting from the 3rd floor to reception.

Just a little word of sympathy this morning for the England goalkeeper. If you make a mistake at tennis, you could lose a game, or even a set, but poor Rob Green will be remembered forever for his little fumble.

At least it's not as bad as Tiger who will be remembered for many little fumbles!

Have a good summer!