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A Nice Sunny day with a tricky but nice breeze. We played well early on Long ends and were up 12-5 but once they got on short ends, we held shots but it made it easier for them to convert and they slowly came back at us to lead 12-17. A 3 on the 18th end when Grant Drew 2 close to Jack and I had a Drive and put Jack in the Ditch, I had the Shits with the way we had lost 8 ends in a row, not as we had bowled bad but Grant and Mar played very well. We Got a 3 which made it 15-17. We held 2 shots on 19th end when we had last bowl and I asked Mel to swing in and take Mars bowl out for 4 or 5 shots. He played an almost Bomb but snicked the Bowl which was Jack high and turned it in for shot and we dropped a 1 so now 15-18. On 20th end down 2 on the head, Mel was unlucky again and a beaut shot just fell wrong way and we dropped a 2 so down 15-20. Last end and needed a 5 to get an extra end, We had bowls behind the head and Mel trailed it back for the 5 we needed before Mar with his last bowl got 2nd shot and it was impossible to take out as wedged in. Mel tried with his last for a miracle but took our shot out and we finished a good game 15-21 down..
I was annoyed half way through the game when I found out that evidently it was expected that the winners play Round 3 today. Our game was 2nd Round and set down for 1pm start but I had arranged it for everyone at 10am so as to get afternoon free.
On the sheet it stated that Round 3 and 4 would be 13th March 2016, I had made arrangements for important meeting so there was no way I was playing if we had won in the morning so might have caused a problem. As it was we lost and problem solved but won't be bringing any more games forward if I play here. When They are Set on the Sheet, Thats when I will be playing them.