Olympics online

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What a boon having the Olympics online is when you've got nothing to do at work. God it's brilliant. I reckon I probably watch more here than at home! The men's team print has just won the first cycling Gold and hopefully it shouldn't the last as the team is mighty strong both for men and women.

On the house selling side, well, what house selling side? Just taken a call from another chap taking his house off the market until the stamp duty 'debacle' is cleared up. I can't see it being cleared up as the government are denying saying anything in the first place just about! I have two (count them, two!), viewings today. One for a property that's been sold twice since I've been here but has had such a shocking structural survey that both buyers have pulled out. Frankly it looks as though we'll be lucky to give it away in it's current state and the owners aren't exactly in a position to do anything about it. This is causing Alba all sorts of stress and today she seems very wound up although part of that was due to her 18 year daughter not letting her know where she was after an all-nighter after her A level results. Once she found out she was OK she calmed down a bit!

Anyway, the Olympics is going to cause quite a delay in any blogging for the next couple of weeks I think especially as I can view any one of about 8 different sports online and a constant text stream. Very impressed! Just glad that Alba doesn't seem to mind.

Unfortunately in the swimming, apart from Rebecca Adlington's heroics, the GB's efforts have been, if anything, slightly worse than usual. Sure they're making the finals but seem to be coming last in most of them. I was led to believe that GB swimming was moving on, blah, blah, blah. Well, it's not unless something amazing happens in the next few days. We have Adlington again tonight in the 800m (setting an Olympic record to get to the final, now that's moving on) and then David Davies in the 1500m and 10k open water. They look the only likely medallists left frankly.

Athletics starts today, which I don't really seem to have much ineterst in to be honest. I guess you get to see quite a lot during the year. I'd rather watch the otehr sports we don't see like cycling, rowing etc. They're also the sports we do rather well in too, so why not give them more coverage throughout the year? Obviously the Beeb can't afford it and other broadcasters aren't subject to the same guidelines so don't even have to entertain the idea, not enough revenue in it for them. Shame really.