On May 17, 10:34*am, wrote:
On May 17, 10:06 am, "Nick Gardner"

wrote:
When I moved down here in 2002 I was told it "always rains at the Devon
show" :-)

I think we're an odd lot in this country. We seems to have more festivals,
fetes, outdoor sporting events and the like (all of which are waiting to be
ruined by the weather) than anyone else and yet we have the climate least
suited to holding these outdoor events.

I don't think we're the only country in the world to have a "maritime"
climate though - think western Canada, Newfoundland, Belgium, the
Netherlands, South Island (New Zealand) and (colder and wetter in
summer than any of these I suspect) much of Norway and Iceland...

Nick

It "always rain at Pontefract races too". Another classic from my
misspent youth!

Paul