Apropos my contribution to Philip Edens 'wettest month' comments ,I have
just recalled that my wifes grandmother ,being an inveterate listener to the
shipping forecast ,would often announce that a 'severe gale was on the way
', ignoring the fact that it was a warning for Southeast Iceland .
Being born in the Victorian era ,she was fully convinced that what was said
on the wireless was for her personally,and always true ,come to think of it
she also read the Daily Wail....
Remind me one day to tell you all how she could combat the effects of hot
weather with the use of brown paper,vinegar,and the careful positioning
yourself at the bottom of the stairs.....


RonB