In uk.sci.weather on Fri, 22 Aug 2003 at 01:29:02, Mag wrote :

P.S. Only 2mm of rain so far this month. My grass is now dead!!!! (At least
I don't need to cut it :-))

Our local council try to cut the grass verges, even if they are little
more than dust. Fortunately they are actually green at the moment.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham, England