"haaark" wrote in message
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I am heartily sick of BBC weatherpresenterettes endlessly parroting
the phrase "this weather is most unusual for the time of year". Girls,
didn't they teach you anything at how- to- stand- in- front- of-a-
weather- chart- looking- pretty- school?. The default British summer
is disturbed, with occasional bouts of quite severe weather. It is
replete with cancelled ferries, wrecked boats, downed trees and gale-
damaged buildings.That must be true because I hear you repeating this
litany once a month or so in most summers.
Admittedly this particular bout is a little more disturbed than usual,
but rare it is not. Doubtless there is someone out there who can tell
us when we last had a "green autumn" in June-I bet it's not that long
ago.
It's only six years since we last had a settled summer. I'd guess,
statistically speaking, one isn't even coming up over the horizon.

A lot of that make sense Haaark,but it's a bit dispiriting to note we are
into our sixth poor summer on the trot considering we are now deep into AWG.
The new statistiical mantra is blazing hot summers should be the norm and
all of us old folk should be sheltering in a darkened room.
Actually my drought resistant plants are really struggling to keep their
heads above water !.

RonB