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Old June 7th 13, 04:19 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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On Jun 6, 9:56*am, Mike Causer wrote:
On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 17:52:27 -0700 (PDT)

Tudor Hughes wrote:
On Jun 5, 11:46*pm, David Mitchell
wrote:
Last Wednesday, but I was in the Millevaches in Limousin at 900
m.The locals were saying (if I understood them correctly)that it was
the worst May ever and whilst there I have to say that it was worse
than it was back in blighty.


* * Millevaches in Limousin? *A thousand cows in a car. *I bet it
* * wasn't a 2CV.


IIRC a Limousine was originally the long waterproof coat worn by the
farmers of Millevaches, adopted later for an enclosed body on a car
when they were mainly open. *So wet (and windy?) conditions are a
feature of that area.


I thought that was the Tonneau?