In article <[email hidden]>, one of infinite monkeys at the keyboard of
Jim Price said:What. Just wait for Sunday's temperatures. The forecast is suggesting a
50/50 chance of the highest temperature ever recorded here.
Where's "here"? Bet it's not as hot as my attic[1] with the sun beating down. Outside is still a
lot cooler than a hot day in Italy, but inside is probably warmer - over there they design for
hot weather.
Quoted message said:I have filled the fridge with water and juice.
I just got some bottles of Weizenbier - superb for the Bavarian summer, where they have more of this
weather than we do. My fridge already contained water and juice, as it always does:-)
Quoted message said:Now all I have to do is try and get some sleep.
Last night, with the heat of the day turning to warm-bath fug[2] and declining to cool off decently,
was the first time the weather in the UK has recalled to me the most unpleasant aspect of Italian
summer. But it wasn't really that bad: it was clearly below 25 by midnight, and had cleared nicely
before morning.
Worst of all, my b***** puncture. With the metal rim heat-expanded, I had great trouble getting the
tyre off. So I left it until two in the morning, and it was still a bugger! But it's well worth it
if I can go for a swim at high tide this afternoon.
[1] or in other words, my flat.
[2] which I presume gives us the etymology of malaria.
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