Summer this year
was two days at the beginning of July.

Actually, it's been relatively warm, but with lots of rain, so garden plants are loving it. But now it's quite cool, and still with lots of rain. And I'm not loving it.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 8:58, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

weirdly
my parents went to orkney for a week in july and had no rain at all until they returned to the mainland. however, they did manage, whilst there to
1. both get some bad gut upset
2. have to have one of our dogs put down
3. mum was attacked by a scallop
4. dad broke a tooth
5. one of the other dogs badly injured his paw, so they had to go the vet, again.
6. puncture a tyre
and 7. go down with a cold on the last day

so I concluded from this that Scotland without rain is cursed. Cursed, I tell you!
( ascorbate, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 9:02, Reply)

Attacked by a scallop
WTF?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 9:07, Reply)

yes
a live scallop clamped itself on her finger whilst she was trying to prepare it for dinner. she was actually quite badly bruised by it! still hilarious though!
( ascorbate, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 9:12, Reply)

I suppose
the scallop was acting in self defence!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 9:48, Reply)