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BRITISH WEATHER
The Ultimate Weekend Fail Is Here
It’s what happens when you plan ahead… it decides to rain
I should have known better. I’ve lived in Britain for 54 years, bar a few months that is… I should have known better.
About the good old weather.
It never does what it says it’s going to do.
Yes, I should have known better!
The last few days I have been strimming the amazonian-style depths of our rear garden grass. Trust me, physical disabilities don’t stop me, they simply make tasks a good few days longer.
So yesterday, I’d completed that time-consuming task, and my next day’s plan (today, Saturday) was to unleash the growling blade of the lawnmower, creating that ‘Wimbledon Tennis’ effect throughout.
However, someone in the meteorological department was hiding something from me, or I’m the world’s largest ‘hex sufferer.’
Because Saturday came.
Out came one eager me with the lawnmower.
Then without warning, the heavens opened, along with a very large unexpected cloudburst…
