Wednesday 1 July 2009

How's This For The Power of Suggestion?

Throughout this week Britain is experiencing a mini heatwave with temperatures set to peak at 32C which admittedly isn't that hot but will be the highest temperature Britain has ever experienced. On Sunday this prompted the government to issue a public warning that advised people to take care of themselves by making sure they drink enough water, use suntan lotion and stay out of the sun during the hottest part of the day.

Since then my father has opened all the doors and windows and is frequently seen standing round the house in shorts with his shirt undone fanning himself and complaining how hot it is. This makes me look at the thermometer and point out that it's actually a reasonable 27C and the breeze brings it down to a perfectly pleasant 25C. It is expected to get hotter before then end of the week but I love the logic that because the people on TV are telling everyone it's hot everyone's automatically decided that it's hot.

Sorry but that's pretty much but that's pretty much all I've got today.

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