Peter Boulding wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:20:25 +1000, Jen <jenhallinan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
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>
>> Until I moved to England I laughed to myself, in a smugly superior way,
>> when weather forecasters predicted "wintry showers". "Silly Brits," I
>> thought (or words to that effect) "don't like to admit it's going to
>> rain". Then I encountered that unique sort of ice-water slush that
>> descends on you in a fine drizzle: sort of snow, not quite hail, almost
>> sleet, practically rain. And half the time the sun's trying to ****ne at
>> the same time.
>>
>> I consider myself educated.
>
> It is not (pace global warming) a common feature of our climate - at
least
> not this late in the year. *Seriously* uncommon down here in the South
West.
I'm in the North East, and I'd say I've encountered it half a dozen
times this winter, counting the current "Spring". So not that common
here, either, but frequent enough for me to have a very good feel for
the concept.
--
Jen
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