Before anyone chides me for it, I misspelt �Celsius� when I typed it the
second time in my pedantic �correction� of the use of the word Centigrade
yesterday. I�m surprised that Stephen didn�t pick up on that in his
response. But then he had more important things to say, warning people
that if they visit Wales they should take a large umbrella.

Allen 

Stephen Black wrote:

> On 29 Jan 2004, Allen Esterson wrote:
> > 
> > Anyway, spare a thought for us Londoners. As the newspapers have been
> > warning us for days, =93Arctic weather=94 has hit Britain. Temperatures =
> in
> > the capital have been down to 0 deg. C overnight (yes, zero deg.
> > Celsius, 32 deg. F!), and when I looked out of my window this morning
> > I saw at least a cm of snow on the ground. And this bitter weather is
> > set to last for at least two days!!
> >
> 
> I do detect the slight protrusion of a tongue in Allen's cheek in 
> writing that.  I spent a pleasant year in Britain once, Wales 
> actually.  Yes, it's warm there, in winter at least. But it does 
> rain.  
> 
> A lot. 
> 
> Stephen 
> 
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