Deductions
People are so friendly these days. I think it's something to do with the weather. Brits are always very keen to talk about the weather, and now I think I know why. Someone remarked the other day that the only good thing about global warming and the sea levels rising was that Cambridge would go under first. Well, perhaps. There are some signs that this might not be the case ...
We all know that a black cat walking across your path is a sign of bad luck - I have had my doubts about that (after all, I quite like cats, and it seems a bit hard on the black ones) - I have now found a more certain corollary. If ever a white swan should swim across your path, it is a sure sign that the path is flooded. Trust me on this one! And this is why so many people are friendly. It's hard not to see the lighter side when you have people tying plastic bags around their shoes, putting on their boots, then trying to cycle through the flood - or indeed the range of gumboots that appear! There was one couple in particular that made me smile - I didn't think they were a couple on this side of the river. He offered her a piggyback ride across (it takes about 5 mins to walk through - it's a big flood!). When they reached the other side, they were holding hands. It seems that gallantry is not unappreciated!
Enough from me about the weather (actually, there've been bright spring mornings each day this week - someone else is getting the rain that floods us...) or you'll think I'm really becoming British ... ;-) K.
- Posted by flyingkiwi on 08/03/2007.
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