The damp weather over the last couple of days seems to be making up for the dry spell.

Unfortunately, that will always be the case.

Lex, you simply cannot stop stupid!

Many acts of idiocy are performed in the name of fun.

Everywhere is tinder dry, it only takes a spark. Which is why I'm surprised that people are having BBQs.

I remember brush and scrub fires in the 60s, but today's are on another scale.

However, a lot do seem to be deliberately started.

Fires have started in out local area: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cmdx7p1q02yrt

It's official; we've got a drought on our hands: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg35n7yny3o

I generally buy just what I need. Any offcuts go in my allotment compost bin.

You have a valid point, Lex. It is certainly true that people waste a lot.

I try not to waste anything. If I throw food away (incredibly rare!) I consider that I have failed in my meal planning.

Then again, I was a six-sigma black-belt specialising in the removal of waste.

Seriously?!? I've given up on listening to people gripe about the cost of living, especially with the amount of halfwits sat in their parked cars with their engines running.

[quote="Lex"]The Red Cross is advising people to turn their central heating off during the upcoming heatwave. I know there's a lot of daftness in the human race, but how stupid do they think we are?

https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/red-cross-urges-households-to-switch-off-heating-as-temperatures-set-to-soar-national-news-62291/[/quote]

My mate actually still has his on! - Hard to believe, but true!

The Red Cross is advising people to turn their central heating off during the upcoming heatwave. I know there's a lot of daftness in the human race, but how stupid do they think we are?

https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/red-cross-urges-households-to-switch-off-heating-as-temperatures-set-to-soar-national-news-62291/

We had a deluge yesterday and not a drop came in.

Looks like we're in for an extended period of hot weather: https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-15864121/Super-El-Nino-Scientists-warn-80-chance.html

The rain wasn't too bad down my end of the county, but it was very welcome.

Shizara,

I'm not that far from you. It came down rather heavily here, and most of the roof gutters were overflowing. Could that be what happened to cause your water ingress?