eatwave conditions






Today has been a really very hot day. Yes, I know it is summer but yesterday the temperature was a pleasant 23 C and today it has jumped up to 37.6C. Quite a jump.

And more of the same is forecast for tomorrow. I am really looking forward to that…. The poor old garden is struggling along these days with the limited watering we are allowed to do on a twice weekly basis. And the less said about the vegetable garden the better.

Of course this hot weather always brings out the worst in our public transport services and a sorry lot of commuters had delayed and cancelled train services by the dozen today which would do very little to improve their outlook. As usual the blame game was played by the train operators who lay the blame for all the delays and cancellations at the feet of the State government who are responsible for the infrastructure; all the buckled lines and air conditioning units that no longer air condition and any problems that might relate to power faults and signal problems.

Tomorrow letters of outrage and accusations of government neglect of the public transport system will put in their mandatory appearance. There’s nothing like a spate of hot weather where commuters have been left wilting on train platforms at the end of the day to provoke letters of fury in the press the next day.