Strange Occurrence

Over the past few weeks, I have come to the conclusion that England is a fine place to put my anthropological skills into practice. No need to go study a remote tribe in the dense Amazonian jungle. No no. Right here is just as good a place to study the ways of people.

A few weeks ago, a meagre amount of snow, 7.562 centimetres perhaps, brought the country to a halt. Warnings were nationally broadcast encouraging people to stay at home and warm their feet by the chimney. Most of my classes were cancelled, the buses stopped running and all the shops in town were closed. A nurse was found dead in front of her house; head 'buried' in the snow and "frozen to death". I am still weighing the plausibility of this incident having anything to do with the "heavy snow fall", but the fact is, the way the media reported it is that the drastic snowfall caused deaths. "Adverse weather" is what they called this natural hazard.

Now, at an approximate two week interval, three rays of sunshine have started warming the face of the earth, and it is definitely time to strip off and start working on that tan. Bikinis, tank-tops, mini-skirts, sandals, shorts (let us not be sexist), towels…they’re all part of the hype. Find a spot and soak up the sun, nevermind the cool breeze. Care to join me for a barbecue? This computer lab already encloses smells of sweat; it is definitely warm out there.

In a nutshell, "there's English logic for you" – (I shan't divulge the source of this great quote).

Make sure to enjoy the sunshine today, tomorrow’s forecast looks threatening to your tan. See you later for the April Showers Report.

"...those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end..."