vexen

*ice cube*

*considers the options*

I'd have to try balancing it on my head for a minute, or, put it in my pants (!!). I couldn't put it down my back because it would just fall out the bottom of my untucked shirt!

Yeah well just don't offer to put is in touch, because half-way inbetween our respective countries is a place to which I'd rather not see us go!

Sitting my fat ass here in Edinburgh I simply can't comprehend such temperatures. It's yet to reach 20 C here and I consider it nice at the moment. If somehow it managed to reach the heady heights of the mid-20's i'd probably be complaining. Given that I managed to get some sort of exhaustion/dehydration while cycling in similar conditions last week then 43 degrees would, more than likely, cause me to keel over (without many weeks/months of acclimatising).

Well done that chap!

When I got here it wasn't that hot (only 30), so I got to acclimitize as it got hotter. It was absolutely freezing at night... last night it was a MINIMUM of 26 degrees. Too hot to sleep!

Edinburgh... tell me, does it rain?

Well on the long-term scale yes it rains but currently we're having a bit of a dry period. I've noticed the precipitation trend over the past couple of years changing; Previously the rain would set in for a good period of time, at least a day if not more, now we tend to have 'continental' style 10-30minute downpours before the sun comes back out again.

Edinburgh in the rain is a great city. With all the windy passages ('closes' are they are called) and the almost multi-level feel of the old town with it's wash-out greys on a rainy day. Of course during the festival in August sitting out in a beer garden with the sun still up at 10pm is great as well!

Hope you have a speedy 'tour' and get back to blightly for some more clement weather :)