The BBC weatherman recently informed me that the temperature
was “at sixes and sevens”, so obviously, we were none the wiser as to how
things were actually going to turn out.
However, the weather has put me off trying out my new bridge
camera on the railway a couple of times recently. I just don’t fancy standing
around on station platforms on cold or wet days any more. It would not have
worried me at all at one time. In our youth, it was probably only settling snow
that would have put us off playing football. I am now not just a fair-weather
cyclist [when I’m not between bikes] but a fair-weather railway enthusiast,
too.
On a recent visit to the home of the first president of the
USA at Mount Vernon [Virginia, USA], we discovered that George Washington’s
death was precipitated by his decision not to change out of wet clothes to
avoid further delaying his dinner guests, having just returned from his estate
on horseback. This led to a cold and a sore throat and then quinsy and things
went dramatically downhill from there.
So, keep warm and stay dry and roll on summer - but not too hot, this time, please.
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