Somebody likes a good old water fight. Sends the crazy one even crazier.
Being crazy is hot work, especially when it’s HOT. The little garden weather station reached the big four zero.
That is ridiculous. Maybe not for some places but for Yorkshire, seriously ridiculous. I know it’s unofficial and inaccurate but for what it’s worth, that temperature would have smashed the old UK hottest ever recorded temperature. Many places here officially smashed the old record on Tuesday.
What’s the old Kipling line – mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.
Well briefly…..
A quick water fight and a well earned ice pop under the shade of the old apple tree, then it was back inside again. NO this is not just a summer thing. This has never been a Yorkshire Summer, not even close.
What have we done.
When are those in charge going to take this seriously.
Our so called Prime Minister skipped an emergency weather planning meeting so he could focus fully on organising a celebration party for himself……. Surely no sane person would ever vote for these self obsessed chancers.
That thought should make all our blood boil. It better do and fast because if it doesn’t then the blood of our future generations will definitely BOIL.
A Dad trying to cope with the loss of his Partner and becoming a single parent. 
Here too action is needed 😢
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We got to start now.
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My little cat in America cannot bear this heat we’re going through, and me in a hovel with no A/C — the devil is among us.
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A/c in homes is just not a thing. Our schools don’t even have ventilation apart from opening a window.
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I feel for your beautiful dog. My cat in America cannot stand this heatwave we’re going through — stuck with me in a hovel without A/C.
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I feel for your beautiful dog. My little cat in America cannot stand this heatwave we too are going through — and stuck with me in a hovel without a/c. If she didn’t hate going in the car I’d take her for a spin in the a/c’d Jeep.
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We took the dog for a ride in the car for the a/c as well.
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Wish my cat would do that.
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As Terry Pratchet once said ‘cats were treated as Gods thousands of years ago, they still haven’t forgotten that…..
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god! The PM is an asshole! xo
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Utterly. x
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I’m lost for words
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I am as well
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The crazy one is such a cutie ❤️
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Completely barking mad. Currently digging up mole hills.
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I hope he doesn’t actually find a live mole, yikes!
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He would try to lick it….
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He might get bitten and then there’s always rabies😳🙄
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At present we don’t have rabies in the UK. But you don’t want to risk things.
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Interesting
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Is that your new PM?
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The old one but the new ones are looking just as bad.
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My sympathies
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🙏
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Brings a whole new meaning to being shot down in flames?
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It really does
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People are playing political games here. Our House keeps passing bills, but they die in then Senate. Nothing gets passed into law.
They all live their lives cushioned from the reality of having to LIVE in the mess. They don’t serve the people, they serve the money & power.
It’s disgusting!
💌💌💌💌💌
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All of this.
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It’s the same here. They do the opposite of what is needed then head off to their third or fourth holiday home on some tropical island. One rule for us, better rules for them. Shall we start a revolution. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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To Gary: Start one as soon as you can.
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Definitely
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Where is that Guy Fawkes mask?? Hmmm 🤔
💌💌💌💌💌
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Round here you often he people say on bonfire night, ‘if only….’
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Vote them out. Get all your friends out to vote too. This may be a Mid-Term election, but if voters don’t think this election is crucial, there might never be another election again.
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Yep! Most of the people I know are of the same political flavor as myself. It’s so easy is California too… we all get mail ballots.
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If only the rest of the country was so lucky. I cannot believe after almost 250 years your national government is not in charge of its own elections. With the way I hear money is thrown around down there, billions on this and trillions on that, surely you can afford to run a safe election once every four years.
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It’s as if they don’t want us to have a say in the running of the country.
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They are right right. In their minds we are wrong left. They don’t understand two rights make a left.
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They just don’t
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Now we get a new PM but only the 140000 unarmed party members get a vote……
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Your part of the world is frequently making the headlines over here for your alarming weather. You’re right that your leaders need to take it more seriously. Hope you all continue to stay safe and well!
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It’s awful in Europe. Something like 2000 heat wave deaths and horrible wild fires. We are actually quite fortunate currently as we are on the edge of the heat, so we can fall out if it.
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I’m glad to hear you and Hawklad are ok and safe. 🙏
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Sadly too many around the world haven’t been so fortunate
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It’s horrendous, isn’t it? I want to line up everyone who thinks climate change isn’t real, and slap them one by one.
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I heard one crackpot say that 40 is just a good summer. It’s staggering stupidity.
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In Egypt maybe. Certainly not for the U.K.!
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Definitely
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Rather, kick them where it hurts.
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I can’t begin to tell you how important it is, that you hold onto Hawklad and Pupstar right now ❤ Maybe not literally though, lol. Keep yourselves hydrate and as cool as you can ❤
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Got to stick together, these are tough times ❤️
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Lean on me, when you’re not stronggggggggggggg
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❤️❤️
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I simply cannot comprehend the stupidity of those who deny climate change. Sickening.
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It’s like they are saying, we will keep getting rich and then the next generation can pay for it.
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The development does scare me out of my skin at times. We reached a bad spiral that only makes climate change worse… when will there be put strict measures, eventually? But politics stay politics…
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I was listening to a group of scientist talk about now not being able to stop it but still time to manage it. But got to start the action now.
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Yes, it needs to start instantly!!
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Definitely
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Hot here too Gary. Maya loves to play with the water hose. We haven’t got a sprinkler yet from where she grabs it but the nozzle blew off yesterday and she was chasing the green snake all over the garden!
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Oh what fun. This one likes to try and catch the water.
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Maya does that too, snapping at it all the way up to the spout, it’s hysterical. At least she’s not afraid of it.
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I once had a Beagle who was completely freaked out me water, even a bowl of water.
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That’s sad. Did you ever get it sorted? After our first disastrous attempt at giving Maya a shower, we encouraged her at every opportunity when we had one and out in the garden. Now she doesn’t mind it. When we first had her, she would put her feet in her water bowl and tip it over. We got a weighted one and she did the same, so Hubby put a screw in the rim of the bowl that slots under the frame of her feeding station and drilled a hole for a nut and bolt on the top side of the frame itself.
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No, just had to work round it. He lived off milk.
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aw, bless
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That is hot for many places – especially those without air conditioning. It is REALLY hot for those that are not used to the temps. I hope the worst of it has passed.
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We are now in drizzle and coats weather 🤣🤣🤣
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Hope things are a little more temperate for you soon. That kind of heat is not healthy so far north
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It’s not. Even our roads started melting….
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My dog likes eating ice too, especially on a hot day. Or frozen melon.
Boris 😡.
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Ours is a watermelon addict
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Hi. Action is needed
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It is
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