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Muley Wrote:

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> Upper East Side? Wassat then, the Upper East East

> Dulwich Side? Is that, like, Barry Road and stuff?


Ah, a little beyond Barry Rd, upon the hill that used to be known as Adon Mount but which now appears to have no name. Barry Rd is a little, ahem, low rent.

Apparently, according to the met office, summer is based over three months - June, July and August. June was, again according to the met office, an exceptionally good month and whilst July was/is a was out we still have August to look forward to.

Not quite sure what that means but I guess it's not quite time to retire the paddling pool to the shed or to hang up those skimpy summer clothing replacing with thermals just yet.

louisiana Wrote:

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> The rain is falling so hard now on the Upper East

> Side that the car alarms are going off.

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> Argh, lightening!

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> Some July we've had.

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Upper east side?...............oh lorks, you deserve perpetual rain for that one & a car alarm at 3.45am



Grr

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