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from "Scott L. Hadley" contains these words:

Hello Janet!

This is one of my periodic checks into usenet groups. Rather discouraging
all 'round, I must say.

Hello yourself. Don't give up. Sooner or later, the weevils will bore
themselves to death and turn into compost.

How was the spring in Scotland? It was rainer in Maine even than 1983, (my
former standard against which I judged rainy springs) I'm reluctant to
pronouce on the summer yet---

Spring? You had Spring? :-)

West Scotland had a mild damp winter almost up until July, which has
been warm sunny and dry. Everything in the garden just sat there
sulking for two months and was very late getting started. I reckon my
beans should fruit round about late August, and the sweetcorn in time
for Christmas. Herbaceous flowering stuff is all looking wonderful
though.

Janet.