On Jul 22, 6:00*pm, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:31:16 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France

wrote:
We have had a storm raging overnight, pots are smashed and my baskets
look as if they will never recover. *Branches are broken on mature
trees and to cap it all there is a fire in Haute Loire 20 minutes from
here, the wind is fanning it and it is headed in this direction unless
it can be brought under control. *Our fire service is so efficient,
they have to be as we are in the Foret National Livrados. *I have
every confidence it will be out in a couple of hours otherwise half
the village have said they are coming into our pool!! *:-)

Our local fire service is fully occupied with a mysterious of outbreak of fires
in garages selling expensive gas guzzlers. Call me a cynic but I suspect arson
)

I suspect the same, call me a cynic too.

We are also having a series of thunderstorms

You and I often experience the same weather, just a few hours apart.

Judith
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Martin