Remember The 1976 Minister for Drought?

I have never forgotten his name.

Although I can't remember precisely what form it took, I recall the media making a thing out fact that the first two letters of his surname could be turned into water, H²0.

I remember it well.

We were in the Midlands last w/e & it was tinder-dry. No rain since. No significant rain forecast for next week.

I think we should have had a Minister for drought before the summer recess.
Although he can't make it rain but then, Dennis howell seemed to...

Perhaps my husband and I should go on holiday as we always manage to make it rain. Ended a draught in Weston-super-Mare and Cornwall. They should hire us out.

I had a text message today from Thames Water telling us of a hosepipe ban. It did say that people on the priority register won't be expected to adhere to it, as with a disability you aren't expected to have to lift a heavy watering can etc for safety reasons.

I am sure we were on holiday in Devon. I remember plagues of ladybirds 🐞

I remember on Nationwide they filmed some people who dressed up as Native Americans, or perhaps they actually were native Americans, and they did a rain dance. It was all very silly.

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I had a text message today from Thames Water telling us of a hosepipe ban. It did say that people on the priority register won't be expected to adhere to it, as with a disability you aren't expected to have to lift a heavy watering can etc for safety reasons.

My friend is a carer for her 97 year old dad. He can’t get out of a chair or bed without support, and needs constant attention, extremely frail.

He qualifies for exemption from the ban (not the Thames region), but only him, so my friend, late 60’s, isn’t eligible to water his garden with a hose.

She has plenty to do just looking after him, let alone making helping in the garden more difficult.

I remember 76 well a dry winter then blazing hot early in June dry until the second week in September, we were much less prepared than this year.
Then it rained and didn't stop a truly awful year