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By now you have probably given up on the weather as anything other than a topic of discussion. Planning an outdoor event is for the birds, and even they don't know what's coming next. You would still be inclined to thank your lucky stars that the most likely thing our weather will bring is rain, a bit of snow and the odd storm. Not so if you inhabit the US mid-west's most tornado battered state. Every year around this time, "Okies"  face a level of weather uncertainty we have never known and hopefully never will on this side of the world. Our sympathy goes to all  folks who have suffered loss of family,  friends,  property. A friend of mine whose father lives in Moore, Oklahoma , told me his father's house is one of three left standing in his neighbourhood.. Thankfully his father escaped injury and is currently so caught up in helping friends and neighbours who fared much worse, that he hasn't had time to assess his own misfortune. There does seem to be an unusually high level of neighbourliness and general caring in that particular part of the world.

Speaking of caring I have to mention the Petrogas / Applegreen  people who took off for higher ground in Snowdonia last weekend to do their bit for charity.  Led by the company directors this tireless group proved again that there ain't no mountain high enough when it comes to raising money for the Applegreen charity fund. In true Applegreen spirit they proved that there is room at the top if you try hard enough. Congratulations and hats off to all who took part.  I'm already in training for next year...