I admire your sturdy resilience Ron to handle such high temps. I'd melt away like the puny Englishman I am if faced with the furnace heat of Southern Arizona. I've been there once and loved it, but must admit I was glad to climb back in the freezer. I have to agree with Hamish though, I am fed up with the howling winds and rains in UK right now. It seems like it's been pouring down non stop since before Christmas with only half a dozen days of respite in the between. We had three seasons outside my house yesterday with 10 minutes of sunshine followed by rain, sleet and hail for the rest of the day.

It does gaul me that I live in a country that generates £2bn profit for it's water companies annually yet imposes Parliamentary sanctioned hosepipe bans and other restrictions on water use due to short supply... In England and Wales there are 3.5 billion litres of water lost per day due to broken and leaky pipes. Where are the 'profits' going? (daft question). Not on fixing the flippin' pipes obviously.

Hosepipe Ban? Don't make me laugh, my garden is perpetually drowned. I'd love a bit of sunshine right now...

Good luck with your retirement. After working for 58 years, you certainly deserve it.