Stormy Weather

When stormy weather arrives, there's little point in going to the allotment early.
So, with brooding clouds, high winds and squally showers sweeping the southern Dis-United Kingdom, I did not arrive until after lunch to survey the damage.
I found Nosher already repairing his runner beans, while casting a sorrowful eye over his decimated strawberry patch.
'I'm sure they'll recover given a little time and sunshine' I reassured him.
'Where have you been all morning?' he demanded 'some of us have been trying to save our crops!'
'Didn't see the point of it' I replied 'besides, I've been at home tying up my two vines, which were in grave danger of being seriously damaged.'
'Well, you've got a bit of damage to repair here too' Nosher chided, as the heavens suddenly opened and we made a dash for his shed.
Once inside Nosher brewed up whilst I poured a glass of fruit juice. The rain hammered down upon the roof of the shed, and the whole structure shook each time a gust of wind battered against it.
As usual, the deckchairs - which in any other situation would seem grotesquely uncomfortable - allowed us to relax and put our feet up on the dusty shelves.
'I hear that Gordon the Moron has announced a two-year recovery plan for NuLabour' said Nosher, feigning disinterest.
'He has his own stormy weather to contend with' I remarked 'but I think after ten years of fiddling the economy, and now a year or so fiddling with everything else and making a hash of it, two years doesn't sound nearly long enough to put it all right in time for the next General Election.'
'It's ironic really' Nosher went on, as if he hadn't heard me 'that Gordon the Moron had ten years at No.11 as Prime Minister-in-waiting, you'd think he'd have learnt a thing or two about at least appearing to be doing the right things!'
'Never underestimate the capacity of ambitious politicians to cock things up' I said.
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