Is there liquor in that tote bag?

 It doesn’t seem to matter where you are in the world, weather is a universal topic of conversation. Our ability to cope with the local weather we wear with a sense of pride.

Standing at the bus stop and I was talking to someone. I mentioned it was a nice day and it seemed that forecasts here (and all over the UK really) are useless  Her response:”They always lie You can have all four seasons in one day here.”

 I always look at the coming weeks weather and 90% of the time it’s rain everyday.  Most days there are a few hours of sun or it’s cloudy with no rain. 

Weather in the UK changes through the day. There is never a day when it’s clear all day. Clouds always come. We really have had little rain in our time in the UK. Some light rain at times. A couple downpours that were short. I haven’t even bought an umbrella. 

Because you never know the weather sometimes hard to know what to wear. I learned what everybody in the UK already knows, especially those in the northern countries. 

I was sitting on a bench next to two older ladies talking about their upcoming trip to Italy. (Yes I’m an ease-dropper). 0ne was talking about having a water bottle to fill at the hotel because “I’m not paying 2 pounds for a bottle of water”.  Also she wasn’t paying 3 pounds for a cup of coffee either. 

We sit there and it clouds up. Gets a little cooler. One of the ladies takes out a zip up sweatshirt and puts it on. A little while later it starts very lightly raining. Out of the tote bag comes a raincoat she puts on. She seems to be ready for any weather change. 

So you buy yerself a tote bag, put in a sweater in, a raincoat, perhaps some galoshes, a pair of gloves. There’s room for a water bottle, perhaps a light snack. You are set for the day in Belfast. Wonder what else she’s got in there? A first aid kit? A sewing kit? Perhaps a flask for a wee nip?