I sit in my Sydney office reading the Hereford Times, from time to time, via the world's most remarkable way to communicate, the internet.

My mind drifts back to my time in the old blighty, of Breinton, Hereford.

I am amazed to read that the weather there is twice as hot as here in Oz. Mind you we are in winter here, but all the same, the 90's "wow". I came here for the hot weather.

Maybe I'll have to move back to the warm sunny Pommie land I love. But wait, what about the bikini-clad beach girls, and the surf, the sailing on Sydney Harbour. I think I'll stay here, and wait for our regular summer of 25-35 degrees F.

David Harris,

Balgowlah Heights,

Sydney, Australia .