Heat Rage

It is said that the brighter the day, when views of Mount Taranaki are clearer, the happier the people of New Plymouth are. When the cloud closes in, the gloom spreads through the town.

That wasn't my experience. Yesterday, when it was perfect sunshine and so hot you could fry eggs on the pavement, the people in Pak N Save were distinctly tetchy. Cross words were being exchanged at the check out and there were mothers strangling their children in the dry goods aisle. Today, there's a chill in the air and people seem much calmer. So much for what people say.