40 degrees - Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Scotland sunbathe.

35 degrees - Italian cars won't start.
People in Scotland drive with the windows down.

20 degrees - Floridians wear coats, gloves, and wool hats.
People in Scotland throw on a T-shirt.

15 degrees - Californians begin to evacuate the state.
People in Scotland go swimming in the sea.

0 degrees - New York landlords turn the heat on.
People in Scotland have a last barby before it gets cold.

-10 degrees - People in Miami are extinct.
People in Scotland lick flagpoles.

-20 degrees - Californians all now live in Mexico.
People in Scotland throw on a light jacket.

-80 degrees - Polar bears begin to evacuate the Artic.
Scottish Boy Scouts postpone winter survival excercise until it gets cold
enough.

-100 degrees - Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
People in Scotland wear a vest and pull down their ear flaps.

-173 degrees - Ethyl alcohol freezes.
People in Scotland are angry 'cos they can't thaw their whisky kegs.

-297 degrees - Microbial life starts to grind to a halt.
Scottish cows complain of farmers with cold hands.

-460 degrees - ALL atomic motion stops.
People in Scotland start saying " A bit hill billy ... eh? "

-500 degrees - Hell freezes over.
Scottish people support England in the World Cup

.........perhaps with that level of opposition Scotland might qualify themselves......ooopps silly me.

Good God NO !!! Us Scots like to be on the losing side - we dont know how to cope if we win! (mind you we did beat England at Rugby this year i seem to remember!!!)

Fell out of my seat on the last one.

Last time I was back in Bearsden it was 80F and people were turning bright red and spontaneously combusting.

global warming?

Simon - wierd eh? I was back in the borders 1st week of may - 78oF for the 4 days!! Same last July - they are all basking there today complaining about the heat!!! Maybe Scotland's water will warm up too and it will become a warm water scuba location!!!

Hey, some of the best beaches in the world over there, they even have Coconut trees. Invest now, the Western Isles could be the next Caribbean!

My kids are off to the borders next week. I was worried about them freezing their butts off, but maybe they'll be able to survive with light weight sweats!

We visited in June, and in August, both times they had the worst flooding ever and it was not unusual to see the thermostat dip into the 40's.

I hope that they have at least a couple of glorious days so that they can enjoy beautiful Scotland

When we visited the island of Arrun we saw the palm trees, just wonderful.