Readers respond to the UK heatwave with a mix of desperation, irony, and humor in the latest letters to the editor.
Butter and the heatwave
Vicky Woodcraft from Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, writes: "The recipe for tomato tart in the print-edition Feast magazine of 30 May instructs me to 'Butter a 28cm pie dish, use the pastry to line it, then rest in the fridge for an hour.' I didn't think I'd fit but, making this on Thursday this week in a temperature of 32C, I was very tempted to try."
Climate irony in Norfolk
Rev Simon Wilson from South Wootton, Norfolk, highlights a striking irony: "In King's Lynn and West Norfolk, a meeting where Reform UK councillors planned to scrap a climate emergency declaration and deprioritise decarbonisation has been postponed – because of the UK heatwave. The irony is delicious."
Cryptic crossword and roflmao
Manju Ghosh from Bolton, Greater Manchester, shares a personal anecdote: "I too was cross at not finishing that cryptic crossword because 'roflmao' was unknown to me and not in the Chambers dictionary (Letters, 25 June). However, having looked up the meaning, I was amused by the explanation of this acronym, and did indeed roflmao. I have now been using it in some of my text messages, much to the bemusement of my grandchildren."
Pyrgic puzzle and probability
Wendy Collins from Leeds offers a clever observation: "In last Saturday's paper, Chris Maslanka's Pyrgic puzzle number 3 asked us to work out the probability of men and women alternating when five couples sit randomly round a table. If they're all single-sex couples, surely the answer is zero?"
Readers are invited to send their letters for consideration in the Guardian's letters section.
