This is CBS Eye on the World. Here's John Batchelor.

I welcome Simon Constable, writing for distinguished publications such as Barons.

However, Simon is out of place. He's not in paradise right now. He's returned to

his roots in the United Kingdom, where the weather compared to France is terrible and where the

plum trees are not ripening. Simon, I mean to give you a hard time. You left behind paradise

and plum trees.

I understand family.

I understand your roots are in the United Kingdom.

You're near Carlisle.

However, the weather, Simon, can you report that the weather in near Carlisle is as magnificent as the weather always is in the south of France.

Good evening to you.

Good evening to you, John.

I cannot say that it is as good as France.

It is good for Northern England, though.

It came up at 49% in the morning.

That was the low.

Sorry, not percent, 49 Fahrenheit.

And then has gone up to a high of 67 degrees, which for Northern England in April,

and we still are in April, that is quite a high temperature.

And you will see people actually sweating in that.

I realize that no one in

America will be and no one in France will be, but that's the difference between France and

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