On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 15:15:58 -0000, "Owain"
wrote:

I have noticed significantly squeakier-than-usual floorboards for the last
few months. I wonder if it's a consequence of the hot humid summer last
year.

Apparently the summer of 2003 was the hottest for 500 years:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3536819.stm

PoP

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