There's an old saying here in the US which may or may not be used in other countries. When it's raining really hard we say 'it's raining cats and dogs'. But in England, they appear to have a completely different and more serious problem.
Sally Brown had gone into the sea for a dip and was returning for her body board when she heard a thud nearby, the English south coast island's Isle of Wight County Press newspaper reported.
The 51-year-old was quoted as saying: "I turned round and this cow was flying down the cliff to where my body board had been a few seconds before. It would have killed me if it had landed on me."
Farmer Jane Phillips has apologised to Brown, reassuring her that she had removed cattle from the field, which has no fencing at the cliff edge because it is an environmentally-protected site.
"It was a really lovely calf and it's just a really sad accident," Phillips was quoted as saying, explaining that the cows often gathered at the cliff edge to cool down with the updraft from the Channel.
I've changed my mind about wanting to visit England now. I just don't think the weather would suit me at all.
When it’s raining really hard, with really big drops, I’ve been known to say that it’s “raining elephants and hippopatamuses”, but perhaps I won’t say that any more, lest it come true.
Hm. A calf. It could have been one of those juvenile calf dares. Or maybe it thought it was a lemming.
Either way, that would take one heck of an umbrella to keep you…um…dry?