Welcome back everyone - and especially the bold interviewee who came out with me this morning on a (shortened) walk around the Warwick Bar area!  The monsoon-type rain made us think twice, but as it seemed to be easing we went out anyway. 

Yes, it was wet - it turns out that my expensive raincoat doesn't withstand Midlands monsoons at all! - but two interesting points were noted:

1) We do need weather like this in order to assess if it has an effect on walking interviews!!  We went, but I am assured that it was a shorter walk than if it had been dry.

2) It was really peaceful once we left the main roads - after a couple of weeks of peace and quiet chez Jane, I was really noticing the heavy traffic in the centre of the city.  However, once we got into smaller streets and along the canal, it was really quiet, with the rain damping down the traffic noise and keeping most (sensible) pedestrians at home.