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@cornelius_blackfoot
Superprecise, this isn't aimed at you, it's been bubbling along for a while now..
not to rain on anyone's parade, but when has an english summer ever been different? Which parallel universe have you been living in for the last thirty years, when come May/June/July, the sun came out and it was hot, sunny with no sign of rain?
hasn't happened, and if that's the case just accept it, and get on with it. No HTFU, just a good old case of english stoicism. It's going to rain, sort out your clothing and make the best of it.
No one likes a sodden ride home, apart from McCarthy, but it's going to happen probably more than once during an english summer so stop with the FFS, Where's the sun? Why isn't it hot in summer anymore and just ride.
Not sure if this is part of the 21st century character, but there seems to be a lot of moaning and whining about the weather (stereotypical english mentality, or ongoing human reaction to the prevailing nature of the skies, I'm not sure) but there will be just as much pouting, and whining and disgust when winter rolls around. English weather is what it is. And be glad you live in the south east, it be worse up north..
and just as a addendum, short memories are prevalent as well, what happened to the great end of march/april we had huh. HUH!
As maya angelou states.
"if you don't like something, change it.
If you can't change it, change your attitude"
and if none of that is possible, at least try and adopt the blitz spirit and suffer it in silence every once in a while.