What would we do if we didn't have the weather to talk about?

Earlier this week, the hot topic was the heatwave, and how difficult it was to cope with temperatures in the high eighties.

Yesterday, the conversation was all about torrential rain, thunder, lightning and the turmoil they caused.

Yes, we British never stop complaining.

Of course, we sympathise with those whose homes were flooded or struck by lightning, suffered power cuts or were delayed on their way to work.

No doubt the experts will put the highs and lows of our weather down to global warming.

But haven't we suffered extremes in the past?

We tend to forget mild winters and hot summers punctuated by heavy storms.

Cheer up! We have lived with it before, and we will do so many more times in the future.

The only people putting a real damper on everything are staff at Thames Water.

After a month's rain fell in a matter of hours, they calmly dismissed it as a drop in the ocean.

Yes, a drought order is more than likely still on the way.