Bah! British summer weather? Whats wrong with a bit, well, a lot, of persistant rain? If it wasn't for the climate we'd never have had the Empire or the Founding Fathers, to name a couple. I mean, why do you think we had, and have, such an urge to go abroad? Now we just get a lot of obnoxious tourists annoying the locals, getting drunk and surnburnt; while those of us of a more stoical nature embrace the climate. I mean, myself and LP even go looking for it, we go up to Scotland for our summer break and don't feel we've been on holiday until we are wringing out a wet springer spaniel.