The weather is fine this morning

When dawn broke several hours ago, I took a peek out of my window and saw the beautiful sky. Normally, I don't make a fuss over the weather but yesterday evening I got caught in a heavy drizzle on the way home from office.
Actually, I don't mind the rain but it's the dirt and the occasional spray of road water that splashed on my face when a speeding car moved past me. So good weather must be appreciated.
However, so many people don't really appreciate the weather. If it's sunny, they say it's too hot and not good for their rosy complexion. If it's too cold, they say it's bad for their bones, asthma or arthritis.
If it's windy, they comment it's blowing their hair all over the place. If it's too quiet, they say something is amiss. There's really no pleasing everybody.
Weather has been a subject of conversation as long as man has been around on this planet. Notice how the English always greeting others, "Fine weather, old chap!" That's because, the English weather is almost unpredictable across the cliffs of Dover. One minute, it's sunny and the next minute, it is raining. Then it turns cold and windy. That's why most English people carry brollies around and wear a wear because they will never know when the temperature is going to drop or the wind is going to blow.
Here in the tropics, we almost never talk about the weather because it is always hot. Who is going to discuss the sun everyday when it beating mercilessly on your entire body? Strangely, the middle-aged foreigners love the tropics.
A number of them have obtained permanent residence in the tropics because the sun is good for them. If it gets too hot and humid, they can always retreat under the shade, sip water melon juice or into the air-conditioned premises of their bungalows. On all counts, it works to their favour.
Over in the temperate countries, the cold weather has been reported to have killed a number of old folks because they cannot afford to pay their electricity bills or have radiators installed in their homes.
Looks like the weather has been the subject of a lot of inane conversations in the past. These days when people talk about the weather, they are more liable to say, "Hurricane Wilma is coming in at Category Five. Looks like Mexico is going to be floored and Florida is going to be beaten silly."
See what I mean about the weather? You just can't please anybody!