Talking about the weather is a favourite pastime in the UK, so it was no surprise that when we asked you to rant about your specific weather woes we had such a good response.
Flooding'My house filled from the cellar up, eventually settling at a level of a foot or two across the ground floor. The entirety of the ground floor including floorboards and kitchen has to be replaced, not to mention the furniture.'
'I was part of a rescue team that helped in Gloucester. Until you stand in someone's front room thigh deep in sewage water you can't get the full impact of how the floods will change those home owners' lives. It will take them years to dry out and rebuild but a lot of items were lost for good. It was great to see how good our emergency services really are.'
Commuting
'Got soaked on my commute to work so plugged in the office electric radiator to dry my sodden shoes, socks & trousers on (I had a spare pair of trousers with me!). Went out for lunch & came back to find the office had been evacuated because the heater had set off the fire alarms!'
Travelling
'Who stole the bl**dy sun this year? I've clocked up more business miles than average this summer and it's nearly all been in the rain. Remember the tornado in Dudley? Guess where I was?! What about the flash floods on the M25 - guess again! I must be a rain god! It's following me round! Tell you what though - I could get paid NOT to go places on holiday!'
'A whole year and so little opportunity to drive a convertible car!'
Sport
'The rain is driving the cricket lovers of the UK to distraction, we've seen sod all play this season and its giving us withdrawal symptoms.'
Festivals
'Absolutely covered at Glastonbury but made up for it at V - I go along with the saying, there's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing!'
'Glastonbury! Fortunately we didn't get washed away tent wise, but i literally spent 5 days caked in mud, and soaked to the core, taking hours to get anywhere around the campsite. It only took us four and a half hours to get from where we'd camped, back to the car, and then we watched as huge tractors pushed cars out of the mud!! Bring on Glastonbury 2008!'
But…
'At least winter won't seem too cold!'
'I am quite happy with the weather this summer - I don't tan, I get insect bites, and my ankles swell in the heat, so, I know it's unpopular, but it doesn't bother me.'
