It's nice to be cold, although we aren't cold here. A couple of days ago I was in the Middle East and it was 46C. In the afternoon I could hear the sound of wind howling. In my wisdom, I decided to open my window to see if the wind really was howling. I was met with a blast of very fine sand which went into my eyes and mouth. I knew we were due a sand storm but it hadn't materialised until that point. I watched the sun gradually disappear and and the whole place looked hazy. Dire. I prefer the UK weather