damianslaw What does amuse me is when people say things like 'what's happened to Global warming etc?!'. I'm talking about in general BTW, not necessarily on here. You mention about the 'feel' of the weather triggering a reaction to how we describe it, but I remember during past mild winters, most would say how mild it was, whether it was wet, dry, dull, wet, windy or sunny! I think people are so used to mild being the norm now, their tolerances are changing? I have worn my winter coat only a handful of times since November, with a light water proof jacket sufficing most of the time. However, it's swings and roundabouts as come summer when it's 30C plus and humid, I will be struggling, while some others are enjoying the weather!