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Here in good ol' Blighty it rarely gets above 30°C in the summer (I don't have aircon or any fans in my house) but daytime temps in the winter don't usually go much below zero either. Tales of -60°C (with wind chill) from our North American colleagues fill my mind with horror and Brass Monkey images...

The only place I have been with an overall more temperate climate is Hawaii (but the vicious b*stard mosquitos there seemed to think I was 5* Cordon Bleu dinner).

Of course if the Gulf Stream messes up (as has been predicted by the Doomsayers) then I am royally boned!