Don't mention Global Warming whatever you do.

For whatever reason we have just experienced some pretty hot days. The temperature wobbled around between 39 - 43 degrees celsius. That's 100 to 110 in the old fahrenheit.

It was Billy Connolly who said 'There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing' and he was right. I don't mind lounging about in a sarong, sipping iced tea inside my darkened, shuttered, ceiling-fanned house but I must have my computer. And my cable expired in the heat!! There were some intermittent power outages as everyone turned on their air conditioners and spa tubs. So I spent an appalling two days on speeds of 20 kps. Hell's bells, you can't even check your mail, much less upload anything at that speed.

Temperature is in the eye of the Beholder One hundred years ago 50 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit was considered a good house temperature. Fireplaces provided the heat in those days, but when stoves came into common use, the 'comfortable' temperature rose to 62 degrees F. With the increasing use of furnaces and all types of central heating utilities, 70 degrees F. is considered standard. Our grandparents would find it too warm.

Hottest Temperature The hottest temperature ever recorded was 136 degrees Fahrenheit in Libya on Sept. 13, 1922. The less said about that, the better. But it explains a lot. I've always said the Middle East is totally unsuitable for human habitation. It's too hot and there's too much hasheesh. That's why they're all genuinely insane.

P.S. The heat reminds me of a good tip for checking if your diamond is real or if it's a bit of fake zirconium rubbish. Pop it into an oven set at 850 degrees fahrenheit and bake for one hour. Open the oven. If the diamond is gone - then it was real. Congratulations, you once had a real diamond. Diamonds dissipate when exposed to higher temperatures for an extended amount of time....cubic zirconium doesn't