When it comes to the weather, the British are never content. When it rains, we want it dry; when it’s cold, we want it hot.

Wherever I went last week, the rising temperature was all that people talked about – and not only because they, like all of us, have run out of new things to say about . . . Brexit.

Brexit has dominated the news for so long that the only people who want to discuss it are the people being paid to discuss it.

It’s got to the situation where, according to rumour, the manufacturers of TV sets have given in to public demand and are adding a new button to remote controls.

Press this new button before a news bulletin, current affairs programme or political interview and the sensor inside the remote will automatically mute the dreaded ‘B’ word for the duration of the show. Brilliant or what?

Mind you, like a lot of new inventions it’s had a few teething troubles and viewers have found that it sometimes mutes every word beginning with ‘B’.

So they can end up watching “Enidorm”, ”Argain Hunt” and “Ig Rother’s It On The Side!”

Back to the weather . . .

It seems we just can’t cope when the weather turns warmer.

You’ve probably heard people saying things like, “I like the hot weather, but this is ridiculous. I wish it would rain!”

These are often the same people happy to fork out hundreds of pounds to fly to countries where it’s scorching hot for most of the year.

And (as they burn to a crisp on their sun-loungers and beach towels) they never once complain, “This is ridiculous. I wish it would rain.”

As it turned out, the heatwave was short-lived and the temperature dropped to what’s normal for a British summer – 10 below zero!

Where’s my hot water bottle?

Open Farm Sunday has now become an event firmly placed in the calendar and each year it’s great to see it’s gaining in popularity. The most recent event proved this immensely.

This is the one day of the year when many farmers open up their farms for the general public to visit and see for themselves what goes on down on the farm on a daily basis.

Farming is a way of life that many couldn’t cope with, but the farming community plays such a big and important part of our lives.

Put simply, we wouldn’t be able to function without our farmers.

Friends of mine, Martin and Nicky Dickenson run an amazing little farm set up near Carmarthen.

They welcomed visitors to come and watch them demonstrate how they bring up cattle and pigs, grow barley and continue to use a vintage combine harvester.

But what amazed me, having had my catch up over coffee and cake, is the fact that so many people out there have never visited a working farm.

Some people have never been near a farm animal, let alone touched one.

Have we now reached the point where the majority of us are so embraced with technology and the modern world that we seem to have forgotten who the people are that provide us with the food that keeps us alive and keeps the shelves in the shops and supermarkets full?