While parts of Germany are seeing loads of rain and cold weather, other parts have been struck by some sort of bliz- zard. People have no electricity and get hot soup for free in schools. The whole weekend one special feature on the telly was followed by another... So what do I read in a certain paper today: Will the future only see two seasons? Think that extreme situations provoke thinking in extremes. Or make tabloid writers come up with extreme bullshit. Why not go for a bit of skiing shortly after the surfboard was packed away? From ice cream to ice skating in less than four weeks! Show Santa your suntan! Spend Easter in shorts!