That is not entirely true as I say I stand to my roots and what old people thought about patriotism. But yes on the other hand I think stubbornness kicks in. You either become and axs or a saint
Also Funky is not that old.

For the weather. Sometimes you get lucky , the August I was in UK with the exception of mass hail storms I got a pretty 30ish if I recall weather and I remember the news talking of a "lucky" weather. Or it was sun experiments gone bad