And now that we are done with the serious news.. over to the weather

The weather is important, people. Not just to farmers who produce the food that sustains us. The weather is our conversation hero. It rescues us from awkward moments of silence that threaten to last till eternity. It doesn't matter if the people talking are in the same place, face to face [though does that even happen these days?] or on the phone or on chat in antipodal points. When there's nothing left to say and you still have minutes left on that calling card. When its a business meeting and there's waiting to be done for other people. When people are on their first date. When people are talking for the first time after their break up. When you bump into estranged friends and after the customary Oh! how have you beens and the What have you been up tos. When you're on the bus/train/plane with no network to be able to pour your heart out to people you really know*, you can always turn to the person beside you and say, "hot/cold/wet, isnt it?"
[sweet sound of conversation playing]
Iiiiiits Captain Weather to the rescue.

*Also, when you really want to update your blog and cant think of what to write. Its hot enough to make you glad if you are stuck in an air conditioned office for a good part of the day, isn't it?