When did we all become so soft about the weather?

This weekend, the weather up here in the Far North decided to go all dramatic on us. You know the kind of weather I’m talking about: rain, wind, the occasional thunderstorm, and a warning for "possible downpours." Oh, the bloody horror. I swear, every time I walk into the local supermarket, it’s like I’ve stumbled into an emergency weather briefing. Peo…