I decided over lunch time to take a short walk to get out of the office and enjoy the sunshine. Now the weather here is really hot so the second I stepped outside I was enveloped in a tide of warm air which is a feeling I just love. Two minutes later the same heat was stifling and uncomfortable leading me to contemplate all those things in the world that are great to begin with and horrible five minutes later.

Poutine: a traditional Quebec dish poutine is a delightfully gloopy mixture of French fries, melted cheese curds and gravy. The first bite of poutine is fantastic in that real-food kind of way but after five minutes accumulated poutine weighs the stomach down with a heavy ‘ugg’ feeling that dissipates as slowly as a peach schnapps hangover.

Chair lifts: I love the whole procedure of getting on a chair lift, the way it gently (or not) whips you up off your feet in one crisp coordinated marriage of movement (or not) between body and chair. Five minutes later, huddling in winter clothes, trying to direct exhaled breath in whatever direction will have the most warming effect, yep then it’s not fun any more.

Peddle boats: Ok in terms of initial enjoyment these have got to top the list… peddle powered water vehicles, I don’t know which genius came up with the idea but the thrill of acceleration accompanied by wildly splashing water is second to none. Until you reach top speed and realize that it’s actually going to take you half an hour to get to the other side of the duck-crap pond. And until the wildly splashing water collects in the plastic bucket seat ensuring complete sloshing ass soaking. Then it’s not so fun.

Any other suggestions?