For 15 consecutive days the sun beat down on Britain and the temperature hovered at 32C (89.6F).
And yet, it would appear, schools managed to stay open and, for the most part, the nation enjoyed the record heat or else simply soldiered on.
That was back in 1976 when it seems we took the temperatures – and the queues at standpipes and the traffic as thousands headed for the beach – in our stride.
However, fast forward half a century amid a shorter hot spell, and tens of thousands of children won’t be at school today or else will leave early.
And many workers
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