Technology has come a very long way in my lifetime especially with the advent of the computers and mobile phones.
These days one can go shopping, including grocery shopping, without leaving the comfort of your home.
If you do venture out and the weather turns a bit chilly - doesn't matter, turn your home heating on from your phone — I can't do that, but apparently it's possible.
At the press of a button you can make your car practically drive itself — not quite what I overheard some blokes in a bar talking about recently — they "couldn't wait for the day when they could hop in the car after having a pint or two and say 'take me home'," — but close.
Technology can control lots of thing in our life but one thing it can't control is the weather.