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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: TG on November 09, 2007, 10:00:34 AM
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Went to bed last night expecting to wake up to East Anglia etc under water. What a let down.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL093082920071109
"There's still a lot of water around. But the actual tides themselves peaked at between 7:00 and 8:00 this morning,"
A lot of water around? Christ, thats helpful.
The BBC say : Parts of Great Yarmouth have seen some flooding as the highest tides for 50 years threaten the east of England
Great Yarmouth? What a catastrophe. point:
What a non event. Still it gave the newsreaders wet gussets I imagine.
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I noted that the GMTV 'journalists' were very disappointed this morning. lol:
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And while we are on the subject of non events in the news.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUKN0755780220071109
Yeah right. point:
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And while we are on the subject of non events in the news.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUKN0755780220071109
Yeah right. point:
Normal!
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That says a lot more about the Yanks.
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I'm guessing Nick wasnt allowed within 100 miles of the area at risk otherwise TG woiuld have needed an ark. whistle:
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1953 = 300+ dead... put that in your climate change pipe and smoke it! point:
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Sorry? are you saying that climate change isn't happening?
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Sorry? are you saying that climate change isn't happening?
redface:
That would be wrong would it? scared2:
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Sorry? are you saying that climate change isn't happening?
redface:
That would be wrong would it? scared2:
Indeed it would! Practically a hanging offence these days - up there alongside denying the Holocaust happened!
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Sorry? are you saying that climate change isn't happening?
redface:
That would be wrong would it? scared2:
Indeed it would! Practically a hanging offence these days - up there alongside denying the Holocaust happened!
Poor me and my big mouth... noooo:
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Sorry? are you saying that climate change isn't happening?
redface:
That would be wrong would it? scared2:
Indeed it would! Practically a hanging offence these days - up there alongside denying the Holocaust happened!
Denial of climate change is only a couple of notches better than admiting you like 'Big Brother'.
I am less convinced that the rate of climate change is very different to what it would have been if we had never discovered oil or coal, walked everywhere, and ate nothing but lentils.
Mind you, a 100% lentil diet would probably be bad news on the methane/greenhouse gas front.
Perhaps I need to re-think my examples. redface:
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I’m sick of this climate change ecobabble…
Just this morning it was climate change, climate change, blah, blah, blah but the storm tide wasn’t as bad as 1953 – how can that be if it really is a recent man-made phenomenon?
I’m not actually denying it but agree with Darwin that it probably isn’t our fault although HM Gov is do sure it is that we have to face punitive taxes and taxes on larger engined vehicles to prevent it.
Yet….
Formula One (F1 now we have to call it) has a vast impact on the environment.
Not only do the cars consume vast amounts of fuel during the race and practice (and the practice sessions between races) but every other week thousands of tonnes of cars, equipment and personnel are flown (or driven) around the world to each event. At each race weekend, hundreds of thousands of fans are driven, bussed or flown to the circuit at vast cost to the environment. Plus of course, all the journalists and tonnes of TV and radio broadcast equipment and let’s not forget the ‘sky cam’ helicopter or copters that hover above the track for the duration of the event for that ‘special’ camera shot.
I don’t hear HMG calling for F1 (or any other motor sport for that matter) to be banned to reduce climate change. Why?
Wankers. cussing:
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I doubt very much if F1 has a 'vast' impact on the environment compared to, for example, the 600 million motor vehicles in the world or the world's cargo shipping fleet.
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I doubt very much if F1 has a 'vast' impact on the environment compared to, for example, the 600 million motor vehicles in the world or the world's cargo shipping fleet.
I think it is vast compared to the hassle I am getting because I refuse to switch off my TV etc. and 'carelessly' waste 80 or so watts every night.
As they keep telling me "It all adds up." "Yes" I agree, "But what about that supermarket over there that keeps thirty or forty high energy flood lights plus all the shop lights on permanently?"
"Aaah!" they retort, "That's different, It's a security matter."
It seems everything is relative. Sure I'd go along with that, Everything they waste (tens of thousands of kilowatts) is relatively important but everything I waste (hundreds of watts) is relatively irresponsible.
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Anywho, moving on from the great climate change debate or (prefereably) lack thereof...
The Environment Agency (EA) said the surge had "lost its power" by Friday lunchtime and no problems had been being reported in the county as the high waters continued their way south.
So if the EA said no problem why were the media scaring the shite out of the flatlanders right up to Friday evening?
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said it had been a "close run thing" but that the worst was now over.
Phew. Thanks Hillers........twat. noooo:
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I doubt very much if F1 has a 'vast' impact on the environment compared to, for example, the 600 million motor vehicles in the world or the world's cargo shipping fleet.
Ah... but it is an additional impact, unnecessary while driving to work an back each day would probably be considered necessary by those that have no alternative.
Just as three million new homes will produce an additional impact.
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Additional yes, vast no. It's no good saving the odd penny here or there if you're wasting thousands of pounds elsewhere.
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Additional yes, vast no. It's no good saving the odd penny here or there if you're wasting thousands of pounds elsewhere.
Quite, just ask Growler. :lalalala
I agree with Darwin. . .
That may top the list of your errors of judgement for the week. noooo:
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Additional yes, vast no. It's no good saving the odd penny here or there if you're wasting thousands of pounds elsewhere.
So why encourage the public to unplug their TV while building three million new homes then? rubschin:
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Imagine if it was to be banned and all that tax was lost! The slack-jawed Jock would shit himself!
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Additional yes, vast no. It's no good saving the odd penny here or there if you're wasting thousands of pounds elsewhere.
Quite, just ask Growler. :lalalala
I agree with Darwin. . .
That may top the list of your errors of judgement for the week. noooo:
rubschin:
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Imagine if it was to be banned and all that tax was lost! The slack-jawed Jock would shit himself!
He looks as tho he has shat himself... noooo:
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As has been remarked here before, Gordo's smile looks like "a silver plate on a coffin"
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Back on topic:
Is this entirely sensible?
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnewsimg.bbc.co.uk%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F44229000%2Fjpg%2F_44229529_storm1_pa416300.jpg&hash=4056d69bb5a30b192622effc3f4b3981aae9bcd6)
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'Bout as sensible as leaving the child in a hotel room whilst you go out on the piss ~ and that seems to be acceptable nowadays.
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I’m sick of this climate change ecobabble…
Just this morning it was climate change, climate change, blah, blah, blah but the storm tide wasn’t as bad as 1953 – how can that be if it really is a recent man-made phenomenon?
I’m not actually denying it but agree with Darwin that it probably isn’t our fault although HM Gov is do sure it is that we have to face punitive taxes and taxes on larger engined vehicles to prevent it.
Yet….
Formula One (F1 now we have to call it) has a vast impact on the environment.
Not only do the cars consume vast amounts of fuel during the race and practice (and the practice sessions between races) but every other week thousands of tonnes of cars, equipment and personnel are flown (or driven) around the world to each event. At each race weekend, hundreds of thousands of fans are driven, bussed or flown to the circuit at vast cost to the environment. Plus of course, all the journalists and tonnes of TV and radio broadcast equipment and let’s not forget the ‘sky cam’ helicopter or copters that hover above the track for the duration of the event for that ‘special’ camera shot.
I don’t hear HMG calling for F1 (or any other motor sport for that matter) to be banned to reduce climate change. Why?
Wankers. cussing:
You mean you really don't know? I'm surprised BM.
In a word, Bernie Ecclestone (that's two words actually, but you know what I mean) and his millions of pounds of donations to the Labour party coffers!
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Back on topic:
Is this entirely sensible?
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Ah so thats what they done with her rubschin:
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Back on topic:
Is this entirely sensible?
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Ah so thats what they done with her rubschin:
The thought has been considered as a possibility.
Wrong thread. ::)
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Back on topic:
Is this entirely sensible?
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Ah so thats what they done with her rubschin:
The thought has been considered as a possibility.
Wrong thread. ::)
wrong thread but MAYBE right piccy eyes:
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All the news people seem very disappointed with this non event.
They were looking forward to at least a death and a couple of towns underwater, now they all seem keen to find someone pissed off enough to sue someone for it.
I wish to sue someone cause my house didn't flood and I didn't loose all my worldly goods - a bit far fetched perchance but this is the UK, now where's my claim form rubschin:
Mark
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Blame God and sue the Pope as his repsentative on Earth.
Oh ~ didn't The Big Yin do that in a film?