Storm in a teacup

[TG]

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.

What a non event. Still it gave the newsreaders wet gussets I imagine.

[Uncle Mort]

I noted that the GMTV 'journalists' were very disappointed this morning. 

[TG]

And while we are on the subject of non events in the news.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUKN0755780220071109

Yeah right. 

[Darwins Selection]

And while we are on the subject of non events in the news.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUKN0755780220071109

Yeah right. 

Normal!
 

That says a lot more about the Yanks.

[Grumpmeister]

I'm guessing Nick wasnt allowed within 100 miles of the area at risk otherwise TG woiuld have needed an ark. 

[Barman]

1953 = 300+ dead... put that in your climate change pipe and smoke it! 

[Uncle Mort]

Sorry? are you saying that climate change isn't happening?

[Barman]

Sorry? are you saying that climate change isn't happening?

That would be wrong would it? 

[Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits)]

Sorry? are you saying that climate change isn't happening?

That would be wrong would it? 

Indeed it would! Practically a hanging offence these days - up there alongside denying the Holocaust happened!

[Barman]

Sorry? are you saying that climate change isn't happening?

That would be wrong would it? 

Indeed it would! Practically a hanging offence these days - up there alongside denying the Holocaust happened!

Poor me and my big mouth... 

[Darwins Selection]

Sorry? are you saying that climate change isn't happening?

That would be wrong would it? 

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. 

[Barman]

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. 

[Uncle Mort]

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.

[Misunderstood]

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.

[TG]

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.