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[Gankthenew]

Did the rails really burn?

 

[Deleted member 1159]

Anyone check in on the sun cam lately? Is it still out there?

 

[FatallyYours]

The temp is lovely in Manchester (south) right now. Glorious 18 degrees, slight breeze, smells like rain on the way too? It's got that rainy smell.

God I've missed rain

 

[funkygunther]

Alright? All over now. Well done fellas, we made it!

 

[StealthGoblin]

Drove out of work yesterday and the local village was on fire, 12 houses are now shells and the church is gone.

Got on my major A road home and two junctions down a huge field was on fire throwing black smoke across the roundabout for the junction.

 

[Wildebeest]

Being a natural misanthrope I don't really mind if people forget to drink water or mess themselves up by getting drunk. The idea that this is fun barbecue or bonfire weather though should be stomped out. If your lazaiz faire idiocy starts hurting other people then it is a problem.

 

[Dr.D00p]

Drove out of work yesterday and the local village was on fire, 12 houses are now shells and the church is gone.

 

[FatallyYours]

12 houses are now shells and the church is gone.

Shame about the houses

Church is strange though! Should have prayed a bit harder maybe. That god, she's a funny one!

 

[Star-Lord]

22C today, and there's a slight drizzle with a lovely breeze. I'm thinking of having a BBQ later to celebrate.

 

[FunkMiller]

The temperature peaked to the high 30cs for a short window of about 6-7 hours each day. So around 12-14 hours total in an entire year of temps 35c-40c and the media and climate activists have literally made this into a crisis all of a sudden to try and force through Net Zero even faster, which again may lead to much more excess deaths in Winter due to even higher energy prices.

It really is such a good job that this was a completely isolated incident, and no other extreme weather events are happening right now, and on a much more consistent basis!

 

[SJRB]

 

[Spaceman292]

If so, it may be a further surprise to you that rising global temperatures are likely to result in increased deaths in those places too, and that climate change is already being thought of in terms of a global public health crisis.

Yeh that's what I was saying. It's the other guy who doesn't believe that.

 

[Nobody_Important]

The heatwave has been insane here in the US as well.

Hopefully this at least nudges morons towards supporting climate change funding.

 

[Star-Lord]

The heatwave has been insane here in the US as well.

Hopefully this at least nudges morons towards supporting climate change funding.

What climate change? There's no such thing.

/s

 

[Nobody_Important]

What climate change? There's no such thing.

/s

Climate Science deniers everywhere:

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

The heatwave has been insane here in the US as well.

Hopefully this at least nudges morons towards supporting climate change funding.

Good luck with that when the retard green parties in Europe close down nuclear plants and, atleast the one in belgium, wants to build gas powerplants (what gas? LOL). Let's not forget countries suddenly starting up their coal power again lol because nobody could've predicted that terrorist Russia would use it's gas supply as leverage. We're doomed, might as well face it.

 

[TaylorSwiftFan]

What? Not even 40 degrees C?

 

[MudoSkills]

Yeh that's what I was saying. It's the other guy who doesn't believe that.

I meant to quote him as well - that wasn't directed at you!

 

[StealthGoblin]

Shame about the houses

Church is strange though! Should have prayed a bit harder maybe. That god, she's a funny one!

Not funny. We’ve got 6 families from our school who are now homeless. There’s a time for joking and being edgy - this isn’t it.

 

[V1LÆM]

was nice and cool this morning seems like temperatures are only going to keep dropping now...until next year when it'll be back. shit will be on fire again yo and we'll be no closer to doing anything about climate change. can't wait to break a new record next year. yey.

 

[AV]

Back to sanity today, yeah. Still wore shorts to work as I did it last week for a company BBQ and nobody batted an eye. Be the change you want to see in the world.

 

[Star-Lord]

Not funny. We’ve got 6 families from our school who are now homeless. There’s a time for joking and being edgy - this isn’t it.

More than likely a change denier, don't let him rile you up.

 

[FunkMiller]

Lol. Exactly right

 

[Toytown Assassin]

The forecast cloud and 22 deg c morning failed to happen here so we had blazing sun and a final wall of heat instead. Hit 36 out there briefly but now the cloud has finally arrived and that's that for at least a couple of weeks. Yay.

 

[Days like these...]

Lol. Exactly right

Except Texans weren't complaining that it's rarely cold so it's not wort it to buy a heater or that their houses aren't built for installing heaters. Nice try though

 

[fuck_diggity_cunt_ingdon]

 

[FunkMiller]

Except Texans weren't complaining that it's rarely cold so it's not wort it to buy a heater or that their houses aren't built for installing heaters. Nice try though

What are you talking about?

In February 2021 there was a near constant stream of Texans and other people from southern states, complaining about how cold it was, and how their houses and infrastructure couldn’t cope

 

[jason10mm]

So the real question is what drove those shifts in the past and is it something we COULD control? If it's all meteor strikes, massive volcanic eruptions, stuff like that, well, maybe trying to maintain the status quo with what we have is for the best. Mammals like us clearly operate in colder temperatures better, plus unless we want to see MASSIVE population shifts and migration it's in all our interests to keep more of the planet livable at a low tech level until birth control, family planning, and cultural shifts away from breeding your own work force allow a natural population drop to something more manageable at a higher resource expenditure level.

As it stands right now, we couldn't support everyone on earth living like the average westerner.

 

[Days like these...]

What are you talking about?

In February 2021 there was a near constant stream of Texans and other people from southern states, complaining about how cold it was, and how their houses and infrastructure couldn’t cope

I never said anything about infrastructure. Show me a post where a Texan was complaining about the freezing temps and that same time complaining that's its rarely cold so "it's not worth buying a heater" or that it's physically impossible to put a heater in their house. Like you guys do when someone says get AC

 

[jason10mm]

Except Texans weren't complaining that it's rarely cold so it's not wort it to buy a heater or that their houses aren't built for installing heaters. Nice try though

That's because none of us had any power to go online and complain

Though TBF had the power grid stayed up that whole thing wasn't THAT cold once you got over the ice on the streets. We just don't have the plow/sand/winter tire economy down here to mange well outside of the handful of transplanted yanks who kept whispering "Winter is coming....". The number of SUVs and lifted pick-up trucks I saw stuck in ditches 'cause "yo dude, summer tires can't grip ice even if you have 4 wheel drive!!" during that time was astounding.

 

[Days like these...]

Double post

 

[jason10mm]

Show me a post where a Texan was complaining about the freezing temps and that same time complaining that's its rarely cold so "it's not worth buying a heater" or that it's physically impossible to put a heater in their house. Like you guys do when someone says get AC

I doubt there is any somewhat recently constructed house in the American South without heat, though a heat pump will fail when it is below freezing outside unless it has emergency heat (I suspect they all do, at least the ones I've seen all seem to ahve that capability). Bet a LOT of older structures though don't have central air and rely on window units for cooling and may not have much heat production outside of a fireplace. Fireplaces down here in new construction are largely ornamental if they even exist, not great for heating a house without central heating. Certianly plenty of trailers and whatnot probably don't have that capability though, which is why you hear of folks dying of carbon monoxide poisioning when they try to run a heater indoors. But when you cut the power off.....most homes have NO way to make heat at that point since gas in the South is mainly a luxury product in my experience. I saw LINES of folks buying scrap wood from hardware stores just to they had something to burn in their little decorative fireplace to keep one room survivable. I was lucky enough to have gas fireplaces and power often enough to keep the house warm enough to avoid pipe freezes and ruptures, but many of my neighbors were not so lucky.

 

[Days like these...]

I doubt there is any somewhat recently constructed house in the American South without heat, though a heat pump will fail when it is below freezing outside unless it has emergency heat (I suspect they all do, at least the ones I've seen all seem to ahve that capability). Bet a LOT of older structures though don't have central air and rely on window units for cooling and may not have much heat production outside of a fireplace. Fireplaces down here in new construction are largely ornamental if they even exist, not great for heating a house without central heating. Certianly plenty of trailers and whatnot probably don't have that capability though, which is why you hear of folks dying of carbon monoxide poisioning when they try to run a heater indoors. But when you cut the power off.....most homes have NO way to make heat at that point since gas in the South is mainly a luxury product in my experience. I saw LINES of folks buying scrap wood from hardware stores just to they had something to burn in their little decorative fireplace to keep one room survivable. I was lucky enough to have gas fireplaces and power often enough to keep the house warm enough to avoid pipe freezes and ruptures, but many of my neighbors were not so lucky.

My point is that people did everything they could to stay warm instead sitting around freezing while complaining about how it's not cold enough often enough to justify buying some sort of heater.

 

[FunkMiller]

I never said anything about infrastructure. Show me a post where a Texan was complaining about the freezing temps and that same time complaining that's its rarely cold so "it's not worth buying a heater" or that it's physically impossible to put a heater in their house. Like you guys do when someone says get AC

Do you understand the difference between getting a heater when it’s cold, and an air conditioning system when it’s hot?

And the post I responded too was absolutely accurate… it’s bullshit for people who live in places where air con is a standard to have a pop at people who live in places where it isn’t, when an extreme weather event occurs.

Everybody rightly complains when they can’t cope with a bizarre weather occurrence.

 

[jason10mm]

My point is that people did everything they could to stay warm instead sitting around freezing while complaining about how it's not cold enough often enough to justify buying some sort of heater.

Well, maybe so. I think the American "Can Do" attitude is just to make the planet warmer so Texans don't have to deal with another freeze again

 

[Days like these...]

.

 

[Days like these...]

Nevermind it's pointless

 

[Days like these...]

Do you understand the difference between getting a heater when it’s cold, and an air conditioning system when it’s hot?

And the post I responded too was absolutely accurate… it’s bullshit for people who live in places where air con is a standard to have a pop at people who live in places where it isn’t, when an extreme weather event occurs.

Everybody rightly complains when they can’t cope with a bizarre weather occurrence.

No, actually I don't. In both cases you run out and buy one instead of complaining about the weather without doing anything to remedy the situation They sell portable free standing AC units that you can move from room to room so the "they won't fit in our windows" excuse won't fly.

 

[Clear]

Its pretty interesting how divorced people have gotten from the idea that the environment isn't a cradle, its a thing to be survived. Because let's be honest, it has to be a very recent development in human history.

 

[daffyduck]

I am in London, and would probably be advancing towards hell were it not for my portable air con unit, that while supremely inefficient, is still much better than nothing.
…

Wait…. I thought you didn’t believe in hell?

 

[Bernd Lauert]

It really is such a good job that this was a completely isolated incident, and no other extreme weather events are happening right now, and on a much more consistent basis!

The media was still ridiculous about it.

 

[daffyduck]

Climate Science deniers everywhere:

Climate change alarmists:

 

[Fools idol]

I stayed in Cornwall for the week and somehow avoided most of the madness. Was about 32* max in Padstow on tuesday / wednesday and has been 20 the past 2 days.

Also Seagulls in St. Ives and surrounding areas are super cheeky bois. Stealing kids ice creaams and fish and chip divebombs left and right.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Its pretty interesting how divorced people have gotten from the idea that the environment isn't a cradle, its a thing to be survived. Because let's be honest, it has to be a very recent development in human history.

what? google ice age. they aren’t exactly recent. extreme weather is nothing new.

 

[Methos#1975]

Climate Science deniers everywhere:

Too be honest, while I believe climate change is real, these temps aren't convincing evidence of it. I'm sure 48 now and remember quite a few of these heat waves in the 80s and 90s. Growing up in the south, it was normally in the high 90s and 100s every summer

 

[March Climber]

Too be honest, while I believe climate change is real, these temps aren't convincing evidence of it. I'm sure 48 now and remember quite a few of these heat waves in the 80s and 90s. Growing up in the south, it was normally in the high 90s and 100s every summer

The issue that professionals have been trying to point out to those who share your logic, is that by the time you are fully convinced of it, it will be too late.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

The issue that professionals have been trying to point out to those who share your logic, is that by the time you are fully convinced of it, it will be too late.

Re-watch an Inconvenient Truth if you want to see how poorly the “professionals” predictions age

where are the constant hurricane over the Atlantic? why isn't San Francisco and Florida disappearing under rising sea levels yet? I thought Kilimanjaro was supposed to have no snow by 2016?

the film relies on the "professionals," and like usual, time reveals how fucking stupid their predictions are. fools like you keep buying it though, so they keep selling it.

shit is 100% political.

 

[Clear]

what? google ice age. they aren’t exactly recent. extreme weather is nothing new.

Not talking about extreme anything. I'm talking about the plain reality that the world isn't a safe and easy place! People die from exposure every day someplace or other, could be lost on a hike, or sleeping rough on the streets. The human body operates within a 2 degree C margin, your core temp goes above or below that for a prolonged period and the clock is ticking.

Point I'm making is the ignorance of our own fragility in the face of the elements.

 

[Idiocracy]

Re-watch an Inconvenient Truth if you want to see how poorly the “professionals” predictions age

where are the constant hurricane over the Atlantic? why isn't San Francisco and Florida disappearing under rising sea levels yet? I thought Kilimanjaro was supposed to have no snow by 2016?

the film relies on the "professionals," and like usual, time reveals how fucking stupid their predictions are. fools like you keep buying it though, so they keep selling it.

shit is 100% political.

I dont care about predicions, or a documentary made by a politician, but go to burgundy, bordeaux or visit any wine producer near you. Their produce is very climate dependant, and they will tell you that climate is getting more extreme.
Its not just politics, some winemakers in bordeaux lost 80% of their havest in 2021 because of late spring freeze. Burgundy had the same in 2020. 2018 was a bad year because of high temperatures all over europe.
Find someone with decades of experience in wine making and tell them climate change isnt real, they will either punch you in the face or use their wine to prove you wrong.

Dont trust people in Al Gore's documentary, and dont trust Bjørn Lomborg.

 

[Fools idol]

I dont care about predicions, or a documentary made by a politician, but go to burgundy, bordeaux or visit any wine producer near you. Their produce is very climate dependant, and they will tell you that climate is getting more extreme.
Its not just politics, some winemakers in bordeaux lost 80% of their havest in 2021 because of late spring freeze. Burgundy had the same in 2020. 2018 was a bad year because of high temperatures all over europe.
Find someone with decades of experience in wine making and tell them climate change isnt real, they will either punch you in the face or use their wine to prove you wrong.

Dont trust people in Al Gore's documentary, and dont trust Bjørn Lomborg.

indeed, costs going up dramatically too.