tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post1390104966199348935..comments2023-10-28T19:42:01.039+01:00Comments on Going fast, getting nowhere: Snow: a thing of the past?Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-11084357565820031372010-12-20T20:30:10.183+00:002010-12-20T20:30:10.183+00:00Yup, as usual - what stops you is not the weather ...Yup, as usual - what stops you is not the weather or the road, it's the other idiots who either crash into you or get stuck and block your way. I saw a guy on a quadbike today on my commuting route. That may be the way to go, literally.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-69123016021387079182010-12-20T11:24:44.429+00:002010-12-20T11:24:44.429+00:00Like in Germany, if you get stuck in the snow beca...Like in Germany, if you get stuck in the snow because you have the wrong car or no winter tyres, you should be fined.<br /><br />It is unbelievable the amount of cretins (sorry, can't think of a better word) who got stuck on Saturday, causing endless tailbacks. Especially as the snow was not exactly a surprise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-65772512687207169362010-12-19T00:32:45.788+00:002010-12-19T00:32:45.788+00:00When will people learn that weather is as predicta...When will people learn that weather is as predictable as ... well ... the weather? It's a shame that something happens and someone feels they have to resign because of something they had no control over. Unless he was in serious dereliction of his duty, that is. Which, being a politician, he probably was.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-28446114958421387282010-12-19T00:22:04.395+00:002010-12-19T00:22:04.395+00:00ha ha. Our Scottish transport minister resigned la...ha ha. Our Scottish transport minister resigned last week due to his inept handling of the M8 snow fiasco ( a foot of global warming fell during rush hour and the road got blocked - it wasn't his fault but the SNP are terrified of BBC Scotland and constantly kiss their a***).<br />His resignation statement said that his proudest moment was getting the Climate Bill through the Scottish parliament. This bill plans to reduce Scotlands CO2 output by 80% and so save us from global warming.<br />I don't think the SNP do irony ;)Donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-82978730650877674842010-12-18T11:37:52.164+00:002010-12-18T11:37:52.164+00:00That's the 'Peter Principle', IIRC. V...That's the 'Peter Principle', IIRC. Very true. It's happened to me, many times.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-13945645370728495792010-12-18T11:35:28.019+00:002010-12-18T11:35:28.019+00:00There is a saying in business that people get prom...There is a saying in business that people get promoted to their level of incompetence.<br /><br />Dr David Viner is an exception to that rule......<br /><br />http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/press-office/spokespeople/David-Viner/Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-33539488137793166682010-12-18T11:09:59.851+00:002010-12-18T11:09:59.851+00:00@Smoking Hot - and RIP that man.
@patently - good...@Smoking Hot - and RIP that man.<br /><br />@patently - good spot. I love this word 'event'. Weather presenters on the TV keep talking about 'significant snow events' in Northern Ireland. Whay not just say it's going to snow a lot? It's enough to give you a cardiac infarction event.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-14773731355406247432010-12-18T09:56:37.299+00:002010-12-18T09:56:37.299+00:00Yes, I know weather isn't climate
It's ok...<em>Yes, I know weather isn't climate</em><br /><br />It's ok, they conflate the two as well:<br /><br />http://www.climatecentral.org/news/top-ten-climate-events-of-2010/patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-72873087582451798402010-12-18T07:22:39.631+00:002010-12-18T07:22:39.631+00:00"I think that man has the most highly develop..."I think that man has the most highly developed intelligence. I think men get so intelligent that they're stupid." Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) 1941-2010Smoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-51626576763095666172010-12-18T00:22:06.414+00:002010-12-18T00:22:06.414+00:00weather maps from Global Forecast System
www.thew...weather maps from Global Forecast System<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theweatherland.com/" rel="nofollow">www.theweatherland.com</a>weatherhttp://www.theweatherland.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-33104736874403670752010-12-17T22:44:52.872+00:002010-12-17T22:44:52.872+00:00Start farting. Urgent.Start farting. Urgent.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-5839338906141200442010-12-17T22:42:32.254+00:002010-12-17T22:42:32.254+00:00Great find.
It just goes to prove mankind must ha...Great find.<br /><br />It just goes to prove mankind must have saved too-much CO2.Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.com