Just saw your temps up north. A bit like our normal Summer.
The hysteria for 2 hot days is simply ridiculous lol
Really wish we get only 2 days. Not quite how it happens.
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 06:32 PM
Just saw your temps up north. A bit like our normal Summer.
It is a but warmer than normal for a few days but when I was at school we called this summer .
:cheers:
Need any coaching? Just ask me....
The Brits really like to complain. If it's hot they moan, even though some go off to sunnier climes to get a bit of sun. If it's cold they moan, even though some go to colder places for winter sport. If it wet they moan, even though some go to sea to get away from it all. If it's dry they moan and I don't know why. :lol:
During these conditions the country shuts down, which is what we do these days.
Hhhmmm, highest temps ever in UK - and recorded, provisionally, where? Heathrow and RAF Coningsby - so absolutely no danger of urban heat island influences then from buildings, tarmac and, oh yes, jet engines taking off LOL
Quote from: frenchgixxer on Wednesday, 20 July 2022, 09:55 PM
Hhhmmm, highest temps ever in UK - and recorded, provisionally, where? Heathrow and RAF Coningsby - so absolutely no danger of urban heat island influences then from buildings, tarmac and, oh yes, jet engines taking off LOL
Are you suggesting it's all hype & lies? :lol:
I think it's more to do with airports have decent weather monitoring kit than anything else that they get included. I totally agree a massive tarmac area will be a heat sink though, reminds me of reading about the claimed increase in global temps. One of the sensors with the biggest change was built in the middle of nowhere & is now in the centre of an industrial estate, but still gets used as it supports their lies.
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Why no AC in UK, the best coolers and best heaters? Add solar and costs not much.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 21 July 2022, 06:41 PM
Why no AC in UK, the best coolers and best heaters? Add solar and costs not much.
we would only need it for 2 days of the year Grog :rofl2: :rofl2:
What is preffered heater, were in cold spell, AC is far away best heater.
@grog Are you talking split system or full ducted.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 21 July 2022, 07:00 PM
What is preffered heater, were in cold spell, AC is far away best heater.
Gas combi boilers normally.
Although there is a mad drive to get rid of them & have groundsource heat pumps & other green nonsense.
I'm still on oil.
Irish, ducted work so well. My living area inside only 165 sq mtrs, 9kw Split heats whole house. Better in Summer when cooling, solar pays for it. I like far better than fires, gas etc. Ceiling fans on, helps to spread hot or cold. Works for us.
Fair size for single phase what happened to the old 2.5 h.p. I have found the split doesn't quite do the full house but still good on those hot days and nights.
20 yrs ago parents had huge house, pot belly with flue to high ceiling. Light that stove up,ceiling fans on, amazing job it did.
One more thing to complain about
So much for global warming....
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/perth-on-ice-as-polar-air-hits-wa/738948
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 01:14 PM
So much for global warming....
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/perth-on-ice-as-polar-air-hits-wa/738948
Main reservoir that serves Cardiff - Pop 500K - not good :bugga: :bugga: :bugga:
pictures taken 2016 and yesterday
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 01:14 PM
So much for global warming....
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/perth-on-ice-as-polar-air-hits-wa/738948
Funny how imaginary climate change only happens after they've edited the records to remove 'historical errors' isn't it?
No global warming at my house right now. Beautiful days but 6 degree mornings. Makes a hard choice, car has heater, not so bike. I try hard to not sook out. Little story, sorry folks, remember old GT 750s. When thermostat opened on cold rides, radiator sent beautiful warm air to legs.
Same as here really guys :whatever: our population is ever increasing but no new dams to appease Green morons we're lucky it does rain so much. We're a sunburnt country. 👍👍
Should be 10M deep :bugga: :bugga:
So the Welsh have finally learned to wash? :stir:
Quote from: Hooli on Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 11:06 PM
So the Welsh have finally learned to wash? :stir:
Most of Welsh water goes to Liverpool and Birmingham so you can stay clean
Not me, I'd never go to either of those places :lol:
In the UK dozens of reservoirs have been sold off by the water companies and no new ones have been built in 30 years so, yes, a drought thats "man made" for sure
The next three days are forecast as 32 degrees plus in South Wales. Proper bloody summer weather at last!
I'm absolutely loving it :imrgreen:
second back up reservoir empty and yet still no hose pipe ban. Welsh Water company who are owned by the public and not share holders unlike the rest of the UK loses 170 million litres of water every day through leaks :furious: :furious: :furious: :furious:
We probably send that much to China everyday Notty. Chinese not silly.....buy rundown company with a water consent then hey presto it's all off overseas.
Water shortages.... So much migration but no new infrastructure.
Planning what Planning ??
Before we had the real bad floods a few years back, the big dam upstream was already pretty well stocked. There was storms forecast (but they didn't realise how bad) only it was always a gamble if we'd get good rain fall or not. Some storms miss us, some turn out to be nothing, these turned out to be huge.
The dam operators were told "If you let water out now and we don't get rain, there'll be a water shortage later and its your fault.... if you don't let water out and we get storms you'll have to let water out and flood Brisbane and it's your fault".
Huge storms, dams had to be opened, Brisbane flooded.
The Government officials tried to pass the buck and blame the dam operators for flood damage. Big investigation, dam operators didn't get lynched. Not a job I'd want.
DAMned if you do and DAMned if you don't... literally!
Yeah, they cant win. 2013 my pool was inundated, washed big hole under liner. Insurance answer was, owner, me, knew this could happen, didnt do enough to alleviate damage. Knocked back claim. I really knew we would get 800mm in 4 days. NO.
Councils across the UK rejoice as melting bitumen begins to fill the potholes!
(https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/63219296.jpg)
Meanwhile...
We apparently are major emitters & will bankrupt our country to please some noisy greenies FFS :jack: :jack:
The UK produces less than 1% CO2 but our government are kicking the shit out of us to get it 0%. Even if we get to 0% it will make no difference to the carbon in the atmosphere, china will make up for our loss but we will be eating worms and grass, living under a duvet all day and walking everywhere.
:facepalm:
Just to put all that climate change BS into perspective....
- the climate has been changing for 4 6 billion years on this rock we call Earth..... get used to it.
- one fart from a volcano puts as much co2, sulphur and other noxious gases into the atmosphere that we as a species have done since the dawn of the industrial revolution with all our gadgets. There are multiple active volcano's around the world constantly spewing into the air and water.
- this planet cannot effectively sustain 8 billion humans.
I'm all for progress and development, but keep the politics out of it, perhaps put them into a volcano....
Russian gas pipeline with 4 holes in it doesn't help either. :whistling:
It's all just a lie to tax us down to subsistence level anyway, there is no proven science behind it at all. But anyone who picks holes in the obvious errors doesn't get any air time so most people who don't think for themselves never realise.
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 06:32 PM
Just saw your temps up north. A bit like our normal Summer.
Well
@grog I´m not the typical Portuguese that likes hot weather or else I would´ve gone to the UK this Summer, hotter than here down south! I prefer the temp when it´s got 1 digit (in celsius that is).
Quote from: Jeykey on Friday, 30 September 2022, 05:04 AM
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 06:32 PM
Just saw your temps up north. A bit like our normal Summer.
Well @grog I´m not the typical Portuguese that likes hot weather or else I would´ve gone to the UK this Summer, hotter than here down south! I prefer the temp when it´s got 1 digit (in celsius that is).
You should consider a move next to T24 then . . .
Wet wet wet Brisbane ???
Quote from: KiwiCol on Saturday, 01 October 2022, 05:15 AM
Quote from: Jeykey on Friday, 30 September 2022, 05:04 AM
Quote from: grog on Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 06:32 PM
Just saw your temps up north. A bit like our normal Summer.
Well @grog I´m not the typical Portuguese that likes hot weather or else I would´ve gone to the UK this Summer, hotter than here down south! I prefer the temp when it´s got 1 digit (in celsius that is).
You should consider a move next to T24 then . . .
Wouldn´t mind ! The wife´s just not into it..
Has your weather turned yet ? Have you had any reprieve from the summer heat
@Notty :confused1: :confused1:
Oh yes it's back to normal.
Leaves just starting to fall and plenty of showers to dodge.
Recently fitted heated grips in readiness.
Today it is 12C where I am.
Global warming :laugh: Yesterday was our coldest October day for 20 yrs.
Quote from: grog on Monday, 03 October 2022, 06:53 PM
Global warming :laugh: Yesterday was our coldest October day for 20 yrs.
Remember that as in a decade or so they 'correct the historical record' and it won't have been. They've done enough to other records of daily temps.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Thursday, 29 September 2022, 08:54 PM
Just to put all that climate change BS into perspective....
- the climate has been changing for 4 6 billion years on this rock we call Earth..... get used to it.
- one fart from a volcano puts as much co2, sulphur and other noxious gases into the atmosphere that we as a species have done since the dawn of the industrial revolution with all our gadgets. There are multiple active volcano's around the world constantly spewing into the air and water.
- this planet cannot effectively sustain 8 billion humans.
I'm all for progress and development, but keep the politics out of it, perhaps put them into a volcano....
I'm also prepared to accept that the climate is changing, but am not necessarily convinced that it is solely down to human activity.
Just look at the geology of the land we are standing on, a lot of it was at the bottom of the ocean in pre-history.
OK, it makes some sense not to make things worse and perhaps save ourselves some money if we can reduce energy consumption, but as much effort needs to be put in to managing the the inevitable effects of climate change rather than trying to stop it. King Cnut springs to mind...