Off Topic The weather

[Cityzen]

Do you have a wood burning stove or heater?

Or a car? Or fly?

 

[Steven Toast]

Do you have a wood burning stove or heater?

Nope. Going for a hypocrisy gotcha, are we?

 

[TwoWrights]

we opened the oven door with it on full bore to try and cool the kitchen down...... seems mad keeping the windows and doors closed to keep cool

Well it reached 40 degrees C in my greenhouse but otherwise its been a warm pleasant day in Brid, nothing to get excited about ... yet.

48.8 in mine, just watered the tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and strawberries in record time!

 

[Steven Toast]

Aren’t we lucky you can explain it all to us lesser mortals?

You're lucky that people who give a **** are here to make sure you get the facts, yep.

Unless of course, you know something that current scientific consensus doesn't know and would like to share it?

 

[Steven Toast]

Or a car? Or fly?

No, I can't fly, you've got me there.

 

[TwoWrights]

cheers !

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The gravy drinkers ermmm real ale lot will be shaking their heads.

 

[Kalman]

You're lucky that people who give a **** are here to make sure you get the facts, yep.

Unless of course, you know something that current scientific consensus doesn't know and would like to share it?

“If Roman grow grape in York 2,000 year ago, why is global warming made by man?”

Important questions asked by the brain trust.

 

[DMD]

Well, then allow me to correct the record if it seems that way.

Britain was warmer during the Roman occupation. The Earth goes through periods where it is warmer and cooler over thousands of years, this has been exacerbated by human technological advancements, which have led to a release of harmful gases into the atmosphere, so what we have done is effectively accelerated the natural warming and cooling of the planet. We are now experiencing much greater extreme temperatures, though rather worryingly we're now seeing a lot more extreme highs than we are extreme lows. Our grandchildren will inherit an Earth three to four degrees warmer than it is now (if current trends continue), which is absolutely mental and going to do untold damage to large parts of the planet's ecosystems and natural resources. We as a species have caused this to happen, there's simply no denying it. I'm not sure it can be reversed without a total reset of technology, or everybody completely switching to renewable energy sources.

TLDR: The Romans could grow grapes because the climate in the country at that time allowed for it, there's no other reason to point that fact out other than to try and use it to claim that what is happening now is totally fine.

You seem to be replying to someone else, rather than my earlier post.

 

[DMD]

Do you have a wood burning stove or heater?

Or have enjoyed the benefits fossil fuels brought mankind, which seem to get missed off the risk assessment calculations.

 

[DMD]

You're lucky that people who give a **** are here to make sure you get the facts, yep.

Unless of course, you know something that current scientific consensus doesn't know and would like to share it?

Only as far as you understand them.

 

[Steven Toast]

You seem to be replying to someone else, rather than my earlier post.

You said I seemed to be conflating things, so I wanted to clear that up for you.

 

[DMD]

You said I seemed to be conflating things, so I wanted to clear that up for you.

I wasn't the one conflating, and you seem to have now over compensated by diverging. It's not a good look for someone claiming to be expressing facts.

 

[Steven Toast]

Or have enjoyed the benefits fossil fuels brought mankind, which seem to get missed off the risk assessment calculations.

So, in order to raise climate change awareness, you must have a net zero carbon footprint, as opposed to just making sure you use as little as possible?

 

[DMD]

So, in order to raise climate change awareness, you must have a net zero carbon footprint, as opposed to just making sure you use as little as possible?

Must you? I don't see anyone on here but you claiming that. I just see people pointing out that your simplistic opinion isn't the only opinion.

 

[Steven Toast]

I wasn't the one conflating, and you seem to have now over compensated by diverging. It's not a good look for someone claiming to be expressing facts.

Diverging from what? You said I was conflating things, I responded in an effort to clear that up for you, you said I must be replying to somebody else, I said I wasn't. If I've diverged it's because you keep replying

 

[Steven Toast]

Must you? I don't see anyone on here but you claiming that. I just see people pointing out that your simplistic opinion isn't the only opinion.

No, obviously you mustn't, but then why suggest it in the first place if that's not what you meant?

 

[balkan tiger]

Nope. Going for a hypocrisy gotcha, are we?

Yes.

Grew up in a council house wih one open coal fire, i remember the introduction of smokeless zones and having to buy cleaner burning fuels. When i left school in the late 1970s i didnt know anyone who had even been to a foreign country let alone been on a plane. Having a car was a luxury that few on our street had.
And yet here we are today been told by the kids that we are responsible for the climate emergency as they sit by their wood burning stove looking out at their two cars in the driveway planning their next foreign holiday.

 

[DMD]

Diverging from what? You said I was conflating things, I responded in an effort to clear that up for you, you said I must be replying to somebody else, I said I wasn't. If I've diverged it's because you keep replying

Nope. 2/10 for getting your name right. You must try harder if you hope to achieve anything.

 

[DMD]

No, obviously you mustn't, but then why suggest it in the first place if that's not what you meant?

I didn't 'suggest' it.

 

[Steven Toast]

Nope. 2/10 for getting your name right. You must try harder if you hope to achieve anything.

Mate, this would work a lot better if people couldn't scroll up and see what you've already said.