Unprecedented Cold Weather

[Deleted member 18243]

Just on the box... a panel of experts announcing that we are experiencing unprecedented cold weather. That's cold weather like we've never, ever had before! And it's gonna get worse.

Professor Neil Ferguson was one of them; he warned that upwards of 5 million people will die unless something is done.

Some scientists were there, thank God, and said they are working on a vaccine for the cold weather. The vaccine will not be compulsory but anyone who doesn't have it will be sacked from their job, have all the money in their bank accounts confiscated and will be forbidden to leave their home.

The government is about to issue PPE in the form of woolly hats, gloves and scarves to everyone in the country. They will not be called hats, gloves and scarves because those are boring old-fashioned words, and so a committee is currently working on new names for hats, gloves and scarves. (Modern politics is all about giving old things new names).

To pay for all the PPE the govt is emergency printing hundreds of billions of new pounds which will be distributed amongst preferred contractors.

 

[Justin Passing]

That cannot be true.

Climate change isn't until we've all got electric cars.

 

[Munroast]

Some scientists were there, thank God, and said they are working on a vaccine for the cold weather

Vaccine has been found and soon to be implemented.

First UK coal mine in decades approved despite climate concerns

Climate experts and Tory MPs argued the Cumbria mine would scupper UK efforts to lower emissions.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Justin Passing]

Ah - the mine - worth talking about?
We don't need the coal
We use leccy arcs for making steel
It's too hi sulphur for Europe to buy.
We might faff about using it with CCS, but CCS is problematic to say the least.
So we'd sell some to "somebody else" to pollute with.
OTOH we might make some money, and have some tecky jobs, (500 iirc).

 

[IT Minion]

Vaccine has been found and soon to be implemented.

First UK coal mine in decades approved despite climate concerns

Climate experts and Tory MPs argued the Cumbria mine would scupper UK efforts to lower emissions.

www.bbc.co.uk

Mmmm, high sulphur coal, delicious.

Thankfully we can import some Polish miners to extract it.

 

[Dork Lard]

DON'T PANIC . . . . But some area's may experience as much as 1mm of snow in the coming days . . . . !

 

[Justin Passing]

DON'T PANIC . . . . But some area's may experience as much as 1mm of snow in the coming days . . . . !

LOCKDOWN!!

 

[ajohn]

Coal prices have increased hence Norway opening up one that was nearly closed. So same here. Steel without it does have it's problems and it needs to be good coal. My grandad used to furnace nuts in the hearth a few times, White hot and you wouldn't want to be near it, If not done correctly the grate melts,

I wouldn't say - a few -C isn't that unusual in England this time of year. Frosts are a little late. Main problem is the swing hotter to colder even in the summer. That could really be bad news this winter. Something like the -10C or so that caused diesel make up concoctions to be changed as it "froze" may crop up more often.

If the gulf stream turns off we get the same climate as parts of Canada at the same latitude,

COP - messed up due to Russia etc. Gas is now mentioned as a greener fuel. New status for it.

 

[ajohn]

DON'T PANIC . . . . But some area's may experience as much as 1mm of snow in the coming days . . . . !

If you had driven in Sweden early in the year, -10 to -25C you would know it's not just the snow that causes problems. It's the fact that it melts and turns to ice.
Yes I have - winter testing not far from the artic circle.

 

[Ihavenojob]

I had to put a thicker jumper on tonight. Is there a support group for people in this thicker jumper situation?

 

[JohnD]

I wore a jumper yesterday.

Today I am wearing a vest.

Tomorrow I think I might wear a coat.

 

[JohnD]

If you had driven in Sweden early in the year, -10 to -25C you would know it's not just the snow that causes problems. It's the fact that it melts and turns to ice.

I have been amused by Nowegians, who sneer at Brits driving cautiously in British snow, coming unstuck when they try it themselves.

I have also driven in snow at -40, and it is quite different.

 

[Munroast]

I wore a jumper yesterday.

Today I am wearing a vest.

Tomorrow I think I might wear a coat.

try putting them on at the same time - which order is up to your good self

 

[JonathanM]

I have been amused by Nowegians, who sneer at Brits driving cautiously in British snow, coming unstuck when they try it themselves.

I have also driven in snow at -40, and it is quite different.

Is it just down to tyres?

Just over thirty years ago, I went to Canada in mid winter. Snow was piled up above head height, and we drove into the mountains. We'd hired a large, rear wheel drive Ford. But it went everywhere, without any problem, on deep compacted snow. We didn't really know how, because the tyres just looked like normal tyres. No studs or chains or anything like that. I'd never heard of winter tyres until quite recently, but I'm guessing that's what they must have been.

 

[Munroast]

snow and ice are no where near as slippy when it is really cold. Ice is at its absolute worst when it is just above freezing and water forms on its surface.