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View kingdowieonthewall's Profile kingdowieonthewall Flag Sussex, ex-Cronx. 23 Dec 19 3.54pm Send a Private Message to kingdowieonthewall Add kingdowieonthewall as a friend

Originally posted by Mapletree

Ah, great. So nothing to worry about then

Why didn't the climate scientists simply ask a gas engineer?

Soon the glaciers will start re-freezing, Australia won't be on fire and the rain will stop in the UK.

So that's all good then.

I can only assume you still didn't read the link (or any other relevant scientific data), which does indeed make your continuing posting disrespectful.

because they are too dear.
(unlike painters who are top value for money)

 


Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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View Mapletree's Profile Mapletree Flag Croydon 23 Dec 19 3.54pm Send a Private Message to Mapletree Add Mapletree as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

With all this standing water caused by excessive precipitation one has to be mindful of walking next to large puddles in a road.

Not too long ago I was somewhat startled when a vehicle made contact with a fairly large expanse of water, the contents of which were transferred to my clothing probably much to the amusement of the driver.

Leicestershire Live tells me:

Under British law, drivers could be hit with a maximum fine of £5,000 if they are caught driving through a puddle which causes a pedestrian to be splashed.

It is illegal to splash a pedestrian with water from the road while driving your car and you could also be slapped with a public order offence if you are seen to deliberately drive through puddles to target pedestrians.

 

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View Mapletree's Profile Mapletree Flag Croydon 23 Dec 19 3.56pm Send a Private Message to Mapletree Add Mapletree as a friend

Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall

because they are too dear.
(unlike painters who are top value for money)

Good point

So the world has taken a major wrong turn all for the sake of an extra £17.50 an hour.

 

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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 23 Dec 19 4.03pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall

I remember, decades ago in Croydon, me & a mate were out in torrential rain in my old Mk.1 cortina.
Huddled under a bus stop canopy was 2 old type yellow peril traffic wardens, with a massive lagoon of a puddle in front of em, sloshing up the curb.
We went 'round the block and soaked 'em.
Best part was the second before they knew they were going to get drenched as I dropped a gear & sped into the pond, covering them to head height.
oh yes, still makes me chuckle.

I have long held the opinion that there are drivers whose intention is to ensure that those walking or standing adjacent to puddles are soaked as a result of their vehicles entering these expanses of water with the perpertrators erupting into classroom titters or convulsed with chortles.

Edited by Willo (23 Dec 2019 4.06pm)

 

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View kingdowieonthewall's Profile kingdowieonthewall Flag Sussex, ex-Cronx. 23 Dec 19 4.17pm Send a Private Message to kingdowieonthewall Add kingdowieonthewall as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

I have long held the opinion that there are drivers whose intention is to ensure that those walking or standing adjacent to puddles are soaked as a result of their vehicles entering these expanses of water with the perpertrators erupting into classroom titters or convulsed with chortles.

Edited by Willo (23 Dec 2019 4.06pm)

only those deserving..
traffic wardens, but never the general public, particulary those our age & older Willo.

 


Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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View Hrolf The Ganger's Profile Hrolf The Ganger Flag 23 Dec 19 4.21pm Send a Private Message to Hrolf The Ganger Add Hrolf The Ganger as a friend

Originally posted by Mapletree

Did you read the link I posted? Can't be bothered with posting anything further it you haven't, it's disrespectful

But here's a starter for ten, the first section of my link

The concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in atmospheric samples have been measured continuously since the late 1950s. Since then, carbon dioxide concentrations have increased steadily from about 315 parts per million (ppm, or molecules of carbon dioxide per million molecules of dry air) in the late 1950s to about 385 ppm now, with small spatial variations away from major sources of emissions.

Edited by Mapletree (23 Dec 2019 1.34pm)

Some simple questions?

Do you understand the concept of interglacial periods?

Do you understand that these events are caused by
fluctuations in Earth's orbit around the Sun?

Do you understand that global warming is inevitable during these periods?

Do you understand that questioning the extent to which humans have affected this natural cycle is not denying climate change?

Did you know that the last interglacial period about 125000 years ago, had temperatures that were at least as hot as today?

 

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View kingdowieonthewall's Profile kingdowieonthewall Flag Sussex, ex-Cronx. 23 Dec 19 4.21pm Send a Private Message to kingdowieonthewall Add kingdowieonthewall as a friend

Originally posted by Mapletree

Good point

So the world has taken a major wrong turn all for the sake of an extra £17.50 an hour.

17.50 an hour?
I think you've consulted an '80s trade guide.
The only reason sparkys & plumbers dont drive Porsche vans is they dont(yet) make 'em.


 


Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 23 Dec 19 4.25pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall

only those deserving..
traffic wardens, but never the general public, particulary those our age & older Willo.

I readily admit that I don't have a particular distaste for Traffic Wardens, concluding that they are merely carrying out their duties as per their job specification and acting within certain agreed parameters.
In general if drivers have a FPN affixed to their windscreen they deserve it, although I accept there can be extenuating circumstances.They have to brave the elements in the course of their work so I suspect a further 'Shower' from a roadside puddle might not be too concerning for them!

 

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View Midlands Eagle's Profile Midlands Eagle Flag 23 Dec 19 4.31pm Send a Private Message to Midlands Eagle Add Midlands Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall


17.50 an hour?
I think you've consulted an '80s trade guide.
The only reason sparkys & plumbers dont drive Porsche vans is they dont(yet) make 'em.


My plumber was moaning about his tax bill as he has to Pay £1,500 by 31st January. He is always moaning about how hard up he is but has managed to scrape up enough to buy himself a new Mercedes car

 

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View cryrst's Profile cryrst Flag The garden of England 23 Dec 19 4.52pm Send a Private Message to cryrst Add cryrst as a friend

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

My plumber was moaning about his tax bill as he has to Pay £1,500 by 31st January. He is always moaning about how hard up he is but has managed to scrape up enough to buy himself a new Mercedes car

Sadly I'm paye so not in that league.
I have been a gas engineer for 30 years.
Did the first round of ACOP then corgi now gas safe.
When ppm is used as an argument I know it's all bollox.
The Calirific value of gas can change the emissions from a boiler on the co2 emissions.
Much like any fossil fuel.
Solid and liquid have a different identity of CV but along the same.
Where were these readings taken.
Over what period.
What time of year.
It is all relevant.
I havent denied climate change.
What I question is our input against a cyclical change which is probably millenniums.
Do you see how you maple dont budge but I am prepared to admit we may, it's the amount that I question.
Just prove it without telling me you would notice 65 grains of sugar missing from a bag.
That's probably the difference on the atmosphere in the last few eons.
The bag being our atmosphere and the grains being the change.
Also anyone like me who questions the validity of a dead planet in 10 years is immediately ostracized and put to the sword.

 

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View Mapletree's Profile Mapletree Flag Croydon 23 Dec 19 5.30pm Send a Private Message to Mapletree Add Mapletree as a friend

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

Some simple questions?

Do you understand the concept of interglacial periods?

Do you understand that these events are caused by
fluctuations in Earth's orbit around the Sun?

Do you understand that global warming is inevitable during these periods?

Do you understand that questioning the extent to which humans have affected this natural cycle is not denying climate change?

Did you know that the last interglacial period about 125000 years ago, had temperatures that were at least as hot as today?

Yes. Duh. Did you read any science yet

 

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View Mapletree's Profile Mapletree Flag Croydon 23 Dec 19 5.35pm Send a Private Message to Mapletree Add Mapletree as a friend

Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall

17.50 an hour?
I think you've consulted an '80s trade guide.
The only reason sparkys & plumbers dont drive Porsche vans is they dont(yet) make 'em.


As this was based on the difference between the earnings of climate scientists and gas engineers, it depends on how much you think a jobbing Professor gets paid

 

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