| No subject on 17:21 - Nov 7 with 1264 views | factual_blue |
| No subject on 10:03 - Nov 7 by NthQldITFC |
I can't get my head around the fact that intelligent people seem to be too frightened to admit to themselves what a catastrophic future is right upon us, and ANYTHING that starts to wake people up to that reality is a good thing.
Nothing else matters. |
The greatest crime these days is inconveniencing somebody. Particularly if they have a child with them, or run their own business. |  |
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| No subject on 17:24 - Nov 7 with 1258 views | MattinLondon |
| No subject on 17:21 - Nov 7 by factual_blue |
The greatest crime these days is inconveniencing somebody. Particularly if they have a child with them, or run their own business. |
Followed closely by trying to convince someone that their poorly thought out opinion should carry the same weight as that of an expert. |  | | |
| No subject on 17:26 - Nov 7 with 1252 views | factual_blue |
| No subject on 17:24 - Nov 7 by MattinLondon |
Followed closely by trying to convince someone that their poorly thought out opinion should carry the same weight as that of an expert. |
We've had quite enough of experts, thank you very much. | |
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| No subject on 17:30 - Nov 7 with 1237 views | MattinLondon |
| No subject on 17:26 - Nov 7 by factual_blue |
We've had quite enough of experts, thank you very much. |
Guess that explains successive UK governments since 2016. [Post edited 7 Nov 2022 17:30]
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| No subject on 17:34 - Nov 7 with 1216 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| No subject on 17:21 - Nov 7 by factual_blue |
The greatest crime these days is inconveniencing somebody. Particularly if they have a child with them, or run their own business. |
Or own a dog.... |  |
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| No subject on 17:45 - Nov 7 with 1185 views | waveneyblue |
| No subject on 16:39 - Nov 7 by GeoffSentence |
The blocking roads argument is interesting, as the most persistent problem that the emergency services have with blocked roads is narrow ones blocked by cars parked on either side. |
Probably because at the moment this happens more than some loons gluing themselves to roads or climbing gantries.
However, if said loons are allowed to continue then it will become more problematic.
Saying that, people who block narrow roads are morons too. |  | | |
| No subject on 17:46 - Nov 7 with 1187 views | jeera |
| No subject on 12:44 - Nov 7 by waveneyblue |
The nice warm evenings in September |
Yes because global climate change only affects this country.
Somewhere the size of Pakistan where a third[!] of the country has been under water.
The likes of Bangladesh
Droughts elsewhere, famine...
Fires raging in the US and Australia.
"It's the weather". No it isn't stupid. |  |
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| No subject on 17:51 - Nov 7 with 1169 views | waveneyblue |
| No subject on 17:46 - Nov 7 by jeera |
Yes because global climate change only affects this country.
Somewhere the size of Pakistan where a third[!] of the country has been under water.
The likes of Bangladesh
Droughts elsewhere, famine...
Fires raging in the US and Australia.
"It's the weather". No it isn't stupid. |
As if by magic - Jeera appears. You took your time, didn't your Badger alarm go off old boy?
I mean, I was obviously being deadly serious with my answer but thanks for explaining the situation for me. | | | |
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| No subject on 18:05 - Nov 7 with 1154 views | factual_blue |
| No subject on 17:34 - Nov 7 by Ewan_Oozami |
Or own a dog.... |
Indeed. You don't get cat owners behaving in such a selfish, entitled manner. | |
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| No subject on 18:07 - Nov 7 with 1151 views | jeera |
| No subject on 18:05 - Nov 7 by factual_blue |
Indeed. You don't get cat owners behaving in such a selfish, entitled manner. |
*Hovers over the downvote* | |
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| No subject on 18:38 - Nov 7 with 1131 views | Guthrum |
| No subject on 15:06 - Nov 7 by eireblue |
Or, we need a line in the sand to focus people.
For instance, electric cars, trains, bicycles exist. The ability to create electricity from non-stored energy exists.
Humans are good a solving problems and making money, start talking away easy solutions, people will have to solve the problem of generating and storing enough of A and distributing it to B. |
However, there is not yet enough capacity to take up the slack. And the electricity for those cars, trains, etc., is still mostly generated with gas. Or coal, in some places.
I really think technological development is going to be one of the routes out of this situation. It will need massive investment, government favour and probably also subsidies, to kick-start more growth in the sector. After all, if we're prepared to bale out troubled energy suppliers, why not put more money into renewables, storage systems and the like? That is what will finally do away with oil (as a fuel, if not as a raw material). |  |
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| No subject on 19:03 - Nov 7 with 1118 views | NthQldITFC |
| No subject on 18:38 - Nov 7 by Guthrum |
However, there is not yet enough capacity to take up the slack. And the electricity for those cars, trains, etc., is still mostly generated with gas. Or coal, in some places.
I really think technological development is going to be one of the routes out of this situation. It will need massive investment, government favour and probably also subsidies, to kick-start more growth in the sector. After all, if we're prepared to bale out troubled energy suppliers, why not put more money into renewables, storage systems and the like? That is what will finally do away with oil (as a fuel, if not as a raw material). |
There's no realistic set of technologies that allows us to carry on with our lifestyles as they are, whilst slowly switching to different sources of energy, because it's becoming clearer and clearer that what we thought of as the shorter end of the timescale, was actually way too long. It's now.
It's now, so it's either radically cut back on our lifestyles now AND develop and scale up what technologies we can and pray. Or, keep going on as we are fantasising about technological fixes that enable business as usual, and die.
The mindset of 'how can we keep doing this sustainably' has to go.
The inertia in the system takes out any room for fking around. |  |
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| No subject on 19:23 - Nov 7 with 1105 views | NthQldITFC |
| No subject on 18:07 - Nov 7 by jeera |
*Hovers over the downvote* |
... tail in the air quivering, waiting for the bucket of water, and the shout "Don't you sh!t on my potatoes you dirty little fecker!"
And the cat. | |
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| No subject on 19:39 - Nov 7 with 1089 views | jeera |
| No subject on 19:23 - Nov 7 by NthQldITFC |
... tail in the air quivering, waiting for the bucket of water, and the shout "Don't you sh!t on my potatoes you dirty little fecker!"
And the cat. |
I have a cat presently outwitting me at every move and it's winding me up.
There used to be three or four bothering me and I've managed to scare them off but this fecker is persistent. It uses a bunker/shed I have as a step up onto a wall right outside my bedroom window; all part of a run it uses every night. I've tried putting stuff on the bunker roof to put it off but to no avail.
I've even sprayed WD40 on the lid hoping that either the smell would put it off or the cat would hit it at speed and skid off into oblivion, but again no results yet.
Need to up my game. | |
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| No subject on 19:47 - Nov 7 with 1079 views | Oldsmoker |
| No subject on 19:39 - Nov 7 by jeera |
I have a cat presently outwitting me at every move and it's winding me up.
There used to be three or four bothering me and I've managed to scare them off but this fecker is persistent. It uses a bunker/shed I have as a step up onto a wall right outside my bedroom window; all part of a run it uses every night. I've tried putting stuff on the bunker roof to put it off but to no avail.
I've even sprayed WD40 on the lid hoping that either the smell would put it off or the cat would hit it at speed and skid off into oblivion, but again no results yet.
Need to up my game. |
Choose a corner and plant catnip.
He won't leave it alone.
Of course, all the other cats will come too, but hey. |  |
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| No subject on 19:49 - Nov 7 with 1076 views | jeera |
| No subject on 19:47 - Nov 7 by Oldsmoker |
Choose a corner and plant catnip.
He won't leave it alone.
Of course, all the other cats will come too, but hey. |
So a corner well away from me then. | |
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| No subject on 19:52 - Nov 7 with 1069 views | Oldsmoker |
| No subject on 19:49 - Nov 7 by jeera |
So a corner well away from me then. |
Obviously not in your garden. | |
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| No subject on 20:42 - Nov 7 with 1035 views | NthQldITFC |
| No subject on 19:39 - Nov 7 by jeera |
I have a cat presently outwitting me at every move and it's winding me up.
There used to be three or four bothering me and I've managed to scare them off but this fecker is persistent. It uses a bunker/shed I have as a step up onto a wall right outside my bedroom window; all part of a run it uses every night. I've tried putting stuff on the bunker roof to put it off but to no avail.
I've even sprayed WD40 on the lid hoping that either the smell would put it off or the cat would hit it at speed and skid off into oblivion, but again no results yet.
Need to up my game. |
Vinegar seems to work for me.
Also, shelve the WD40 in favour of AK47, if you have that option. | |
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| No subject on 20:49 - Nov 7 with 1027 views | factual_blue |
| No subject on 19:39 - Nov 7 by jeera |
I have a cat presently outwitting me at every move and it's winding me up.
There used to be three or four bothering me and I've managed to scare them off but this fecker is persistent. It uses a bunker/shed I have as a step up onto a wall right outside my bedroom window; all part of a run it uses every night. I've tried putting stuff on the bunker roof to put it off but to no avail.
I've even sprayed WD40 on the lid hoping that either the smell would put it off or the cat would hit it at speed and skid off into oblivion, but again no results yet.
Need to up my game. |
Saying 'Well that's not difficult, Jeera' would be a cheap shot.
But that's never stopped me before. | |
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| No subject on 20:52 - Nov 7 with 1025 views | jeera |
| No subject on 20:42 - Nov 7 by NthQldITFC |
Vinegar seems to work for me.
Also, shelve the WD40 in favour of AK47, if you have that option. |
I don't have an AK47.
I do have a salt gun but it's not powerful enough to reach that far.
I have tried vinegar as well as ground coffee beans but it doesn't seem to care.
Also tried raw onions but I think a rat ate those. See, part of me thinks I need the cat around but if it's not even catching the rodents then what use is it. | |
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| No subject on 20:57 - Nov 7 with 1019 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| No subject on 20:52 - Nov 7 by jeera |
I don't have an AK47.
I do have a salt gun but it's not powerful enough to reach that far.
I have tried vinegar as well as ground coffee beans but it doesn't seem to care.
Also tried raw onions but I think a rat ate those. See, part of me thinks I need the cat around but if it's not even catching the rodents then what use is it. |
Chilli powder? |  |
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| No subject on 20:58 - Nov 7 with 1018 views | jeera |
Hmm, conditions need to be right for that but yes, worth a shot.
Don't want to put out turmeric in case it's one of those cats who thinks it solves all ailments and turns up even more. | |
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