Well done for believing the doom mongers!!!

adr0ck

ummm guys the UK is supposed to get colder due to global warming

my understanding is we'll end up similar temp to Moscow

space_rider

drbeat wrote: »

It's minus 7 celcius where I am (Midlands). The doom mongers said Global Warming was here to stay!

But to remain on topic with the board: I wonder how many will be forced to choose between paying their mortgage or the heating bill?

Thanks to the reduction in BOE, I`ve been able to keep heating same as this time last year. I also fixed it Feb 09 before the increases.

1echidna

Ah yes but if it weren't for global warming it might have been minus 9 celcius rather than minus 7 celsius. Weather fluctuates, global warming is about long term trends. Dismiss it at your (or your children's) peril.

epz_2

I love the cold, you can get warm a lot easier than you can get cool and it has the great effect of killing off all the nasty bugs and germs:j .

Masomnia

adr0ck wrote: »

ummm guys the UK is supposed to get colder due to global warming

my understanding is we'll end up similar temp to Moscow

Indeed, London is on the same line of latitude to Moscow near enough, but the UK is kept warmer by the Gulf Stream. The theory goes that when the polar ice caps melt fresh water flows into the sea and prevents the flow returning to the Gulf of Mexico, stopping the cycle, and thus stopping the warming effect on the British Isles.

Last time I looked into it there wasn't conclusive evidence that it was happening/would happen.

Masomnia

I know wikipedia isn't the most respectable source, but may be a good introduction:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutdown_of_thermohaline_circulation

leveller2911

mramra wrote: »

Prices dropping fast....how about £4.50 ? :cool:

(Note: subject to mortgage approval)

I can offer £4-75p.................gazzumping isnt dead..is that a good sign??????

recovery on its way

fc123

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

It was beautifully sunny here today, you don't need Gen's Oz photos. See below:

Yummy house...is this the Hall House that can't have central heating due to it's wooden frame?

I'd tell your dad to get planting some veg on the lawn.....it's going to be a toughy few years ahead.;)

mewbie_2

fc123 wrote: »

Yummy house...is this the Hall House that can't have central heating due to it's wooden frame?

I think its the view from the top floor council flat they actually occupy using a high quality telephoto lens.

Davesnave

If the Russians & Ukranians falll out over gas, could we see some interesting shortages shortly?

I'm moving to an all-electric house next week, but I'd guess that sudden increases in demand are handled best by the gas-powered stations, so it seems that no one would be 'safe,' should there be a gas shortage.