Re: Is Britain's weather getting worse?


"Adam Lea" <asrl07@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:vO6dnY3cYcQGgjbUnZ2dnUVZ8j6WnZ2d@xxxxxxxxx
PeterC wrote:
On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:19:19 +0000, Peter Chant wrote:

Rob G wrote:

But .... having said that, I would agree with your contention. I've
kept a log of all my hill days from 1960 and it is depressing how
little winter we get now a days - good irony that considering the
pasting England got this winter. The central belt of Scotland got
virtually nothing, whereas when I was a child everyone had a sledge,
and as a student, winter weekends without good snow/ice just didn't
exist.

But having grown up in the 70's this years winter was nothing
special and my father said that that was nothing to what he saw in
the 50's.

How much did people depend on cars in the 60's compared to today?

How far did people live from work on average compared to today?

Was there as much of a compensation culture then as there is today?

What sort of quality of life did people in the 60's take for granted compared to today?

The programme on Ch 4 at 7pm yesterday suggested that people did suffer serious disruption during the 62/63 winter.


Yes, I agree somewhat with this. Life was concentric around a small area. However, some of the problems of travel around speed. Years ago in the 60's when I was a wee small boy, driving at 20 mph was normal in bad weather, nowadays that same road is a 40 mph and some drivers push 50 mph in their traction control cars. cars get faster but human brains remain the same.

People "NEED" to get to their places urgently, no matter if it costs them their lives! Even 10 years ago, I used to drive to the Cheviots in winter, if the roads were iced up, I'd go home. Now, people will push forward no matter what cost. Why they have to arrive at their destination at all costs is a bit of a mystery in itself.

I read an article in New Scientist which seemed to suggest that as societies progress they become ever more complex, and as they become more complex they become more vulnerable to severe events throwing the whole system out. Ultimately they seemed to suggest that eventually something will happen which will lead to the total breakdown of civilisation and the incredibly complex societies of today will be replaced with much simpler ones, and the cycle starts all over again.

Some economicists say the same thing. Chris Martenson web site suggests oil/uranium/energy is running out so life as we know it will change dramatically within 20 years. Take his crash course if you can stomach the 20 lessons.

http://www.chrismartenson.com/

Makes sense, but gives no real answers to what to do.

Jhimmy


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