Money Is No Object.

The flooding in South West England must be awful for those living there, and the government are under pressure over the handling of it. This seems a bit unfair, considering it is the wettest winter since Noah it would be remarkable if there was not flooding.

It doesn't justify David Cameron making saying things like this though:

"Money is no object in this relief effort. Whatever money is needed we will spend it."

Money is always a limiting factor and making promises that inevitably have to be broken is foolish.

Too Hot.

I'm sweating like Gary Glitter at a school sports day.

The Violence Forecast

Hot weather + Alcohol + Possible England World Cup Exit = High Possibility Of Being Bottled.

Update: Great minds and all that.

Update 2: The much anticipated riots haven't occurred, I attribute this to the aggression sapping limpness of the England performance.

So Hot

I'm Melting.

It's the dozen puppies inside my car I feel sorry for...... actually about 7 puppies now.

Weather Predictions- A Hypothesis

For all the talk of snow bringing the country to a standstill, the actual amount that has settled doesn't seem that much to me, despite the dire warnings from the meteorologists.

Back in 1987 Michael Fish famously dismissed the possibility of heavy storms- right before the heaviest storms in living memory devastated southern England- and has held a degree of notoriety for this erroneous prediction ever since.

No one ever pays a price for an excessively scary prediction, think of the Y2K experts, but failing to spot a problem earns an unwanted place in folk memory. Hence weather forecasters are more likely to overstate the severity of the weather than to understate it.

Dog In Snow.

Quote Of The Day.

Have you been wondering what the connection is between swine flu, plane crashes and innaccurate seasonal weather forecasts? Well wonder no more, under the comments to this story one reader says what we've all been thinking:

Call me paranoid but I got the distinct impression that we were being persuaded into not travelling abroad this year. The unprecedented number of aircraft accidents or problems, combined with the swine flu and other scares, it is as though we were not advised to fly.

Brrrr It's Cold.

South-east England has the worst snow it has seen for 18 years, causing all London buses to be pulled from service and the closure of Heathrow's runways.

Nonsense this is the best snow in 18 years. The worst snow would be last year where there was a thin layer of white stuff that dissolved into sludge by late morning.

Obviously I wouldn't want it everyday but who doesn't enjoy the occasional blizzard?


Update: I don't like the snow any more, because I've just slipped and fallen on an icy patch. Bring on global warming. What sort of idiot enjoys a blizzard anyway?