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Old November 29th 10, 06:42 PM posted to uk.rec.driving,uk.rec.cycling
Derek C
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Default Where is Global Warming when you need it?

A few years ago it was predicted that the UK would be enjoying a balmy
Mediterranean climate by now. What went wrong?

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Old November 29th 10, 07:17 PM posted to uk.rec.driving,uk.rec.cycling
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On Nov 29, 6:42*pm, Derek C wrote:
A few years ago it was predicted that the UK would be enjoying a balmy
Mediterranean climate by now. What went wrong?

Derek C


How barmy do you want?

http://tinyurl.com/2vwhg3e

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Old November 29th 10, 07:25 PM posted to uk.rec.driving,uk.rec.cycling
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On Nov 29, 6:42*pm, Derek C wrote:
A few years ago it was predicted that the UK would be enjoying a balmy
Mediterranean climate by now. What went wrong?

Derek C


Anyhow, its all in the mind. Get fit like these Geordie lassies (!):-

http://tinyurl.com/399gqmu
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Old November 29th 10, 07:30 PM posted to uk.rec.driving,uk.rec.cycling
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On 29/11/2010 18:42, Derek C wrote:
A few years ago it was predicted that the UK would be enjoying a balmy
Mediterranean climate by now. What went wrong?


Physics
Law
Highway code
Engineering
and now

Climate change

Which is another facet of the missing physics?

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Old November 29th 10, 08:15 PM posted to uk.rec.driving,uk.rec.cycling
Clive George
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On 29/11/2010 19:30, Marc wrote:
On 29/11/2010 18:42, Derek C wrote:
A few years ago it was predicted that the UK would be enjoying a balmy
Mediterranean climate by now. What went wrong?


Physics
Law
Highway code
Engineering
and now

Climate change

Which is another facet of the missing physics?


You must have missed fuel duty earlier.

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Old November 29th 10, 08:38 PM posted to uk.rec.driving,uk.rec.cycling
Marc[_5_]
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On 29/11/2010 20:15, Clive George wrote:
On 29/11/2010 19:30, Marc wrote:
On 29/11/2010 18:42, Derek C wrote:
A few years ago it was predicted that the UK would be enjoying a balmy
Mediterranean climate by now. What went wrong?


Physics
Law
Highway code
Engineering
and now

Climate change

Which is another facet of the missing physics?


You must have missed fuel duty earlier.

Did he make a fuel of himself about that as well?
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Old November 29th 10, 08:49 PM posted to uk.rec.driving,uk.rec.cycling
Harry Bloomfield
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Derek C expressed precisely :
A few years ago it was predicted that the UK would be enjoying a balmy
Mediterranean climate by now. What went wrong?

Derek C


I don't remember ever having snow fluttering down one minute and then
heavy hail the next, but it happened this afternoon.

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Old November 29th 10, 10:25 PM posted to uk.rec.driving,uk.rec.cycling
Mike Causer[_3_]
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On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:49:17 GMT
Harry Bloomfield wrote:

I don't remember ever having snow fluttering down one minute and then
heavy hail the next, but it happened this afternoon.


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

Has been turning up irregularly in winter recently.



Mike

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Old November 29th 10, 10:47 PM posted to uk.rec.driving,uk.rec.cycling
Alex Potter
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On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:25:21 -0800, Squashme wrote:

Anyhow, its all in the mind. Get fit like these Geordie lassies (!):-

http://tinyurl.com/399gqmu


Fit? Not the word I'd have used...

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Old November 30th 10, 04:36 AM posted to uk.rec.driving,uk.rec.cycling
Derek C
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Default Where is Global Warming when you need it?

On Nov 29, 8:15*pm, Clive George wrote:
On 29/11/2010 19:30, Marc wrote:

On 29/11/2010 18:42, Derek C wrote:
A few years ago it was predicted that the UK would be enjoying a balmy
Mediterranean climate by now. What went wrong?


Physics
Law
Highway code
Engineering
and now


Climate change


Which is another facet of the missing physics?


You must have missed fuel duty earlier.


http://www.petrolprices.com/fuel-tax.html

Diesel used to be taxed at a lower rate than petrol. Note that
conventional diesel is now taxed at over 3 pence per litre more than
conventional petrol.

Derek C
 




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