The Official Nonsense Thread

[Minty]

Thank goodness that was all you managed to suffer in the end. The worst thing about high winds isn't just the roofs blowing off, it's the parts turning into shrapnel destroying everything in sight. The weather up here right now is more like a fine spring day. So much for those worst winter in 50 years predictions back at the start of the month from the "experts".

London ain't what it used to be according to my brother (he lived there while working for Imperial College). There's always been a lot of standoffishness, but it is certainly worse than a decade ago. Mind you, there's the south side of Glasgow where the Asians are at near war with the Roma in places like Scotstoun but everyone pretending it's not going on. Maybe I'm getting old & cynical, but cities seem so much less friendly than they once were, & people are colder.

Oh yeah, forget what you've been hearing about bustling sales & record crowds at the sales up here - total fiddlesticks & flapdoodle this year yet again. Will dig up my Boxing Day photo from my phone later to show you.

I see someone in the papers today going on about nuclear fusion & talking about it not happening until 2040. WTF? They were talking about fusion reactors being a reality back in 2000! It's the old story: no one wants to fund the development properly, even though once they can be made it's game over as far as energy worries are concerned with minimal environmental impact (unlike fission). They want someone else to invent it, so they can get their spies to steal the blueprints.

Oh yeah, did a bit of BF2 playing lately - nice to see it's still as bad tempered as ever. It's like the officials Sims 4 section with guns!