Today’s weather is not proof that we’re all going to die!
Posted by clubwah on April 3, 2008
The severe windy conditions in Melbourne has caused plenty of havoc, destruction and sadly at least one death.
Listening to talk back radio and various comments on the news sites I noticed a few people were using today’s conditions, which included dust storms from Victoria’s west, as proof, that the effects of global warming were on show for all to see.
Get a fucking grip people. It’s windy, not Armafuckinggeddon. The strong gusts were caused by a depression rising from the remnants of a tropical cyclone off the West Australian coast, that saw low and pressure system to come together.
It’s called weather you alarmist dip-shits. It’s happened before and it will happen again, regardless of climate change.
The Editor said
Global warming caused my train cancellation.
raydixon said
Wah, up here in the north east of Victoria we missed the worst of the winds and we got only a little bit of dust. But what we got was some decent rain. We are truly ‘blessed’ in this area and when the globe warms up to unbearable temperatures and the rest of the world is stuffed I reckon we’ll still be green. You see we’re so tucked away and isolated that even doomsday ignores us. I suggest you all relocate now to the armageddon-proof Ovens Valley while it’s still affordable.
Bron said
Help, help, where am I? On Tim Blair’s blog or what?!
Chuck A. Spear said
Who’s Tim Blair?
What’s the average price for a joint in the Ovens Valley Ray?
clubwah said
Bron I’m not a climate change sceptic I just find it frustrating that when we have an occasional bout of bad weather people equate it to global warming – stupid stuff.
The thing is with climate change, why does everyone assume the change will be bad.
Antarctica was once rain forest with a climate like the south island of New Zealand. Now it’s frozen tundra.
Which is better?
Keri said
I think the salient point everyone needs to hold on to with Climate Change is this – we don’t know what’s going to happen.
Which is just as scary for mine as knowing exactly what’s going to happen and ignoring it.
I don’t know about you, but I’m not willing to bet my (possible future) children’s lives on it being a myth.
raydixon said
What’s the average price for a joint in the Ovens Valley Ray?
Bright’s average house price is around $290,000, Chuck. Still cheap by Melbourne’s standards but high for regional areas. However in Myrtleford it’s about $190,000 (and falling). Mt Beauty, whoooa, you can buy real cheap over there … but it’s in the Kiewa Vall;ey and that’s not “climate-change’-proof.
If you’re gunna live up this way Bright’s the go because at least we’ve got some facilities. The tourism gives it a bit of vibrancy too, although Brunswick Street it ain’t.
Zombie Mao said
pffft a bit of wind
You guys have never been in a Beijing sandstorm
Now that’s weather.
clubwah said
Climate change is unpredictable Keri, and we don’t know what’s going to happen. But then, so is the weather.
John Surname said
“What’s the average price for a joint in the Ovens Valley Ray?”
Now what is the average price of a vial of crack?
Zombie Mao said
hehehehe
raydixon said
Now what is the average price of a vial of crack?
I think Chuck was referring to real estate John, not drugs. Anyway, I’m not sure what crack goes for here but tell me what you’re paying for it in Melbourne and I’ll see if I can get you a better deal.
Chuck said
I love Mt Beauty. I have distant relatives there. I couldn’t live there though unless I could get mobile phone coverage and lattes.
Brunswick St is changing Ray. The Punters Club being turned into Bimbo Lounge was did it for me.
Chuck said
Isn’t there a joke about how much crack is in Joan Kirner’s pants?
John Surname said
“I think Chuck was referring to real estate John, not drugs. Anyway, I’m not sure what crack goes for here but tell me what you’re paying for it in Melbourne and I’ll see if I can get you a better deal.”
I know. I’m not paying for it, I’m making it, but I’ve heard someone around your area does it cheaper, and I have to “cap his ass” before he cuts into my bizness.
raydixon said
I think I know who you mean John. He used to be our mayor.
Ray Dixon said
I love Mt Beauty. I have distant relatives there. I couldn’t live there though unless I could get mobile phone coverage and lattes
They’ve got everything in Sleepy Hollow Chuck, even a Music Fest coming up on the Anzac Day long weekend.
http://www.musicmuster.org.au/Artists/artists2008/indexa2008.htm
Should be quite a hoot.
Chuck said
It looks like a pretty good lineup Ray. It’s a great setting for a music festival.
raydixon said
It does seem to have gone up a notch this year Chuck. The Mt Beauty event has struggled in the past but who knows, they might eventually make it into something pretty big.
Dave from Albury said
Pfft, Ovens Valley. Everyone knows that East Albury is the Toorak of the north. OK, perhaps the MooneePonds, but it’s cheaper to live here than Bright and corporations are able to build supermarkets with gay abandon.
Regarding the weather, everything around here was coated in mud after the rain, the Dave from Albury Compound really needs a clean. It wasn’t, however, a sign of armageddon. Bruce Willis was nowhere in sight.