And it's killing people .. Bad news.
But the world can't condemn Iran for wanting a few $ out of it , IMHO
It's up to the world to decide what to do about it. ... Embargo, yes, maybe . More sanctions, yes, fine. The list can go on, and on.
The root cause, however is Russia ,and that should be the main attack point.
Supply Ukraine with £50m say, and but Iranian drones. Iran is a friend of Russia, but if it wont supply them commercially, then a small escalation is likely- stopping Iran trade with Russia . It won't happen though.
When Ukraine gets drones, then it would be at liberty to bomb Russia itself. It might bring the war to more Russian civilians , when power supplies etc are cut ? That sort of show of strength might even get the neo nazi talking to Ukraine .... ?
Well not any more. Russia is saying they'll repair it ready to donate to Ukraine later ..
Have a good one my friend. Don't forget most people retire in their 60's . 70 is a good age to learn to ride a horse [ or any other pastime not involving death] better .
A logical progression would be for a postal ballot of major EU capitals for incorporation into the Russian state. Sorted and Russia wins .......
A rebuttal defence would be for Ukraine to hold a referendum ,using UN observers to check on the validity of the Russian vote earlier , especially in areas where Russia has given up . Fight Russian insanity with.... sanity ..... and treat Russian statements as true where its easy to show falsehoods ?
The honest answer is : quite a lot !
This is mainly becuase they dont know as its new territory. I have been trawling through literature and cant find anything quantifiable .
So whats in the media ? Primarily that weather will become more extreme , how much- they dont say .
The major thing they don't say [ that I have found, anyway] is that there is a time lag in temperature rise so even if we stop CO2 emissions now, it will keep worsening till it reaches equilibrium .
How to interpret that time lag for the common person then , 'cos that's what we wanna know . I personally dont really want to know if polar bears become extinct........ if i have the choice of knowing if I myself, am going to be extinct/flooded/burnt out/famished/hydrothermed/whatever.
There are 2 things happening with global warming.
1. Ice coverings on earth are disappearing
2. Weather is changing
The first should take decades or centuries to be complete. Once done, the sea level will have risen around 100m . Hope your great grandkids like water ! Anyhow, a bit far into the future and we will have sorted stuff by then hopefully as the more pressing aspect will affect this
The second is to know what's happening in the nearer future. My feeling is because of this time lag, stuff is going to get worse, so I think it's fair to assume that what happens now as a freak, is to expect that annually . I realise this isn't scientific and very much a straw guess, but its something to work with
In addition as it gross weather patterns become more frequent , areas of earth will become uninhabitable as people realise what's happening. if you think thats far fetched then consider the fires in California and their frequency/ferocity as one example, there are many others.
So what can we do ?
Try to get politicians to take it more seriously than now . Unfortunately they all want whats best for their country... NOW and sod the 'then' part .
Dont we, as a species, need to grow up, and get countries to work to a common good? Yes,it would mean creating a world government, but is it possible.
I really hope it is, as I cant see any other solution ....
Well, For some reasons, time seems to go in one direction only .....
Surely it should be automatic , with an option to leave it if you wanted ???? This one strikes me as sick
Well, not quite. Below is todays front page as an example, however.
Underneath it are the main news subjects , with broad topics, like business, science etc. Plus important topical stuff that changes often to help you keep up to date.
These usually have about 1 topical subject in total . I just happened to look today and they are building up!
Fully half of the groupings are of topical stuff . It's starting to look like my to-do list, its growing unwieldy . The BBC is a wonderful company , and doesn't need this. Calling all world leaders . Sort it PLEASE !!!1
Well, One must believe Russia that Ukraine is shelling its own power plants.
: if the wind is in the correct direction, radioactive fallout could end up in Russia [ bypassing the HIMAR US restrictions on hitting Russia directly.
: Ukraine knows that Russia will keeps it liberated lands, so its best to make them uninhabitable for a few 1000 years.
You just have to have faith in the Russian news and a slight scepticism against other nations' media
How much money is too much ?????
I used to live , basically as I think most people live their lives , you work and play, and generally try to save the readies to be sorted for your retirement, if you can anyway .
I was surprised when my partner asked me , why do you need more , and got me thinking . At age 20, its to earn as much as possible to save for retirement. Later its to stash enough for retirement . Finally, its to splash out on the kids afterwards [ and whoever else you might want] . Is that the full story ?
Simples, and hope most people agree. Before she said that though, I was in a mild continual panic as to what retirement was going tobe like financially . Afterwards , having convinced myself we would be ok , I surprised myself as to how calm I'd become , we dont need to bequeath anything really so at the end the remainer should be broke . It was overamazing , but didnt think too much apart from that. Then Ukraine happened , and suddenly the nest egg shrank . Panic again .
Which started me thinking. Why, the overreaction? It's a bit obvious, running out of dosh isn't the best situation to be in, but even with that, we still had enough , but my emotions were extreme and got me thinking that the emotions might be genetic . If so, how would that affect society ? and does it gel with reality ?
Mankind seems to have a thing for getting as much as you can , not just enough, but as much . I was reading about some guys who had billions. WHY ? Some guys who have billions, then retire and spend lots on good causes . Those who have billions, then spend it on going to mars and so on, and so forth. US has a tradition of guys retiring then spending it on good causes - they really earnt the title 'robber barons' though in their heyday , so maybe they weren't good to start with ?
Overall though, most people do whatever they can to get wealth . What would happen with education and a set minimum amount of wealth ? maybe the world would be a better place ?
Well , with the cost of energy rising so much in the UK, what can we do to heat and eat ?
I'm no expert, but here's what I'm doing to help myself . Any comments or other tips greatly appreciated!
There's never one magic bullet [ almost anyway], so these add up .
1. Travel . I now mostly travel by pushbike for distances of less than about 5 miles [ for me thats my nearest sizeable town] . I have a rucksack and backrack to help carry . For a big shop, then I treat myself to using the car . I go to exercise classes in the town, and gaining some street cred when any fellow classees see me coming into the car park .... For windy days, I will be using my ebike . I cant get rid of the car as I do travel further sometimes .
2. Bathing . Exercise classes now finish off with a shower sometimes [at the leisure centre]. I used to luxuriate by a shower followed by a bubble bath 3.5x/week . Now its once per week along with a quick shower if required + the gym...
3. Washing. Cold water- fast .
4. Laundry. Now putting washing on every 6 days rather than 5, and filling up the machine slightly more. I'm helping to compensate by wearing thinner tops than normal [ T-shirts primarily] , and bedsheets staying on a couple of days longer . I use an electronic calendar to keep track of whats needed doing . Later in the year ,I'll be washing jumpers much less frequently , at present I only wear them at night
5. Smart lights . Removed
6. Standby kit- stuff with remotes Turning off at the machine--- when I remember to do it
7. Lights . Turning off when leaving room. Im getting better at this ! I have a battery operated proximity light in the bedroom, Im finding using this useful as it gives time to turn on the bedside lamp rather than the main lights .
8. Thermostat . Everyone says to turn it down by 1C . Ive not had the boiler on for central heating since about April, and relied on a thick jumper so far. Come autumn, I'll most likely do so .
9. Chimneys and the like . Make sure you know about ventilation prior to doing this- gas appliances need to be able to vent to the outside and can be dangerous if the off gasses cant escape . I have a fitted gas fire which I never use. The chimney now sports an old shirt blocking [warmer] air going up the stack .
10. Double glazing. Yeah think every house has that nowadays. I moved my finger round the inside edges of my windows a few months ago and was shocked to feel a draught. Screwfix visit, £12 of kit and resealed , rather than £1000s fitting new windows . Looks much better too :)
12 Bedclothes . Well my duvet is rather luxurious , but if it does get cold over winter , there are easy ways to rectify that problem .
13. Insulation . I had my walls insulated courtesy of HMG a couple of years ago . FREE . Check whether you can get freebies ..... They wouldnt insulate my loft properly , however , but beggars cant be choosers .....
14. Renewable installation. I'm moving home soon, so I'd never get my money back from this personally in my present gaffe . If you're planning to stay in your home for a few years however, you might want to think about this and do the sums . I will be in autumn, the price of energy will make the payback in a few years only [ my guess is 4 at the current fuel price, and its a hedge against future hikes of course] .
Well , its getting closer to the time when Trump is likely to get more in the news. The good news is if he gets back into the Whitehouse through the door rather than via a riot, he will sort out global warming quickly.
Yeah , OK , the world knows fuel prices have risen a little this year .... and that governments throughout the world have been cajoled into helping out its citizens .
What isnt publicised however, is that when the fuel price increases, the government tax take also rises , as its normally fixed as a % .
So the government is profiting from our misery ......
So what should we do ? Well, its in the govs' hands, just cap the take as a temporary measure. It wont be a huge amount , but will make it fairer ......
