Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

Originally Posted by V8Ian

To be fair Des, as someone who has many years experience as a volunteer emergency worker, the best place for any politician, during an operation it well out of the way. Overseas is ideal, rather than getting in the way whilst trying to garner the accolades due to the feet on the ground mob.

But but but, one can't get any Service Fruit Salad OS.

You know the ones, on screen looking like a wannabee Admiral of the fleet or Chief of Navy or a South American/ME Dictator or Russian Minister of Defence.

UK is worried

"The killer Saharan heat surge, named after the terrifying mythological monster guarding the gates to Hell, is set to turn its gaze towards the UK in the coming weeks.

Alarm bells have sounded for rocketing temperatures next month to kick start a freak two-month autumn heatwave.

But this weekend, as 45C blazing sunshine melts tourists on the Continent, wind and rain is dampening spirits at home.
The miserable UK weather is expected to continue through the rest of this month before thermometers goes stratospheric.
British Weather Services meteorologist Jim Dale says summer could come to a sizzling end.
He said: “There’s still about a 10-per cent chance that we could see a 40C by the end of the summer, the chance is small, but it is there.

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Other trivia is I watch power use at a country level too often perhaps. Hot and cold can get my attention

Originally Posted by 4bee

I know what you mean, but cancelling all credit cards seems to do the trick (for a while anyway).

Haven't had to do that,but they have mysteriously vanished on occasions

Not sure I would put too much faith in that weather forecast. There are forecasting organizations here that regularly predict heat waves in summer and blizzards in winter. These forecasts tend to be at least a few weeks in the future and my experience is they are just headline grabbing. One day they will be correct and they will be there saying I told you so but this will be based on repeating it for years until it actually happens

News here has just discovered El Niño so every up or down is due to this catastrophic event - to tune of ‘we are all doomed’. Even with El Niño you need to be careful as there are some very lose definitions of when it is occurring

‘Official’ Weather bureau forecast
Long range forecast - Met Office

Originally Posted by 3toes

Not sure I would put too much faith in that weather forecast. There are forecasting organizations here that regularly predict heat waves in summer and blizzards in winter. These forecasts tend to be at least a few weeks in the future and my experience is they are just headline grabbing. One day they will be correct and they will be there saying I told you so but this will be based on repeating it for years until it actually happens

News here has just discovered El Niño so every up or down is due to this catastrophic event - to tune of ‘we are all doomed’. Even with El Niño you need to be careful as there are some very lose definitions of when it is occurring

‘Official’ Weather bureau forecast
Long range forecast - Met Office

As long as the Ashes Test isn't affected!

Originally Posted by 3toes

Not sure I would put too much faith in that weather forecast. There are forecasting organizations here that regularly predict heat waves in summer and blizzards in winter. These forecasts tend to be at least a few weeks in the future and my experience is they are just headline grabbing. One day they will be correct and they will be there saying I told you so but this will be based on repeating it for years until it actually happens

News here has just discovered El Niño so every up or down is due to this catastrophic event - to tune of ‘we are all doomed’. Even with El Niño you need to be careful as there are some very lose definitions of when it is occurring

‘Official’ Weather bureau forecast
Long range forecast - Met Office

to tune of ‘we are all doomed’

Sounds a bit like the UK version of "We are all in this together". They expected us to believe all that tripe, what utter bull**** & Liars!

First time a US warship is commisioned outside the USA
Named after HMAS Canberra sunk during the Battle of Savo Island.
Thank you USA. Us Matlow's all know about our loss at the Savo Iland 84 dead Lest we forget.




USS Canberra arrives in Sydney to be commissioned | Sky News Australia

USS Canberra has arrived in Sydney ahead of the first ever commissioning of a US navy ship in an allied country, making it a historic moment for Australia’s military alliance.

I might have to dust off my hunting gear!

On the way to town today, there were a couple of signs stating that it was 'Koala Season'!