Paranoia

[lonewolf]

how do you know any different? what are you basing your conclusions on? English isn't your first language so how do you know you've got your facts right? I like to prep for all eventualities and leave nothing out, then I don't get surprised. did you see the recent storms in this country, did you see the Thames Valley and the Somerset Levels under water? what about the Tsunami's of recent years? in medieval times we didn't have the industrial pollution we have these days(and I mean global pollution here) also we didn't have the population numbers either.i am not so niave that I DONT think 7 BILLION people might just have an influence on what is happening to our weather.

[Plymtom]

I once heard it said that if everyone in China jumped up and down on the spot in sync, the resulting earthquakes would cause problems globally.

[J23]

English isn't your first language so how do you know you've got your facts right?

YOU'RE KIDDING ME RIGHT?
I read much better than I write, besides you can read in different languages, not only English, so failed argument again

[J23]

I once heard it said that if everyone in China jumped up and down on the spot in sync, the resulting earthquakes would cause problems globally.

how do you prepare for this one? I bet lonewolf needs to know

[lonewolf]

suit yourself. I'm not really bothered what you think. I have my own priorities and don't much care what others think. unless you are a climate scientist(which I doubt) its just your opinion versus mine.

[cpslashm]

in medieval ages there were times when you could find wineyards in London, there were also times when it was really cold in Europe. your prediction about 2017 is based on crystal ball

We grow grapes. They are small, black, have an intense flavour and the vines grows like triffids. Growing grapes for wine in this country does not need a Mediterranean climate, just non-Mediterranean grapes plus people, like the Romans, who knew how to make wine.

The great thing about "around 2017" is that it can be totally disproved within a few years and I can be declared an absolute plonker.

Here's hoping you're right and my projection is a load of (crystal) balls.

In the meantime, I'll keep an eye on the incoming climate data.

[lonewolf]

In the meantime, I'll keep an eye on the incoming climate data.

you and me both.

[junmist]

I once heard it said that if everyone in China jumped up and down on the spot in sync, the resulting earthquakes would cause problems globally.

[adrian007]

The climate gets hotter and colder of it's own accord. there was a mini ice age a few hundred years ago, it's warmed since. In that J23 is right.

What is also true, is that the world is warming quite a bit faster than can be explained by 'just warming up after a cold period'. 1%C in 100 years is significant and it is clearly under the influence of man. This is denied by very few people indeed these days.

Meteorology O'level doesn't count for much, but it might show I have a long standing interest in the subject (from before climate change was an issue) and a basic understanding.

Also interesting to note that in my lifetime - 46 years - the world population has more than doubled...won't take 46 years for another 3.5bn to be here.

EDIT - I am unconcerned about climate change at a personal level. I do my bit for the planet, but I don't think the changes will affect me in my lifetime...other than storms taking away my polytunnels

[Gwiz]

Whisper,
moving back to your original question, I like to be able to do virtually any task myself, so I spend my time learning how to do "stuff"
This ranges from plumbing to basketry, mechanics to woodworking, welding, net making, shooting, conservation, Alternative technologies for power generation and growing/preserving my own food, shooting and so on.
I'm looking into producing my own spirits at the moment (purely as a theoretical exercise you understand could be useful as an antiseptic)
I like to collect useful books (remember them? they don't need the internet or elastic trickery) on all sorts of things from furniture repair to edible wild plants and herbal medicines.
It's easy to see where my main interests are, I think, but that's not to say we haven't got a load of dried food around to see us through a few weeks of "Bad times"
Where I live we get more than a few power outages, so I make sure that when it happens, we are one of the first homes to get a light on in the window, we can still cook/ get hot water because we run on calor gas, and a small generator supplies enough power to run most items around the home. We also have a small solar electricity capability in case I'm not able to get the genny set up (if the weather is really foul at the time)