Hysterical reporting re weather

[chunkolini]

I buy my newspaper everyday and always scan all the front pages to see what is going on.
The Daily Express and Mail have been hilarious for months.
In October they started predicting 'The Big Freeze' with apocalyptic headlines, and have not stopped. Ok we had a cold snap in February, but they are still at it.
Today's Express 'Big Freeze coming minus 9c for Bank Holiday' what are they on about?
All this negative energy cant be healthy.

And the mad nonsense about hose pipe bans.
It has been dry for two years.
It has rained for a few weeks. The rivers have risen, this measn the water is going downstream, to where? Oh the sea.
When are the Government going to take action and tell su to use jerry cans or something sensible.

 

[lexi]

Startling nonsense sells newspapers to the fragile sheepish masses.

Selling baked beans mixed with ********.

If they gave the papers away I would not buy.

 

[pedrobedro]

I'll have to tip all this petrol down the drain and rinse the jerry cans out so I can fill them up with water. I like the way they report that we are in a drought situation and face hosepipe bans while standing up to their Wellington tops in flood water

 

[tigler]

Everything's a drama these days !! Thats why I never read newspapers and rarely watch news programs. There is very little objective reporting, it's all about how the news readers look !! And you're right, there is this ridiculous infatuation with the weather ! Just why do we need to have weather and news updates every 15 mins, or in fact why do we even need weather people telling us about weather ?! I find looking out of the window works quite well !
For world events I sometimes watch Russia Today ! There's a guy on there who reports a little more objectively on economic issues without any sympathy or consideration for the banks etc. Quite refreshing !

 

[Weldinator]

I buy my newspaper everyday and always scan all the front pages to see what is going on.
The Daily Express and Mail have been hilarious for months.
In October they started predicting 'The Big Freeze' with apocalyptic headlines, and have not stopped. Ok we had a cold snap in February, but they are still at it.
Today's Express 'Big Freeze coming minus 9c for Bank Holiday' what are they on about?
All this negative energy cant be healthy.

And the mad nonsense about hose pipe bans.
It has been dry for two years.
It has rained for a few weeks. The rivers have risen, this means the water is going downstream, to where? Oh the sea.
When are the Government going to take action and tell su to use jerry cans or something sensible.

75% or this countries drinking water comes from underground. The underground lakes need winter slow flow rain to build up and the recent rain wont do that. It wont because the ground is soo dry these past 2 years that one, the plants take the water and whats left isn't making any difference to the under ground water levels yet. Thus we will be in a drought until they build up again.

Its the wrong type of rain again

I never buy newspapers either, they are just so full of cr*p tbh, plus they have no trust nowdays, more than ever.

 

[tigler]

Is it my suspicious mind or have the issues with water supply become a problem since privatisation ? Same as electricity and gas !

 

[Weldinator]

Germany only waste 10% of their water through leaks compared to our high volume amounts.

 

[rtbcomp]

...... have the issues with water supply become a problem since privatisation .......

No. I can remember standpipes in the streets when I was a kid in the days of the water boards.

 

[Shox Dr]

The greatest effect on the amount of water available in this country, is the amount of people and the amount we use.

You have only to drive past any reservoir anytime of year to see they are continually empty.

 

[tigler]

Germany only waste 10% of their water through leaks compared to our high volume amounts.

They also have a grey water recycling program so that drained water from sinks, showers and baths is conserved and re-used for flushing toilets.
This should be immediately adopted in all new builds, conversions and re-builds in the UK.
Using Potable water to flush toilets is madness !

 

[Weldinator]

I agree, we as a nation inc the people that decide what we use etc are such wasters, i hate waste a lot. If it can be reused then all is good.

 

[tigler]

Additionaly, rain water capture systems should be part of new build regs too, domestic and commercial.
Apart from water conservation people would save money on water bills.

 

[Shox Dr]

They also have a grey water recycling program so that drained water from sinks, showers and baths is conserved and re-used for flushing toilets.
This should be immediately adopted in all new builds, conversions and re-builds in the UK.
Using Potable water to flush toilets is madness !

It already is, I built an extension 3 yrs ago, the requirement then was to store ground water the new build had covered, to allow it to drain back into the ground without over burdening the council drains. I went one further and fitted 2 1800mm dia concrete rings that hold 4500ltrs to be used for toilets garden etc etc. it collects water from all the roofs

 

[tigler]

So does that apply to complete new properties too ?

 

[Shox Dr]

yes

 

[Country Joe]

For world events I sometimes watch Russia Today ! There's a guy on there who reports a little more objectively on economic issues without any sympathy or consideration for the banks etc. Quite refreshing !

Quite right, Tigler - Max Keiser (& Stacey Herbert - his side-kick!) - brilliantly blunt! Totally agree!
All the Best,
CJ

 

[tigler]

Thanks, couldn't recall their names when I posted the comment !
No British news channel would have the guts to make the same comments as Max !!

 

[chunkolini]

As I expected some very balanced comments here; as usual.
I almost got lynched for suggesting that it is wrong to use drinking water to keep lawns green in a pub recently.
I have a great idea, I am going to start drying water to use later, as a concentrate.

 

[mike os]

the current requirements with water are just to prevent major runoffs.... basically they are making you store & slow release rainwater rather than making the water board do it...cos it would cost the poor dear little water board too much money if they had to do the job they are supposed to do.

I think grey/rain water harvesting should be a requirement under the building regs for any new build or major refurb... along with solar PV and water, and solar water a requirement for any new heating system..... oh we cant do that becasue we have all these ****e combi things.....

 

[madkayaker]

What made me laugh the places on hosepipe ban while flooding!