Are you affected by the severe weather?

786 published comments with 56 censored.

Have you been caught out by the heavy rain and strong winds?

Flooded rivers and fallen trees have caused chaos across the UK.

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Written by peter yaren on Thu Jan 11 10:59:41 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

So much for global bl**dy warming.

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Written by Atheist Woody, Burton on Trent, United Kingdom on Thu Jan 11 11:00:46 GMT 2007. 2 recommendations.

Yeah its windy, raining and cold. Shocking weather to be having in mid-winter.

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Written by [Bazzer414], United Kingdom on Thu Jan 11 13:03:33 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Quote "more than 20% of the heat gained from the mid 1950's to 2003, was lost between 2003 and 2005. Undeterred by failed alarmist predictions, excuses are rolled out. Apparently there will be weather in all parts of the world this week, and that's proof of man-made global warming as well."

Google it.

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Written by [eidless], stirling, United Kingdom on Thu Jan 11 13:12:32 GMT 2007. 1 recommendations.

Quote "more than 20% of the heat gained from the mid 1950's to 2003, was lost between 2003 and 2005. Undeterred by failed alarmist predictions, excuses are rolled out. Apparently there will be weather in all parts of the world this week, and that's proof of man-made global warming as well."

Google it.

[Bazzer414], United Kingdom

I did - its from the "Association of British Drivers" - what do they know about climate change and by the way I don't think they are completely impartial.

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Written by Dave A, Nottingham on Thu Jan 11 13:10:20 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Dinner In a one cob Hackers tradition.

1 Turkey Bacon & Cranberry Stuffing Cob
2 Cornflake slices (just like you used to get at school. Unless you went to a special school like James. According to Mr Connellan)

Copy of the Times and New Scientist

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Written by Steve L, SE3 on Thu Jan 11 13:17:43 GMT 2007. 1 recommendations.

I'm off to join the interest rate debate. Too many flids, trying to out-do one another with totally boring climate change statistics, have joined the debate.

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Written by james lloyd on Thu Jan 11 13:17:22 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Hi Sir Jeff

Tell Helen that Jamie's, Alex and my church fuddle is on tonight - and we can't do overtime! :O)

Edgar wheres my sausage rolls!

David A

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Written by Martin Johnston, Dundee on Thu Jan 11 13:16:34 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

To be honsest there are more things to worry about than the weather.

Like the 650 people in Dundee that the blood-suckers of NCR have just made unemployed.

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Written by Martin Johnston, Dundee on Thu Jan 11 13:49:44 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Complain about NCR job losses to:

john.hourigan@ncr.com

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Written by morag hobbs, huntly on Thu Jan 11 12:25:24 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

chill oot! nothin wrong with a bit of rain lyk! nd the quine who is speaking about her patio heater are you completely mad. the guy who almost got blown must have a small wiggler!!! :D haha the gordon schools im on bbc!!

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Written by Richard C, Bath, United Kingdom on Thu Jan 11 12:53:57 GMT 2007. 1 recommendations.

Welcome to climate change, its only going to get worse.

Ifor Williams, Llanfaglan

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Either you have a REALLY short memory or love cliches so much that you would rather ignore fact. If this is bad weather then please explain the storms of the 20th century! Please explain why the weather hasn't got worse since although emissions are up by xxxxx%? Stop talking crap, it's embarrassing for the rest of us to admit that you too are British.../Welsh.

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Written by [Gothnet], London on Thu Jan 11 13:03:56 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

"Please explain why the weather hasn't got worse since although emissions are up by xxxxx%? Stop talking crap, it's embarrassing for the rest of us to admit that you too are British.../Welsh.

Richard C, Bath, United Kingdom"

Do some research. Global climate change due to human originated emissions is a reality.

On the other hand I agree that blaming any localised and short term extreme weather on it is rather stupid and betrays the common lack of understanding of the phenomenon

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Written by Ifor Williams, Llanfaglan on Thu Jan 11 13:12:05 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Either you have a REALLY short memory or love cliches so much that you would rather ignore fact. If this is bad weather then please explain the storms of the 20th century! Please explain why the weather hasn't got worse since although emissions are up by xxxxx%? Stop talking crap, it's embarrassing for the rest of us to admit that you too are British.../Welsh.

Richard C, Bath, United Kingdom

Check your weather data facts - washi!

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Written by C Custard on Thu Jan 11 14:32:54 GMT 2007. 1 recommendations.

Barry is lucky. I had my ears, nose, eyelids and top lip blown off.

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Written by mo jo on Thu Jan 11 12:41:31 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

chill oot!!! a bit of rain never hurt ne1! nd the girl bout her patio heater! r u completely insane?????? get a grip!!shouldve sercured it better eh!!!haha cassie ur a goth!

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Written by Merson Tuffers, Staffs, United Kingdom on Thu Jan 11 12:22:25 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Unlucky I DID get blown last night

StevieL longhurst, blackheath

Is this what they mean by 'overblown ego'?

;-)

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Written by StevieL longhurst, blackheath on Thu Jan 11 12:20:32 GMT 2007. 1 recommendations.

i nearly got blown this morning

can't say i ain't happy about it!!

Chicken Noodles

Unlucky I DID get blown last night

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Written by Kenneth Brailsford, Loughborough, United Kingdom on Thu Jan 11 12:24:55 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Energy crisis my A--- the answer my friends is blowing in the the wind.
Windy Miller

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Written by leftwing lefty, United Kingdom on Thu Jan 11 12:34:17 GMT 2007. 1 recommendations.

I believe climate change does exist although the recent weather is not real proof of this.

BBC why won't you post my Iraq comments?

Oh well. I find it very sad when the Liberals and the anti war brigage were proved right about the war in Iraq. USA and the UK governments should be ashamed of themselves and the carnage they have caused.

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Written by mo jo on Thu Jan 11 12:49:44 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

hellooooo! is it not obvious any weather change we r jus goin to blame on global warming or something of a similar nature! 5 years ago it was snowing upto your waist and now there i just a bit of rain and everyones complaining. yes its getting slightly WARMER! not colder! meh!

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Written by Philby bradlaugh, United Kingdom on Thu Jan 11 15:12:11 GMT 2007. 2 recommendations.

I blame Blair, Bush and the "Evil West" myself! Oh - what the hell - all white Caucasians!

People seem to blame us for everything else!

[loyallittleenglander], Bradford, United Kingdom


I know what you mean mate, I was driving home in my beamer from my well paid job the other night I was scared stiff that someone gay, black or muslim would attack me and give me a case of liberal guilt. Of course on the other hand you might just be a whining racist who infests every topic with your BS

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Written by [Hyorkie] on Thu Jan 11 15:01:30 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

My wheelie bins hav'nt been emptied since Christmas, they were all blown over last night and most of the contents have vanished - brill!!

Not so brill, the fence has gone too.

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Written by Philby bradlaugh, United Kingdom on Thu Jan 11 15:16:11 GMT 2007. 3 recommendations.

For all the mentally challenged out there. particularly those who have been coming up with the "Pretty soon it will be compulsory to be gay" line on another forum, the correct word for someone who fancies the other sex is HETEROsexual not HETRO. Funny how I peggged that the bigots would infest this forum too.

Captain Pedantic

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Written by P McEnhill, Huddersfield, United Kingdom on Thu Jan 11 15:25:55 GMT 2007. 2 recommendations.

Stooped down to catch a rubber glove, and found it was a dog that had been blown inside out.

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Written by Robert Sharr, London, United Kingdom on Thu Jan 11 15:27:16 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

The wind certainly seems to have blown a lot of sexual obsessives in from another HYS.
For God's sake we are Englishmen here we talk about the weather - not whether or not a chap
bats for the other side.

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Written by [megsmith] on Thu Jan 11 15:26:09 GMT 2007. 2 recommendations.

Ian Here,
If you hate HYS so much why do post so many comments ?

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Written by Michael Hammond, Hull on Thu Jan 11 16:04:47 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

To C Custard:-

You should have washed your hands, think of the spread of M.R.S.A.

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Written by Steve L, SE3 on Thu Jan 11 16:32:36 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Its the Bank of Englands fought its so windy and wet

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Written by Philby bradlaugh, United Kingdom on Thu Jan 11 16:50:18 GMT 2007. 1 recommendations.

Hmmm... wonder what latest political scandal the BBC are desperately trying to avoid on New Labour's behalf with this posting.

Maia i

Try reading some of the other sections, you sad tory

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Written by Stuart S on Thu Jan 11 16:57:37 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Try reading some of the other sections, you sad tory

Philby bradlaugh, United Kingdom

I'd rather be a Tory than support labour and have to walk around with my head stuck up my backside pretending that the last ten years of destruction haven't happened. You can keep falsely and stupidly claiming that "we've never had it so good" all you want but most people with half a brain can see thats not true.

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Written by Gary Thompson, United Kingdom on Thu Jan 11 17:06:50 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

"Try reading some of the other sections, you sad tory"

Philby bradlaugh, United Kingdom

Well, with that comment, you can only be one of the rapidly dwindling number of Labour party members...

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Written by Gavin Glos, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom on Thu Jan 11 17:06:08 GMT 2007. 2 recommendations.

You know, I think these HYS comment things are a bit like the BBC's "Horizon" programme: they start off with some useful comments, perhaps a little humour but generally useful stuff but, as we get nearer the end, suddenly a handful of loons with mad ideas appear and start saying that everyone else is wrong about whatever is being discussed. Here, it's with global warming deniers. On other Comments, it's homophobes. I guess if you wait long enough, you'll get a full spread of opinions.

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Written by [oldernotwiser], London on Thu Jan 11 17:20:59 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Good grief, what a pointless load of drivel... missing cats, what next!

Its January, it's raining, it's windy, it's Britain

This type of weather isn't rare, it's normal

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Written by Ian Baildon, Shipley on Fri Jan 12 08:15:37 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Much of our infrastructure is out of date and needs more capacity. There needs to be more leadership from the government or else we will have third world resources.

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Written by Ian Baildon, Shipley on Fri Jan 12 08:15:31 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Much of our infrastructure is out of date and needs more capacity. There needs to be more leadership from the government or else we will have third world resources.

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Written by A Hilary, Nottingham on Fri Jan 12 08:34:31 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Hilary "Would you like a drink?"

Rob "Yes please i'd like a water"

Hilary "The water machines over there"

Lets play darts 180

Ted'The Count'Hankey

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Written by Woo Hoo, Europe on Fri Jan 12 10:21:40 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

But if the cat was blown away at least the owner will a) save some money and b) do his bit for the environment, because there'll be no cat food tin cans to dispose off

Steve L, SE3

If your baby died, would you say "Oh well, there's some money saved at least"?

Some people seem to have a God complex that makes them believe they are somehow more deserving of life than other animals.

My cat brings me more happiness than the vast majority of people I have met.

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Written by Richard C, Bath, United Kingdom on Fri Jan 12 11:15:07 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Yes and seven dead for the undertakers. Wonderful.

Andrew Carter, London, United Kingdom

Are you trying to say that 7 people is a lot? Because it really isnt.

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Written by [MarkGE], Witney, United Kingdom on Fri Jan 12 11:25:41 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Yes and seven dead for the undertakers. Wonderful.

Andrew Carter, London, United Kingdom

Definately wonderful. An average day sees ten dead on Britain's roads, so three people are alive who may not have been.

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Written by Max Headroom, East Midlands, United Kingdom on Fri Jan 12 12:46:03 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

The Sun doesn't always shine on the righteous, and judging by the self righteuos claptrap on HYS sometimes, well that kind of explains it really. BANNED AGAIN - MR MODERATOR!

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Written by Michael Hammond, Hull on Fri Jan 12 13:59:10 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

The wind here seems to be coming from the direction of the Midlands.

There are a lot of immigrants in the Midlands

It is too much of a coincidence for the two not to be connected.

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Written by [Harry-Flashman] on Fri Jan 12 14:31:27 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

A few years ago a 4x4 splashed me while I was walking. I was so angry. I got some mud and hurled it at the back window.

Seeing the mud all over that mans window was so funny. It was even more funny when he opened the window and shouted at me.
Me and my friends laughed! :)
leftwing lefty,

Fantastic the best thing I have read for ages. I am still laughing!
widuran Bertram,

Welcome to the Two minute Hate!

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Written by Woo Hoo, Europe on Fri Jan 12 14:33:15 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Welcome to the Two minute Hate!

[Harry-Flashman]

No, that's what Bin Laden is for.

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Written by Ian Here, Southam, United Kingdom on Fri Jan 12 14:49:48 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

"The thunder roared, the lightning flashed and all the world was shaken. The little piggie ran like hell to try to save his bacon.

Sorry! Going home soon ......

Ian Here"

Ooops, speaking as a woolly, left-wing, liberal, intellectual, PC advocate, I sincerely apologise to any vegetarians or certain religious groups. And those of sensitive dispositions.

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Written by Oh Noes, Stratford on Fri Jan 12 15:05:11 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Somebody just EXPLODED in Stratfrod because of the wind 'n rain.

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Written by Mb, London on Fri Jan 12 13:29:33 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

As other posters have said, accept we live in the UK, buy a kite and go outside and enjoy (unless you have a windy day simulator on your PS2?).

Mark Bedding, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Yes, why not take a boat out - and get swept overboard. Or go to the seafront - no, wait the police have closed it off. Or walk down by the river - whoops, can't, it's flooded. Walk in the park - get a tree fall on your head. Go for a drive - and get a lorry fall on you, or blown off a bridge.

Idiot.

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Written by [PCbreakdown], Farnborough, United Kingdom on Fri Jan 12 15:38:35 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Climate change baa. Can we talk about something else. Like feminism?

Bob Jim

Is that your feminine side coming out Bob?

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Written by Bob Jim on Fri Jan 12 15:36:55 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Climate change baa. Can we talk about something else. Like feminism?

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Written by [VicolaW], Bury, United Kingdom on Fri Jan 12 15:48:47 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Do women sit in the loo EATING it?

[demand_proof], Luton, United Kingdom

No, we sit in there sculpting it into life sized models of famous climatologists and environmental scientists.

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Written by [demand_proof], Luton, United Kingdom on Fri Jan 12 15:45:25 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Ican make a loo roll last a month, but when my girlfriend moved in, it lasted a DAY!!!

Do women sit in the loo EATING it?

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Written by [VicolaW], Bury, United Kingdom on Fri Jan 12 15:42:08 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Women use MUCH more loo roll than men (certified pub FACT). Therefore men are greener. Hence... Better

QED

Evan Alaph, Lower Soggybottom, United Kingdom

But women change the loo roll when they use the last of it, ensuring plentiful supplies for all. Therefore women are better, FACT!

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Written by Evan Alaph, Lower Soggybottom, United Kingdom on Fri Jan 12 15:40:39 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

"Climate change baa. Can we talk about something else. Like feminism?" Bob Jim

Women use MUCH more loo roll than men (certified pub FACT). Therefore men are greener. Hence... Better

QED

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Written by Evan Alaph, Lower Soggybottom, United Kingdom on Fri Jan 12 15:50:11 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

Woo! Woo!

Thread diversion alert!

Woo! Woo!

Thread diversion alert.

Please return calmy to your original topic.

Woo! Woo!

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Written by Joe Baldwin, Chesham, Bucks, United Kingdom on Fri Jan 12 20:53:10 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

I don't know how, but it has to be the fault of this New Labour government.
Oh, and their stealth taxes.

[Tnebreux], London, United Kingdom

Ah, I've got it! They're taxing air now! Especially fast moving air. Only the air breathed primarily by middle class families with 2.4 children though, not benefit-claiming Muslim Polish asylum seeker scum.

Damn socialist liberal Marxist neo-con Blairite lefties. They ruin everything!

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Written by Steven Teale, East Sussex, United Kingdom on Fri Jan 12 21:20:24 GMT 2007. 2 recommendations.

Sensationalizing the weather now, BBC?

There must be a lack of news... but hang on: wet, windy weather in mid-January is hardly news either is it?

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Written by [judo_chop] on Fri Jan 12 17:53:40 GMT 2007. 0 recommendations.

The no camp has no science, they keep on repeating their mantra as an act of blind (right-wing and anti-environmental) political
faith.

David carey

Thanks David. i could just say in response the pro-lobby are a bunch f tree-hugging sheep that believe anything a leftist biased lobby tell them to think, but i'm not that rude.

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