Even the Brits are getting snow this time

[SUBMAN1]

People seem to forget that when the Vikings colonized Greenland, there wasn't a speck of Ice to be found.

-S

[lesrae]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Yeah, but you forgot to mention you were driving one of these

Sadly not , it's one of these Did me proud though, plenty of the 4WD drivers who lived near us didn't venture out all day.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by baggygreen

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,28318...-13762,00.html

Reliving your youth, jim?

I wish....we used to cover stones with snow....better effect on impact

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I wish....we used to cover stones with snow....better effect on impact

Sounds like a Geordie thing? So, my geography of the England is a little rusty, I take it you guys don't get snow all that often.

[Jimbuna]

I wouldn't say that.....we certainly have our moments, but being on the coast I reckon the salt air helps a little.

'Freezing temperatures in Newcastle this morning.

Reports say it was so cold, a geordie was seen with his hands in his own pockets!'

[August]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

People seem to forget that when the Vikings colonized Greenland, there wasn't a speck of Ice to be found.

-S

That is very true. That's why it was named "Greenland"...

[Tchocky]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

People seem to forget that when the Vikings colonized Greenland, there wasn't a speck of Ice to be found.

-S

Not forgotten, an oft-studied thing called the Medieval Warm Period

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Warm_Period

[lesrae]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Sounds like a Geordie thing? So, my geography of the England is a little rusty, I take it you guys don't get snow all that often.

The west coast is usually wetter and warmer because of the gulf stream, the east is drier but a lot colder, it's flatter and when we get winds in from the east, like we have at the moment, it can get a lot of snow.

The south of the country doesn't usually get a lot of snow, that's why I think they're often unprepared.

Our county council is running out of salt/grit now, with heavy snow forecast for tonight. Apparently we don't have to worry because there are reciprocal arrangements with neighbouring counties to use their supplies. Oh wait, they're also running low and expecting more snow tonight...

[Frame57]

Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

...what? Doctors and scientists have known for decades that bacteria and viruses have the ability to evolve and build up immunity to medication.

I would agree, so long as we are both talking about the ones who blame it totally on humans.

Then the FDA and AMA are to blame in this case with the allowance of medical practice to prescribe anti-biotics when they were not needed. We know have bacteria strains that are immune to the current anti-biotic regimen.

[antikristuseke]

the problem allso lies with media proclaiming antibiotics to be miracle cures back in the day is to blame, that is one of the reason people demand to be given antibiotics even when they dont need it.
Actualy quite a lot of misgivings about science can be atributed to misrepresentation by popular media, a recent article about quantum teleportation comes to mind.

[Stealth Hunter]

Indeed. The media has a nasty habit of proclaiming many things about science without giving sources, too.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I wouldn't say that.....we certainly have our moments, but being on the coast I reckon the salt air helps a little.

[Frame57]

Originally Posted by antikristuseke

the problem allso lies with media proclaiming antibiotics to be miracle cures back in the day is to blame, that is one of the reason people demand to be given antibiotics even when they dont need it.
Actualy quite a lot of misgivings about science can be atributed to misrepresentation by popular media, a recent article about quantum teleportation comes to mind.

Very true. My stepson used to get ear Infections a lot. The "family nurse practioner" always wanted to prescribe an anti-biotic and I got fed up and demanded that the "real" doctor see him. He himmed and hawed about it then finally decided that we see an ear-nose-throat specialist. The specialist had no bones about surgery in order to allow the ears to drain properly, which was the root of the problem as is in all kids that get this. So we had it done and no more ear infections...