So, recently some know it all bods from the American Nation Observatory and NASA reported that Sun Spot activity is not as violent as they had predicted.
They now believe this means the Sun has entered a cycle of cooling.
The upshot of this is they have predicted this will lead to a mini ice age in the next 10 years.
This will lead to year round snow further down from the Arctic Circle and rivers that don't normally freeze in winter freezing. Similar to when the Themes used to Freeze in the 16th Century.
I'm guessing this will sound the Death Knell for Global Warming,
So I'm off to buy a 7ltr 4x4 at the weekend :-D
Friday, 24 June 2011
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
Where Fuels and Angels Fear to Tread !!
Fuel has now reached the £1.20 a litre mark !!!
£1.20 !!!, I remember buying fuel at 35p a litre, yes granted that was some time ago now but even still.
This isn’t the end of it either. It’s predicted to reach £1.50 a litre by summer (2010) and £2.00 a litre by Christmas.......
This is a disaster. No really, it is.
The economic knock on effect of this could be catastrophic.
We are just starting to see the first tender shoots of growth that may give us hope of getting out of this recession we’ve spent the last couple of years in. But this growth needs to be nurtured not stomped on with the All Mighty Tax boot.
Just ask yourself, can you afford to run your car this time next year when, very likely, it’s going to cost you twice as much to run it?
Then what happens to the Haulage Firms?
Their Fuel costs are exponentially greater than yours.
Don’t forget, these are the people we rely on every day and don’t really realise or think about it.
What happens to these firms? They have to pass on the increased costs to the people they deliver for. The likes of your local supermarket, your morning paper, the milk you put on your cereal and in your tea. The wheat that gets turned into bread, that you pop into your toaster. Even the fuel you put in your car. This all has to be delivered, and it’s delivered by road, it doesn’t just magically appear at the store.
So the cost of delivering everything is going to go up, this extra delivery cost will eventually be passed onto you the consumer. So not only is it going to cost you more to go to work but everything you buy from bread to televisions will also go up in price. Do you see where this is going?
Eventually people will start buying less, this in its self will start to affect people. People buying less means less profit for businesses. This in turn starts to panic the Top bosses, business owners and shareholders who like to protect their profits and income.
This leads to job losses. Cutting the wage bill increases profits.
As more people lose their jobs, less gets bought and we get trapped in a vicious circle.
Mean while, as less is being bought, less needs to be delivered so haulage companies start to lose their contracts. Loss of contracts means loss of jobs and haulage companies go out of business.
As more haulage companies bite the dust, the remaining ones have less competition and in turn will start to increase their prices. This, alas, is human nature.
So the fuel tax is being increased by Government so they can try to get us, that’s everyone, regardless as to whether you drive a car or not (See Above), to pay for their mistakes.
So Government is increasing fuel tax, that must be good for the environment right?
Anyone who has looked at the whole “Global Warming” circus will have worked out it’s just being used by Governments to raise taxes.
If Governments were REALLY bothered about the environment there are plenty of “Alternative Energy” developments that they could have invested in and brought into common use.
Electric Vehicles have been around for decades, but only in the past few years have they been looked at as a viable alternative to fossil fuelled cars. Some car manufacturers are looking at hydrogen fuel cells, which, incidentally can also be used to heat and power homes. But none of these companies and technologies have had any serious help from governments to try to increase the development speed and bring them to market quicker.
If Gordon Brown is SO worried about the environment, why does he get shipped around in a LARGE JAG?????
Could it be Government likes our dependency on Fossil Fuels, because they are easier to Tax?
£1.20 !!!, I remember buying fuel at 35p a litre, yes granted that was some time ago now but even still.
This isn’t the end of it either. It’s predicted to reach £1.50 a litre by summer (2010) and £2.00 a litre by Christmas.......
This is a disaster. No really, it is.
The economic knock on effect of this could be catastrophic.
We are just starting to see the first tender shoots of growth that may give us hope of getting out of this recession we’ve spent the last couple of years in. But this growth needs to be nurtured not stomped on with the All Mighty Tax boot.
Just ask yourself, can you afford to run your car this time next year when, very likely, it’s going to cost you twice as much to run it?
Then what happens to the Haulage Firms?
Their Fuel costs are exponentially greater than yours.
Don’t forget, these are the people we rely on every day and don’t really realise or think about it.
What happens to these firms? They have to pass on the increased costs to the people they deliver for. The likes of your local supermarket, your morning paper, the milk you put on your cereal and in your tea. The wheat that gets turned into bread, that you pop into your toaster. Even the fuel you put in your car. This all has to be delivered, and it’s delivered by road, it doesn’t just magically appear at the store.
So the cost of delivering everything is going to go up, this extra delivery cost will eventually be passed onto you the consumer. So not only is it going to cost you more to go to work but everything you buy from bread to televisions will also go up in price. Do you see where this is going?
Eventually people will start buying less, this in its self will start to affect people. People buying less means less profit for businesses. This in turn starts to panic the Top bosses, business owners and shareholders who like to protect their profits and income.
This leads to job losses. Cutting the wage bill increases profits.
As more people lose their jobs, less gets bought and we get trapped in a vicious circle.
Mean while, as less is being bought, less needs to be delivered so haulage companies start to lose their contracts. Loss of contracts means loss of jobs and haulage companies go out of business.
As more haulage companies bite the dust, the remaining ones have less competition and in turn will start to increase their prices. This, alas, is human nature.
So the fuel tax is being increased by Government so they can try to get us, that’s everyone, regardless as to whether you drive a car or not (See Above), to pay for their mistakes.
So Government is increasing fuel tax, that must be good for the environment right?
Anyone who has looked at the whole “Global Warming” circus will have worked out it’s just being used by Governments to raise taxes.
If Governments were REALLY bothered about the environment there are plenty of “Alternative Energy” developments that they could have invested in and brought into common use.
Electric Vehicles have been around for decades, but only in the past few years have they been looked at as a viable alternative to fossil fuelled cars. Some car manufacturers are looking at hydrogen fuel cells, which, incidentally can also be used to heat and power homes. But none of these companies and technologies have had any serious help from governments to try to increase the development speed and bring them to market quicker.
If Gordon Brown is SO worried about the environment, why does he get shipped around in a LARGE JAG?????
Could it be Government likes our dependency on Fossil Fuels, because they are easier to Tax?
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
To Infinity and Beyond !
Sir Richard Branson has unvailed his Space Ship Two (SS2), and with it inexpensive space flight for all. Well, if you consider $200,000 inexpensive.
This is just the starting price though, and he's hoping the cost will come down as time goes by, making it more affordable for everyone.
I must admit I'm interested. I have always wanted the oportunity to go into space but exactly how long I'll have to wait before the price drops to a level I'll be able to afford I'm not sure. I doubt it will be sufficiently available in my life time but there's always hope.
This is just the starting price though, and he's hoping the cost will come down as time goes by, making it more affordable for everyone.
I must admit I'm interested. I have always wanted the oportunity to go into space but exactly how long I'll have to wait before the price drops to a level I'll be able to afford I'm not sure. I doubt it will be sufficiently available in my life time but there's always hope.
Saturday, 5 December 2009
Greed has lead us here
Is it any wonder this country is in the state it is?
The National Audit Office reported today that the cost of the banking bail out could reach £850bn.
That saddles every family in the UK with £40k worth of debt. But despite this, the banks prepare to hand out huge bonuses to bankers.
Surely they should have to at least attempt to repay some of the money that we, the tax payer, have lent to them?
This is what they would expect from us!
Imagine the banks position if I decided not to pay my mortgage for the next couple of months but to use that money to take myself off on holiday. I'm sure my bank would start proceedings to repossess my home. But when the shoe's on the other foot, we, the British public are expected to go along with it.
The current government doesn’t seem too hurried or bothered to do anything about it either. Then again, that's not too surprising given the earlier expenses scandal, all thieves together.
Given that my family, like everyone else’s, potentially owes £40k because of the banks mismanagement and single minded greed, can we get a Forty Grand reduction on our mortgages?
Not bloody likely ;-)
Maybe it's time to "foreclose" on our loan to them? After all, we the British tax payers do own a VERY large chunk of most high street banks, and if the British tax payer owns so much of the banks, will we be getting a dividend for our investment?
I'm guessing not !
The National Audit Office reported today that the cost of the banking bail out could reach £850bn.
That saddles every family in the UK with £40k worth of debt. But despite this, the banks prepare to hand out huge bonuses to bankers.
Surely they should have to at least attempt to repay some of the money that we, the tax payer, have lent to them?
This is what they would expect from us!
Imagine the banks position if I decided not to pay my mortgage for the next couple of months but to use that money to take myself off on holiday. I'm sure my bank would start proceedings to repossess my home. But when the shoe's on the other foot, we, the British public are expected to go along with it.
The current government doesn’t seem too hurried or bothered to do anything about it either. Then again, that's not too surprising given the earlier expenses scandal, all thieves together.
Given that my family, like everyone else’s, potentially owes £40k because of the banks mismanagement and single minded greed, can we get a Forty Grand reduction on our mortgages?
Not bloody likely ;-)
Maybe it's time to "foreclose" on our loan to them? After all, we the British tax payers do own a VERY large chunk of most high street banks, and if the British tax payer owns so much of the banks, will we be getting a dividend for our investment?
I'm guessing not !
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