Ok but I can moan about them moaning in this thread if I so want to 
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Yes, but only if we can moan about you moaning about others moaning about how hot it’s been…if we can do that, it’s all good! 
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Come to NZ on a hot summer’s day ya British pussies. For a non-tropical country, our summers can be fucking hot and ultra humid. A 27-28 degree day here is hotter than around 34-35 in SE Asia or even Australia.
Who wins @Bavin NZ or Portugal?
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You’re beating Herzegovina atm, but there was some rain the other day so it feels somewhat fresh now, on around 35 degrees. It was 40+ for a few days just before the rain… Yep, that was tough. 
We probably get almost similar weather, no?
Are NZ summers typically sunny all throughout the summer months would you say? Or does this vary between the north and south islands?
I was watching a presentation by the Met Office climatology expert earlier. Remember all those warnings back in the day that the seas could rise by 50cm by 2100? Well, that was very wrong. The average level of the sea around the UK has risen by 20cm in 20 years.
Also, the number of days per year in the UK that have been in excess of 10oC above average have doubled in just the last 10 years.
Just thought I’d throw that in while we’re on the subject of the weather/climate stuff. Some nice easy stats to use when the conversation goes flat in the pub.
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Anyway, ahead of a gig at the O2 in a couple of months. I’d like to nominate this…
I have memories of some great gigs over the years, mainly because I watched them with my eyes and didn’t spend my time filming it or posting selfies to InstaTokbook. Maybe I’m the weird one.
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The UK climate report (released this week for 2024) said that the levels had risen 13.4cm since 1993 (global average was 10.6cm). Sea level around the UK has risen 19.5cm since 1901.
I’m such an old fart, society started to go to shit the moment phones became more than phones.
Well whoever wrote that UK Climate report can have it out with the Met Office. I’m merely reporting on what the Met Office expert said in his presentation. Had I have known about that report at the time I would have asked that question.
This work was supported by the Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme and funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, UK Government.
Interesting, I can’t remember whether what I was given was the median sea level figure or based on maximum high tides though. The last 3 years along with findings for the YTD in 2025 could have skewed that data.
There is currently a severe marine heatwave around the UK. I had a night out recently with a marine biologist and while he dismissed concerns that the AMOC is breaking down, he’s recently finished a report on an underwater cliff off the North Norfolk coast which appears to be in danger of collapse due to warmer seas and could destablise coastal regions.
I’ll ask him what the situation is with sea levels, he’s currently swimming in a coral reef assessing the damage from a recent bleaching event around Indonesia. I do get jealous of his interesting job.
Costco.
Shambles of a place.
Now and again I may need to use one if there’s not another food wholesaler in the vicinity.
Fuck me, awful places if you need to go and shop for an actual business. Fucking nan with her pallet of water and bulk buy pastries like it’s the apocalypse.
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Planet Kirkland.
I actually don’t mind Costco. As someone who tries to be conscientious about how I spend my money, it’s a far better option than the likes of Amazon etc.
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Cyclists that wear a helmet, but don’t fasten the chinstrap.
Let the gods of face-planting and hard asphalt bestow upon them their Darwin awards.
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Likewise people who don’t wear seatbelts in their cars. Because looking “cool” is more important than life itself.
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Who on earth is not wearing a seatbelt to ‘look cool’?
My car won’t even start if i don’t have it clicked in
Tell me about it. Or those who don’t use seatbelts in the backseat. Or worse, those who think it’s ok for kids not to use them in the backseat. Some Darwin Award shit right there.
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You’re asking me to delve into the behaviour of humans there. Some things just don’t make sense. Like tennis and supporting Spurs.