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Climate change _is_ a result of global warming. It's not that complicated, so let me try and explain: climate patterns will change as the earth warms up. Jet st

by Me1000 6y ago

Climate change _is_ a result of global warming. It's not that complicated, so let me try and explain: climate patterns will change as the earth warms up. Jet streams change, hurricanes get more powerful and occur more frequently, etc. As for "no big deal", I don't know what else to say other than 15 people have already died. When it's below freezing and people are without heat, they will freeze to death. Not to mention people who have medical equipment they need to stay alive that requires electricity. Many areas see this temperate every year and they're prepared for it. It's not the same thing in Texas.

lurquer 6y ago
>Climate change _is_ a result of global warming. You mean the cold weather is a result of global warming. Yeah. Whatever. As far as the rest of your comment, the warmth of your virtue and sensitivty has raised my room's temperature by a degree and I thank you. I am tearing up as I write this; your comment struck me to the core. Oh, the children... the poor freezing people on covid-ventilators... the 15 who have -- sob -- died. I am going to save the salt from my tears and use them on my driveway. Someday I hope to be as thoughtful as you. Thank you for being such a good role-model to the rest of us. If only we Texans had the foresight to realize that -- sob -- instead of a single day of freezing weather in February, we'd have -- sob -- three days. In a row, no less! How could we have been so foolish?
- Ensorceled 6y ago
  Can you not do ... whatever this is. It's not contributing.
  - lurquer 6y ago
    Don't worry. Only have about ten minutes of charge on the laptop left. Shut the generator down for the night. And, my fingers are a bit numb. But, as I slip into my bed -- made comfortably warm by now by my own personal 98.6f furnace (otherwise known as a wife) -- I'll sleep more soundly knowing that various computer programmers and tech guys are worried about us. Adios.
    - Me1000 6y ago
      I hope you and your family stay safe.

by Me1000 6y ago

lurquer 6y ago

>Climate change _is_ a result of global warming. You mean the cold weather is a result of global warming. Yeah. Whatever. As far as the rest of your comment, the warmth of your virtue and sensitivty has raised my room's temperature by a degree and I thank you. I am tearing up as I write this; your comment struck me to the core. Oh, the children... the poor freezing people on covid-ventilators... the 15 who have -- sob -- died. I am going to save the salt from my tears and use them on my driveway. Someday I hope to be as thoughtful as you. Thank you for being such a good role-model to the rest of us. If only we Texans had the foresight to realize that -- sob -- instead of a single day of freezing weather in February, we'd have -- sob -- three days. In a row, no less! How could we have been so foolish?

Ensorceled 6y ago
Can you not do ... whatever this is. It's not contributing.
- lurquer 6y ago
  Don't worry. Only have about ten minutes of charge on the laptop left. Shut the generator down for the night. And, my fingers are a bit numb. But, as I slip into my bed -- made comfortably warm by now by my own personal 98.6f furnace (otherwise known as a wife) -- I'll sleep more soundly knowing that various computer programmers and tech guys are worried about us. Adios.
  - Me1000 6y ago
    I hope you and your family stay safe.