Weather and the economy

super_furry

Really, how much is the weather linked to the financial problems? Remember the 80s? Everyone was skint, no-one had a job and every winter there was loads of snow. Then Celtic Tiger hits and we don't see a flake, before the 'Credit Crunch' kicks everyone's arse, we're in a recession again and suddenly.....SNOW!

Coincidence? COINCIDENCE?

javaboy

super_furry wrote: »

Coincidence? COINCIDENCE?

Yes. YES!

Vain

No No its not. Anymore stoned theory's for us?:pac:

phasers

I like snow, the news is much more pleasant.


"Welcome to RTÉ news. THERE'S LOADS OF SNOOOOOOOW!!!!! Oh yes, Recession... many people lose jobs.... GOODBYE!"

javaboy

It's fairly simple really. When we're rolling in the money, we can afford big polluting 4x4s and 4 foreign holidays a year. A jumbo jet to Prague emits a lot more gunk than a car trip to Wexford. So in the boom times, global warming increased dramatically. Now things have slowed down, we're back to snow again.

Hazys

Ya cos Africa has a thriving ecomony with all the sun they get

galwayrush

Most people didn't even notice their neighbours, never mind the weather when things were good.
Now they have more time on their hands, maybe even to reflect , maybe even have time to say hello and see what's going on around them.

Hazys

galwayrush wrote: »

Most people didn't even notice their neighbours, never mind the weather when things were good.
Now they have more time on their hands, maybe even to reflect , maybe even have time to say hello and see what's going on around them.

Are you saying money has ruined Irelands sense of community?

Screw getting to know the neighbours, I want a second holiday this year.

Hard Larry

super_furry wrote: »

Really, how much is the weather linked to the financial problems? Remember the 80s? Everyone was skint, no-one had a job and every winter there was loads of snow. Then Celtic Tiger hits and we don't see a flake, before the 'Credit Crunch' kicks everyone's arse, we're in a recession again and suddenly.....SNOW!

Coincidence? COINCIDENCE?

If you happen to be wearing your older brother or sisters clothes well then its a coincidence.

javaboy

Hazys wrote: »

Ya cos Africa has a thriving ecomony with all the sun they get

No I didn't say it worked in reverse. Thriving economy causes good weather. Good weather does not cause thriving economy (although it can generate tourism)


Anyway here's a graph to illustrate the phenomenon.

sunshine007

In these times of recession, my mates and i were thinking, why the hell dont they just print more money.... wouldnt that be the most obvious solution ??? :D:D

Pj!

javaboy wrote: »

Anyway here's a graph to illustrate the phenomenon.

Thats some mighty fine graphing!

sunshine007

sunshine007 wrote: »

In these times of recession, my mates and i were thinking, why the hell dont they just print more money.... wouldnt that be the most obvious solution ??? :D:D

They would but they let all the staff go

doh....

The weather and the ecomomy are the only things the fcukers i work with talk about

nyarlothothep

hey I was thinking the same at christmas, perhaps its the product of some interaction between the eco sphere and the noo-sphere (the latent quantum flux energy sphere generated by mental activity).

Donald-Duck

sunshine007 wrote: »

In these times of recession, my mates and i were thinking, why the hell dont they just print more money.... wouldnt that be the most obvious solution ??? :D:D

Please tell me you're joking Or else you really live in Zimbabwe

Peared

The weather is the new recession.

The recession was the new celtic tiger.

The celtic tiger was the new black.

Next year?

I predict side partings and the return of the bootcut jean.

sunshine007

Donald-Duck wrote: »

Please tell me you're joking Or else you really live in Zimbabwe

Duh... joking.... hense the grinning faces lol

gurramok

The last 2 summers ('07 and '08) have been mostly terrible compared to the scorcher in '06. Now, there were rumblings of this recession in late '06, start '07, certainly a co-incidence along with the snow thing!
Ironically, Mediterranean countries which have the best weather have the worst economies yet the best economies are those that have the worst weather (Nordic countries & Canada) comes to mind.

Niall09

I beleive it's called pathetic fallacy