Mucked up climate.

bacon n eggs

Today I let a wasp, yes a wasp out of the upstairs room. Don't know where it came from where it was going to, just thought what the hell, it's April and a dam cold April at that. Is this result of Global warming, a confused wasp?

What out of the ordinary things have you seen which made you think the whole world is out of sync?

Grayson

Hate those feckers in their jaunty little benetton numbers.

kylith

They camp out in houses over winter and wake up to wreak havoc about now. Sneaky little feckers.

bacon n eggs

They camp out in houses over winter and wake up to wreak havoc about now. Sneaky little feckers

I thought they didn't usually appear till September.

kylith

bacon n eggs wrote: »

I thought they didn't usually appear till September.

September is when the workers start to die off. They know they're doomed so they're extra stingy. It's the queens that you see in spring.

bacon n eggs

well everyday a learning one eh...so if I had of killed the fe cker today instead of opening the window there would have been a whole lot less in September, dam it.

Casillas

Don't kill the bees, they serve an important function.

Turtwig

Ask Mark Lawrenson he seems to be an expert on bees.

Gorilla Rising

More bees. Less house tax!

IM0

bacon n eggs wrote: »

Today I let a wasp, yes a wasp out of the upstairs room. Don't know where it came from where it was going to, just thought what the hell, it's April and a dam cold April at that. Is this result of Global warming, a confused wasp?

What out of the ordinary things have you seen which made you think the whole world is out of sync?

what kind of a policeman do you call yourself ffs, get your act together :mad:

IM0

Casillas wrote: »

Don't kill the bees, they serve an important function.

but by all means castrate wasps, they dont, ****s :mad:

Man City 10

bacon n eggs wrote: »

Today I let a wasp, yes a wasp out of the upstairs room. Don't know where it came from where it was going to, just thought what the hell, it's April and a dam cold April at that. Is this result of Global warming, a confused wasp?

What out of the ordinary things have you seen which made you think the whole world is out of sync?

What you mean ''cold april''
Here in Limerick it has been roasting for the past few days

artanevilla

I'm terrified of wasps for no reason. Punch them to stun them, then stamp on the ****ers.

bacon n eggs

What you mean ''cold april''
Here in Limerick it has been roasting for the past few days

Ten degrees here today for 20th April tis dam cold

bacon n eggs

[what kind of a policeman do you call yourself ffs, get your act together /QUOTE]

I'm a policeman ..since when ?

kneemos

bacon n eggs wrote: »

[what kind of a policeman do you call yourself ffs, get your act together /QUOTE]

I'm a policeman ..since when ?

You're passing out parade.

bacon n eggs

wow ...do I get a gun and cuffs?

bradlente

kylith wrote: »

They camp out in houses over winter and wake up to wreak havoc about now. Sneaky little feckers.

Camp Bastard's,With their frilly little jumper's and antennae.

Wasp's out.

syklops

bacon n eggs wrote: »

Today I let a wasp, yes a wasp out of the upstairs room. Don't know where it came from where it was going to, just thought what the hell, it's April and a dam cold April at that. Is this result of Global warming, a confused wasp?

What out of the ordinary things have you seen which made you think the whole world is out of sync?

He/she was probably hibernating in the curtain in the room and got woken up(maybe because you had the heating on and he thought it was summer?).

Re: Global Warming. If the earth is getting warmer why are our summers still as cold as wet as 30 years ago but our winters are colder?

ScumLord

This is in fact when wasps emerge. It's normally April-May so there's nothing unusual happening at all.

kneemos

bacon n eggs wrote: »

wow ...do I get a gun and cuffs?

Policeman not a stripogram.

Mickeroo

syklops wrote: »

Re: Global Warming. If the earth is getting warmer why are our summers still as cold as wet as 30 years ago but our winters are colder?

Climate is not the same thing as irish weather. Last few summers are among the warmest on record in global terms afaik.

syklops

Mickeroo wrote: »

Climate is not the same thing as irish weather. Last few summers are among the warmest on record in global terms afaik.

Im not getting into a global warming argument discussion.

Mickeroo

syklops wrote: »

Im not getting into a global warming argument discussion.

Me neither. I was just pointing out your mistake.

kneemos

Mickeroo wrote: »

Climate is not the same thing as irish weather. Last few summers are among the warmest on record in global terms afaik.

afaik means you're guessing.

Mrs Garth Brooks

The buds aren't even on the trees here yet. Thought its a bit odd as we're into summer in over a week's time.

Mickeroo

kneemos wrote: »

afaik means you're guessing.

No it means I'm pretty sure I read that they were but am open to correction.

Edit: apologies, it was warmest years not summers i should have said. 2012 and 2010 both in top ten: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_temperature_record

syklops

Mickeroo wrote: »

Me neither. I was just pointing out your mistake.

Mustn't rise to it, mustn't rise to it, mustn't rise to it...

Ihatecuddles-old

A huge bee flew into the kitchen window today, so loud I jumped! he was the size of a €2 coin!!

syklops

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

A huge bee flew into the kitchen window today, so loud I jumped! he was the size of a €2 coin!!

Wow they are very rare!!!

I've not seen a 2 euro coin in ages!

woodoo

A drunk queen bee banged into me as i was putting the key into my front door last week. Gave me a fright i hadn't been expecting them out this early.

wretcheddomain

woodoo wrote: »

A drunk queen bee banged into me as i was putting the key into my front door last week. Gave me a fright i hadn't been expecting them out this early.

Why can't we conduct a mass extermination and rid the Ireland of these pesky and irritating pests. I know they are part of the biological chain but I wouldn't mind sacrificing that for the peace of mind that they won't randomly stab me in the neck.

/thread

uch

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Why can't we conduct a mass extermination and rid the Ireland of these pesky and irritating pests. I know they are part of the biological chain but I wouldn't mind sacrificing that for the peace of mind that they won't randomly stab me in the neck.

/thread

Ah were you Sniffing the Gas again ?

kneemos

Mickeroo wrote: »

No it means I'm pretty sure I read that they were but am open to correction.

Edit: apologies, it was warmest years not summers i should have said. 2012 and 2010 both in top ten: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_temperature_record

Well if you're using Wikipedia for you're information there's no arguing.

WayneMolloy

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

A huge bee flew into the kitchen window today, so loud I jumped! he was the size of a €2 coin!!

Their sting is an absolute bastard. A foreign acquaintance of mine was complaining about being stuck in Dublin city centre, when her main reason for moving here was to enjoy our lush countryside. So, around this time last year - I brought her out to blessington lakes and corcaigh park. Show her that she can enjoy nature, without leaving Dublin. As we were walking towards the small fishing lake in corcaigh, I picked up a large branch - why, I dunno?! Big mistake.

As I picked it up, I got a bee sting on my left hand. Let out a large ffs - but it took a while for the pain to really kick in. Are you ok? Is that a tear rolling down your cheek?

Dont f*ck with dying bees or wasps. Winged bastards.

Madam_X

Man City 10 wrote: »

What you mean ''cold april''
Here in Limerick it has been roasting for the past few days

It hasn't been "roasting" anywhere in Ireland the past few days - sunny maybe, but far from roasting.

syklops wrote: »

Re: Global Warming. If the earth is getting warmer why are our summers still as cold as wet as 30 years ago but our winters are colder?

Isn't it to do with the ice melting, causing cold air? Or something.

Irish summers are always fairly sh1t (there has been the odd summer with lovely weather for a while but most of the time they're dull and rainy) however the last two have actually been cold for the time of year. Prior to them, it was still relatively mild, even if wet.

I have to admit I was very surprised a couple of weeks ago, after 3 weeks when Daffodils were killed off and we were below 2 degrees every night, to see a bunch of moths around the house. It hasn't improved since things have gotten milder. Really not looking forward to this summer insect-wise if they're already starting despite the cold snap at the end of spring.

Lenin Skynard

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Why can't we conduct a mass extermination and rid the Ireland of these pesky and irritating pests. I know they are part of the biological chain but I wouldn't mind sacrificing that for the peace of mind that they won't randomly stab me in the neck.

/thread

The Ireland isn't some kind of bio-dome where you can exterminate species forever. You'll have to just get your mam to let it out the window.

Mickeroo

kneemos wrote: »

Well if you're using Wikipedia for you're information there's no arguing.

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2011/20110112_globalstats.html

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2010-warmest-year.html

http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/12/climate_change

http://www.livescience.com/26277-nasa-2012-ninth-hottest-year.html

http://m.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/16/2012-10-warmest-years-on-record


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/01/130109-warmest-year-record-2012-global-warming-science-environment-united-states/


http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/noaa-n/climate/climate_weather.html

kneemos

Mickeroo wrote: »

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2011/20110112_globalstats.html

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2010-warmest-year.html

http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/12/climate_change

http://www.livescience.com/26277-nasa-2012-ninth-hottest-year.html

http://m.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/16/2012-10-warmest-years-on-record


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/01/130109-warmest-year-record-2012-global-warming-science-environment-united-states/


http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/noaa-n/climate/climate_weather.html

why are the averages based on the average between 1951-1980?

Norwesterner

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Why can't we conduct a mass extermination and rid the Ireland of these pesky and irritating pests. I know they are part of the biological chain but I wouldn't mind sacrificing that for the peace of mind that they won't randomly stab me in the neck.

/thread

Einstein reckoned Mankind would die out within years of the extinction of bees.
They are vital for pollination.
We should be protecting and breeding them not swatting them.

On the OP, I read (in the print media, so no link) that rainfall in Donegal had increased by 90% in the last 100 years.

stoneill

Norwesterner wrote: »

Einstein reckoned Mankind would die out within years of the extinction of bees.
They are vital for pollination.
We should be protecting and breeding them not swatting them.

On the OP, I read (in the print media, so no link) that rainfall in Donegal had increased by 90% in the last 100 years.

What the fúck would Einstein know about bees?
Great man for sorting patents and thinking about the speed of light and all - but bees? He knew feck all about them!

Toby Take a Bow

stoneill wrote: »

What the fúck would Einstein know about bees?
Great man for sorting patents and thinking about the speed of light and all - but bees? He knew feck all about them!

He probably knew that bees pollinate plants, and was reasonably intelligent to see that that is one of the most important things for humans to survive (down the line, like).

But I suppose everything is important in a chain-of-life type thing. Even wasps.

DEFTLEFTHAND

The biggest racket in history is the Green business, forget the numbers, loan sharking, contract killing, drug dealing, extortion etc. It's the ultimate business because it's completely legitimate to gain profit from it. A legal form of Racketeering.

Man City 10

Madam_X wrote: »

It hasn't been "roasting" anywhere in Ireland the past few days - sunny maybe, but far from roasting.

Isn't it to do with the ice melting, causing cold air? Or something.

Irish summers are always fairly sh1t (there has been the odd summer with lovely weather for a while but most of the time they're dull and rainy) however the last two have actually been cold for the time of year. Prior to them, it was still relatively mild, even if wet.

It was 15 Degrees
Lol, After heavy showers,wind and cold for the past 8/9 months, you find even 10 degrees roasting

WoollyRedHat

Wasps are bastards, once you go for one of them, a whole host of them go out of their way to attack you.

stoneill

Wasps and bees are attracted by exhaled CO2 - Once one stings, the pheremones released will whip the rest into a frenzy and will go after the source of CO2.
Einstein told me that.

Norwesterner

stoneill wrote: »

What the fúck would Einstein know about bees?
Great man for sorting patents and thinking about the speed of light and all - but bees? He knew feck all about them!

You try feeding 10 billion people in 30 years time without bees.
Fruit trees bear no fruit, 70% of vegetable types would simply die off.