Ukraine v Russia II

This is what I've been saying all along. And its not just the UK, its Germany and Italy too:

https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/06/nati...sia-stops-gas-and-we-have-cold-snap-17516843/

National Grid says UK will lose power if Russia stops gas and we have cold snap

Millions of Brits have been warned to brace for blackouts this winter if power plants can’t get enough gas to keep running, the National Grid has said.

Households are being encouraged to ‘save money and back Britain’ by using more energy during off-peak times.

People are being warned that in the ‘unlikely’ scenario, Brits could face three-hour planned outages, to stop the grid collapsing.

It would be the first time since the 1970s that planned blackouts would take place, which was during the miners strikes and the oil crisis.

There have also been major unplanned outages in storms, including in 1987 when over 1.5 million people were left in the dark.

In order to prevent planned power cuts, households will be paid to turn down their heating and not use their washing machines at peak time to save the country as much energy as possible.

Details of how much cash households will receive for turning down their appliances will be given on November 1.

The National Grid Electricity System Operator has issued its bleak “winter outlook” report that details the scenario that a shortage of gas could mean “planned interruptions of electricity supply to businesses and households”.

But the lights will stay on this winter unless the gas-fired power plants that produced 43% of Britain’s electricity over the last year cannot get enough gas to continue operating.

 

Another village liberated

Videos appear of Ukrainian flag being raised in Tryfonivka, Kherson region.

Glory to our Defenders! pic.twitter.com/lYlcggV0w6

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) October 6, 2022

 

What you fail to grasp is everyone in power understands this consequence already. And they are making massive strides toward ensuring this winter is one-and-done.

 

Terrorist.

 

Yeah, you're Americans used to shitty organisations. Over here Dutch start to complain if someone is 1 minute over time on an appointment. We're pampered people used to everything working properly and in time.

 

Part of your American life is to cope with adverse situations an most of the times deal with it on your own. Over here the generations born after the sixties are pampered to the hilt, so it's a big question how these generations are going to react to a major adverse situation. That ability has been tested during the hight of the covid lockdowns and that doesnot promise much for the good.

 

Meh...us down here on the Southern border celebrate when we get any dew. Last time we got any measurable rain was last March!

 

“The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, 'You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done.”

― George Carlin

 

Much the same amount as we’ve had on the “Rainy Oregon Coast”
It’s a little drizzly this morning though. The coastal fog rolled in last night after a sunny day.

 

Mexican President AMLO upset that a country that defends it self my have someone nominated for a nobel peaceaaward.

Obviously if you fight back you are not peaceful.

Obrador está FÚRICO porque el Parlamento Europeo nominó a Zelenski para el Nobel de la Paz. No hay nada que ofenda más a un pigmeo acomplejado y resentido que la auténtica grandeza. Zelenski es esa figura histórica legendaria que el demagogo alucina ser…🤡pic.twitter.com/VlpvjJxezG

— (((Oscar Gastélum))) 🖤🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@RockStroke) October 5, 2022

 

“The reason the American Army does so well in wartime is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily basis."

- Some random German WWII Officer, probably apocryphal

 

You asked why not landmines.. I answered your question with why they are using tungsten/steel balls instead of landmines and cluster munitions. War is a messy affair and, as such, the weapons used in war are horrible. This weapon is less horrible than the alternative and there is much less risk of civilians finding and being harmed by unexploded ordinance left behind by the use of this weapon..

 

Great.. Now we're going to need a wall between US and Russia... Two Russian men took a 300 mile boat trip from a village in Siberia to a remote Alaskan island to seek asylum.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-u...3b0b384087d7486?taid=633f1d4e62e53000013457de

 

wet foot or dry foot?

 

Dry. They actually made it to the island.

 

Alaska? We should be able to build one of these:

 

In a matter of weeks that trip would be walkable anyway. Lately Bering Sea ice has been trending low in the winters.

 

I know they have, but it remains to be seen if they can cover their energy demands 100%. Covering them 90% isnt gonna be enough. It can easily plunge Europe into another recession and thats not what we need right after a pandemic.

There are also inflation issues because some countries now have to buy their gas from overseas companies and thats gonna be a lot more expensive.

BTW have you seen how far the €uro and GBP have dropped over the last 9 months?? Its pretty bad, and could get a lot worse.