Comments on: Something else to worry about

By: Paul Burns

Paul Burns — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:53:13 +0000

btw, about a week or so ago we just got missed by a very, very large piece of space rock.Just sayin’.

By: Bernice

Bernice — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:44:45 +0000

Right – Moz @ 23 – you’re the hope and future of the blogsphere. When it happens, you’ve got to get on that bike, delivering those – what are they called? Those bits of paper with writing on them? Letters?

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:00:57 +0000

jo @ 33, thanks, it’s a bit exciting. I’m letting my fingers do the walking on the internet today.

@ 31, growing up under the shadow of the bomb in the 50s and 60s, living in Brisbane I used to mentally work on a plan B in case civilisation was wiped out and Brisbane was left standing. I reckoned we could just about walk to the old farm, only 400 km away.

Then my brother sold it and moved north of Rockhampton…

By: roger

roger — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:56:52 +0000

You beauty Brian!

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:53:19 +0000

Actually I’ve had a half-finished draft of a post on supervolcanos in the bin for ages. Bugger global warming, I think I’ll have to dig it out and finish it.

By: roger

roger — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:26:49 +0000

But Lefty, the fun of this is to worrying about what you cant do nuttin about! That’s why I’m glad Brain mentioned supervolcanoes. It doesn’t matter how much I try to make people take the threat posed by then seriously no one does!

What I’ve learnt from this is that there is a lot of serious things around that could completely screw up life as we know it (including global warming), however worrying about it aint gonna change it. We can, however, as you indicate, try and do our own little bit to change what we can- save worrying for the things we can’t change.

By: jo

jo — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:19:02 +0000

Brian@30 – bugger!

By: Lefty E

Lefty E — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:06:06 +0000

Meh. I’d rather worry about something we can influence, viz, global warming.

If this shit happens, it happens.

By: jo

jo — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:03:03 +0000

I thought the nano-machines are going to turn us into grey goo within 20 minutes of something.

Thanks Brian, the purchase of a rural bolt hole with purpose built fall-out shelter, solar panel/windmill and lots of tinned food has jumped a few places on the to-do list.

With lots of guns and ammo of course, to keep out them pesky city types who wouldn’t listen!!!

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:00:15 +0000

Thanks, folks. It’s a wonderful thing, teh internets and blogging. You get so much back. So enjoy it while we can.

Closer to home, I’ve had a smaller catastrophe, not terminal but annoying. I had a bit of a prang in my old ute on Monday and the buggers won’t repair it. Not worth it, they say. So now I have to go and find a new secondhand ute!