I generally keep my opinions to my self in my very liberal New York City office, but I’ve decided to “come out” against Global Warming, since it is really more a question of science than politics, or at least is should be, and I can control the tenor of the debate by stressing the scientific aspects and avoiding the political overtones (forcing others to be the ones to introduce politics if they want to).
The other day I made a comment about how freaking COLD it is in New York so far this May and then I joked about where’s that good ole’ global warming when you need it and a very serious fellow berated me for not understanding that it’s CLIMATE CHANGE, not GLOBAL WARMING.
And boy did I lay into him, and, if I do say so myself, I shut his mouth.
What exactly has “changed”? I asked him. If it’s not warming, then what is it?
What is it that’s different now from what it was, say, a hundred years ago?
He tried feebly to go back to warming and I trounced him with recent NASA measurements that the oceans are actually COOLER.
Then he switched feebly to “hurricanes are stronger” and I pointed out that last hurricane season was MILDER.
Finally, he said in frustration, that I couldn’t deny that there were CHANGES.
Yes, I said. We call it WEATHER.
He want back to work and left me alone. Better for our company that way. I should get a raise.
Impressive job so far!!
Exactly, it is all just weather. Natural climate flucuations.
And we don’t eat corn, and we never eat box cereals. There is nothing nutritious in dry cereals. And humans cannot digest corn anyway.
Ha! I’ve earned the gruging repect of the smarter NYC libs in my office. I dare say I’ve gotten some to rethink their positions.
As I commute on the train right now it’s still cold. I think I’ll go in and state as I often do:
“Everyone’s talking about global warming but nobody’s doing anything about it! Enough talk! Let’s make this global warming happen already!”