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      Speak for yourself. The climate’s a bit fucked in case you hadn’t noticed. Each year now I wonder: is this the year we face the first famine? (Of the many to come, until most of us are dead?)

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        When I was young (a very long time ago), the UK was very much associated with rain. If you’d ask any non British person what they think about when they hear about the UK, the answer would have been tea, polite people and rain. I guess at least the first one still holds true.

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        They are speaking for themselves.

        The UK is known for rain, so it’s unexpected to see the UK missing rain.

        Like, you objected to… ^ that. Confusing.

        £££££ £££££ £££££ £££££ £££££

        Off-topic starts here. There is no need to be hostile at a benign comment as there are plenty of dumb people who have earned that hostility.

        How you reply to other comments will let me know which you are, given this comment it’s not looking great… but I have hope it’s a one-off ill moment.

        Re-reading your comment, I think you may be letting your anxiety get to you. Calm down, take deep breaths, then close your eyes. Breath and count the passing breaths, focusing on the rising and falling of the body. If a thought comes, let it pass, focus back on the breath.

        Your anxiety may be justified, but I believe that your aim is off, don’t let it shoot random bystanders on your side. Better yet, become aware of it through meditation and mindfulness. Wish you well.

        (Beep boop. Armchair therapist deactivated.)

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          The UK is known for rain

          Had been known for rain. Until recently. When the climate started shitting on the status quo.

          will let me know

          ROFL

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    It’s been pretty dry in my area, we haven’t had a proper rain for few weeks. It does worry me.

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    Good job we have free trade with our closest neighbours… oh.

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      A free trade agreement wouldn’t make any difference, we’re all fucked either way.

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        It makes us the least appealing country to export food to, when countries can sell to their neighbours more cheaply and quickly due to zero customs fees or procedures.

        So many of my suppliers just stopped exporting to the UK.

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          countries can sell to their neighbours

          They can’t sell food they don’t have. How can you still be thinking that climate change is going to be like a temporary blip in food supply? Don’t you understand that we’re all fucked? You really think that Brexit and all the rest of the bureaucratic nonsense people have considered important up until now will mean anything when half the population of the planet has starved to death? Don’t you get where we’re headed?

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    All Jeremy Clarkson’s fault. if it weren’t for his show there wouldn’t be a draught!

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    There was a massive drought a couple of years ago and it took a long time to recover, I think we barely managed to get back to normal, so it’s very concerning it’s happening again.

    Hopefully we learnt some lessons from the previous one about abstraction and emergency licencing. Time will tell.

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    That’s a cool photo, from 2022 apparently though, not this year.

    Give it a couple of months and they can take photos for next year’s drought lead up…