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blamebrampton ([personal profile] blamebrampton) wrote2010-01-10 10:53 pm

I know that most of you don't want to hear this ...

But holy hell it was hot here today ... not as bad as Melbourne, nor Adelaide, where it was in the 40s again, and will be again tomorrow. Poor [livejournal.com profile] anthraxia , I think of you and the lot down there! It was only low 30s in Sydney, so things could be worse, but still quite draining!

I may have to come back to London sooner than I had planned, so that I can strangle the Times's Dominic Lawson. One more chorus of 'Ooh, it's cold, therefore there is no climate change' and I shall be forced to beat him about the head with an atlas, before showing him that London and Calgary and parts of Siberia are all at the same latitude, and then strangling him. If the Gulf Stream stops, he'll be embarrassed about confusing science with alleged left-wing conspiracies, the goose.

Meanwhile, scarves wrapped around heads, two pairs of tights and two pairs of gloves, you lot! Good luck! I hope the gritters make your street and that the heat holds up inside. As for me, I am running out of clothes I can take off and still be able to go out in public ... And if anyone has recommendations for a sunblock that's good for sensitive skin, do share!

Oh, and Happy Birthday [livejournal.com profile] ladydeth12 !

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2010-01-11 10:34 am (UTC)(link)
KILLIAN! PUT DOWN THE TRASHY WOMEN'S MAGS! I AM NOT EDITING THEM! On a serious note, the 'Australians all have Vitamin D deficiency' blather has been doing the rounds for some time now and has no supporting evidence aside from other health mag articles. You will notice, for example, the lack of children with rickets in our cities. Journos tend to write from press releases, alas, and the crazy health movement is filled with, you guessed it, crazies.

It is true that people in care have higher levels of Vitamin D deficiency than they used to, but that is only because some of them are virtual shut-ins these days, which speaks only of terrible conditions in homes.

And yes, I do use invisible zinc, but it needs a good scrubbing to get it off, which annoys my poor old sensitive skin :-(