Kill Me, Now, Please….

February 18, 2022 Longrider General News, misanthropy, sophistry 30

Seriously, I’m not sure I can take much more of this rank stupidity.

Storm Eunice is currently battering the UK – but some people might not be taking it seriously because of the name.

While most of us will be hunkering down inside, there are concerns that warnings about Storm Eunice will be ignored.

No, not because the Met office gets it wrong, but because we are all sexists and ignore the warnings due to the name. Not because the warnings tend to be over the top. Here, on the outskirts of Bristol, things shut down because of the warnings, yet today was a bit blustery. Yes, I understand that in other parts of the country, it was significantly worse, but here, the warnings were overblown (see what I did there?).

I don’t know about anyone else, but the names they give these things tend to blow over my head and I ignore them. I remember Brian a few years back because my boots leaked and I got wet feet, but otherwise, it was a damp squib.

Still, these cretins can’t let an opportunity bluster past without grabbing it and telling us that we have an ‘ism’ to contend with.

Truly we are doomed.

30 Comments

  1. Being a Brian, I’ve never really cared for things named after me: Storms, snails, lives…
    I wonder if I can get compensation from whoever names these things? Probably too late now.

  3. You are right of course but I have always thought that Hurricane Thatcher would scare the populace.

  4. Higgins? Smith? A BSA Rocket 3 restyled by Craig Vetter and badged as a Triumph?

    To be fair to weather forecasters, they are usually pretty accurate a day or two out. A bit of stormy weather though and they like to big it up for all it’s worth. If it gets a bit bad somewhere we can be sure that it will be blamed on climate change.

    • The Hurricane was the most beautifully styled motorcycle in history IMO. I don’t know what BSA would have done with it in the UK, because they were on the verge of bankruptcy at the time. Triumph were actually the first out of the trap with the engine design, it was based on a 1959 5TA (Edward Turner) with an added-on middle cylinder. The bikes themselves were designed by Bert Hopwood and Doug Hele (Trident) and Ogle Design (Rocket). Both companies were part of the Birmingham Small Arms Company. Triumph had a running prototype by 1965.

      Interesting how Triumph/BSA made the crankshafts. Instead of the usual way of machining parts and pressing together, the cranks were made in one piece then twisted to give the 120* firing order.

      Anyway, last I looked, to buy an original Hurricane you’d need around £29,000 plus import duties from the USA.

      • I have seen a picture of a Hurricane based on a Hinkley triple, a Thunderbird probably. I wondered if it was built using a kit or whether the owner had done all the work himself.

        • I saw that bike myself on Triumphrat.net. Originally, if I remember correctly, the owner did the kit himself, then it took off and as far as I know he started selling them. But that was a few years ago and memories fade. Used to have the Hinckley triple myself, the Adventurer which was really a T/Bird with higher semi westerns and fat bob tail end. Lovely bike but very heavy. Triumphrat.net is a tinkerer’s paradise, I’ve seen some amazingly clever stuff invented by users on there.

  5. Well, over here in western Ireland it’s been a bit squally with short snatches of snow and hail. A bit gusty and unpleasant to work outside, but that’s all. If this is the apocalypse, I must say I feel rather cheated.

  7. People trying to demonstrate their depth of character by signalling their (sexist/racist) virtue are just signalling their superficiality instead.

    Not a deep lake of boundless remorse, just a puddle.

    • Going golfing shortly.
      Mention of GB news Pcar, I am really getting pissed off with the so called news bulletins.
      They obviously take their crap from the lying beeb.
      The other bits are a breath of fresh air Nigel (mostly) the great Neil Oliver and the brilliant Mark Steyn
      But I do wish they would give us real news.

      • +1 on Farage, Oliver and Steyn. Christys and Dolan usually good too. Doobs is Dire and Nana a Nutter. Alex Philips’ shrieky voice is unlistenable

      • You were lucky I have lost nearly all my ridge tiles and finding it very hard to get hold of a roofer. Insurance are no help you still have to find someone yourself.

  9. Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.

    Names? Why not use pronouns. That way we’d be sure never to run out.

  10. Very still in East Yorkshire now but snowing heavily. Despite it being relatively mild it is settling wetly on the grass.

  11. The Glorious, Free and Independent, People’s Democratic Republic of Cwmbranistan declared a state of emergency because my wheelie bin blew over. The national guard imposed a lockdown and the cat wasn’t allowed out.

    • My understanding is that male and female names are now used alternately with hurricanes and that the same method is now being applied to storms. So any kind of outrage about sexism is simply based on ignorance. A similar bout of outrage pops up every other Xmas because religious and secular stamps are issued on alternate years.

  13. It’s the 24/7/365 news cycle driving this. And now they pivot to war in Ukraine, seamlessly.

    At least they won’t be stripping the waterproofs off the reporters and slapping a helmet on them for that one!

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