1976 vs 2017

[securespark]

Heard some stuff on the radio about comparing the summer weather this year to the summer of '76.

I don't think it has gone on so long and the big difference for me is that in '76 there was prolonged drought, with reduced rainfall commencing the summer of the previous year.

What do you lot think?

 

[Ian H]

I was born in 78 so can't really comment

 

[blightymam]

Was living in Iran in '76 so can't compare.. was pretty hot there tho!

 

[bernardgreen]

1976 was very hot and prolonged dry weather resulted in many corn fields and other crops going up in flames causing long diversions for traffic.

 

[wobs]

Well I recall the vinyl seat in my Dad's car being really hot when I wore shorts, if that helps.

 

[Diver Fred]

'75 was hotter but for a short period.
'76 not as hot but was an extended period - something like 10-12 weeks.

Dennis Howel became minister for Drought - then it rained!

 

[Ihavenojob]

I finished school in 76 & started work more or less straight away so could not enjoy it, but anything to do with the 70's is better than today.

 

[Hot&Cold]

1976,went to ibiza on a club 18/30 holiday and cant remember the weather in ibiza thou but it was hot

 

[EFLImpudence]

Dennis Howel became minister for Drought - then it rained!

If only modern ministers could be so efficient at solving the problem without thought of prolonging their positions.

 

[Doggit]

Remind me, did we have global warming in 76.

 

[Brigadier]

Can't remember '76 specifically, but summers when I was a kid (as I remember them) seemed to be hot and dry, with occasional thunderstorms.
Summers were reliable, whereas nowadays, the seasons seem to be less defined, and very much more hit-and-miss.

 

[Doggit]

And Mungo Gerry would have been played of course. Ahh, those were the days; summers just aren't the same nowadays.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Remind me, did we have global warming in 76.

Not sure when the experts changed from prophesying the next ice age.

 

[JohnD]

when did drink-driving stop being a fun thing and socially acceptable?

 

[securespark]

I was born in 78 so can't really comment

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