Article

2004-04-29 Europe

France Braces for New Crisis as Temperatures Rise

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-04-29 15:39|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Would it be tasteless to start a pool? Closest to the number of French dead in the next heatwave without going over wins?

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-04-29 4:39:39 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-04-29 4:39:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Tasteless" wouldn't even begin to cover it; it would show an utter contempt for the French people, the French government, and a complete lack of respect for everything France holds dear.

My bet is 6250 Frogs croaked, by September 1st.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-04-29 5:07:45 PM|| 2004-04-29 5:07:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Not that high, all the weak ones went down last time. I'll say 2,347 by 9/1/05.

Posted by CR 2004-04-29 5:48:38 PM|| 2004-04-29 5:48:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Dave D. - LOL.

I'll play: 8,432 by 9/1/04.

(CR - Sure you want to give them an extra year> :-p)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-04-29 6:24:15 PM|| 2004-04-29 6:24:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 2,495 by 9/21/04

Posted by BigEd 2004-04-29 6:59:58 PM|| 2004-04-29 6:59:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 STOP IT

353 b4 Bastille Day (when is that this year?)

Posted by AntiGum 2004-04-29 7:45:35 PM|| 2004-04-29 7:45:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 3600 by August, and not a sense of shame by their families vacationing on the Med

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-29 7:55:35 PM|| 2004-04-29 7:55:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 im still say theres a chance the shmoos will come back b4 the global warm ice age

Posted by HalfEmpty 2004-04-29 7:59:59 PM|| 2004-04-29 7:59:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 AntiGum: Bastille Day is the 14th of July every year. :-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-04-29 8:20:42 PM|| 2004-04-29 8:20:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Barb - when is the 4th of July this year? LOL

just teasing Antigum - I had no idea either

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-29 8:26:28 PM|| 2004-04-29 8:26:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 I think the French government should name their summer holiday abandonment of their elderly to the heat. I recommend Operation Logan's Run.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-29 8:32:52 PM|| 2004-04-29 8:32:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 As almost all their power is atomic... why don't the French just give their poor elderly airconditioners for heat waves. If capitalists US cities can do it then the socialist Frogs should be installing central air and hot/cold showers all powered by their clean nukes!

Posted by 3dc 2004-04-29 9:27:19 PM|| 2004-04-29 9:27:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 [cue Circle of Life track]

Refrigerant use threatens the very environment that we depend on. Old people are biodegradable.

Besides we can sell excess power to Italy a country that bought into the no nukes canard, and prop up our limping economy. Also with oil prices are high, we can jack up our prices and rake in more dough.

[picture fades]

Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-29 10:48:48 PM|| 2004-04-29 10:48:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 2155 by 9/1/04,say it slowly France air conditioning.

Posted by djohn66 2004-04-29 10:52:29 PM|| 2004-04-29 10:52:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Now that France's illicit Oil-for-Bribes scheme is temporarily interrupted, they will need to conserve power or find alternative sources of funding for their 'elected' officials.

Posted by BK 2004-04-29 11:52:03 PM|| 2004-04-29 11:52:03 PM|| Front Page Top

11:41 Gentle
11:41 Gentle
10:24 Gentle
10:24 Gentle
09:51 Gentle
09:51 Gentle
09:51 Gentle
09:51 Gentle
21:23 Patriot62
11:51 Jen
11:44 Gentle
11:09 Dave D.
10:52 Jen
10:42 Gentle
10:25 Gentle
10:22 Jen
10:17 Dave D.
10:08 Gentle
10:00 Jen
09:51 Gentle
09:42 Dave D.
09:16 Jen
08:56 Gentle
05:51 Jen