Lots of Boomers seem to be remembering the summer of 1976 with rose tinted spectacles, & think that they ‘just got in with it’
Let’s have a look at what the newspapers of the day had to say in 1976….
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@juliet_turner6 Have it loads our way, especially when the houses are sold, first building work that seems to happen is rip up the green and put in tarmac for parking. Almost like clockwork on every house purchase
This is a fine example of how lies are generated and perpetuated.
No one, not a single person or home has been ordered to remove their air conditioning
It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄
Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇
So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves
Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage
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WHAT A WIN AT SOPHIA GARDENS!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
A statement performance at home and a huge comeback after last week at Hove. That is some response from this team 🌾🏴
#GLAvSUR#OhGlammyGlammy
Tom Hanks: "There's nothing greater for an American than having an English team locked into their soul. I've had discussions with Leeds fans - I just feel sorry for them because they're not Aston Villa! You become a fan for life." [@restisents]
#AVFC
https://t.co/k7HcMM2NpQ
How about that, Glammy fans 😅
12 Surrey wickets fall on Day 2, with Tom Norton in the centre of it all, as Surrey trail our 1st innings total by 171 runs 🙌
#GLAvSUR#OhGlammyGlammy
Saddened to see the “anyone but England” attitude of some of my fellow Scots today. And as someone with a genuine affinity with Croatia, having briefly considered holidaying there in 1987, I find it a little patronising to myself and my Croatian amigos on our big day. 🇭🇷
- Smallest sovereign country by size to play at the World Cup
- Population of only 524,877.
- First ever World Cup.
- Spain are the reigning European champions.
- Spain are 2nd in the FIFA rankings, Cape Verde are 67th.
- Spain are on a 31-match unbeaten run in competitive games.
WHAT A POINT FOR CAPE VERDE 🇨🇻
“BBC is taking around 270 staff to the World Cup, many of whom are expected to stay in a five-star hotel, and 17 commentators.
It has estimated it will spend around £11,000 per worker, which means staff will cost around £3m, plus £1m for the glass studio”
The Telegraph in 2010