The planet we call home allows us to continue in our muddled way. The themes of greed and need run through the narrative like the chorus through a song: "as soon as this pub closes, the revolution starts". We will definitely make serious changes, but not until we get around to it, or the beer runs out.

Climate Change may be the Heavenly Host calling "time". There are very real issues which threaten our life on this planet just as as the asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. The difference is that Dino didn't know what it was or what to do about it. Dinosaurs had a much hotter climate than we have today, with huge lush forests of vegetation. Maybe Global Warming leads to the return of the dinosaurs, there's enough cartoon fiction : pick a story!

In our real world, people are being drowned in floods, being baked in 50 degree temperatures, dying from famine caused by drought and disease brought on by disasters. That does not include the ruined homes and livelihoods. Parts of the news looks like a disaster movie. The costs of damage in developed countries are priced; the rest of the world is left to speculation. Some major food price rises are solely the result of crop failures due to weather disasters. Our news prefers domestic politics to those world issues which really do affect us.

Events like floods in Pakistan, which covered a quarter of the country, were news at the time but soon forgotten. The flood waters have not receded quickly, waterborne diseases are devastating the population, there are crops ruined and homes destroyed. The devastation will extend for many years. The drought in Somalia follows the same dreadful pattern with widespread famine exacerbated by conflict. The Australian flood season has started; floods in west Africa have only killed 900 people as reported so far; hurricane Roslyn has hit Mexico; the Climate crisis is far worse than our political turmoil!

Years ago, in mainland China, I saw a workman struggling with a ton of bricks in a big cart; the worker himself was the beast of burden. 40 years later China is industrialised, using energy to do the hard work, like loggers with modern equipment instead of saws and axes.

Millions use petrol or diesel engines to take the strain, causing global warming. A single person cannot make much difference any more than voting in an election, but millions together can. We need to respond to the emergency before the Heavenly Host tell us the dinosaurs want their planet back!

A single room in winter used to be heated in evening, not the whole house. My father always put his socks on before getting out of bed when called out as a Fire Auxiliary in the war! Now central heating keeps the whole house warm. Woollies are chosen for colour and appearance, not warmth. Wearing two or three is old fashioned, but very cosy!

Electricity from renewables is a good idea, but not widely available yet. For now, we all have to remember what it was like in the 40s and 50s. We survived quite well, but walked or cycled rather than taking a car, and cut down on heating generally.

Plan B is to let the dinosaurs back when it gets too hot. Loch Ness has no recorded bottom; it is along the join between two geological plates. If a jurassic beast is lurking somewhere, it might be Nessie.