17 favourite responses to people who keep wanging on about the summer of 1976

Even as temperatures in the UK reach record hires and we see terrifying examples of global warming all around the world, there are still people who insist on comparing it to 1976.

Like this person, for instance.

Hats off to everyone who survived the 2 month heatwave of 1976. pic.twitter.com/CixbV8X6N3

— James Melville (@JamesMelville) July 16, 2022

And this person.

https://twitter.com/Alan_Henning/status/1548350466106396683?s=20&t=7zf3IxqmLsjLY6IjkXXWwA

And we’ve collected a whole bunch of tweets which surely address this ‘1976 and all that’ business best.

1.

[hottest day of year takes place, beating record set three years ago and continuing the trend of ever increasing temperatures backed up by decades of climate data]

Boomer:
I have an anecdote about being warm in 1976-

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) July 19, 2022

2.

Anyone around from the 1976 heatwave who could tell us how they coped with it?

I bet it was probably by catching nits, playing on train tracks and drinking mercury or something? They could just deal with it then. Not like kids these days who have vegan smartphones for hands.

— Buckers (@deathofbuckley) July 15, 2022

3.

https://twitter.com/_Papaglitch_/status/1548657120551346179?s=20&t=7zf3IxqmLsjLY6IjkXXWwA

4.

In my experience the "we didn't make this fuss about the summer of 1976" brigade have literally banged on about how hard the summer of 1976 was every summer since. That's quite a fuss. Heatwaves kill, be sensible, and don't be a dick about people being trying to be sensible

— Angela Barnes (@AngelaBarnes) July 18, 2022

5.

https://twitter.com/rickburin/status/1547926372286205955?s=20&t=l-0-5JHt9HT4kplOpoIvGg

6.

Crazy how all these boomers were kids during the 1976 heatwave but also somehow also alive during the Blitz?!

— Katie Storey (@KEStorey) July 18, 2022

7.

“Never used sunscreen in 1976 and didn’t do me any harm!” pic.twitter.com/5N1QmD5HYf

— katie (@pipterino) July 17, 2022

8.

"THEY ARE JUST SCAREMONGERING THAT 41 DEGREE HEAT COULD RESULT IN HOSPITALISATION AND DEATH!" say people who are constantly terrified of pronouns.

— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) July 18, 2022

9.

https://twitter.com/SpillerOfTea/status/1548955150294851584?s=20&t=7zf3IxqmLsjLY6IjkXXWwA