Life after the taps run dry
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Life after the taps run dry
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"Welcome to a world where an ordinary cup of tea is a precious commodity" Already is!
Anyone effected?
"Welcome to a world where an ordinary cup of tea is a precious commodity" Already is!
Anyone effected?
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Re: Life after the taps run dry
Jude might be affected. Although if memory serves me right Stonehouse is not that low lying.ben ashton wrote:Clicky
"Welcome to a world where an ordinary cup of tea is a precious commodity" Already is!
Anyone effected?
I guess her water supply could still be affected though.
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water water everywhere
Having not lived in England for 14 years, I was made quite homesick when I came across this in the Guardian;
"The staff from the Anchor pub in Upton upon Severn were making the best of a bad job yesterday afternoon. Smelly brown water lapped halfway up the bar, but they had set out a row of chairs on the high street and were sipping pink champagne rescued from the flooded cellar.
"What can you do? You can either sob or try to enjoy the spectacle," said the licensee, Jonathan Butler. "We came here in September last year after they told us the Anchor never flooded. We've spent £200,000 refurbishing it and, no, we haven't got insurance. Can't get it. So we're having a drink today and we'll worry about everything later."
(And, believe me, I've was at Hertford in the 60s, I know how it feels to be homesick.)
"The staff from the Anchor pub in Upton upon Severn were making the best of a bad job yesterday afternoon. Smelly brown water lapped halfway up the bar, but they had set out a row of chairs on the high street and were sipping pink champagne rescued from the flooded cellar.
"What can you do? You can either sob or try to enjoy the spectacle," said the licensee, Jonathan Butler. "We came here in September last year after they told us the Anchor never flooded. We've spent £200,000 refurbishing it and, no, we haven't got insurance. Can't get it. So we're having a drink today and we'll worry about everything later."
(And, believe me, I've was at Hertford in the 60s, I know how it feels to be homesick.)
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Re: water water everywhere
I love this attitude I almost sobbed with frustration while watching the news reports of the post Katrina devastation ................... You know, I'm truly sorry that you and your children are sitting next to a corpse, but why don't you accept that the cavalry isn't coming, get off your a%se, and remove the deceased to a designated area?kayinbaja wrote:Having not lived in England for 14 years, I was made quite homesick when I came across this in the Guardian;
"What can you do? You can either sob or try to enjoy the spectacle,"
Starting to hyperventilate here as I also recall a post tsunami report - shots of locals diligently clearing debris from the beach while two german tourists lay on loungers enjoying their holiday. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.
Chin up guys - I'm sure that we'll all be back in drought conditions within a few short months.
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Adelaide, dear Adelaide; where the water is foul, but the wines more than make up for it.
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Adelaide, dear Adelaide; where the water is foul, but the wines more than make up for it.
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Re: water water everywhere
To think that there were hosepipe bans until 4 months ago and then you got that record breaking hot dry spell in April when Bridlington was the hottest place in Europe.icomefromalanddownunder wrote:kayinbaja wrote:Having not lived in England for 14 years, I was made quite homesick when I came across this in the Guardian;
"What can you do? You can either sob or try to enjoy the spectacle,"
Chin up guys - I'm sure that we'll all be back in drought conditions within a few short months.
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What happens if a politician drowns in a river? That is pollution.
What happens if all of them drown? That is solution!!!
What happens if all of them drown? That is solution!!!
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We are still under water restrictions. It has been pi%%ing it down for several weeks now, but our State Government made it very clear that as of 1 July we may not water our gardens with anything other than a watering can or bucket. Personally, I think that anyone caught watering their gardens in this weather should have said gardens surgically removed.sejintenej wrote:To think that there were hosepipe bans until 4 months ago and then you got that record breaking hot dry spell in April when Bridlington was the hottest place in Europe.
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Adelaide, dear Adelaide; where the water is foul, but the wines more than make up for it.
Hertford 6.20 1965-70
Adelaide, dear Adelaide; where the water is foul, but the wines more than make up for it.