Stormy Weather

[amateur51]

Filthy night in North Cheshire,you wouldn't put a dog out in this apparently,well I did.

How are the new dogs settling in, Rob?

[amateur51]

Indeed, in a way, I agree with you. Not a sensible place to live!

Had a really good session jamming yesterday evening!Beer, curry and jamming! My favourite combo!! Spitfire as well Cali!! Such a good quaffing ale that! :)

How is Shearer settling into his new home, Bbm?

You know that salymap would want to know

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

showers overnight but a sunny milder day; great morning in the middle kingdom time for toast soldiers and marmite ...

[Nick Armstrong]

Had a really good session jamming yesterday evening!Beer, curry and jamming! My favourite combo!! Spitfire as well Cali!! Such a good quaffing ale that! :)

None better

I have quite a mental picture, of what Mrs Bbm found when she opened the front door to let you in when you arrived home... (or did you "tiptoe" in at 2am, stepping in Shearer's food bowl and breaking a couple of flower pots? )

[BBMmk2]

None better

I have quite a mental picture, of what Mrs Bbm found when she opened the front door to let you in when you arrived home... (or did you "tiptoe" in at 2am, stepping in Shearer's food bowl and breaking a couple of flower pots? )

Well nothing quite like that Cali! :) I only had two pints(as I was driving), and had to go and pick MrsBBM up from work! I only have five pints at most, these days, Cali. Finishing off, with a whisky or two! Straight ofcourse!

Ams, Shearer has settled in very well, and has been without medication for eight weeks now!! :)

[amateur51]

Well nothing quite like that Cali! :) I only had two pints(as I was driving), and had to go and pick MrsBBM up from work! I only have five pints at most, these days, Cali. Finishing off, with a whisky or two! Straight ofcourse!

Ams, Shearer has settled in very well, and has been without medication for eight weeks now!! :)

TThat'll cheer salymap up I'm sure Bbm - let's hope that she follows Shearer's example pronto!

[Petrushka]

I feel sorry for the people of Hemsby, but if your home is built on sand and you're only a few feet from the cliff-edge, shouldn't you really expect the inevitable ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-25254808

Happy memories of a family holiday staying in Hemsby in June 1965. Wonder how far away from the cliff edge those homes were when built.

[Anna]

Happy memories of a family holiday staying in Hemsby

I don't know Hemsby but I have happy memories of Cromer (where the pier has been very badly damaged) and Wells-next-the-Sea. Used to go and stay with a very Aged Aunt of an ex in South Creake, remarkable old lady who, with her husband (having no children of their own) adopted a family of three from Barnardo's and then, not long after, her husband died so she brought them up alone. She died aged 98, I went to the funeral, we all had an impromtu cricket match afterwards (she was crazy about cricket) and there were lots of ham sandwiches and sherry - a proper send off!!

When I went into town today the Sally Army were playing by the Christmas tree - all very festive and putting people in a happy mood, and I've just received my second Christmas card. So I'd better write mine tomorrow! (How BBM can drink 5 pints of beer is beyond me, a pint and a half is my max I think)

Sorry, rambling again. Ontopic: Quite dull, dry, warm at 10.2° but rapidly dropping now.

[EdgeleyRob]

How are the new dogs settling in, Rob?

Thanks Am,they have settled in like a dream,it's as if the've always been here.

[Serial_Apologist]

TThat'll cheer salymap up I'm sure Bbm - let's hope that she follows Shearer's example pronto!

She'd have to be barking. Which has never been known.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I feel sorry for the people of Hemsby, but if your home is built on sand and you're only a few feet from the cliff-edge, shouldn't you really expect the inevitable ?

As there are already far too many people in the world (including Britain) it's inevitable that the rationing of land means that many people live on flood-plains, or locations vulnerable to coastal erosion or tidal surges. Until the people of the world face up to this, the problem will not go away.

[Serial_Apologist]

As there are already far too many people in the world (including Britain) it's inevitable that the rationing of land means that many people live on flood-plains, or locations vulnerable to coastal erosion or tidal surges. Until the people of the world face up to this, the problem will not go away.

Stilts the solution. Homes built on stilts - as seen in SE Asian countries especially - but with strong, firm, deep foundations. I'm told the centre of Cologne, prone to flooding from the Rhine, was rebuilt thus after the War.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Some coastal residences in East Anglia have been built with waterproof bricks and tiles on the groundfloor, but with more refined accommodation upstairs. The sea can enter without causing serious damage.

[amateur51]

Thanks Am,they have settled in like a dream,it's as if the've always been here.

That's great news Rob

[teamsaint]

As there are already far too many people in the world (including Britain) it's inevitable that the rationing of land means that many people live on flood-plains, or locations vulnerable to coastal erosion or tidal surges. Until the people of the world face up to this, the problem will not go away.

why exactly is land "rationed"?

This the problem, not the number of people. UN figures suggest that world population well in excess of the current level are sustainable.

What isn't sustainable is the ownership of most of the land by the few, and western consumption patterns.
(the US has 5% of the world's population and uses 20/25% of resources).

Slightly gloomy but mild day here today.