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Nearly two inches of rain in 24 hours. Wet and getting wetter.
Perhaps time to consider alternative crops - like rice? We don't have problems with mice nibbling at the vegetables any more - more likelihood of them being nibbled by haddock. David. |
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In article , "David \(Normandy\)" writes: | Nearly two inches of rain in 24 hours. Wet and getting wetter. | | Perhaps time to consider alternative crops - like rice? Too bloody cold for that. The roots of several water plants (e.g. club mace) contain a lot of starch - does anyone know what they taste like? Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote ... after "David \(Normandy\)" writes: | Nearly two inches of rain in 24 hours. Wet and getting wetter. | | Perhaps time to consider alternative crops - like rice? Too bloody cold for that. The roots of several water plants (e.g. club mace) contain a lot of starch - does anyone know what they taste like? Didn't the poor used to make a flour and bread out of it? Or am I thinking of another water plant. -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
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"Martin" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:18:58 +0200, "David \(Normandy\)" wrote: Nearly two inches of rain in 24 hours. Wet and getting wetter. Perhaps time to consider alternative crops - like rice? We don't have problems with mice nibbling at the vegetables any more - more likelihood of them being nibbled by haddock. First decapitated mouse of the season brought in by one of the cats last night. -- Martin The mice will evolve fins soon. - David. |
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Have you seen the photos of floods in the Sheffield Barnsley area on the BBC website? -- Martin my daughter has just called to tell me that her allotment has been washed away in Gloucestershire but that is not really bad when compared what others are going thro. That poor young man stuck down a manhole and a child washed away, doesn't bear thinking about, my prayers and thoughts go out to the people close to them. kate |
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On 25/6/07 22:46, in article
, "Kate Morgan" wrote: snip Have you seen the photos of floods in the Sheffield Barnsley area on the BBC website? -- Martin my daughter has just called to tell me that her allotment has been washed away in Gloucestershire but that is not really bad when compared what others are going thro. That poor young man stuck down a manhole and a child washed away, doesn't bear thinking about, my prayers and thoughts go out to the people close to them. The horror of both those deaths and the manner of them just doesn't bear thinking about. What their families must be suffering is simply dreadful. It's awful for all those whose homes are damaged by floodwater but such terrible deaths are unimaginable. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) |
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Fancy an allotment? http://www.flickr.com/photos/8272033...7600198041848/ Clifford Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
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"cliff_the_gardener" wrote in message ups.com... David Fancy an allotment? http://www.flickr.com/photos/8272033...7600198041848/ Clifford Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire Strange place to have an allotment - in the middle of a river? Joking aside it must be awful getting your lotty flooded. Much damage? I see on the news that much of the UK has suffered badly and people have died. Terrible business. I've been tracking the rain fall on my rain gauge, hence my original posting. According to the forecast the weekend may be bad too. Unfortunately there is little to be done to prevent all the damage. I'm just thankful our house and garden are at the top of a slope so we are unlikely to get flooded. David. |
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On 26/6/07 16:23, in article ,
"David (Normandy)" wrote: "cliff_the_gardener" wrote in message ups.com... David Fancy an allotment? http://www.flickr.com/photos/8272033...7600198041848/ Clifford Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire Strange place to have an allotment - in the middle of a river? Joking aside it must be awful getting your lotty flooded. Much damage? I see on the news that much of the UK has suffered badly and people have died. Terrible business. I've been tracking the rain fall on my rain gauge, hence my original posting. According to the forecast the weekend may be bad too. Unfortunately there is little to be done to prevent all the damage. I'm just thankful our house and garden are at the top of a slope so we are unlikely to get flooded. David. As small consolation, we have a bit of sun here, though followed by dark clouds. And the barometer is going up a bit towards 'Fair'. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) |
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"David (Normandy)" wrote in message ... "cliff_the_gardener" wrote in message ups.com... David Fancy an allotment? http://www.flickr.com/photos/8272033...7600198041848/ Clifford Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire Strange place to have an allotment - in the middle of a river? Joking aside it must be awful getting your lotty flooded. Much damage? I see on the news that much of the UK has suffered badly and people have died. Terrible business. I've been tracking the rain fall on my rain gauge, hence my original posting. According to the forecast the weekend may be bad too. Unfortunately there is little to be done to prevent all the damage. I'm just thankful our house and garden are at the top of a slope so we are unlikely to get flooded. And it's all down to global warming! |
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "David (Normandy)" wrote in message ... "cliff_the_gardener" wrote in message ups.com... David Fancy an allotment? http://www.flickr.com/photos/8272033...7600198041848/ Clifford Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire Strange place to have an allotment - in the middle of a river? Joking aside it must be awful getting your lotty flooded. Much damage? I see on the news that much of the UK has suffered badly and people have died. Terrible business. I've been tracking the rain fall on my rain gauge, hence my original posting. According to the forecast the weekend may be bad too. Unfortunately there is little to be done to prevent all the damage. I'm just thankful our house and garden are at the top of a slope so we are unlikely to get flooded. And it's all down to global warming! Quite likely, but I suspect no serious steps will be taken by any governments until the trend is too late to reverse. Be interesting to know where the next "stable point" regarding the weather will be and whether it is beyond the extremes of human survival. David. |
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David (Normandy) wrote:
"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "David (Normandy)" wrote in message ... "cliff_the_gardener" wrote in message ups.com... David Fancy an allotment? http://www.flickr.com/photos/8272033...7600198041848/ Clifford Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire Strange place to have an allotment - in the middle of a river? Joking aside it must be awful getting your lotty flooded. Much damage? I see on the news that much of the UK has suffered badly and people have died. Terrible business. I've been tracking the rain fall on my rain gauge, hence my original posting. According to the forecast the weekend may be bad too. Unfortunately there is little to be done to prevent all the damage. I'm just thankful our house and garden are at the top of a slope so we are unlikely to get flooded. And it's all down to global warming! Quite likely, but I suspect no serious steps will be taken by any governments until the trend is too late to reverse. Be interesting to know where the next "stable point" regarding the weather will be and whether it is beyond the extremes of human survival. David. But global warming was bringing mild wet Winters and hot dry Summers. So another thing the experts have got wrong, like the cause, unless the Martians are generating lots of carbon dioxide as well, because Mars is warming up also. Still yet another excuse to get more taxes from us, so that politicians and civil servants can be sure of their inflation proof pensions. |
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"David (Normandy)" wrote in message ... "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "David (Normandy)" wrote in message ... "cliff_the_gardener" wrote in message ups.com... David Fancy an allotment? http://www.flickr.com/photos/8272033...7600198041848/ Clifford Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire Strange place to have an allotment - in the middle of a river? Joking aside it must be awful getting your lotty flooded. Much damage? I see on the news that much of the UK has suffered badly and people have died. Terrible business. I've been tracking the rain fall on my rain gauge, hence my original posting. According to the forecast the weekend may be bad too. Unfortunately there is little to be done to prevent all the damage. I'm just thankful our house and garden are at the top of a slope so we are unlikely to get flooded. And it's all down to global warming! Quite likely, but I suspect no serious steps will be taken by any governments until the trend is too late to reverse. Be interesting to know where the next "stable point" regarding the weather will be and whether it is beyond the extremes of human survival. I was trying to be cynical! So called 'global warming' is a con to extract more money from us in unnecessary taxation. |
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "David (Normandy)" wrote in message ... "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "David (Normandy)" wrote in message ... "cliff_the_gardener" wrote in message ups.com... David Fancy an allotment? http://www.flickr.com/photos/8272033...7600198041848/ Clifford Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire Strange place to have an allotment - in the middle of a river? Joking aside it must be awful getting your lotty flooded. Much damage? I see on the news that much of the UK has suffered badly and people have died. Terrible business. I've been tracking the rain fall on my rain gauge, hence my original posting. According to the forecast the weekend may be bad too. Unfortunately there is little to be done to prevent all the damage. I'm just thankful our house and garden are at the top of a slope so we are unlikely to get flooded. And it's all down to global warming! Quite likely, but I suspect no serious steps will be taken by any governments until the trend is too late to reverse. Be interesting to know where the next "stable point" regarding the weather will be and whether it is beyond the extremes of human survival. I was trying to be cynical! So called 'global warming' is a con to extract more money from us in unnecessary taxation. Alan, while I share your cynicism about Governments and taxation I don't share your belief that global warning doesn't exist. Governments definitely make as much political capital as they can out of any situation. As a consequence it creates disbelief about anything they say. I have a scientific background and have been following the detailed science behind global warning for many years. There is an huge amount of evidence to say it does exist. http://environment.newscientist.com/.../earth/dn11462 The big question is what is the cause of it? Here too the scientific evidence points towards it being man made, but this is not a 100% cast iron certainty. Unfortunately proof in this area is a bit like proving that playing Russian roulette with a six shooter loaded with a single bullet is dangerous. "Click" - I'm still alive so strong evidence that it is not dangerous? If the cause of global warming does indeed turn out to be man made, then I don't expect there to be conclusive proof until it has gone so far as to be irreversible by man. The average man in the street will then blame scientists and governments for not acting before it was too late. Until then the belief of the masses will be like the captain of the Titanic who reportedly said "We are unsinkable". David. |
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David (Normandy) wrote: Quite likely, but I suspect no serious steps will be taken by any governments until the trend is too late to reverse. Be interesting to know where the next "stable point" regarding the weather will be and whether it is beyond the extremes of human survival. No steps will be taken until enough people feel it is enough of a problem to be worth bearing the inevitable pain of trying to do something about it. I was hoping that the last week's events would help shift towards that and away from the attitude 'global warning? Britain like the south of France? Bring it on!' But global warming was bringing mild wet Winters and hot dry Summers. It was also bringing many more extreme events, which is precisely what we are seeing. So another thing the experts have got wrong, like the cause, unless the Martians are generating lots of carbon dioxide as well, because Mars is warming up also. Still yet another excuse to get more taxes from us, so that politicians and civil servants can be sure of their inflation proof pensions. Well, I suppose I can still hope. -- Kay |
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