tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post5843270365093916942..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Nor any drop to drink.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79983940421779731202019-11-16T09:54:17.978-08:002019-11-16T09:54:17.978-08:00I just shudder every time I look out of the window...I just shudder every time I look out of the window and see it raining. Looking at what is happening lower down the country at present makes our flooding on July 30th look quite minor. If one's house floods then it is a catastrophe for the person who lives there - some of the faces of folk interviewed on TV in South Yorkshire showed jst how badly they were taking it. Regardless of our point of view we have to acknowledge that they need every ounce of our sympathy.Round here thousands of houses have been built over the last ten years or so -many on very low-lying land - and mostly four and five bedroom 'luxury' homes - not much first time buyer stuff.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84242706527234240212019-11-15T08:09:54.086-08:002019-11-15T08:09:54.086-08:00I blame Geoff Boycott and Dickie Bird. It's th...I blame Geoff Boycott and Dickie Bird. It's those annual ceremonies where they all dress up in white suits and shout Howzat! <br /><br />If you no drinking water you can try milk in your whisky. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-37385388733440047992019-11-15T03:09:15.009-08:002019-11-15T03:09:15.009-08:00How far are you from college at Bristol?How far are you from college at Bristol?Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045973181179400022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-6971950051988041292019-11-15T01:38:54.326-08:002019-11-15T01:38:54.326-08:00What you have said Thelma is all very well but it ...What you have said Thelma is all very well but it bears no relation to my comment if you read it.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51998748218674754252019-11-15T01:23:21.107-08:002019-11-15T01:23:21.107-08:00Because Rachel we have to think of others. The nex...Because Rachel we have to think of others. The next generation for a start. We need a humanistic ideal basically to take on the problems of those around us and care. Which as we know mostly happens. A blog hardly covers the enormity of what is happening in the world but there again it gives us freedom to express what we want to say!thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-43357034393655279672019-11-15T00:54:15.829-08:002019-11-15T00:54:15.829-08:00How do our lives have to change? What difference...How do our lives have to change? What difference will it make? Climate changes whether we give it a helping hand or not. My life has not been affected by a town in Greece that submerged 5000 years ago. I have never missed it. As for quietly flows the Don, it has been flooding periodically for centuries. In August 1912 Norfolk was under water. Did the locals say "we have to change?" No, they mopped up the harvest, what was left of it, dried out and got on with it. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7514117189922165552019-11-14T23:47:29.652-08:002019-11-14T23:47:29.652-08:00Flooding in Venice reminds me of Greek towns subme...Flooding in Venice reminds me of Greek towns submerged 5000 years ago. Whether it is too late to halt these environmental catastrophes I don't know, but it does mean that our lives have to change. It must be totally miserable for people who have had their houses flooded, especially in this cold British weather.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-18740961882794384462019-11-14T21:30:45.696-08:002019-11-14T21:30:45.696-08:00It would be a massive undertaking to build a wall ...It would be a massive undertaking to build a wall around Venice, but it's the only thing that would stop the annual flooding. If they continue to do nothing, I can see it being abandoned before the end of this century.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-24225474517026412552019-11-14T16:25:30.073-08:002019-11-14T16:25:30.073-08:00How terrible. Flooding is a constant threat here i...How terrible. Flooding is a constant threat here in WV and its effects are devastating. Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68527769228145697772019-11-14T15:57:49.704-08:002019-11-14T15:57:49.704-08:00Millions have been granted to Venice by the E.U. f...Millions have been granted to Venice by the E.U. for flood prevention schemes, but it has all been creamed-off and stolen by the Mafia, who have supported canal widening projects to take more gigantic cruise liners. It stinks worse than Venice in high summer.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-47683204104936565522019-11-14T14:20:21.091-08:002019-11-14T14:20:21.091-08:00Especially if you're anywhere near the Pennine...Especially if you're anywhere near the Pennines. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72575647993809050372019-11-14T13:53:16.205-08:002019-11-14T13:53:16.205-08:00You can think what you like but you won't stop...You can think what you like but you won't stop it raining if it wants to rain. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90414472436057419622019-11-14T13:43:03.944-08:002019-11-14T13:43:03.944-08:00It has rained all day down here too and we have lo...It has rained all day down here too and we have localised flooding in the area, but nothing serious and no frost yet, though our first snowfall only a few miles away.<br /> Our poor planet is suffering as well as those affected by the extreme conditions, with terrible fires in Australia and California, flooding here and in Venice, and possibly other disasters in places we never hear about.<br /> We were warned 30 years ago of more extreme weather but no-one seemed to take it seriously, and so here we are. The Environment Agency will be working overtime for some time I think.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75783610287589138882019-11-14T13:19:57.930-08:002019-11-14T13:19:57.930-08:00Rick was glad of his raincoat again today. Very we...Rick was glad of his raincoat again today. Very wet and wintry weather.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62251857246845311452019-11-14T12:57:18.222-08:002019-11-14T12:57:18.222-08:00We have just driven back from Chester and the road...We have just driven back from Chester and the roads were flooded in many places.Really hazardous.I feel for the people in Yorkshire.busybusybeejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570020362062932692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34515177756105276892019-11-14T09:49:43.240-08:002019-11-14T09:49:43.240-08:00It must be so awful, no matter whether your house ...It must be so awful, no matter whether your house is destroyed by an earthquake, hurricane, water or fire or you have to leave for some other reason such as political unrest or hunger. I am so very very grateful that I live where I do and have never been forced to leave my home.<br />Your place must be a bit higher than Ripon. My sister-in-law says they don't have frost yet, and my weather app shows still around 8 Celsius for them.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-60767399242892297832019-11-14T09:04:02.814-08:002019-11-14T09:04:02.814-08:00Houses are built in floodplains the developers sa...Houses are built in floodplains the developers say oh we fixed that problem but nature put it that way for a reason.<br />Developers come in grade the land so they can squeeze more houses in and the cities/councils/planning commissions gain a bigger tax revenue.<br />I was married to a developer and I know what goes on.<br />parsnip<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32317935025673883572019-11-14T08:44:00.226-08:002019-11-14T08:44:00.226-08:00It has been raining here all day,very cold too. Th...It has been raining here all day,very cold too. There is a severe flood warning for the lower part of the town near the river Stour. The town is surrounded by new development on what was presumably land that formed part of the flood plain,I expect the same is happening everywhere. Penhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16836322553609398243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87125966930463128242019-11-14T08:05:28.655-08:002019-11-14T08:05:28.655-08:00Really cold here today, with a strong north wind. ...Really cold here today, with a strong north wind. Wasn't it still summer just a few short weeks ago?<br />Here in West Wales some of our local towns and villages have tidal rivers, and when you have high tides at times of heavy rainfall, the resistance of one against the other causes problems. Over the years I've seen developments, private and commercial, on land which flooded regularly, but council planners never want to listen.the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27009552031989248272019-11-14T07:38:48.945-08:002019-11-14T07:38:48.945-08:00Some friends of mine were flooded a few years ago ...Some friends of mine were flooded a few years ago and, although the house is back to normal, they still become very anxious every time it rains heavily. Insuring their home is still a problem and selling it would also be difficult. Locals tell them that the land was always prone to flooding, but the developers claimed they were taking steps which would mean it never happened. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.com