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09 Nov 07
Originally posted by NordlysSilly scare-mongering Limeys. Yes, we had to pay a bit of extra attention to our coast. So what? That's what we pay all those dikegraves their salary for. And yes, we closed our nice, modern, high-tech, wonder-of-the-modern-world flood barriers. Guess what? That's what they were built for. Attracting tourists is a secondary bonus at best.
That also goes for the Dutch. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7086175.stm
I live four metres below sea level. Did I lose a second's sleep because of this "emergency situation"? Don't you believe it. Our naval engineers are the best in the world, by quite a margin. I have full confidence in them, and I've never yet been disappointed. I feel safer here in the polders than I would in Kent.
Richard
09 Nov 07
Originally posted by Shallow BlueYou're the King Of The World!
Silly scare-mongering Limeys. Yes, we had to pay a bit of extra attention to our coast. So what? That's what we pay all those dikegraves their salary for. And yes, we closed our nice, modern, high-tech, wonder-of-the-modern-world flood barriers. Guess what? That's what they were built for. Attracting tourists is a secondary bonus at best.
I live four m ...[text shortened]... yet been disappointed. I feel safer here in the polders than I would in Kent.
Richard
09 Nov 07
Originally posted by Shallow Bluehttp://sf.metblogs.com/archives/images/2006/06/dykes_rock-thumb.jpg
Silly scare-mongering Limeys. Yes, we had to pay a bit of extra attention to our coast. So what? That's what we pay all those dikegraves their salary for. And yes, we closed our nice, modern, high-tech, wonder-of-the-modern-world flood barriers. Guess what? That's what they were built for. Attracting tourists is a secondary bonus at best.
I live four m ...[text shortened]... yet been disappointed. I feel safer here in the polders than I would in Kent.
Richard
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09 Nov 07
The post that was quoted here has been removedOh, it isn't now, but BBC articles are like Pikiwedia pages: you cannot rely on what is there now being the same as what it was an hour ago. When I read it first, the threats of flooding were dire. Now, even the BBC has noticed that the Europe-wide disaster has not happened, and the page has been altered.
Richard