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Post by mucklelaalie on Jan 24, 2007 10:26:09 GMT 1
glad to see everyone being left dry by the Dutch comment... *being that they are one of the 5 least likely countries to rage vengence on anyone, but being that they might have good reason, say if they cut emissions by a larger precentage, a precentage sufficient enough to really slow down climate change (they'll give that a good go) and therefore would have been enough if all countries did it to that degree for them not to be swamped by the North Sea... that might give them huge reason to 'rage vengence'. However, being that they are the Dutch they wouldn't. Hence, it was rather tongue in cheek. I hereby end explanation and henceforth hope it can be used as a tool to decivering future apparently 'weird', but merely jestily layered comments by nortower.*
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Post by Admin Mal on Jan 24, 2007 11:06:26 GMT 1
I'll have whatever he's on.
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Post by mucklelaalie on Jan 24, 2007 11:16:42 GMT 1
i'd advise against it...
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Post by benjiesmum on Jan 24, 2007 11:20:32 GMT 1
I'm still completely in the dark - but that maybe because the power is off!!!! Do you mean in your above explanation (!! ?? !!) all the Dutch could end up drowning if they don't mend their ways??? Is that what you are trying to say?? I thought that little dog was still there with his nose in the hole of the dam. Or was it a little boy with his finger?? Can't remember....... .......second thoughts, I agree with Fiona, I'll have whatever you're on but make it a large double!! ;D
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Post by Admin Mal on Jan 24, 2007 15:51:41 GMT 1
Funnily enough, I watched a programme about Holland's sea defences a day or two ago. It was amazing watching old footage of a huge workforce creating stone sea defences by hand, and comparing that to the sophisticated systems they have in place now. Sometimes referred to as the world's largest sea wall. www.geerts.com/holland/holland-modern.htm
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Post by mucklelaalie on Jan 24, 2007 16:16:10 GMT 1
I'm still completely in the dark - but that maybe because the power is off!!!! Do you mean in your above explanation (!! ?? !!) all the Dutch could end up drowning if they don't mend their ways??? Is that what you are trying to say?? I'm not trying to say anything... i'm saying it well enough, to me... but therein lies my downfall ;D I don't want to drown the Dutch, the Dutch are great. I just.... *oh don't try David... its just going to go in circles this one...*
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Post by benjiesmum on Jan 24, 2007 16:54:43 GMT 1
I'm not trying to say anything... i'm saying it well enough, to me... but therein lies my downfall ;D Crash....!!!!! Sound of NortOwer falling on the floor. ;D Wasn't it climate change we were on about. I've got you a new (well, used and recycled) orange box here now.... ;D OK! OK! I understand that you aren't into drowning whole nations, but on a more serious not, there are many countries which would drown if the old seas keep on rising! The Dutch clearly have a lot to worry about - mind you, so does East Anglia and all those lovely little islands in the Indian Ocean.
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Post by peterj on Feb 16, 2007 0:08:00 GMT 1
Just a thought that if you buy carrots like these ones losing a 1/4" of peelings isn't so much of a problem. Not sure if they were local grown in which case not much pesticide used apparently, or like a lot of the stuff here imported from places like Holland. They tasted excellent anyway
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Post by benjiesmum on Feb 16, 2007 6:31:16 GMT 1
Now that's what I call carrots, peterj!!!!! ;D But tell me why are they both loitering against a packet of cream crackers? I think we should all be told! I do sometimes buy big carrots like that. Sainsbury's often gets them in from a grower either in Scotland or mid-Wales and they are organic and taste (here's the surprise) of carrots!! Sadly though, I have no photos of my carrots in my photobucket at the present time!!
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Post by heimdal on Mar 31, 2007 21:53:24 GMT 1
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Post by benjiesmum on May 29, 2007 23:02:26 GMT 1
I really am getting quite tired of being told by the government that we as consumers should be paying for OUR carbon footprints....I went to Chester today to do a bit of shopping and it suddenly occurred to me that nearly every shop had its doors wide open and out of each one, warming the streets was a blast of hot air. Now, if you think about the amount of heat energy that is being wasted by all the shops all over the country and therefore the world...someone should be telling them to "shut that door" thus saving a heck of a lot of unnecessary waste. Secondly, I went to buy a few things from every ladies favourite store - M&S. I bought a pair of tights. This is what I got: a pair of tights a piece of card around which the tights were folded a plastic bag which contained the tights and the card a second plastic bag - in which the whole lot was packaged a piece of paper inside the packet explaining what was in the packet............ why?
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Post by bonna on May 30, 2007 21:24:12 GMT 1
Probably because there are EU regulations (Sale of Ladies Tights Directive 2006 Section 7 Subsection 7.1.4 Paragraph 4b) which specify that all of the above must be provided.
There was an interesting media item last week about a group of Scottish farmers considering selling up and moving to Russia, where there's apparently millions of acres of unused arable land and very little bull---t regulation to put up with. They were understandably despairing of our over-regulated culture which is slowly but surely strangling farming, along with most other enterprises.
I know this comment isn't directly connected to climate change, and your's was, but they're both symptoms of the ridiculous state we've let ourselves get into. I don't know what the answer is - keep moving east perhaps to try to outrun creeping bureaucracy? Followed ultimately by a fresh start on a new planet.....?
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Post by mrgluss on May 30, 2007 22:40:11 GMT 1
I saw the article too. I was lucky enough to visit Moscow a couple of years ago and we made it out of the city (boy is it grim in the 40 miles of post-industrial suburbs). I know it's sad, but I found myself in a field looking down a trench about 15 feet deep. 15 feet of the most glorious black soil I ever saw. I overcame the temptation to empty my suitcases and fill them with earth to take home (but only just). ;D I can well understand why any farmer would think they'd gone to heaven. A word of caution though - it seems there is no title to any land (property being theft and all that) so a bit difficult to legally acquire it. Or so they said when I was there. You should have seen the veg gardens outside the dachas that go on for mile after mile outside Moscow (once you've got through the industrial bit). A veritable cornucopia! Not sure what that had to do with this thread, but felt the urge to eulogise.
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