Snippets about the floods

[NorthernRaider]

Charles some parts of the lowlands on the continent are in a similar mess but in the main the Dutch are laughing their socks off at us Brits. Because since the great storm of 53 the Dutch have spent billions protecting their food producing areas with dykes, drains, barriers and building houses either elevated or on floating pontoons. which in turn protect the cities from the north sea and crazy weather, but we in the UK pissed away billions protecting London whilst sacrificing the priceless grain producing areas of east Anglia and West Country in favour of protecting the utterly pointless and inedible that is London. We appear to put castles, museums, banks, burocrats and government buildings plus the rural piles of the idle wealthy ahead of saving the areas that we get our grain, beef, lamb, pork, coal, oil, wood and fruit from.

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RE: Snippets about the floods
(Today 13:41)bigpaul Wrote:
sorry, but I always thought NOT living below sea level, on a flood plain or next to a river, or in an area known for flooding was just "COMMON SENSE", and would be one of the things I would be looking at if I was contemplating buying a house.....or am I missing something???
Ummmmm Common Sense.........

Something that a lot of the 'general' population is severly lacking in Wink

Social climbing, Snobbery and Stupidity overrule common sense and practicality in certain parts of the UK