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Loius, you should get one of the park under water with the "No Golf" sign.
How serious is it, well the Severn has burst it's banks and expanded by a factor of about 10. At one point all the train lines and roads out of the South West were apparently in danger of being cut off.
It's serious but if it stops raining, which it has at the moment then infastructure should be back up in around two weeks.
Unfortunately for you Essex is apparently the driest county in England.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin
All kidding aside, are there aid societies established?
Kidding mode back on: Looks like you guys won't have to travel as far for your fish and chips.
Funny, I forget that most New England towns like Boston and Tewkesbury get their names from English towns. I keep thinking you're all talking about over here. Heck, if EA moved to my Tewkesbury, he'd be less than 1/2 hour away. There's not much in our version of Tewkesbury, EA, but there is a gentleman's-club. I can't vouch for it, but the guys at work say it's worthwhile (Mrs. Corleone subscribes to the Lorena Bobbitt school of 'husbands at stripclubs', me and my willy are staying out of there).
Tewksbuys is a small village over here (LOL, in Devon "small" is defined as a few hundred), in any case, they call is New England for a reason.
On a more serious note, everything should be fixed in a month, although the RAF and Navy have apparently been brought in to try and keep power going, easier to keep things like that going than start them up again, I suppose.
Tony Blair would know what to do.
Britain's breaking apart now that you disposed of him, IA. Terrorist attacks, floods, cold war with Russia.
And it's been only a month. I think it's the wrath of God. Lord knows what else he's got in store for you guys. Shouldn't have disposed of your Messiah, eh? Now seven plagues will curse you for it.
Maybe Britain can avert its curse by atoning for its sins by joining Tony's return to the mother church.
Well, there's not that much left in ours now, either.... :laugh4:Quote:
There's not much in our version of Tewkesbury, EA
I think it last hit the news in the civil war, oops, my mistake, the Wars of the Roses, thank you Google (battle of Tewkesbury 1471). Nice abbey, a few decent pubs, that's about it.
I think I would find New England very confusing. I can handle the idea that you have a Tewkesbury and a Worcester and all the rest, but I would be forever assuming that Tewkesbury was half an hours drive south of Worcester, or expecting to drive six hours north of Rochester to get to Manchester.
Well, what would really mess you up is that there's a few town names (Manchester comes to mind) where each state has their own. So while yes, Manchester, NH is 3 hours north of Rochester, CT.... Manchester CT is 4 hours south of Rochester, NH. :2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by English assassin
Not to mention, to live up to it's namesake, New England is THE place for people who like to get lost while driving. In the rest of the US, the roads make pretty good sense and even a stranger, armed with a map, can get by. Not here. The street name may follow the turn, even when the street goes straight. The route number may follow a turn as well. In fact, you could come to a 4-way intersection. You can go straight, you can turn left to follow the street name or you can turn right to follow the route number. :laugh4:
And oh by the way, they NEVER post the name of the major street. They figure you should already know what street you're on, even if you go onto it from another major thoroughfare. :furious3:
Maybe it's God's way of telling us we should go to the polls and elect the Tories.Quote:
Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat
God's just angry that the HP series is finished
“Or maybe next year I'll go and do some development work there for a few months, maybe build a water well in a village so these noble people will have access to fresh water too.” Right, if MSF is coming to help, I apply for a job as translator, but you’re aware I know the salary…:inquisitive:
“Britain's breaking apart now that you disposed of him, IA. Terrorist attacks, floods, cold war with Russia” Pff, nothing comparing to the daily life between traffic jams, the congestion charges, the CCTV and the politically Correct and the Sun Newspaper…
“page 3 girls”: Don’t tell me you put your trust on advertising…
Well, in Croydon, it was impressive I have to say, but brief…
But yep, for people who believed that Global Warming was that Dover would become Cannes that was a shock. By the way, nobody is saying that it happened before: Because it didn’t.
The good news is all these people who bought their 4x4 have a use of them now. The bad news is they don’t know how…