Quote of the day 7th April 2014
"Things are never so bad they can't be made worse."
(Line from the film "The African Queen" based on the book by C.S. Forester)
(Line from the film "The African Queen" based on the book by C.S. Forester)
Nick Herbert on his visit to flood hit areas of Cumbria
Please note that the post below was published more than ten year ago on 21st November 2009 Nick Herbert MP, shadow cabinet member for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, was in Cumbria this morning to see the areas affected by the flooding. He writes on Conservative Home about his visit. Here is an extract. I’ve been in Cumbria today to see the areas affected by the floods. I arrived early in Keswick where I met officials from the Environment Agency. Although the river levels had fallen considerably and homes were no longer flooded, the damage to homes had been done. And the water which had got into houses wasn’t just from the river – it was foul water which had risen from the drains. I talked to fire crews who were pumping flood water back into the river, and discovered that they were from Tyne & Wear and Lancashire. They had been called in at an hours’ notice and had been working on the scene ever since, staying at a local hotel. You cannot fail to be impressed by the...
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New house is great, or it will be, we went to choose the "extras" over the weekend. Its just some (not all) but some of the extras are so funny.
It reminded me of buying a brand new car, and the salesman looking gobsmacked and saying "What? you thought it would come with wheels on"
I was speaking to a green party member earlier on Facebook - the place of ultimate intelligence :)
we got onto wind farms
me- i objected to one near to my mothers home as it would ruin the lake district and needs stor back up, it costs more than it gains, and is over subsidised.
Her- Well it can look that way, but it saves the planet.
me- what? running a diesel generator when there is no wind reduces CO2? and subidising helps?
Her- yes, well no to the diesel, but its wind, and yes subsidies do build the right economy and save the planet
me- what about the scenery and destroying the views for no return?
Her - well where would you put them
me - I guess on the moon for the amount of use they are here.
Her - but its the cost of getting them there
me - did i lose you somewhere in that bit of sarcasm?
her - no, its actually a good idea but the cost of getting them there is prohibitive, and of course how would you get the energy back here?
me - you are kidding right? you know the moon is a vacuum and has no atmosphere?
her- yes but they could use space suits to build them
at that point i ran away, but yes you see, not even wind farms are so bad that someone would not support an even worse idea