Dr Foster went to Gloucester in a shower of rain.
He stepped in a puddle right up to his middle.
That wouldn't happen these days.

On Sep 8, 6:56 pm, Weatherlawyer  wrote:
> Dr Foster went to Gloucester in a shower of rain.
> He stepped in a puddle right up to his middle.
> That wouldn't happen these days.

Nowadays we have neo-Golgafrinchams:
8:30pm
Panorama
Can Money Grow on Trees? Jeremy Vine reports on the plight of the
Amazon rainforest, asking whether the global money markets can do
anything to halt their destruction by placing a financial value on the
region's importance to the world's ecology. Ben Anderson reports from
Brazil and Guyana, offering an insight into how soaring food prices
across the globe are taking their toll on the area

On Sep 8, 6:56 pm, Weatherlawyer  wrote:
> Dr Foster went to Gloucester in a shower of rain.
> He stepped in a puddle right up to his middle.
> That wouldn't happen these days.

Absolutley: If he's heeded UKMO's elf'n'safety warning system Dr
Foster could habe made an informed choice. Whether the weather
warning be, be aware, be prepared or take action. Then surely Dr
Foster would have avoided the puddle.

UKMO/Pravda: Working for You in a Warmer more Dangerous World.

You have been warned, take heed and be prepared, sleet can be
dangerous in the wrong hands.

On Sep 8, 8:10 pm, Weatherlawyer  wrote:
> On Sep 8, 6:56 pm, Weatherlawyer  wrote:
>
> > Dr Foster went to Gloucester in a shower of rain.
> > He stepped in a puddle right up to his middle.
> > That wouldn't happen these days.
>
> Nowadays we have neo-Golgafrinchams:
> 8:30pm
> Panorama
> Can Money Grow on Trees? Jeremy Vine reports on the plight of the
> Amazon rainforest, asking whether the global money markets can do
> anything to halt their destruction by placing a financial value on the
> region's importance to the world's ecology. Ben Anderson reports from
> Brazil and Guyana, offering an insight into how soaring food prices
> across the globe are taking their toll on the area

Too depressing to watch, the problem is far deeper than the relative
values to the atmosphere of a few billion tons of carbon dioxide.

Interfering with the ecology of a much smaller system in the Indian
Ocean by defoliating Madagascar and the Indonesian region caused the
massive destruction seen in that tidal wave.

And getting it all back on form takes decades. Under the ground is
another tropical paradise that must die too with the eradication of
the trees. And we have no idea what that will cause.

Besides the obvious that is.

Appealing to the greedy bastards that caused it all in every location
on the planet from the British investors in the US and Australian
cattle markets in the 19th century onwards, is not going to save the
planet.

Weatherlawyer wrote:
> Dr Foster went to Gloucester in a shower of rain.
> He stepped in a puddle right up to his middle.
> That wouldn't happen these days.


It would now be Dr Wdzinski went to Gloucester in some persistant rain, 
in what had been a very dissapointing cyclonic month, he drove in his 
car but got stuck in a ford as his sat nav had sent him the wrong way.

Weatherlawyer wrote:
> Dr Foster went to Gloucester in a shower of rain.
> He stepped in a puddle right up to his middle.
> That wouldn't happen these days.


It would now be Dr Wdzinski went to Gloucester in some persistant rain, 
in what had been a very dissapointing cyclonic month, he drove in his 
car but got stuck in a ford as his sat nav had sent him the wrong way.

On Sep 9, 8:13 am, brian blair  wrote:
> Weatherlawyer wrote:
>
> > Dr Foster went to Gloucester in a shower of rain.
> > He stepped in a puddle right up to his middle.
> > That wouldn't happen these days.
>
> It would now be Dr Wdzinski went to Gloucester in some persistent rain,
> in what had been a very disappointing cyclonic month, he drove in his
> car but got stuck in a ford as his sat nav had sent him the wrong way.

There was an item on yesterday's news about a baby being sucked into a
manhole in just such a "puddle" how they managed to rescue her is
beyond me.

She went through the sewer to a brook in flood where her father
spotted her and dived in after her. How did he know that she would pop
out there? It's not the sort of thing you could expect a local to know
but they were just out sight seeing.

(No comment on the wisdom of doing that.)

On topic again we have sea horses in Salcombe or somewhere darn sarf.
They are now in danger.

From yachts of all things!

Apparently the eel grass on which they feed is being ripped up by
their anchors.

So how did they manage to survive in the days when all transport went
by sea and river and places on the coast good enough to harbour in
were filled wall to wall with boats?

"The quality of the water, the aquatic habitat and particularly the
eelgrass beds here have ensured that the Salcombe-Kingsbridge estuary
is one of the hot spots for seahorses along the South Coast.

The eelgrass beds, especially those near the mouth of the estuary are
in pristine condition and home to a wide variety of species. It is the
spiny seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus that has been seen in the
estuary."

Once upon a time we used to have a vibrant coastal community all of it
geared to tearing up acres of sea grass I imagine.

I wonder how many were sold by shrimpers.

On Sep 9, 8:48 am, Weatherlawyer  wrote:
> On Sep 9, 8:13 am, brian blair  wrote:
>
> > Weatherlawyer wrote:
>
> > > Dr Foster went to Gloucester in a shower of rain.
> > > He stepped in a puddle right up to his middle.
> > > That wouldn't happen these days.
>
> > It would now be Dr Wdzinski went to Gloucester in some persistent rain,
> > in what had been a very disappointing cyclonic month, he drove in his
> > car but got stuck in a ford as his sat nav had sent him the wrong way.
>
> There was an item on yesterday's news about a baby being sucked into a
> manhole in just such a "puddle" how they managed to rescue her is
> beyond me.
>
> She went through the sewer to a brook in flood where her father
> spotted her and dived in after her. How did he know that she would pop
> out there? It's not the sort of thing you could expect a local to know
> but they were just out sight seeing.
>
> (No comment on the wisdom of doing that.)
>
> On topic again we have sea horses in Salcombe or somewhere darn sarf.
> They are now in danger.
>
> From yachts of all things!
>
> Apparently the eel grass on which they feed is being ripped up by
> their anchors.
>
> So how did they manage to survive in the days when all transport went
> by sea and river and places on the coast good enough to harbour in
> were filled wall to wall with boats?
>
> "The quality of the water, the aquatic habitat and particularly the
> eelgrass beds here have ensured that the Salcombe-Kingsbridge estuary
> is one of the hot spots for seahorses along the South Coast.
>
> The eelgrass beds, especially those near the mouth of the estuary are
> in pristine condition and home to a wide variety of species. It is the
> spiny seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus that has been seen in the
> estuary."
>
> Once upon a time we used to have a vibrant coastal community all of it
> geared to tearing up acres of sea grass I imagine.
>
> I wonder how many were sold by shrimpers.

One day, probably in the distant future, you will say something
positive about something other than your own genius. I await that
moment with unbaited breath. Go on; predict me an earthquake. Bet you
can't.