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Post by Sterland (S4E) on Jul 4, 2007 20:58:36 GMT -1
What the fuck is going on? Watched the news earlier and the families in Hull and Doncaster and Sheffield that STILL have their houses under water must be, and have every right to be, really pissed off....
Fair point, it's not in the same scale as New Orleans this shit did happen over a week ago..
If we have the capacity and the ability to fix stuff in Africa or the Middle East why can't we take care of stuff on our own doorstep???
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Post by Neko Bazu on Jul 4, 2007 21:03:38 GMT -1
Because that requires intelligence and the government to actually do something about it, instead of just waving money at other people to do it for them?
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Post by Sterland (S4E) on Jul 4, 2007 21:15:38 GMT -1
Still bollock though isn't it? There was the thing in Doncaster where they got the high capacity pumps in and put the feed in, the only trouble was the outlet was feeding it all straight back into the flood zone.... WTF?
We're great in a disaster arn't we?!
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Jul 4, 2007 21:17:37 GMT -1
we always seem to put the rest of the world before ourselves. Lets sort out all the troubles here and then worry about everyone else!!!!!!
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Post by PASTIE on Jul 4, 2007 21:19:34 GMT -1
Tempted to point out that we can be dead good at saying that we're going to sort out the problems in Africa whilst the TV cameras are there, but seeing as hardly anybody goes to check once the TV loses interest there's nobody to spot some of the colossal f*ck ups that g on whilst companies like Tescos get to ride on in and do whatever they feel like.
Now here, we have to be seen to be not only say we are going to do something but then actually carry it through. That'll be where it is all going wrong...
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Post by Lollipop on Jul 4, 2007 21:21:42 GMT -1
David Blunkett said that if the floods were in places in the south like Kent and Sussex then more would have been done.
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Post by PASTIE on Jul 4, 2007 21:24:04 GMT -1
David Blunkett said that if the floods were in places in the south like Kent and Sussex then more would have been done. Closer to the sea?  |
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Post by Fizzy Bread on Jul 4, 2007 21:26:42 GMT -1
Hull's been badly hit and it certainly doesn't help the city that their poor reputation hasn't helped; residents reckon [rightly so] that had parts of London/South east been hit as badly, the story would be on the front pages.. One sposes now John Prescott has stepped down that he's no longer in a good position to really help Hull.. not that he did much before mind.
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Post by Lollipop on Jul 4, 2007 21:27:06 GMT -1
David Blunkett said that if the floods were in places in the south like Kent and Sussex then more would have been done. Closer to the sea? He's Sheffield's MP and thought that the floods were taking a back seat in the news coverage over the bomb scares! |
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Post by Sterland (S4E) on Jul 4, 2007 21:29:08 GMT -1
Not sure if that was an intended pun but I thought it was clever!!! ;D He was going to 'sea' to it himself that it was sorted! David Blunkett said that if the floods were in places in the south like Kent and Sussex then more would have been done. Closer to the sea? |
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Post by PASTIE on Jul 4, 2007 21:31:36 GMT -1
Not sure if that was an intended pun but I thought it was clever!!! ;D He was going to 'sea' to it himself that it was sorted! Closer to the sea? No, no pun intended, just a lower order hydrological gag.  |
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Post by Sterland (S4E) on Jul 4, 2007 21:39:57 GMT -1
Here's another semi hydrological gag with an element of truth.. I know a girl that's been tied to more bedposts that David Blunketts dog! Not sure if that was an intended pun but I thought it was clever!!! ;D He was going to 'sea' to it himself that it was sorted! No, no pun intended, just a lower order hydrological gag. |
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Post by PASTIE on Jul 4, 2007 21:42:12 GMT -1
More hydro than logical? |
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Post by Sterland (S4E) on Jul 4, 2007 21:47:17 GMT -1
Ahhh, you've met?? ;D (Too much?) More hydro than logical? |
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Post by CHOPPER READ on Jul 4, 2007 22:22:18 GMT -1
Reminders of New Orleans in the Hurricane Katrina fiasco. A largley ignored part of the country fairs worse in a time of need than a more affluent area. That was AFFLUENT not EFFLUENT.  |
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Post by HURLOCK on Jul 5, 2007 6:32:59 GMT -1
Bottom line is this is down to the local authorities, they have not put adequate drainage systems in place to deal with incidents of this nature.
Having dealt with insurance claims I know that this is the case, you do an investigation and this is where the damage caused could have been reduced. The councils know where there black spots are but choose to do liitle or nothing to sort it - which in turn makes the residents unable to insure against flood!
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Post by Neko Bazu on Jul 5, 2007 6:51:41 GMT -1
Closer to the sea? He's Sheffield's MP and thought that the floods were taking a back seat in the news coverage over the bomb scares! To be fair, you can sort of understand why they might... |
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