I just love the comment invariably made by politicians and experts after disasters strike - ''lessons have been learned'!.
What lessons did they learn about the Somerset levels - things worked pretty well for hundreds of years, with locals knowing full well what the problems were, and how to resolve them - then the experts appeared - the Environment Agency. Led by failed politician, Mrs Young ( I won't honour her with a title), who was head of the Royal Society for Birds, they thought it would be a good idea to spend millions on a bird sanctuary, and encourage farmers to turn their fields into 'wetlands'
Has she, in hindsight, learnt any lesson?
Now run by another failed politician, Chris Smith, (again, no title), what did he ever know about the needs of areas like Somerset, and the Thames Valley?
Has he learned lessons?
Perhaps we should send all the buggers back to school before we let them loose on Quangoes where they have absolutely zero knowledge?
No need to apologise Pentillie, I can see you are very frustrated and rightly so....get it off your chest I'm sure the majority will understand and those that don't don't have to listen (well read but you know what I mean!). I hope your allotment is surviving and your friends/neighbours are ok.
Had to get this off my chest.....more brilliant press coverage for Blackpool and exactly why I make a point if telling people I don't actually love IN Blackpool. Such a shame
If only snails liked thistles and were so attracted by our paddock full of them that they couldn't be less interested in the hostas. To be fair, I don't really like hostas that much, and they don't really go with the style of garden we have, but we got 10 free ones, so I grew them in pots, but they were pretty much doilies by the end of the summer.
The only good thing about snails is that if I chuck them on to the tops of the the walls, I am soon joined by a number of grateful blackbirds and thrushes, who are good company.
Seeing as it's a rant section, spent the day out in the garden, moved my copper Birch and noticed that the back of the greenhouse frame has been crushed by the concrete posts from next doors fence. Nice of them to tell me this, oh wait, they DIDN'T
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I just love the comment invariably made by politicians and experts after disasters strike - ''lessons have been learned'!.
What lessons did they learn about the Somerset levels - things worked pretty well for hundreds of years, with locals knowing full well what the problems were, and how to resolve them - then the experts appeared - the Environment Agency. Led by failed politician, Mrs Young ( I won't honour her with a title), who was head of the Royal Society for Birds, they thought it would be a good idea to spend millions on a bird sanctuary, and encourage farmers to turn their fields into 'wetlands'
Has she, in hindsight, learnt any lesson?
Now run by another failed politician, Chris Smith, (again, no title), what did he ever know about the needs of areas like Somerset, and the Thames Valley?
Has he learned lessons?
Perhaps we should send all the buggers back to school before we let them loose on Quangoes where they have absolutely zero knowledge?
Apologies for language!
Had to get this off my chest.....more brilliant press coverage for Blackpool and exactly why I make a point if telling people I don't actually love IN Blackpool. Such a shame
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2570386/Pictures-Blackpools-proud-hotels-sit-boarded-sad-reminder-seaside-towns-faded-glory-days.html
Glad to know that you do love any and everywhere else Tracey
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Why don't the slugs eat the weeds? There, I've said it!
Dove
Stupid autocorrect! Obviously was meant to say LIVE 
They dont eat Penstemon, fortunately I love them.
If only snails liked thistles and were so attracted by our paddock full of them that they couldn't be less interested in the hostas. To be fair, I don't really like hostas that much, and they don't really go with the style of garden we have, but we got 10 free ones, so I grew them in pots, but they were pretty much doilies by the end of the summer.
The only good thing about snails is that if I chuck them on to the tops of the the walls, I am soon joined by a number of grateful blackbirds and thrushes, who are good company.