"Col" wrote in message
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"Jim Webster" wrote in message
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the problem is that here in the northwest of England it feels that we
have
had a pretty wet and miserable spring and early summer so far.
We could do with some fine weather, raining on us doesn't help with water
shortages in the south of England

I'm sick of hearing about water shortages in the south!

I want a prolonged period of dry & settled weather too, and if this
hurts the south, then too bad!
They will just have to accept that they live in the driest and most
densely populated part of the country that shows every sign of
becoming even more densely populated in the coming decades.

A few days ago, the first hosepipe bans were announced and there
was this guy whinging on about how he couldn't fill up his kids'
paddling pool. Million in Africa have no access to clean drinking water
and he's moaning about his kids' paddling pool.........

Either cut down on extravagant water usage or be prepared to pay
much higher water bills to secure further supplies.

Col
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Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.
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If a national water grid had been constructed after the 1976 drought then
Britain would not have this problem. Typical of this country not to think
beyond the length of the noses of a poltician.

Gavin.