"Ron Button" wrote in message
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I am still trying to digest the latest nonsense put out by our ever
watchfull BBC.
The programme in question was yesterdays Country file largly given over to
the drought in Southeast England,and how we are all doomed by the ongoing
GW.
Various scenarios were discussed as to what could be done about it including
piping water across country from the very wet parts of our Island,but the
very ernest enviromentalist said it would be far too expensive at maybe one
million pounds per kilometre. Do what !.that sum represents about one weeks
costs in Iraq,and probably the monthly salary bill for ChelseFC.
Have they all gone totally barmy,and money obsessed ?,we have a large crisis
looming in the Southeast,which according to the experts could be cured with
a few years effort and the water companies/government dosh.
Perhaps we should save our money though for a penny off income tax,or a
couple of quid a week for the poor old age pensioners ,that would probably
be much more satisfying that solving a crisis for the next government.
The British Isles is sloshing with water most of the year ,so lets get it to
the parts who need it with a water grid..Isambard Kingdom Brunel could have
done it,or.
bring back Winstone Churchill I say !

A million pounds per kilometre, that's a thousand pounds per *metre*.
Do they intend making the pipes out of gold bullion?
OK, I know you've got pumping costs as well but even so, I don't see
why it should be so expensive. After all, water companies are quite able
to pump water from reservoirs up to 100 miles away into our homes
without excessive costs so why not from up north to down south?
And they used to say motorways cost a million quid a mile but we've
got enough of those....

Col
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Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.