"Col" wrote in message
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"Michael Mcneil" wrote in message
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"d.m." wrote in message
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Very unlucky. Ive heard that it was a mere 25 miles from me where all
the storms occured.

Meanwhile, farmers are once more looking at disaster.

Still,

Never mind eh?

I'm sure they'll be compensated as usual.

Col

rant mode on

Yes, I guess they will by selling their farms etc... Sorry but as a country
boy whose family have been involved in farming since the year ???? this
attitude of some puzzles me. It seems that they believe "you'll never see a
poor farmer", in fact the majority of farmers cannot make a living. They
live on the breadline and put in more than they get out. Economics theory
says you cannot do this, so if you like your food to be imported (driving
the price up) or you won't pay for things like proper bread or proper bacon
(not the processed trash you see in your supermarkets) then keep on. More
farms being taken over by big organisations and more unemployment, and in
extreme cases, suicides of the poor farmers. All because we want cheap
food... eh?

rant mode off

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/625996.stm

Sorry to everyone for going completely off topic but I just had to get it
off my chest.

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Rob Overfield
Hull; 3m ASL
http://www.astrosport02.karoo.net/YorkshireWeather/