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2007-07-24 Britain

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Posted by lotp 2007-07-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 In all sincerity, I truly want the Britons to come through this unscathed. It just happens to be really difficult for me not to want their government to get a ~~truckload~~ lorry-full of egg on its collective face in the process. Gordon Brown's appeasement of Islam will go down in history alongside Neville Chamberlain's vigorous osculation of Nazi gluteal regions.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-07-24 03:36|| 2007-07-24 03:36|| Front Page Top

#2 The first in line for relief will be the Muzzies - they know how to work the system. Well, first after the politicians take their cuts.
Flooding s*cks. 'Recovery' scams s*ck worse.
Don't claim damage, don't let any government people inspect your property, and fix your own problems (secretly - only government-permittees are legally allowed to do the work); you'll come out way ahead (or rather, way less-behind).

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-07-24 07:46|| 2007-07-24 07:46|| Front Page Top

#3 I would hope for some small chagrin from every UK leftist who has make smug remarks about Katrina. I expect they will blame these events on "global warming" and George Bush instead.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-07-24 10:33|| 2007-07-24 10:33|| Front Page Top

#4 I hope we don't find out how much better a socialist government is prepared to handle a Katrina.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-07-24 10:49|| 2007-07-24 10:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Was it subliminal cruelty to use the words "deepening" and "floods" in the opening sentence????

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-07-24 14:29|| 2007-07-24 14:29|| Front Page Top

#6 Best wishes to our friends in the United Kingdom. Mopping up after a flood is the most thankless job in the world. Let us know if we can help in some way.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-07-24 14:53|| 2007-07-24 14:53|| Front Page Top

#7 One of the reasons I'm glad I live where I do is because my house is 6324' above sea level (a little over 2000M). I'm also situated about a third of the way up the side of a fairly high ridge running east-west through this part of the city. The ridge drops off to just below 6000' in the center of town. Kind of hard to flood the local area!

We were in England in 1986 when they were struck by the tag end of a hurricane. We were safe, but some homes in the village where we lived got a bit of water in their basements. The Nene River flooded, but not terribly badly. My sympathies to all Brits in the flood zone, and hope that recovery is quick and as painless as possible.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-07-24 16:04|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-07-24 16:04|| Front Page Top

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