Comments on: Ruing the waves http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/ The weblog of Brighton-based writer Justin McKeating Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:14:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: smallbeds http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/comment-page-1/#comment-32550 smallbeds Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:29:54 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/#comment-32550 It sounds like New Labour has worked out where you live and got hold of some sort of hose-equipped tanker. Get out while you can still wade, I'd say. (You'd think it wouldn't have taken so long for them to get your address right, but that would suggest you haven't dealt with the DVLA or Inland Revenue recently.) It sounds like New Labour has worked out where you live and got hold of some sort of hose-equipped tanker. Get out while you can still wade, I’d say.

(You’d think it wouldn’t have taken so long for them to get your address right, but that would suggest you haven’t dealt with the DVLA or Inland Revenue recently.)

]]> By: Colin Campbell http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/comment-page-1/#comment-32546 Colin Campbell Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:19:05 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/#comment-32546 As a Civil Engineer, I can confirm that nobody gives a shit about sewerage until unfortunate events like yours. Be glad that you have functioning sewerage most of the time. Many of the countries that I lived and worked in had none or dysfunctioning ones. Sewerage Planning generally doesn't win elections. As a Civil Engineer, I can confirm that nobody gives a shit about sewerage until unfortunate events like yours. Be glad that you have functioning sewerage most of the time. Many of the countries that I lived and worked in had none or dysfunctioning ones. Sewerage Planning generally doesn’t win elections.

]]> By: Justin http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/comment-page-1/#comment-32540 Justin Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:50:12 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/#comment-32540 I suppose I should be philosophical about it - at least all the dogshit seems to have been washed away. I suppose I should be philosophical about it – at least all the dogshit seems to have been washed away.

]]> By: Bill (Scotland) http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/comment-page-1/#comment-32539 Bill (Scotland) Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:47:58 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/#comment-32539 For the same reason that the US, the largest economy in the world, did such a chronically bad job of coping with the storm surges in New Orleans ... we can't insulate ourselves entirely from natural forces. For the same reason that the US, the largest economy in the world, did such a chronically bad job of coping with the storm surges in New Orleans … we can’t insulate ourselves entirely from natural forces.

]]> By: Nosemonkey http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/comment-page-1/#comment-32525 Nosemonkey Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:50:15 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/#comment-32525 So the sun's out in Brighton and the daytrippers are down from London to escape the rain again, then? *BOOM BOOM* So the sun’s out in Brighton and the daytrippers are down from London to escape the rain again, then?

*BOOM BOOM*

]]> By: Devil's Kitchen http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/comment-page-1/#comment-32524 Devil's Kitchen Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:37:48 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/#comment-32524 Because we have had 10 years of a Labour government? Or, rather more pertinently, we have had decades and decades of a total lack of investment in our sewerage system. DK Because we have had 10 years of a Labour government?

Or, rather more pertinently, we have had decades and decades of a total lack of investment in our sewerage system.

DK

]]> By: Joe http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/comment-page-1/#comment-32522 Joe Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:28:51 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/#comment-32522 Our lifts at work have been taken out of service because the roof has collapsed and for quite some time this afternoon it has been <i>raining inside the lift shafts</i>. Our lifts at work have been taken out of service because the roof has collapsed and for quite some time this afternoon it has been raining inside the lift shafts.

]]> By: Philip http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/comment-page-1/#comment-32521 Philip Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:25:13 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2007/07/20/ruing-the-waves/#comment-32521 Because you live in a by-election borough and the Brownies were out in force to celebrate? Because you live in a by-election borough and the Brownies were out in force to celebrate?

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