RAIN BLAMED ?

I SEE the latest gaffe by a prominent tory minister has "BLAMED THE RAIN " for the floods that have hit a lot of parts in BRITAIN . A Ms t .Coffey has blamed the RAIN coming from the EAST instead of the WEST !!!!WOT a losd of cobblers .Also whilst on about these poor folk who have got their homes flooded yet again are being told there is NO HELP for them. But only yesterday sunak rose in the commons to increase by another £20 MILLION POUNDS aid for GAZZA on top of what we granted them last week and before , yet here we are yet again and OUR OWN PEOPLE cannot get any help form these awful floods , which ALL GOVs know about it's been gradually getting worse year on years , but guess what no assistance. But by all accounts over in USA when they experiance tragedies the GOV and troops are sent in to help but over here ..............ZILCH . TO quote "where does charity start??????
GB.

Golden Bear

The flooding is caused by the weather.

This country does send in the army when that is what is needed.

If lack of rain causes the reservoir levels to drop. Then it stands to reason that excess rain causes flooding.. Basic Physics<g> learned in junior school.

What do you expect from the "Let Them eat Turnips" woman.

What does it say about voters, that they elect somebody to represent them who has such a poor attitude towards their fellow man.

She'd was born in
Billinge hospital ,

they,ll blame anything before they,ll admit it,s them .

Whupsy

So is it the government's fault, that there has been a lot of rain ?

it,s the governments fault that they,ll blame anything that suits them instead of them .

TTS /
How bloody inconsiderate you are over this issue of people being devasted because thier homes are continuously being flooded , and get NO HELP OR ASSISSATANCE from this lot !! Again how dare you patronise these poor folk "YES we all know bloomin floods are caused by rain ,my point was that ,that bloody woman bllamed the floods on the "RAIN COMING FROM THE WRONG DIRECTION " How pathehtic she is for an excuse to be called a
"HUMAN BEING" And yes i'm very cross /angry call it what you want it's been happening in this country now for years (floods ) but there seems to be nothing done to cambat it. Oh today a minister if "Offering £500 QUID ,pray tell me when all your house & contentents have been destroyed will £500 quid GO??????
Also in your reply to WHUPS it's not the GOV FAULT that there has been a lot of rain ! BUT surely it's incumbant on them to help their people in time of need ,, IE JUST LIKE WHAT THEY ARE DOING WITH GAZZA donating MILLIONS & MILLIONS OF POUNDS TO TOTAL BLOOMIN STRANGERS !!!! FINALY RANT ALMOST OVER I JUST PREY YOOOOO NEVER GET FLOODED TTS . FORM
G.B.

,"pray tell me when all your house & contentents have been destroyed "

House insurance might be a thought?

FIRST MATE
I was watching a couple who could not get insurance because they had been flooded twice before Maybe i did not explain my thoughts right
MY remark was about the piddly £500 quid that people are being offered .
Hence my question how far would that go to restocking one's home ??? simple really ?????????G.B.

Insurance: Then we will ALL pay more, we will pay to cover the damage, the administration of the process, the profit the insurer takes, and any fraudulent pay out which they fall for.

It don't prevent the cost, it just mutualises it, and increases it.

I am with GB on this one. There has always been rain, there has always been floods. They seemingly have become more frequent. The individual can do little to prevent adverse consequences, government lets us down if it does not take the initiative.

The Ambulance Down in the Valley Joseph Malins (1895)

‘Twas a dangerous cliff, as they freely confessed,
Though to walk near its crest was so pleasant;
But over its terrible edge there had slipped
A duke and full many a peasant.
So the people said something would have to be done,
But their projects did not at all tally;
Some said, “Put a fence ’round the edge of the cliff,”
Some, “An ambulance down in the valley.”

But the cry for the ambulance carried the day,
For it spread through the neighboring city;
A fence may be useful or not, it is true,
But each heart became full of pity
For those who slipped over the dangerous cliff;
And the dwellers in highway and alley
Gave pounds and gave pence, not to put up a fence,
But an ambulance down in the valley.

“For the cliff is all right, if you’re careful,” they said,
“And, if folks even slip and are dropping,
It isn’t the slipping that hurts them so much
As the shock down below when they’re stopping.”
So day after day, as these mishaps occurred,
Quick forth would those rescuers sally
To pick up the victims who fell off the cliff,
With their ambulance down in the valley.

Then an old sage remarked: “It’s a marvel to me
That people give far more attention
To repairing results than to stopping the cause,
When they’d much better aim at prevention.
Let us stop at its source all this mischief,” cried he,
“Come, neighbors and friends, let us rally;
If the cliff we will fence, we might almost dispense
With the ambulance down in the valley.”

“Oh he’s a fanatic,” the others rejoined,
“Dispense with the ambulance? Never!
He’d dispense with all charities, too, if he could;
No! No! We’ll support them forever.
Aren’t we picking up folks just as fast as they fall?
And shall this man dictate to us? Shall he?
Why should people of sense stop to put up a fence,
While the ambulance works in the valley?”

But the sensible few, who are practical too,
Will not bear with such nonsense much longer;
They believe that prevention is better than cure,
And their party will soon be the stronger.
Encourage them then, with your purse, voice, and pen,
And while other philanthropists dally,
They will scorn all pretense, and put up a stout fence
On the cliff that hangs over the valley.

Better guide well the young than reclaim them when old,
For the voice of true wisdom is calling.
“To rescue the fallen is good, but ’tis best
To prevent other people from falling.”
Better close up the source of temptation and crime
Than deliver from dungeon or galley;
Better put a strong fence ’round the top of the cliff
Than an ambulance down in the valley.

On TV news just:

The wet soils are impeding farming operations, which will feed into food being more expensive next year.

It's summat do wit weather..or't Russians.

Some of the usual suspects, no doubt blame the government for heat waves and people getting sunbuned.

Makes a change from blaming Liza Nandy for everything eh. Todge?

and maybe it,s the only excuss that the torys hav,nt used ? . watch this space .

I don't see GB anywhere disputing the cause, he drew attention to 'blame'!

It makes NO SENSE to blame the rain or the weather, you might just as well blame the planet on which we live: it is just what is, and not capable of being blameworthy.

Both individuals and government might be expected to take some responsibility for mitigating climate effects, and people will differ in opinion as to where you draw the line between the two. Plenty of room for debate. shame that on here, posturing and posing, trying to undermine the other, preclude sensible debate!