Pictures of the fields near my house

Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!

You are not logged in or you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

You are not logged in. If you are already registered, fill in the form below to log in, or follow the "Sign Up" link to register a new account.
You may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

northernladuk replied

12 June 2013, 16:41
Originally posted by Ketchup View Post

Beautiful photos, very surreal seeing carp and crayfish round the base of an oak tree

So which one of the carp or crayfish is racist?
Leave a comment:
Ketchup replied

12 June 2013, 15:19
Beautiful photos, very surreal seeing carp and crayfish round the base of an oak tree
Leave a comment:
shaunbhoy replied

12 June 2013, 15:10
Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

No, we have dykes instead.

Cue groanworthy jokes...

Have no fear Mich, it is around about this time that a plethora of volunteers step forward and start sticking their fingers into them!
Leave a comment:
Mich the Tester replied

12 June 2013, 15:07
Originally posted by bobspud View Post

It's not an encouraging starting point is it? Do the Guys from the Maldives send you emergency rafts ?

No, we have dykes instead.

Cue groanworthy jokes...
Leave a comment:
bobspud replied

12 June 2013, 15:03
Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

Yep, but my house is above sea level. Slightly. Very, very slightly. 1.9 metres to be precise. And there's a hillock nearby that's 70 metres high! They call it a 'berg'.

It's not an encouraging starting point is it? Do the Guys from the Maldives send you emergency rafts ?
Leave a comment:
Mich the Tester replied

12 June 2013, 14:48
Originally posted by bobspud View Post

You are aware that you are standing in a country thats mostly below sea level aren't you?

Yep, but my house is above sea level. Slightly. Very, very slightly. 1.9 metres to be precise. And there's a hillock nearby that's 70 metres high! They call it a 'berg'.
Leave a comment:
bobspud replied

12 June 2013, 14:45
Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

ondergelopen graslanden langs de IJssel | BlikOnderWater

OK, Mr River Ijssel, that's quite enough now, we've seen what you can do and we're ever so impressed, but can you go off to the sea now and leave our houses alone?

You are aware that you are standing in a country thats mostly below sea level aren't you?
Leave a comment:
VectraMan replied

12 June 2013, 12:45
I remember when all this was fields.
Leave a comment:
SueEllen replied

12 June 2013, 12:38
The Canute story isn't actually true. He was trying to prove that he wasn't a god and couldn't control the seas rather than the other way round.
Leave a comment:
Mich the Tester replied

12 June 2013, 11:10
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

You know what happened to the last guy that tried to tell water what to do....

That's why I'm asking politely.
Leave a comment:
northernladuk replied

12 June 2013, 11:08
You know what happened to the last guy that tried to tell water what to do....

And some say Canute took off his crown soon afterward, and never wore it again.
Leave a comment:
Mich the Tester started a topic Pictures of the fields near my house

12 June 2013, 11:06
Pictures of the fields near my house

ondergelopen graslanden langs de IJssel | BlikOnderWater

OK, Mr River Ijssel, that's quite enough now, we've seen what you can do and we're ever so impressed, but can you go off to the sea now and leave our houses alone?
Tags: None