I think that's significant. Detectorists is not a ho-ho ha-ha, laugh a second comedy. It's almost a humorous drama, because there is disappointment and heartbreak in it too. If you come at it expecting to have split your sides by the end, then forget it. That won't happen even if you become hooked. But you may find that you're wearing a huge smile for half an hour or emitting the odd guffaw, while reflecting how on earth this lovely gentle programme manages to do it.
And why I came to Koeman's Korner this morning: My heart goes out to those people in Cumbria and southern Scotland, who once again have had their lives turned completely upside down by the major flooding, only a few years after being deluged before. As a soft southerner, who lives in one of the safest areas from flooding, in the north of Southampton, a city that already doesn't suffer much from the event, I can't really imagine how devastating it is for them. I heard a woman on the radio who broke down while saying that her community has been ripped apart by the flood. Yes, relative to being shot down by a murderer, or living in the constant struggle and turmoil of a 3rd world country, for example, it may be just another unfortunate event. But it is still an awful thing to happen. One wonders whether this rich country will leave them to their own devices or take the right measures to stop this sort of thing from happening again. Just announced on the radio: Carlisle's ground, Brunton Park is so flooded that the crossbars [8ft] are currently underwater.! I understand that the whole Carlisle squad have volunteered to help anyone in difficulty due to flooding. Nice gesture. please log in to view this image
I need a taser. Have tried 32 years of coaster training to stop my son ruining wooden tables with glasses and cups...now need aversion therapy. A few thousand volts up his jacksie should do it.
I know what you mean. I have some cork coasters which I throw to any guests with cups of tea. The coasters Frisbee well enough.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...first-time-in-hundreds-of-years-a6763131.html Talking of water....England's highest waterfall flows again after hundreds of years.
http://news.sky.com/story/1601327/hit-and-run-drivers-car-calls-police You have to laugh. Woman involved in a hit and run was grassed up by her own car...the auto-assist system called the police.
I'm at work on the other side of the country all week, Mrs Q is coming over to stay here though. (better tidy up)
Sorry to hear it, matey. I only realised today just what a colossal amount of rain fell - 16" at one weather station. In a case like that there's quite literally nothing can stop flooding. Hope you can get yourself sorted out. I'd offer you a room but not sure Shirley will be close enough... Vin
I didn't go home this weekend so I haven't seen it. We have a basement unfortunately and live right opposite the river. But it wasn't the river bursting, it was just a few feet of rain coming down the hills. The electricity is gone in the whole city which is far worse than the flood situation and most people who can have abandoned. Mrs Q is studying at the hospital who have just declared pretty much Xmas holidays for non-emergencies. Here's the end of my road yesterday afternoon. please log in to view this image
Blimey Qwerty, that's hard. I hope it passes quickly. My mum lived in an area that flooded when she was young. It affected her so much that, as a result, we lived within 400 yards of the top of the highest hill in Sheffield. She said fifty years of awful winters (and they were savage at times) were better than a single flood. Good luck. Vin
When I bought my house before this one, the mortgage company were concerned as I was in a flood area. I had to point out that I was on a hill and most of the IOW would disappear before I did.
