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Evergreen Dazed E
Evergreen Dazed Oct 24, 2012 15:35:04
Replying to Harryshill

Harryshill wrote:
Any given type of thatch roof has a known 'shelf life'. It does seem inconceivable to me that that it wasn't known that the roof would need replacing, and unbelievable that no plan was in place to renovate it.

Custodians ??

Yep. If that is the case, it is utterly absurd.

L Littlestone
Littlestone Oct 24, 2012 15:56:02
Replying to Evergreen Dazed

Not really – think energy reserves. We all knew that natural gas was going to run out – now that it has where was the forward planning back then? We’re in deep shmuck now and we didn’t have to be if the nettle had been grasped when the first gas reserves were being pumped.

Want more examples? I’ll get my big revolving blackboard going and start scribbling...