Comments on: In which James is not entirely surrounded by water http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/21/in-which-james-is-not-entirely-surrounded-by-water/ Tue, 22 May 2012 17:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: ivan http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/21/in-which-james-is-not-entirely-surrounded-by-water/comment-page-1/#comment-2368 ivan Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:08:20 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/21/in-which-james-is-not-entirely-surrounded-by-water/#comment-2368 Question - when did they last dredge the ricers and clean the banks? As I said over on Ambush Predator, 'my grandfather, a farm worker all his life, used to say that 'if you didn't manage the countryside it will manage you'. It appears he was right.' Why is it that the countryside is 'managed' by those from the city that only see it as a nature reserve and not a place where people live? Question – when did they last dredge the ricers and clean the banks?

As I said over on Ambush Predator, ‘my grandfather, a farm worker all his life, used to say that ‘if you didn’t manage the countryside it will manage you’. It appears he was right.’

Why is it that the countryside is ‘managed’ by those from the city that only see it as a nature reserve and not a place where people live?

]]> By: CherryPie http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/21/in-which-james-is-not-entirely-surrounded-by-water/comment-page-1/#comment-2367 CherryPie Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:35:57 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/21/in-which-james-is-not-entirely-surrounded-by-water/#comment-2367 It was <a href="http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/11/20/river-flood-alert-remains/" rel="nofollow">very wet in Shropshire</a> too! It was very wet in Shropshire too!

]]> By: dearieme http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/21/in-which-james-is-not-entirely-surrounded-by-water/comment-page-1/#comment-2345 dearieme Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:13 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/21/in-which-james-is-not-entirely-surrounded-by-water/#comment-2345 No man is an island. Except when he is. No man is an island. Except when he is.

]]> By: James Higham http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/21/in-which-james-is-not-entirely-surrounded-by-water/comment-page-1/#comment-2340 James Higham Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:24:20 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/21/in-which-james-is-not-entirely-surrounded-by-water/#comment-2340 I'll have to get me a female of the species tout suite. I’ll have to get me a female of the species tout suite.

]]> By: MTG http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/21/in-which-james-is-not-entirely-surrounded-by-water/comment-page-1/#comment-2338 MTG Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:52:38 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2009/11/21/in-which-james-is-not-entirely-surrounded-by-water/#comment-2338 I hate to say this but..... Noah. I hate to say this but…..
Noah.

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