Maybe God does hate Ireland

[sammywol]

The Westboro Baptists were big in the news last year with their 'God Hates Ireland' website (homosexuals in the Senate apparently = major smiting). But in the space of twelve months we have had our economy devastated, our football team denied a chance to go to the World cup because of a handball that makes Maradonna's 'Hand of God' look the picture

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[irishkate]

GIANT HUGS

Followed by more GIANT HUGS

and lots of virtual dryness..

[sammywol]

Flying cars would be handy round about now too.

[irishkate]

Where would you land it? What you need is a hovercraft....

[sammywol]

I was thinking more Gernsbackian flying car than James May. I'd just tether it outside the bedroom window.

[gillo]

Wow. It was pretty dreadful in Cumbria, but you get the brunt of it first. Stay warm and dry! {{hugs}}

[sammywol]

Our disaster was all man made. The hydro dam upriver did not drain off its excess soon enough and so did it last night when the dam was on the point of being damaged, hence lots of water, LOTS of water!

[curiouswombat]

We've had the biblical rain, but not the flooding - goodness knows how we have avoided it

[sammywol]

As i said above Our disaster was all man made. The hydro dam upriver did not drain off its excess soon enough and so did it last night when the dam was on the point of being damaged, hence lots of water, LOTS of water!

Gordon Brown is a sod! May his other eye turn purple.

Is the Isle of Man not in the EU? I suppose not or else he would not have been able to cancel the reciprocal health thing. Arsehole!

[curiouswombat]

Hmm - when they are that stupid there is a lot to be said for living up a hill.

As for the EU - no, we have a weird relationship to it under 'protocol 3' as we aren't part of the UK, politically, so didn't join when they did, and our government at the time were happy with this, as it means the EU cannot force laws or taxes on us.

But practically, to live in the middle of the Irish Sea, surrounded by the EU, we have to obey almost all their directives to actually trade with our neighbours. But we get nothing, not a brass farthing, from them. Nor any of the other advantages - D-d needs to take her passport when she goes to Holland or Belgium or wherever, as she is not an EU citizen... and so on.

[alaimacerc]

Really is open season on Brown, isn't it

[enigmaticblues]

*hugs* That sucks. I'm pretty sure the Westboro Baptists don't have a single clue about who God hates, though.

[sammywol]

Oh I think they have a very good idea but they rather enjoy their lucrative little slime pit.

[daftnewt]

This needs -marketing-. "Cork - the Venice of Ireland!"

Do take care, all. Let me know if you need any canoes and fur hats from Canada. I'll see if the Tea Shop has any "Flood Go Away" tea...

[sammywol]

We are OK up our hill and the new house is OK too, it is connecting the two by any reasonable journey that is a problem, well that and school. We will have to be very careful around the place as the nearest ER is not over and hour away instead of being ten minutes.