tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post2365461393120281502..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: The end of the world?Macheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-78858779494703891732013-10-30T18:01:16.839+00:002013-10-30T18:01:16.839+00:00All in all, yesterday was quite a day for those of...All in all, yesterday was quite a day for those of an apocaholic disposition, <br /><br />As we all are?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-43436165130334090372013-10-28T10:36:29.057+00:002013-10-28T10:36:29.057+00:00I won't disagree with you, Julia, though they ...I won't disagree with you, Julia, though they might be more likely to hail him as one of their own; judging by my last visit to the Empire, he'd fit right in.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-80606926056754478052013-10-28T06:59:20.174+00:002013-10-28T06:59:20.174+00:00I think the Basildon chavs could take Snake Plissk...I think the Basildon chavs could take Snake Plissken... ;)JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-61341814755636560032013-10-27T16:45:02.490+00:002013-10-27T16:45:02.490+00:00Julia, I once heard a geographer describe how eros...Julia, I once heard a geographer describe how erosion, wind and flooding may one day turn Southend into an island. If it starts looking likely, you'd better plan your escape route fast; you can't count on Snake Plissken being there when you need him.<br /><br />The same thing, apparently, could also happen further up the coast, creating an island populated mainly by the rival communities of Clacton and Frinton-on-Sea - surely the stuff of which dystopian novels are made.<br /><br /><i>Update: high tide due between 6 and 7am and wind speeds in excess of 63mph - good luck!</i>Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-2506935137871348772013-10-27T07:43:23.893+00:002013-10-27T07:43:23.893+00:00I have just cued up a whole week's worth of bl...I have just cued up a whole week's worth of blogposts, so even if 'Storm St Jude' scours Essex off the map, I'll 'live' in cyberspace. For a while..JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.com