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Imagine a day without electricity....an hour already seems absolute horror.
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The best form of help from above is a sniper on the rooftop....
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Any of you lads in the UK catch this on the news?
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Haha
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pinhodecarlos wrote: Sat Apr 03, 2021 7:59 amHaha
It's not a laughing matter. I've heard it may take " up north " at least 5 years to recover !!! Rumours of a shortage of whippet food has already almost caused riots :o
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I can already see riots here in Milton Keynes.
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:lol:

This is the version of the same picture a friend sent me yesterday.

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[For those unfamiliar with Edinburgh's suburbs, Wester Hailes is an ill-starred area thru which the scenic Union Canal runs but which otherwise has very little going for it.]
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If it's the Union canal the boat is probably stranded on drowned shopping trolleys :lol:
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Nothing better in the spring!

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I expect someone in the UK to produce a similar feast and share the video...
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Does anyone else love steam engines and steam powered machines that helped build our world before modern diesel machines? Did you ever read the book Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel as a child? It was one of my favorite books. Well here is a steam shovel from that time...


And here is Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shove. Read the book to your children or grandchildren...
https://youtu.be/6QbeDVo7wx4
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