tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post4732074265038740549..comments2023-08-04T21:25:23.543+01:00Comments on A Heron's View: A Watery Awakening!A Heron's Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-80078627560497656332017-11-29T10:52:48.491+00:002017-11-29T10:52:48.491+00:00Thank you very much for your comments Thelma.
HBP ...Thank you very much for your comments Thelma.<br />HBP can be lowered by diet and exercise. Like yourself I have little confidence in the pills that I have been issued with for they are able cause other damage to the system. The doctors refer to them as 'secondary effects' which is incorrect for any medication which alters our state of being is actually a primary effect.<br />On flooding: there are methods to alleviate to some degree the amount of flood water by the use of storm drains however, it all comes down to innovative design and available cash in the end. A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-437011986572096912017-11-29T10:15:19.887+00:002017-11-29T10:15:19.887+00:00Commiserate on carrying a HP monitor for 24 hours,...Commiserate on carrying a HP monitor for 24 hours, bought my own a few weeks back, because my hp is seemingly high as well but I don't think we should worry too much, I have pills now (not that they do much good).<br />Rivers flooding; Well the river that runs through the field at the back has had a bank built either side to stop flooding, but what happens is the drain pipe from the road goes into the river, but when the river is in flood mode, the flap closes so that the road gets flooded. There is too much weather, all pointing to climate change, but how do we change our behaviour patterns I wonder?thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-4620704908236335512017-11-26T14:33:41.225+00:002017-11-26T14:33:41.225+00:00Thanks for the comment Dave. Yes, the old farmers ...Thanks for the comment Dave. Yes, the old farmers have never witnessed such extreme weather that we have experienced of late. The county councils need to step up to the mark and manage the river banks by removing the trees back from the margins, plus making note of where the confluences are that causing problems - well it all comes down to foresight in the end, doesn't it ?A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-55150529571214078932017-11-26T14:19:26.396+00:002017-11-26T14:19:26.396+00:00Great photos Heron. I agree with you that climate...Great photos Heron. I agree with you that climate change is taking place at an alarming rate and I talk to old farmers who have never seen such violent weather. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-88632677588752891592017-11-25T14:08:44.771+00:002017-11-25T14:08:44.771+00:00Thank you very much indeed for the invitation Cat ...Thank you very much indeed for the invitation Cat which I shall not be taking you up on, for I saw sufficient snow seven years ago when it was -18C with the white stuff was frozen solid. The memory of that still lives in freshly my mind; indeed even yesterday was 2C and with a breeze that chilled my bones.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-40354735782542206682017-11-25T13:48:50.166+00:002017-11-25T13:48:50.166+00:00I know these kind of floods when its Spring here w...I know these kind of floods when its Spring here with run of ice melts, friend H ... but not in the winter ... so take off your rubber boots and put on your snow boots and come here ... and the meaning of "walking on water" will take on a whole new meaning ... smiles ... Love, cat.^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-49917169263030198422017-11-25T13:42:59.219+00:002017-11-25T13:42:59.219+00:00Thank you for your sympathies Val :-)Thank you for your sympathies Val :-)A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-12235474608242169632017-11-25T13:22:49.505+00:002017-11-25T13:22:49.505+00:00Funnily enough, not since I’ve lived in the Nether...Funnily enough, not since I’ve lived in the Netherlands, much of which is below sea level! I do remember being flooded in Dorset back in 1979. I couldn’t get home as a result! Your photos show just how much rain you’ve had, Mel. I sympathise!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-81461462175192152892017-11-24T16:28:00.535+00:002017-11-24T16:28:00.535+00:00Thank you for commenting Pat. The amount of rain t...Thank you for commenting Pat. The amount of rain that fell and the causation had never ever been witnessed in this area, well not within living memory.<br />The next time you hear of anyone poo- poo-ing climate change please refer them to this blog.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-17045983497747514102017-11-24T15:33:04.944+00:002017-11-24T15:33:04.944+00:00Fortunately I live in the East of the country and ...Fortunately I live in the East of the country and we had much less rain over this side thank goodness. Your photographs give me a good idea of what it was like near you and even looking at them I find it scary/The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-32098595398811468552017-11-24T08:21:21.526+00:002017-11-24T08:21:21.526+00:00Thank you for the comments Mitchell. The flood wat...Thank you for the comments Mitchell. The flood waters soon went down to cause problems for others on the lower down.<br />A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-58787979459385325812017-11-24T08:12:06.247+00:002017-11-24T08:12:06.247+00:00Great photos, although sad to see. We had the same...Great photos, although sad to see. We had the same experience one year when we lived in Guilford, Connecticut. And, like you, we were fortunate to have more than one route to travel. Some nearby neighbors were stranded until waters receded and small bridges were rebuilt. I hope all went well with the doctor visit. I can't imagine trying to sleep with a BP cuff on my arm!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-64059502268307777912017-11-24T05:44:23.882+00:002017-11-24T05:44:23.882+00:00My opinion is this: that apart from the heavy rain...My opinion is this: that apart from the heavy rain, the local authority is to blame for its mismanagement of the river banks and lack of foresight in providing proper storm drains.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-27026325668271981152017-11-23T23:26:14.499+00:002017-11-23T23:26:14.499+00:00Not since the hurricane in October. Your photos a...Not since the hurricane in October. Your photos are a bit frightening.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-63393327948478556692017-11-23T23:02:59.460+00:002017-11-23T23:02:59.460+00:00Ha, ha' ha' ... But then you could do wors...Ha, ha' ha' ... But then you could do worse !A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-14153238394540658152017-11-23T22:59:37.051+00:002017-11-23T22:59:37.051+00:00My God! buying a boat then Mr. H.My God! buying a boat then Mr. H.itahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11363226280668299287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-71100338081700602492017-11-23T22:33:41.815+00:002017-11-23T22:33:41.815+00:00Hello Hilary!
Yes, it is good to be living on hig...Hello Hilary! <br />Yes, it is good to be living on high ground, gives one a sense of security when the rain falls heavily.<br />The BP will come right once I start a regime of exercise, I lost the habit due to blisters on my feet and then I do confess to be a bit lazy at times too...A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-2176481490891407602017-11-23T22:20:04.860+00:002017-11-23T22:20:04.860+00:00Hi Mel - I tried to get out of Eastbourne once ......Hi Mel - I tried to get out of Eastbourne once ... about 17 years ago ... didn't make it - alll the rivers had flooded and the Pevensey Levels were awash too ... turned round and went home. Phoned for god-daughter's birthday instead. It's very watery here at the moment - storms and floods meant to be happening ... with full rivers ... I'm on a hill - so am ok!! Hope the blood pressure realigns itself ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-84217447910841440412017-11-23T21:20:36.600+00:002017-11-23T21:20:36.600+00:00I suggested that to Madam Doctor however it was to...I suggested that to Madam Doctor however it was to no avail unfortunately for a 24 hour history was against me :-((A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-18544746943202903872017-11-23T21:12:40.001+00:002017-11-23T21:12:40.001+00:00That journey must have raised your blood pressure ...That journey must have raised your blood pressure Heron. Raging rivers always scare me.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.com