This mornings family zoom started with lots of agitation over the proposed new Morgan’s development which if allowed to go ahead would see pontoons 24 meters into the channel. (here’s a link to the town guide 2020 Town Guide (fliphtml5.com) It would put an end to traditional sailing as barges could no longer get up the river and pilots feel it would be unsafe to turn so they would be forced to turn elsewhere which would be far from ideal.
There were fears expressed that the ships would get a deal but those who object would be side lined. I guess like most things now if you aren’t computer literate you don’t really get a say and I suspect that those most passionate about this may not have their voices heard. Sometimes I’m glad that the old skippers don’t get to see this kind of thing. The two I know, still alive, I wonder what they think. Sometimes I think we carry the weight of our ancestors.
It doesn’t make sense that the harbour are backing the proposal and people wondering why that should be. What is their incentive we wonder.
The so called reassurance that the decision could take six months fills my brother with worry. He woke early, worrying about it and says in exasperation, “six months of worry”.
Teen missed, sleeping in after finishing work at 10pm last night.
The children were playing a spy game – what’s that all about? Talking through their teddy bears; Monkey says he thinks he loves you, “ah, that’s sweet, I love you too”.
We were talking about how the new build supermarkets are being built with solar panels over their parking lots so that electric cars can be recharged and I wondered if our new Morrisons will be doing that.
We talked about how in France ground source heating pumps are available in the DIY stores and we wondered if they are available here. Questioned why we seem to lag so far behind in this country after hearing about a self build, built years ago to a higher eco spec than we seem to have here now. I wonder if our housing stock in this country now has the insulation it needs…have you opened the windows to let that fresh air through?
The big old beasty koala is back, lives in the garden more often now. The 15C feeling more like -20 just as we’re here in shorts.