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Helen Bristol 20 December 2004 17:33 Cornshire
Thought you might be interested in some choice phrases from a book what I have
just finished reading*:
"A time will come when the mass invasion during the peak holiday season
of August, with a lesser influx in June and July, can no longer be
absorbed"
"That stalwart band of Cornish nationalists, Mebyon Kernow,
would........put people into black kilts, speaking the old Cornish language,
with a Parliament west of the Tamar"
and not a lot changes..."Surf-bathing has been a sport for many years,
indulged in by those who understand the hazards, but today the tourist who has
learnt to swim a dozen strokes in his local swimming bath ventures into the
Atlantic rollers with total ignorance of their power, often disregarding the
warning flag."
but, then again, perhaps this Cornish no longer interest you?
* "Vanishing Cornwall " by Daphne du Maurier
Vile Jelly 20 December 2004 22:02
Quite true. Mind you, Daphers wouldn't recognise the current place as
Cornwall if it bit her on the bum.
I think the only reason places like St. Ives haven't reached critical mass and
imploded from the weight of emmets is because it has been considerably
expanded and re-developed from Daffy's day. Of course, there is only so far
you can expand and re-develop St. Ives before it ceases to be St. Ives. I'm
sure you could fit a lot more tourists in if you disassembled the Shambles at
York or got rid of the parks in London.
People may sneer at the concept of Cornish independence (Winwaloe certainly
did) but I know a magic land where Celtic people maintain their cultural
identity, society and economy free from UK interference and do very nicely as
a result, thank you very much.
It's hardly surprising that the ems haven't learned better bathing skills,
since I suspect (given the way they ignore all the current warning signs on
the beaches) that they can't read, let alone read DDM.
Still, as you surmise, it's not my problem any more.
Helen Bristol 21 December 2004 19:13 So, when's the impotent pronouncement going to be made? Vile Jelly 21 December 2004 21:44
Hopefully, not much longer after I've finished starting it and started
finishing it. Wurk and other unguent errands keep (christmas) hampering my
efforts.
Thugsday probablement. If not, Crimbo Heave at the latest.
Helen Bristol 22 December 2004 17:55 Hope it won't be too upsetting - I've had one of those weeks. First, one of the staff (your sort of age) said she had something to tell me and are you sitting down - pregnant. Then today I've spent most of the day chasing around picking up other peoples' problems. So if I'm going to be upset I'll need a large G&T before I read it. Added to which its crimbo... Vile Jelly 22 December 2004 21:27
Up the duff at my age? Lawks, she should have grown out of that sort of thing
by now.
And why run round picking up other people's problems. Sounds like the sort of
task people who have puppies have to undertake. The solution to both problems
is the same - get hold of the perpetrator and rub their nose in it!
Promulgation should be tomorrow. 'Pends on your definition of bad news. Feel
free to consider it as such if you can't find a better reason to have a bucket
of G&T (Soupie has no such quibbles).
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