Sri Lanka on the verge of collapse - the 1st domino of many?

[jammy-git]

Sri Lanka has less than a days worth of fuel left: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/4/with-no-fu...

The country is grinding to a halt and is on the verge of collapse. Huge queues for fuel, food shortages, non-government employees given two weeks holiday to save fuel, shortage of medicine, army and police at every petrol station.

Whilst there are certainly specific reasons why this is happening to Sri Lanka first, I can't imagine they are going to be the last country to suffer massively in this way. And this is just as shortages and recessions are starting too.

I found this to be a good video to explain Sri Lanka's current issues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5zxYDHwf-Y

[Pastor Of Muppets]

Prelude to what an independent Scotland would look like.

[anonymous-user]

Wait till California and Nevada run out of water later this summer:



Then we are going to see rioting and civil unrest on a grand scale.

[Some Gump]

Yay! Doom and gloom!

Here do i sign, the news has been far too happy the last couple of years..

[nikaiyo2]

I was on holiday in Sri Lanka in 2017 and they had long long queue for fuel then, our guide made a point of assuring us they had enough fuel to get us to the airport.

[jammy-git]

Max_Torque said:

Wait till California and Nevada run out of water later this summer:



Then we are going to see rioting and civil unrest on a grand scale.

They've been having worse and worse draughts for years. Are they still allowing corps to bottle their water?

[Camelot1971]

Pastor Of Muppets said:

Prelude to what an independent Scotland would look like.

Nah, Sri Lanka is far less corrupt and more financially independent.

[vaud]

nikaiyo2 said:

I was on holiday in Sri Lanka in 2017 and they had long long queue for fuel then, our guide made a point of assuring us they had enough fuel to get us to the airport.

Tourists were prioritised for fuel.

[vaud]

Max_Torque said:

Wait till California and Nevada run out of water later this summer

Maybe they should stop growing water intensive crops...

[aka_kerrly]

vaud said:

Max_Torque said:

Wait till California and Nevada run out of water later this summer

Maybe they should stop growing water intensive crops...

Fair point, it's nuts.

Lots of avocados & wine too

[vaud]

aka_kerrly said:

Fair point, it's nuts.

Lots of avocados & wine too

Lots.. wine is at the bottom of the top 10.

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/specialsecti...

[pquinn]

aka_kerrly said:

vaud said:

Max_Torque said:

Wait till California and Nevada run out of water later this summer

Maybe they should stop growing water intensive crops...

Fair point, it's nuts.

Lots of avocados & wine too

Dumb fks wanted desalination plants to fix this, then decided to block them on environmental grounds.

Consequences of their actions catching up with them yet again, at least the ones who can't afford to move somewhere like Texas.

[Digga]

Speaking as someone who has first hand experience of shipping container fulls of stuff from the place, every month, for decades, Sri-Lanka has been an administrative fk up for a very long time. It's seldom felt like it is too many moves away from one form of crisis or another.

[aka_kerrly]

vaud said:

aka_kerrly said:

Fair point, it's nuts.

Lots of avocados & wine too

Lots.. wine is at the bottom of the top 10.

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/specialsecti...

Ok Almonds are number 2 on the list, I'm not as funny as I thought

[cwis]

vaud said:

Lots.. wine is at the bottom of the top 10.

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/specialsecti...

4.92 acre feet per acre? That's more than a fathom-fortnight per rod!

[Digga]

cwis said:

vaud said:

Lots.. wine is at the bottom of the top 10.

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/specialsecti...

4.92 acre feet per acre? That's more than a fathom-fortnight per rod!

In groats please?

Some of us haven't got to grips with all these newfangled pre-imperial units.

[CanAm]

cwis said:

vaud said:

Lots.. wine is at the bottom of the top 10.

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/specialsecti...

4.92 acre feet per acre? That's more than a fathom-fortnight per rod!

Equal rights for the pole and perch!! And Freedom for Tooting!

[FourWheelDrift]

Digga said:

cwis said:

vaud said:

Lots.. wine is at the bottom of the top 10.

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/specialsecti...

4.92 acre feet per acre? That's more than a fathom-fortnight per rod!

In groats please?

Some of us haven't got to grips with all these newfangled pre-imperial units.

Can I have my conversion in double decker buses and Wembley Stadiums please.

[vaud]

Sorry I think i nuked the thread.

[jet_noise]

vaud said:

Sorry I think i nuked the thread.

The Imperial measures in songs thread is still open