**** right off Boris!

[ViperPict]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13765279

What an absurd lack of reality in his thinking!

Edited by ViperPict on Tuesday 14th June 23:23

[s2art]

ViperPict said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13765279

What an absurd lack of reality in his thinking!

Care to explain why?

[SkinnyBoy]

ViperPict said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13765279

What an absurd lack of reality in his thinking!

[RichB]

It seems logical for different areas of the country to share resources. Worthwhile exploring the ideaa.

[ViperPict]

The engineering logistics are absurd. And the COST of the water (it wouldn't be given away by Wales or Scotland) would be huge. Plus you can't just take water out of rivers now due to EU leglislation (the Water Framework Directive and Habitats Directive) - massive legislative issues.

He's just opened his mouth without even getting some proper advice on this...

[davepoth]

ViperPict said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13765279

What an absurd lack of reality in his thinking!

Do you know where a substantial amount of Birmingham gets water from?

[ViperPict]

But I can see Alex Salmond selling Scotland's water if it's more profitable than using it for hydropower...

[ViperPict]

davepoth said:

ViperPict said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13765279

What an absurd lack of reality in his thinking!

Do you know where a substantial amount of Birmingham gets water from?

Done in a different legislative environment and at a time when this sort of engineering was cost effective. Not anymore...

[Pothole]

shock horror probe! Politician shows human failings, not superman as expected by naive electorate!

[Sheets Tabuer]

We've had our water from wales here in the west mids for years as has liverpool etc

I presume you have no problem with excess power generated in England going up the national grid to Scotland?

No wait I've read your posts, you'd only have a problem with stuff going out and not in.

[Zaxxon]

ViperPict said:

He's just opened his mouth without even getting some proper advice on this...

From the article you linked to.

"He has been in touch with Prof Roger Falconer of Cardiff University, and both believe a possible solution could be to move water via rivers and canals."

[ViperPict]

Sheets Tabuer said:

We've had our water from wales here in the west mids for years as has liverpool etc

I presume you have no problem with excess power generated in England going up the national grid to Scotland?

No wait I've read your posts, you'd only have a problem with stuff going out and not in.

Read my previous post. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure Scotland now sells a net amount of energy back to the National Grid...

[ViperPict]

Zaxxon said:

ViperPict said:

He's just opened his mouth without even getting some proper advice on this...

From the article you linked to.

"He has been in touch with Prof Roger Falconer of Cardiff University, and both believe a possible solution could be to move water via rivers and canals."

Yes read that but don't think Prof Falconer understands the legislative environment very well...

[AndrewW-G]

And for those who still think that Boris's idea is a new one . . . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Vyrnwy

[silvagod]

He's the mayor of London, not the UK....wtf is the rest of the country to do with him. Stick to what you don't know Boris, you knobhead!

Edited by silvagod on Thursday 16th June 12:17

[Sheets Tabuer]

ViperPict said:

Read my previous post. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure Scotland now sells a net amount of energy back to the National Grid...

It could be fooking jelly babies and you'd still moan you sent out more jelly babies than you got in, seriously we know your views, we know you hold the union in contempt.

You're like the bloke bhing and moaning about how your wife got fat after 30 years being with her, the island at the present time is in union and until otherwise we should work together.

[ViperPict]

AndrewW-G said:

And for those who still think that Boris's idea is a new one . . . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Vyrnwy

It is an old idea and for very good reason it has not been implemented in the way that Boris sees it. Theoretically do-able (enough hydraulic head for the gravity to overcome channel resistance so no need for pumps) but massively expensive and a legislative nightmare (especially on the scale Boris is thinking about).

By far the more sensible thing is to spend less money to make the current water supply network more efficient - a high proportion of supply is lost due to old, leaky pipes etc.

[ViperPict]

Sheets Tabuer said:

ViperPict said:

Read my previous post. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure Scotland now sells a net amount of energy back to the National Grid...

It could be fooking jelly babies and you'd still moan you sent out more jelly babies than you got in, seriously we know your views, we know you hold the union in contempt.

You're like the bloke bhing and moaning about how your wife got fat after 30 years being with her, the island at the present time is in union and until otherwise we should work together.

What on earth are you on about?! This is not a Union argument/debate! The water would be sold by the water companies. But that it not the main issue anyway. It's engineering logitics, costs and EU legislation...

[Pothole]

ViperPict said:

Sheets Tabuer said:

ViperPict said:

Read my previous post. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure Scotland now sells a net amount of energy back to the National Grid...

It could be fooking jelly babies and you'd still moan you sent out more jelly babies than you got in, seriously we know your views, we know you hold the union in contempt.

You're like the bloke bhing and moaning about how your wife got fat after 30 years being with her, the island at the present time is in union and until otherwise we should work together.

What on earth are you on about?! This is not a Union argument/debate! The water would be sold by the water companies. But that it not the main issue anyway. It's engineering logitics, costs and EU legislation...

It's not an energy argument/debate either but you managed to slip that in. You can't have it both ways

[ViperPict]

Pothole said:

ViperPict said:

Sheets Tabuer said:

ViperPict said:

Read my previous post. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure Scotland now sells a net amount of energy back to the National Grid...

It could be fooking jelly babies and you'd still moan you sent out more jelly babies than you got in, seriously we know your views, we know you hold the union in contempt.

You're like the bloke bhing and moaning about how your wife got fat after 30 years being with her, the island at the present time is in union and until otherwise we should work together.

What on earth are you on about?! This is not a Union argument/debate! The water would be sold by the water companies. But that it not the main issue anyway. It's engineering logitics, costs and EU legislation...

It's not an energy argument/debate either but you managed to slip that in. You can't have it both ways

No, ST brought the energy issues into the argument 10 posts down...