Mostly OT: what's Cambridge (and environs) like then?

[Colin Blackburn]

On Tue, 04 May 2004 15:05:23 +0100, James Hodson
<jUNDERSCOREhodson@ntlworld.com.invalid> wrote:

> On Mon, 03 May 2004 13:28:21 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you
> know?" <outlook.bugs@microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> IRTA "helmets"...
>
> IRTA?

I read that as...

Colin
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[David Martin]

On 4/5/04 3:05 pm, in article mo8f90da0dnd0fmveq1thi7laj7vkkd1j1@4ax.com,
"James Hodson" <jUNDERSCOREhodson@ntlworld.com.invalid> wrote:

> On Mon, 03 May 2004 13:28:21 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you
> know?" <outlook.bugs@microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> IRTA "helmets"...
>
> IRTA?
>
I read that as?

..d

> James

[Jon Senior]

In article <mo8f90da0dnd0fmveq1thi7laj7vkkd1j1@4ax.com>,
jUNDERSCOREhodson@ntlworld.com.invalid says...
> >IRTA "helmets"...
>
> IRTA?

Immigration Review Tribunal of Australia ?

Jon

[Chris French]

In message <c77ncc$c0k$3@pump1.york.ac.uk>, Arthur Clune
<ajc22@york.ac.uk> writes
>chris French <newspost-c-002@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>
>: York is indeed nice (though I'd not want to be living to
>: near the river
>
>Local knowledge is a good thing if you do move to York.
>There's bits near the river that don't flood and bits that
>seem a way away that can...

Well yes, I can see that, near the river was I suppose short
hand for to near river level.

On the topic of flooding, rising sea levels, increased
storms. etc. etc. I'm wondering what the likely situation is
going to be in the (very general) Cambridge area given that
much of the area, esp. to the North seems to be not much
above sea level.

Will it be a seaside resort in 100 years time:-)

(This decision is still up in the air - I've just got in
from work, from the sound of the telephone conversation
Leeds are not coming up with the goods)
--
Chris French, Leeds

[Jon Senior]

In article <U3OFxEdmb7lANwTT@familyfrench.co.uk>, newspost-c-
002 @familyfrench.co.uk says...
> On the topic of flooding, rising sea levels, increased
> storms. etc. etc. I'm wondering what the likely situation
> is going to be in the (very general) Cambridge area given
> that much of the area, esp. to the North seems to be not
> much above sea level.
>
> Will it be a seaside resort in 100 years time:-)

If you do end up in Cambridgeshire, be sure to visit a place
called Ramsey Heights. It is notable for being on the 0m
above sea level contour line.

Jon

[Dirtylitterboxo]

>On the topic of flooding, rising sea levels, increased
>storms. etc. etc. I'm wondering what the likely situation
>is going to be in the (very general) Cambridge area given
>that much of the area, esp. to the North seems to be not
>much above sea level.

The park in St Neots which bounds the Great Ouse can flood
quite spectacularly.

I've seen Little Paxton like this.. http://www.scathecentral.com/stneotsimages/nick/flood-
2002b.jpg

Silly cyclists http://www.cambridge2000.com/cam_flood/0301/-
images/P1049755.jpg

If you do end up coming down to Cambridge, it really is a
nice part of the country, and has easy access to lots of
interesting places top visit and things to do. If you like
MTBing, there's loads of places in the Thetford Forest. For
cycling generally, there's the Mildenhall Cycle Rally almost
on the doorstep and there's loads of different cycling clubs
in the area.

Wherever you & your good lady end up, I hope you both enjoy
it and that it is the right move for both of you.

Cheers, helen s

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[Alan Braggins]

In article <U3OFxEdmb7lANwTT@familyfrench.co.uk>, chris French wrote:
>
>Well yes, I can see that, near the river was I suppose
>short hand for to near river level.
>
>On the topic of flooding, rising sea levels, increased
>storms. etc. etc. I'm wondering what the likely situation
>is going to be in the (very general) Cambridge area given
>that much of the area, esp. to the North seems to be not
>much above sea level.

There are significant areas below sea level, and more that
are below river level (the gravel river beds didn't shrink
when the surrounding peat fields did when they were drained
with pumps).

The National Trust do a have a 100-year plan to revert a
large chunk to wetland -
http://www.wicken.org.uk/scoping.htm "The 3,700 hectares
of farmland to the south and east of Wicken Fen, formerly
known as Swaffham and Burwell Fens, is topographically,
geologically and hydrologically suitable for reclamation
as fen. At present, water levels are held at about 2.5m
below sea-level
(97.5m OD) and land levels lie between 1.5m below and 5m
above sea level (98.5-105m OD)."

[-Lsqnot Respond]

On Tue, 4 May 2004 16:29:42 +0100, chris French
<newspost-c-002@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:

>In message <c77ncc$c0k$3@pump1.york.ac.uk>, Arthur Clune
><ajc22@york.ac.uk> writes
>>chris French <newspost-c-002@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>: York is indeed nice (though I'd not want to be living to
>>: near the river
>>
>>Local knowledge is a good thing if you do move to York.
>>There's bits near the river that don't flood and bits that
>>seem a way away that can...
>
>Well yes, I can see that, near the river was I suppose
>short hand for to near river level.
>
>On the topic of flooding, rising sea levels, increased
>storms. etc. etc. I'm wondering what the likely situation
>is going to be in the (very general) Cambridge area given
>that much of the area, esp. to the North seems to be not
>much above sea level.
>
>Will it be a seaside resort in 100 years time:-)

My childhood home was about 40 miles from the sea yet only
10m above sea level. 0.25 miles to the east the spot height
is 0m. My theory is that the fens are so well defended that
a few centimetres increase won't make a difference and that
'giving up' would mean an untenable loss of land area.

However, I have bought the domain "isleofelyferries.co.uk";
just in case:)
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