Category: Out and about

All the world's a stage, but most people have lost the plot :0)

Just seen this on t'internet: duct tape is like the Force; it has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. :0)

To my shame I have been one of the many people who have scoffed when hearing about the “water shortage” the UK is currently in. However a trip to Ogden Water near Halifax, a reservoir and nature reserve, showed me how wrong I was. We’ve been several times before, but I was shocked to see the levels of water in the reservoir. Here are two pictures to illustrate the dramatic difference.

Ogden Water in 2003

Ogden Water in 2006

Pretty horrifying, yes? SO after al the rain we’ve had (and in Yorkshire it’s been at least as rainy as normal) the water levels are still over 4 metres below where they have been every other time I’ve visited Ogden. A sobering sight, I think you’ll agree.

Exotic Wibbling locations no. 2: Filey, North Yorkshire, eating fish 'n' chips.

Exotic Wibbling locations no. 1: the departure lounge at Liverpool airport, 4.20am, eating a pork and leek sausage roll.