A report on the television news told of some Pacific Islander types complaining that sea rises are overwhelming their homes. Accompaning the report was footage of waves breaking around the floor of the homes (read huts with palm fronds). They claim it's as a`result of global warming (How the hell Gore the Antichrist got to them I'll never know. One of them must have acquired a TV from somewhere...).
So far, a couple of sentences into this piece, you'd be excused for thinking fair enough and having empathy for the poor Islanders.
That is until you read on:
These indigenents of the beautiful islands in the South Pacific, typically live on the beach. I don't mean near the beach or in close proximity to the beach, no - I mean ON the beach - right there on the sand, their gardens just behind on the small soil shelf.
Something as simple and innocent as a freak high tide would have the same effect.
Well look PI's, you choose to live there - in a place many Westerners pay several month's earnings just visit. You probably exist in an environment free of terror, one where you just tend your garden and potter about til your heart's content.
But nevertheless, it's still on a beach and as such carries the risk of such high tides so I'm afraid you lose all rights to appeal to the western world for help.
What, you want me to replace your palm frond hut with an air conditioned home on higher ground? I don't think so.
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Hey M. Sounds like there are some pretty audacious characters on your island. Deirdre.
Shee-it, you're not wrong, D. Global warming's affecting my libido - I'm puttin my hand out too.
Build me harem as compo.
You know what's more scary M? Some idiot will give them the bloody money. That's why they always have their hand out because do gooders give in. Happens here all the time with some of the Maoris and the government keeps giving in and giving them more land and money. You can hardly blame them for asking because the answer is always YES. When will it end? arrgg
As sick as I am with the bloody flag-waving Australians, any ideas I had about moving to NZ are being sorely diminished by your reports, KB. Bloody country seems just as infected as anywhere else.
Sure get the Antichrist to pay for it out of his ill-gotten gains. May as well sell his Nobel award as it's completely lost all worth now.
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