About a month ago, Doug McC seemed to think that flooding in England was a joke. Boy, is he going to eat his words when he sees this latest news photo from the BBC: Huge Puddle Inconveniences Well Over Five Cottages! If that's not a natural disaster, I don't know what is.
I personally bounced back from the 2008 recession after about three years of belt-tightening, so I was surprised to hear on the news yesterday about how millenials in the USA are still suffering as a result of that career setback eleven years ago. Some events have a knock-on effect that resonates unseen years down the line. That's one reason that not only Trump, but media coverage of Trump, can be so alarming. With the headlines of the day dictated by Trump's latest tweet, not many people are offering long-term analysis, which is why I make a point of listening to this guy every Sunday:-
^ I don't suppose Trump cares or understands this kind of risk; like his attitude to global warming, it's a case of "I'll get what I can now and my kids can live with the consequences."
