Today the Flood

[tectak]

Popeye, cheers mate -- accuracy isn't something I aim for, but you've got one hell of a good general sense of what's going on and that's better than good enough for me!

Tom, the culverts: I want the idea that they appear to be clearing the way, but in fact their purpose for being placed was to trap. Not entirely sure how to get that across. And how does a window devolve into a slug? Is there a glass shortage in England that I don't know about? Is this some EU environmental imperative?

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Jae, I did have the powder in mind -- physical impossibility? Probably Many thanks for your insightful comments.

I give up with the witticisms....you oz philistines just don't drink enough....soda and lime with a slug of vodka is a tipple much beloved of the upwardly imbecile in blighty...I thought an old cocktail waitress like you would lock onto that one
Culverts....yes...I knew where you were coming from but not how to get there. I just don't see the easy definition of a culvert extending to be a designer blocking device.
Its my engineering background....equivalent to being an old cocktail waitress, I guess.
Best as always,
tectak