http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43965 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Mon, 20 May 2013 19:27:34 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43965#post-127185 Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:02:10 +0000 dvo4fun 127185@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Aha - seems to have had the buoyency to rise to the top without further assistance </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43965#post-127051 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 16:13:14 +0000 Perks 127051@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Stars from me. Love it </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43965#post-127047 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 15:52:58 +0000 Mandy Lifeboat 127047@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Trouble is the flood water will have gone down again by then - which is partly what did for it last time. Still worth a go - and to be honest the comments are very much appreciated even if it doesn't make it as been going though a 'lost funny bone' spell. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43965#post-127016 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 13:52:07 +0000 dvo4fun 127016@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I'll try to remember to bump it again on Monday.<br /> When everyone is back at their desks and working hard for their employers.<br /> Not diddling about on this site.<br /> Obviously. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43965#post-127007 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 12:59:04 +0000 button 127007@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Missed this before so glad you bumbed it as its very good. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43965#post-126985 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 09:44:48 +0000 dvo4fun 126985@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Deserves a little something, but already used my allocation of stars on this one </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43965#post-126978 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 08:15:45 +0000 Mandy Lifeboat 126978@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Shameless bumping to see if this fares any better this time... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43965#post-125774 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:11:40 +0000 Duff 125774@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Liked this a lot. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43965#post-125770 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 06:15:56 +0000 Mandy Lifeboat 125770@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Agree I could ditch the last line comfortably and end it on the penultimate - would have to resubmit now I'm past edit time. Offshore only for me, not sure what Grace Darling would have made of inshore lifeboats. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43965#post-125751 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:02:43 +0000 FlashArry 125751@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Nice! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43965#post-125749 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:44:58 +0000 dvo4fun 125749@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Yep. </p> <p>Think the penultimate para has the stronger punchline.</p> <p>Hang on though ... shouldn't you be there yourself? Or are you an offshore-only girl Mandy? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43965#post-125734 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:38:42 +0000 Mandy Lifeboat 125734@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>With large parts of the country on flood-alert besieged householders have been recounting their horror as they opened their doors and met an unstoppable river of regional news teams.</p> <p>“They were on us in a flash” said eye witness Sheila Silvester, 47. “After the flooding subsided it was all quiet. But then came the deafening roar of regional BBC, ITV and Sky news teams surging down the High Street, followed by a 5ft wall of arc lights up the outside of my house”.</p> <p>“They completely swamped the sand bags I’d put across the front door, with all my tea, biscuits and sugar being swept out by a tidal wave of regional news hacks anxious to get a bit of exposure on national news programmes. Now everyone has seen my outdated bathroom suite and swirly patterned carpets it’s going to take me months to get this place redecorated and back on its feet”.</p> <p>53 year old pub landlord Kevin Bloxsome added: “I’ve seen nothing like this since the great storm of ’87 brought a forest of trainee journalists down on the village. This time they were through the door of the pub in seconds, all my stock submerged under a flash flood of hacks".</p> <p>Health officials have advised the public that there shouldn’t be any long term hazards from exposure to the media although news outlets have promised to wash their hands of the local communities affected as soon as the story has faded.</p> <p>With further rainfall expected householders are advised to check they are insured against floods of news teams. </p>