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I was in the supermarket yesterday.  On a product it said: Country of origin: "Holland"--it was a white cabbage; and I thought of you, thought of The Netherlands...and wondered if the dutch farmers had simply given up.

Farmers: "It's The Netherlands."
Supermarket Representative: "What is?"
F: "The country."
SR: "Which country?"
F: "The Netherlands."
SR: "You mean Holland?"
F (Shaking heads): "Yes, we mean Holland.  Can we have our money now?"
SR: "Of course.  Here you are."

[Later, in a meeting]

SR: "Yes, the farmers were very friendly.  Holland's a wonderful place."

(Ach!  Nomad!  Looking forward to...hey, what's that I spy over on the right there?  ------->>>a diary by yer goodself!)

Don't fight forces, use them R. Buckminster Fuller.

by rg (leopold dot lepster at google mail dot com) on Mon Feb 12th, 2007 at 04:17:53 AM EST
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Most of the (watery and distasteful) veggies bearing the label "Holland" are from Holland, namely the Westland - which is part of the South Holland province.

But this is changing, apparently. I believe there is a plan underway to spread the greenhouses around the country and (Jerome!) make them nodes of energy production.

by Nomad on Mon Feb 12th, 2007 at 04:36:17 AM EST
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Good seeing you rg! grinz
by Nomad on Mon Feb 12th, 2007 at 04:36:48 AM EST
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Alloh!

Rain here, but I see some rays of sun.  I have to cycle up a steep hill in a minute (well, okay, five minutes ago)...the wind bloweth...yes, ah!  The rain seems to have stopped...

This is the top of the hill, picture from 1905.



Don't fight forces, use them R. Buckminster Fuller.

by rg (leopold dot lepster at google mail dot com) on Mon Feb 12th, 2007 at 04:55:38 AM EST
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Great diary, rg, thanks!
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Feb 12th, 2007 at 02:04:24 PM EST
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Doesn't look very different now does it. I used to catch the bus from Brighton to the Sussex Nuffield hospital during my change so I know that view.

Tho' the windmill is gone.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Feb 12th, 2007 at 02:41:48 PM EST
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