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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Started conversation Feb 13, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-21441070
Looks like I'm not going anywhere by train anytime soon... 
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Icy North Posted Feb 13, 2013
I'm surprised they didn't see that one coming! Does nobody think about spoil heaps moving?
That Aberfan disaster was caused by a spoil heap crushing a school, was't it?
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Websailor Posted Feb 13, 2013
Bad memories Icy North, but hopefully they have avoided loss of life unless it gets worse. I was watching a TV programme the other night about the 2012 floods, and there was far more footage than I had seen on the News bulletins.
We were home just in time to miss the Dorset tragedies, but it is clear with all the wet weather continuing that there is going to be more of the same in the future.
GB, 
if it has stopped you travelling but at least you are safe.
Websailor 
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Feb 13, 2013
Aye, thank Bob you weren't riding in a train there
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Rockhound Posted Feb 14, 2013
"Does nobody think about spoil heaps moving? "
The answer is they do but it's not always easy to predict. Bit of context:
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/science/landUseAndDevelopment/landslides/November2012.html
and this blog has two posts on the slip http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/ (there's an earlier post linked to in that blog that reviews Aberfan)
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Feb 14, 2013
It's in my wishlist this year to attend a hootoo meet, but there's no concrete plans yet.
Aberfan
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Feb 14, 2013
The Franch meet-up in Reims, the capital of 
, looks very promising, though 
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