PALE&IF: "Now ewe can get behind them a bit more..."

That is either very clever or a particularly unfortunate Frewedian slip. Either way, I nearly spilled my stubby when I read it :)

Ginx, I had no intention of creating a slanging match, but I'm not going to sit back and allow you to (perhaps not deliberately) present a false picture of cotton or rice farming in Australia.

from your first post:"the nonsense that is cotton/rice farming, an absurdity in the driest part of this continent"

My first reply to you and demos was cordial, and well intentioned. I didn't even go as far as to say there are plenty of other areas drier than cotton growing regions. When I pointed out a few things your rather terse response was:

"G'day Rojos.

Actually I hadn't noticed. What I HAVE noticed is cotton farmers upstream pouring water onto their rice crop.

I don't accept that as good political OR farming practice"

Mispelling my name is no problem, probably a slip, but you highlighted what you HAVE noticed. I posed the question "how informed are you" to give you the opportunity to say you got that statement wrong, we could have a laugh together, and exchange some real info. Unfortunately it appears you do believe cotton farmers water their rice, which I can assure you is completely untrue. The crux of the argument is that YOU have noticed this, when it is next to impossible, yet you weren't aware of the smallest cotton and rice crops for decades, even though it's been in the media on several occasions. Vs zero for cotton growers watering rice.

cont'd

Unfortunately for South Australia they are always going to be at the tail end of the Murray, barring upheaval of the land. Last year was their farmers first to not get 100% allocation, in the some of THE driest parts of Australia, whereas most cotton growing regions have had around 10% allocation for the last 6 years. Yet you want more for SA. Where is the equity in that?

You may seek to have the moral high ground "Don't you just hate it when that happens?", but it looks a lot better when you really are informed. And yes I do care if I've incorrectly wronged anyone. I just go tone for tone, sorry if I misread yours.

CJ, I'm wondering ewe is behind ewe? Is it PALE

CJ Thank Ewe
You know us Morgan

Anything to entertain ewe;)
enjoy the beer.
Somehow I saw you as a whiskey man with the crytal glass huh just shows. I must have a bundy with you sometime- are ewe right there Rainer

My word you have got it bad haven't you?

What an exercise in nit-picking! I added an 's' to your tag?;..well strip me naked and beat me with pappadums!! Sheesh; grow up! Me and tags?,you ain't seen nothin'! (I have an Argentinian friend; HIS name is:- Rojos!...As I said, grow up).

"I posed the question "how informed are you" to give you the opportunity to say you got that statement wrong,..." (Quote:ROJO)

You cheeky sod! What arrogance! And so damn typical of those who DO take the moral high ground with NO good reason, whilst pointing out the failures of others.

We are in desperate trouble down here buddy; take a look at the met. charts at the moment. The rain that is falling in several places (not all I know), extends to a border which 'fences off' most of SA. Kind of weird. It is almost as if there IS an invisible barrier.

Were you aware that National Geographic Journalists are in Australia at the moment to document a story on how NOT to manage an arterial water source, using the Murray river as an example?

As to any further discussion; unless you criticize me again, I would rather not discuss ANYTHING with you. If terse bothers you (as a response to-'you may have noticed'. So sweetly put), you might do well to give OLO a miss. There is a nice tiddlywinks site that I can recommend