Boris Johnson suggests 'bridge' between UK and France

[SteveL]

2 minutes ago, FloatingFatMan said:

Not all of us voted to leave the EU you know.  Personally, I'm extremely annoyed at losing my EU citizenship.  However, as it keeps being said. We're leaving the EU political union, not  the European continent.

I know and I have always hope. I have already apologized for my generalizations but still the emotive side of me is not happy at all about the results and, like me, a lot of people who still believe in a strong Europe are looking at you with different eyes now. Sorry guys but I need to leave to work now. Has been a energizing discussion

[FloatingFatMan]

4 minutes ago, slear said:

I know and I have always hope. I have already apologized for my generalizations but still the emotive side of me is not happy at all about the results and, like me, a lot of people who still believe in a strong Europe are looking at you with different eyes now. Sorry guys but I need to leave to work now. Has been a energizing discussion

What annoys me most about all this is that, in 5 years time my mortgage will be paid.  In 10 years I plan to retire. I -was- going to retire to Spain, but I guess that won't be quite so easy any more!

 

Bloody leavers!  

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

 

24 minutes ago, slear said:

Oh yes, I teach my children history but also how the past historic decisions affect the present and the future. The English decision will speed up the process in which a bunch of small countries are condemned to be only puppets in the hands of puppeteers bigger than them, your country included. What will be our future in a world where the big gorillas have any kind of big buttons to press?  An Europe that could overcome its (many) problems would have been a big inconvenience. As you pointed in your comment, this all an economic affair 

Oh here we go...

[The Evil Overlord]

15 minutes ago, Som said:

Let me fix that for you.... The Republic of Ireland is not a part of the UK

It was more about the vote as opposed to UK sovereignty.

(Let's face it, some regions within England don't think they're a part of the UK neither )

[dipsylalapo Supervisor]

3 minutes ago, FloatingFatMan said:

What annoys me most about all this is that, in 5 years time my mortgage will be paid.  In 10 years I plan to retire. I -was- going to retire to Spain, but I guess that won't be quite so easy any more!

 

Bloody leavers!  

Scunthorpe isn't so bad in the summer

 

Let's be honest Boris has had some interesting ideas.....airport on the Thames Estuary anyone?

[The Evil Overlord]

Just now, dipsylalapo said:

Scunthorpe isn't so bad in the summer

 

Let's be honest Boris has had some interesting ideas.....airport on the Thames Estuary anyone?

The same man who said bus drivers are more considerate than truck drivers....

[MikeChipshop Member]

43 minutes ago, FloatingFatMan said:

Don't look at it as agreeing with Farage. Look at it as I do... Disagreeing with Boris!

 

I showered anyway

[The Evil Overlord]

3 minutes ago, MikeChipshop said:

I showered anyway

Describe for me, in detail, how did the suds feel when they rolled down your back, ever inching, teasingly, towards the crack of your a...

Wait what???

[DaveSharp]

...and France is going to pay for it. Heh, love it. 

[Skiver Veteran]

2 hours ago, Nefarious Trigger said:

Why not?  Explain to me what is wrong with immigrants getting here legally and safely.  Oh, did you mean ILLEGAL immigrants?

I did that mean yes sorry, which in reality is not what was used in the Brexit talk, so please ignore that bit, it was a mixture of two different trains of thought. 

[CrossCheck]

4 hours ago, Skiver said:

 why give the immigrants an easier method to get here.

What would be the reason immigrants would want to go there......Bad dental care and bland food?

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

9 minutes ago, CrossCheck said:

What would be the reason immigrants would want to go there......Bad dental care and bland food?

Oh look, racial stereotypes...  Glad that none exist about America or Americans...

[FloatingFatMan]

17 minutes ago, CrossCheck said:

What would be the reason immigrants would want to go there......Bad dental care and bland food?

The same reason Mexicans want to go to the US... To live in trailer parks and marry their sisters.

[The Evil Overlord]

16 minutes ago, FloatingFatMan said:

The same reason Mexicans want to go to the US... To live in trailer parks and marry their sisters.

BOOM! HEADSHOT!!

 

Ironically enough, (I game with a lot of American gamers) I was in Destiny 2, with my gaming buddies, and some random guy (to me) joined our party, as soon as he heard my accent, he started with all that crap, our pronunciation of words (aluminium, jaguar etc..) then went on about our dental, so I said more or less exactly what you just posted. He was laughed out of the party.

[CrossCheck]

56 minutes ago, The Evil Overlord said:

BOOM! HEADSHOT!!

 

Ironically enough, (I game with a lot of American gamers) I was in Destiny 2, with my gaming buddies, and some random guy (to me) joined our party, as soon as he heard my accent, he started with all that crap, our pronunciation of words (aluminium, jaguar etc..) then went on about our dental, so I said more or less exactly what you just posted. He was laughed out of the party.

[CrossCheck]

1 hour ago, FloatingFatMan said:

The same reason Mexicans want to go to the US... To live in trailer parks and marry their sisters.

No... The Mexicans go to work at McDonald's and the people that live in trailer parks go to work at Taco Bell

[DocM]

Speaking as someone whose from Michigan, whose two peninsulas are connected by the  8 kilometer Mackinac Bridge, this would be an easy engineering project.  Big Mac allows a huge amount of shipping traffic to pass under it between and beyond the Great Lakes states. This and 3 major bridges between MI and Ontario, soon to be 4.

 

All that's needed for the Channel is to build two broad causeways with a Mackinac-size bridge mid-way across.  Alternatively, 3 causeways and 2 bridges to expedite even more shipping. Over-ocean causeways are a long-ago solved tech; the US Overseas Highway runs between Florida and the Keys. Hurricane country.

 

Unless you guys are afraid of cheaper & easier transport than the limited amount of traffic which can pass through a tunnel (we have one of those to Canada too) or by  air.....

Edited January 20, 2018 by DocM

[+Mirumir Subscriber¹]

On 1/19/2018 at 3:45 PM, FloatingFatMan said:

The English Channel is the busiest shipping lane in the entire world. How're you going to manage that lot with a bridge blocking the way through, hmm?

By building a bridge tall enough for the tallest ships to pass freely under it.

[FunkyMike]

8 minutes ago, Mirumir said:

By building a bridge tall enough for the tallest ships to pass freely under it.

But what about the Ruskie submarines that need to pass underneath it!?!

[+Mirumir Subscriber¹]

3 minutes ago, FunkyMike said:

But what about the Ruskie submarines that need to pass underneath it!?!

Silly me, how could I forget! Of course!

[+Mirumir Subscriber¹]

On 1/19/2018 at 4:53 PM, FloatingFatMan said:

What annoys me most about all this is that, in 5 years time my mortgage will be paid.  In 10 years I plan to retire. I -was- going to retire to Spain, but I guess that won't be quite so easy any more!

 

Bloody leavers!  

That's a good choice for retirement. 

 

There won't be any difference in the application process.

[FloatingFatMan]

3 hours ago, Mirumir said:

By building a bridge tall enough for the tallest ships to pass freely under it.

It would need to be several hundred meters high to allow the massive container ships through. Also, the Channel has some REALLY rough weather.  No way would it be safe.

[Mando]

24 minutes ago, FloatingFatMan said:

It would need to be several hundred meters high to allow the massive container ships through. Also, the Channel has some REALLY rough weather.  No way would it be safe.

simple solution, build a bridge between Boris`s ears (no resistance or blockages between point A & B) 

 

and deploy another tunnel.......problem solved  

[+Mirumir Subscriber¹]

10 minutes ago, FloatingFatMan said:

It would need to be several hundred meters high to allow the massive container ships through. Also, the Channel has some REALLY rough weather.  No way would it be safe.

Yep. A height of more than 200 m is required.

 

Denmark has built two bridges of this kind on the European route E20, separating the Baltic Sea from the North Sea.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Øresund_Bridge  - a joint project with Sweden - (Height 204 metres (669 ft)) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Belt_Fixed_Link (Height 254 metres (833 ft))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DocM]

4 hours ago, FloatingFatMan said:

It would need to be several hundred meters high to allow the massive container ships through. Also, the Channel has some REALLY rough weather.  No way would it be safe.

The big Maersk Triple E container ships have an air draft of 55.4 - 58.2 meters when fully loaded and 60 - 62.7 meters otherwise.

 

Michigan's Big Mac bridge, built in the 1950's, is 168.25 meters and the Straits of Mackinac see 30+ meter waves - remember the Edmund Fitzgerald?

 

Detroit-Windsor's upcoming Gordie Howe International bridge will be about 250 meters high. 

 

Engineering folks, engineering.  Build it high, adding causeways and spans as required.

Edited January 31, 2018 by DocM