The butterfly effect

 

 Chaos: When the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not approximately determine the future.

Edward Lorenz

More chaos at the lagoon over the course of the last week, but not sure about where the theory will lead. Sand deliveries have resumed and the mountains are being piled into the mixer.

 

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I hope it’s not CLOGGED up, ha ha ha

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And don’t forget along the edges Goldmember!

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The departure of the last pieces of the spud barge on Optimus Grime contrasted with the arrival of hessian and black matting.

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A honeycomb structure to it, but no bees.  We wouldn’t normaly give free advertising to Rhodia/Solvays contractors, but in this case, the following PDF file explains what is going on with the North embankment works- and shows that it has nothing to do with “protecting wildlife”- more the protection of the embankment from the obvious and visible erosion and slippage that had been going on for years. NB- THIS WAS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL DISCLOSED PLANS FOR THE CURRENT WORKS, AS EVIDENCED BY THE LACK OF MENTION OF IT AT THE PUBLIC EXHIBITION IN JANUARY, OR THE PHOTOSHOPED IMAGES OF THE NORTH EMBANKMENT.

It also confirms the ludicrous assessment made in Rhodia’s stability risk assessment concerning this embankment by then contractors URS. At least someone must have had a rethink- or had it made for them behind the scenes?

http://www.maccaferri.co.uk/media/om_www/uk/Brochures/MacMat_R_Erosion_Control_Mat_Brochure_2012.pdf

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And so to the carpeting of the North embankment- and the literal sweeping under it that we had always refered to in metaphor, but did not expect the site owners to actually employ. The Heyrmans, with a little new help, busied themselves rolling out longer items than they are perhaps accustomed.

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The stakeholders of Rattlechain lagoon

 

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Where are the snakes hiding?

I always knew that those Trinity Street boffs loved the devil’s element, but I didn’t know they were in league with him as well!

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And also this week I had an encounter with a number of butterflies. Firstly one landed on my shoulder. A lovely red admiral male.

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And then a peacock near the tunnel.

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Who knows what events can unfold with the flapping of a butterflies wings, or how someone reading this blog in China may react to the production of white phosphorus and their associated effluent settling ponds being a terrible idea. If only we could read the future…………

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