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3rd August 2007, 11:53 PM
Confirmed case and breakout in Surrey
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story...19,00.html
How do archaeologists deal with such things??
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4th August 2007, 03:45 PM
Yup.... bad bad news... bad for the farmer... bad for everyone... lets hope it can be contained
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
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4th August 2007, 06:45 PM
How do archaeologists deal with such things??
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work in towns, much less problematical!
seriously - remembering from last time - working in rural areas we observed all the usual things regarding biosecurity, disinfection, vehicle movement restrictions between farms, cleaning of tyres and undersides of vehicles, working in disposable overalls (very hot in summer). Can have severe effects on land access and ultimately potentially cash flow and employment for staff if rural projects grind to halt. All procedures and disinfection also had time and financial implications.
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4th August 2007, 07:50 PM
as I recall, a lot of stuff just stops
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4th August 2007, 08:08 PM
VoR remembers right. Access to large parts of the UK mainland countryside was restricted which had a knock on effect on development and also archaeology. As I remember a large number of sites chosen by the Time Team programme for that year were affected.
Of course the other affect is on the UK's international reputation. I seem to remember signs at foreign airports highlighting the 'carelessness' of the British in allowing such a calamity to affect them during the last F&M outbreak.
I see already Gary, that one Norwegian newspaper (VG) has reported comments by Terje Riis-Johansen (the Norwegian agricultural minister) that 'it is important that anyone who has visited the UK recently should avoid contact with any Norwegian farm animals'.
Well there goes the tourist trade again!!
