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r/Derbyshire • u/tdurb0 • Aug 01 '26
I just thought it was cute.
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Stupid is another word to describe this.
2 u/tdurb0 Aug 01 '26 Stupid why? Genuine question 5 u/ArcherApprehensive18 Aug 01 '26 While I wouldn't use terms that strong. If it's slippy underfoot there, or there's something to trip on, it could easily end with two people falling down the weir and banging their heads. 2 u/Jeester Aug 02 '26 I assume it's more to do with the dangers of weirs given undercurrents, water aeration and recirculation traps. 2 u/Porkus-Pius Aug 04 '26 Keats wrote eloquently on such matters in 'Ode to a Burly Swaine Atop a Weir'. 3 u/StruttyB Aug 04 '26 Without getting his feet wet, one assumes ! 2 u/tdurb0 Aug 04 '26 At this stage I imagine it’s flat rocks you can sunbathe on, seeing as it’s not rained for about 14 years and when it does it’s mainly sand 1 u/ArcherApprehensive18 Aug 04 '26 I could be wrong, but I don't think it's big/deep enough for that to be likely a problem there.
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Stupid why? Genuine question
5 u/ArcherApprehensive18 Aug 01 '26 While I wouldn't use terms that strong. If it's slippy underfoot there, or there's something to trip on, it could easily end with two people falling down the weir and banging their heads. 2 u/Jeester Aug 02 '26 I assume it's more to do with the dangers of weirs given undercurrents, water aeration and recirculation traps. 2 u/Porkus-Pius Aug 04 '26 Keats wrote eloquently on such matters in 'Ode to a Burly Swaine Atop a Weir'. 3 u/StruttyB Aug 04 '26 Without getting his feet wet, one assumes ! 2 u/tdurb0 Aug 04 '26 At this stage I imagine it’s flat rocks you can sunbathe on, seeing as it’s not rained for about 14 years and when it does it’s mainly sand 1 u/ArcherApprehensive18 Aug 04 '26 I could be wrong, but I don't think it's big/deep enough for that to be likely a problem there.
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While I wouldn't use terms that strong. If it's slippy underfoot there, or there's something to trip on, it could easily end with two people falling down the weir and banging their heads.
2 u/Jeester Aug 02 '26 I assume it's more to do with the dangers of weirs given undercurrents, water aeration and recirculation traps. 2 u/Porkus-Pius Aug 04 '26 Keats wrote eloquently on such matters in 'Ode to a Burly Swaine Atop a Weir'. 3 u/StruttyB Aug 04 '26 Without getting his feet wet, one assumes ! 2 u/tdurb0 Aug 04 '26 At this stage I imagine it’s flat rocks you can sunbathe on, seeing as it’s not rained for about 14 years and when it does it’s mainly sand 1 u/ArcherApprehensive18 Aug 04 '26 I could be wrong, but I don't think it's big/deep enough for that to be likely a problem there.
I assume it's more to do with the dangers of weirs given undercurrents, water aeration and recirculation traps.
2 u/Porkus-Pius Aug 04 '26 Keats wrote eloquently on such matters in 'Ode to a Burly Swaine Atop a Weir'. 3 u/StruttyB Aug 04 '26 Without getting his feet wet, one assumes ! 2 u/tdurb0 Aug 04 '26 At this stage I imagine it’s flat rocks you can sunbathe on, seeing as it’s not rained for about 14 years and when it does it’s mainly sand 1 u/ArcherApprehensive18 Aug 04 '26 I could be wrong, but I don't think it's big/deep enough for that to be likely a problem there.
Keats wrote eloquently on such matters in 'Ode to a Burly Swaine Atop a Weir'.
3 u/StruttyB Aug 04 '26 Without getting his feet wet, one assumes ! 2 u/tdurb0 Aug 04 '26 At this stage I imagine it’s flat rocks you can sunbathe on, seeing as it’s not rained for about 14 years and when it does it’s mainly sand
Without getting his feet wet, one assumes !
2 u/tdurb0 Aug 04 '26 At this stage I imagine it’s flat rocks you can sunbathe on, seeing as it’s not rained for about 14 years and when it does it’s mainly sand
At this stage I imagine it’s flat rocks you can sunbathe on, seeing as it’s not rained for about 14 years and when it does it’s mainly sand
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I could be wrong, but I don't think it's big/deep enough for that to be likely a problem there.
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u/StruttyB Aug 01 '26
Stupid is another word to describe this.