Bahtatboy

"The amount of water used to produce food and goods imported to developed countries is worsening water shortages in the developing world, a report says.

The report, focusing on the UK, says two-thirds of the water used to make UK imports is used outside its borders."

Eh? I'd have thought 100% of the water used to make UK imports is used outside its borders--otherwise they wouldn't be imports.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8628832.stm

Am I having another bad day (haven't barked at anyone yet, though), or has the BBC degenerated into illogical, ungrammatical, poorly-written drivel?

Brains1983

think it's a bad day dude.

2/3s of the water used in the origin country is imported to that country.

The Dean

Tough moral dilemma............ we should buy more from the developing world as it helps their economies to grow - but it uses up more of their most precious natural resource............

Bahtatboy

That's impossible to construe from "The report, focusing on the UK, says two-thirds of the water used to make UK imports is used outside its borders." "its" can only be UK, surely Shirley.

Brains1983

reading it again, I guess your right. will bow out now incase I'm the first person you bark at

Exceller

I would'nt worry about it...And Bahtaboy..I've played at the same table with that guy in your avatar..In Monte Carlo..Early eighties I think- He was in disguise of course, but so was I

Bahtatboy

My elder son is sort-of named after him. Do you still play?