Week 33 The Drought Continues
Week 33 Drought
Low water levels mean that inland shipping can transport considerably less freight. It also appears that the drought is continuing. Will we soon see empty spaces on store shelves? Will there be shortages at gas stations, as with the previous drought in 2018? And how will this affect gas prices?
In recent months there has been so little rain that the water level is historically low. For example, the level of the Rhine at Lobith was at its lowest level ever on Thursday: 6.48 meters above NAP (Normal Amsterdam Level). Normally around this time of year it is 8.70 meters. Other rivers are also low.
I have been an inland skipper for 53 years and low and high water is really nothing new and something of all times. The problem is that the ships are getting bigger and the associated requirements are also becoming stricter, which are often no longer feasible for the smaller older ships due to the high costs that this entails. But many of these older ships that were scrapped were able to sail much longer at low tide than the current generation of new modern ships.
...and Ben went to the Lowlands Festival with 55,000 people.
Low water levels mean that inland shipping can transport considerably less freight. It also appears that the drought is continuing. Will we soon see empty spaces on store shelves? Will there be shortages at gas stations, as with the previous drought in 2018? And how will this affect gas prices?
In recent months there has been so little rain that the water level is historically low. For example, the level of the Rhine at Lobith was at its lowest level ever on Thursday: 6.48 meters above NAP (Normal Amsterdam Level). Normally around this time of year it is 8.70 meters. Other rivers are also low.
This from nu.nl
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Around the farm
Painting continues...this round started at the beginning of 2020...almost ready to start again!
Boeke, earning his keep....
The old garage door becomes a garden shed... (to be dismantled and placed next to the vegie garden)
Janny had a music festival up the road in Bakkeveen...
...and Ben went to the Lowlands Festival with 55,000 people.
The most expensive Lowlands Festival ever kicked off on Friday, with some 55,000 attendees trekking to Biddinghuizen to see Arctic Monkeys, Stromae and Liam Gallagher over the next three days. The 245 euro ticket price, excluding a 10 euro service charge, is an increase of 35 euros on previous years. ‘The costs are high, but we do not want to skimp, because the expectations of the public are high,’ Lowlands director Eric van Eerdenburg told NU.nl.
Rising energy prices, a staff shortage and headaches at airports have contributed to the price hike at Lowlands and festivals across the board. Chaos at European airports has led many performers to insist on flying in private jets, another cost that must be shouldered by the organisation.
...and we finished the week with a family BBQ at our place...before they headed off for the last night of the local festival.
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