Our Last Meeting  - Show & Tell - Chris and Richard keep us entertained

Sgt called Chair for the day Chris to the rostrum
 
Chris welcomed all nine of us
We are light on today with members doing the RYDA roster, and a number unwell and away
 
Greetings from President Jim and Yvonne from Switzerland
 
Thanks for the photos Dave
 
 
Chris proposed the International Toast to the Rotary Club of Paris, who were chartered on April 1st
 
There was no Presidents Report.
 
Richard is going to do a talk on prison artefacts,
but first a talk from Chris on the Rhine main Danube Canal.
 
In 380 A.D., Roman roads are in decline – rivers are roads. A canal across Europe was a dream from the 19th century.
There is a 170 km credibility gap between the Danube and the ride.
It has a long history from 793 to 1921. Bombed during the war, and in 1992, rebuilt, one can now travel by river and canal for 3500 km from the North Sea to Black Sea
6000 tonne ships
16 locks, – Largest has 25 meter lift.
243 m total lift
17 million tonnes of shipping by 2025.
Efficient mover of large volume low value materials.
It has green credentials it uses 4040. It uses 4% of energy compare to trucks, and 55% of rail
35,000 to 40,000 trucks an hour off the road
67% of the water is recycled and they produced hydropower.
New Tourism industry,
Moving 55 articulated trailers only require three crew.
Saves 250,000 truck trips annually.
Fully lined.
Drained and cleared every five years.
Aquatic habitat.
Cost neutral
Tourism.
Low GHG footprint
A credit to Germany
 

Richard gave an account of his career in prisons – he ended up running the industries
(as a guard that is)
“the boneyard“ for protected inmates.
Would for 30,000 sets of headphones at one cent each
Black humour
Women are smarter.
Quite a bit of namedropping.
 
Chris signed us off.
 
Tony next week