Grass Up Your Lid in Germany

Which reminds me. In Germany turf roofs are extremely popular. They seem to be flat roofing every fifth new house and turning the top into lawn. Campaigners in Britain are encouraging householders to do the same. Green mortgages can be taken out. There are rumours that golf can be played across certain city blocks. Take care though. My uncle Silas Aarbon took a swing and mis-hit. That little golf ball fell 17 floors and disembowelled a dachshund being taken for a walk by an elderly spinster who was so distraught at the sight of his chitterlings she had a heart attack in the street. I have heard a more dramatic cautionary tale from campaigners in the other camp. Old roofs don't always support new lawns. After three tons of turf had been placed unstrategically on the roof of the old bakery in Wold Lane North East Driffield, the arrival of an early morning flock of barkpecks proved too much for the timber struts. Timber, turf and barkpecks all fell into the space below, felling twelve bakers and filling the dough mixture for something over 400 loaves with birds of a feather.