Gnads wrote on Apr 16^th, 2019 at 2:32pm:


Ah.

Less than half the cost of what we pay here, according to a chart I just found.

The smoking is the only part of Europe I don't like.

I've been to some wonderful restaurants in Vienna, for example, but the experience is spoiled by people smoking a their tables.

Moreover, while they're puffing away their dogs are under the table stinking the place up with their farts.

Get rid of the dogs and smoking, and I'd gladly live in Vienna.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 16^th, 2019 at 2:27pm:


Daesh would claim responsibility if you had a piss in the street, Bobby.   

Bobby. wrote on Apr 16^th, 2019 at 7:42am:



Really?  Funny, none of the websites devoted to such things even lists it, Bobby...   

I suppose this is another funny conspiracy like the Muslims which supposedly burnt "the oldest church in Europe," in Germany, hey?  Complete bullshit of course, like most Islamophobia is.   

Brian Ross wrote on Apr 16^th, 2019 at 2:16pm:


You mean Notre Dame in Paris isn't a high flying Christian object and has been for generations.

Grappler Deep State Feller wrote on Apr 16^th, 2019 at 3:26pm:


He means it's not in the top 10.

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Notre Dame fire: Thousands watch as cathedral burns

Frank Chungnews.com.au
As French firefighters battle to save what remains of the historic Notre Dame Cathedral, questions are being asked about the cause of the inferno.

Here’s what we know so far.

The blaze started at about 6.50pm local time on Monday night — 2.50am AEST. A spokesman for the cathedral told local media the fire alarm went off almost immediately.


Smoke could be seen coming from the building’s attic and pictures and video of the fire were being shared around the world on social media within minutes.

Horrified viewers watched in real time as the iconic gothic structure’s main spire collapsed as about 400 firefighters battled the flames.

French firefighters said the cause of the blaze was not immediately clear but was “potentially linked” to ongoing renovations at the 850-year-old monument.

“At this moment we don’t know how the fire started,” a cathedral spokesman told The Local. “There shouldn’t have been any workmen on the site because they stop between 17:00 and 17:30.”

Police have launched an investigation into the fire, which is reported to be focusing on an “involuntary” cause rather than a criminal act.

City prosecutor Remy Heitz said late Monday night it was “too early” to determine the cause but that the preliminary investigation suggested the blaze was started accidentally.

“Everything will be put in place to determine the origin of the fire,” government Minister Laurent Nunez told local media from the scene.

The spire engulfed in flames collapses as the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral burns. Picture: Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP
The spire engulfed in flames collapses as the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral burns. Picture: Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFPSource:AFP

ARSON CLAIMS SHUT DOWN

While officials appear to have ruled out arson, the Notre Dame fire comes amid a spate of attacks on Catholic churches in France since the start of the year.

Last month the Church of St Sulpice in Paris was set on fire in a suspected arson attack. Other churches across the country have seen crosses and statues smashed and smeared with human faeces.

Ellen Fantini from the Observatory of Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe told Newsweek there was a “rising hostility in France against the church and its symbols”.

The Vienna-based group said there had been a 25 per cent increase in attacks on Catholic churches in the first two months of the year compared with 2018

“There shouldn’t have been any workmen on the site because they stop between 17:00 and 17:30.”

Chinese tourists in Paris are a disgrace: dirty, spitting, loud, fighting, littering, disrespectful of local customs - and careless with their cigarettes. It could have easily been one of them.