oggbashan
Dying Truth seeker
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"This house," said the real estate salesman, "has both its good points and its bad points. To show you I'm honest, I'm going to tell you about both.
The disadvantages are that there is a chemical plant one block south and a slaughterhouse a block north."
"What are the advantages?" inquired the prospective buyer.
"The advantage is that you can always tell which way the wind is blowing."
That story used to be told about the City of Canterbury in Kent.
To the North East was the sewage farm. To the South West was the Tannery.
The prevailing winds were and are mainly South West, followed by North East.
The Tannery has now closed and has been redeveloped but the sewage farm has been extended.