Monday, 23 October 2017

Trump's Wall - Megalithic Tapestry?

No two year deal unless trade agreement reached beforehand. May begged for help from Europe? Juncker say's not. MEPs point out that UK plan to register EU nationals in transition period illegal unless UK citizens registered too. Perhaps another way to introduce national ID cards? President Trump still receiving flack over his call to the widow of La David Johnson.
Large Barrier at Hunstanton Keeps Sea at Bay
In the absence of real BrexiTrump news, I searched for information on the 8 demonstration walls built for Trump's megabarrier between Mexico and the US. The Mail ran an article on this at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5007127/Border-wall-prototypes-competition-fulfill-Trump.html. Built by six companies at a cost between $320,000 to $486,411 each at the US taxpayer's expense, one of the criteria was, that they looked aesthetically pleasing from the US side. The other criteria were: to stand between 18 and 30 feet high and be able to withstand at least an hour of punishment from a sledgehammer, pickaxe, torch, chisel or battery-operated tools.

Whilst President Trump wants the Mexican government to pay for the wall, it will initially be paid for by - Americans. With so much blank canvas, here is actually a great opportunity to offset the cost by offering it up for art on a monumental scale. On the US side, it could be a tapestry depicting the great history of the US, culminating in the rise of the 45th President. There would probably even be enough room for portraits of everyone who voted for him - this could be chargeable to recoup part of the initial cost. It would equally benefit Mexico, which could decorate its side in a similar manner. Leaders of many different cultures and nations have had monuments and facades decorated with their achievements. This wall would outstrip them all - bigly!

Set plans for own outstanding work. Went off for an hour to photograph author's picture content for book in production, came back four hours later. A10 a potential killer with constant stream of blinding headlights as I was driving counter to traffic streaming out of Cambridge at rush hour.

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