Tankus Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Flood and severe weather warnings are in force for many parts of England and Wales with torrential rain and gales forecast for the next 24 hours BBcFlood warnings have been issued across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire as heavy rainfall pounds the regionThe metthis is becoming a more regular experience , heh ....as usual the defra website is down... Never works when there are warnings ....Maybe our garden gates , in another 5 years, will start looking like this ....edit.....................................................................................Its back up againEA alerts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 It's not very nice out there. Management and I have just had to go to Beverley, to inspect some planning documents at County Hall, that had to be seen today. We did get there eventually, after braving lots of "lakes". We were half way through our task when a chap appeared, at the door of the office that they had let us use, and said we would have to leave because there was so much water on the roof that it had penetrated it and all the electrical system was dangerous. That meant the building was to be shut down until everything was made safe and usable again. Fortunately I had just got one of the girls to do some photo copying for me and so we were able to come home with most of the information we wanted.Coming back the road we wanted had been closed by the police, and another two we tried were also impassable, though no notices had been posted (I suspect they had run out of them). We did eventually get back by heading out through deep water in the Driffield direction and then turning west once we had got up on the top of the Wolds. Even that way we were were luck to get through. Many of the roads were under at least a foot of water. I am just thankful for a diesel engine and Merc. door seals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Thank goodness we chose a house on high ground. If we ever get flooded, then thousands will have already drowned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 I'm on the top of the London ridge , although I do gave a semi below ground cellar but its all tiled and the electrics are 18 in off the ground .......... Its drizzled all day today ,but nothing heavy ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 blimey ...Sheffield Brightside is really getting hammered .........Is that the Forge ..... ? Good industrial museum there ......! Some very unusual places getting flooded.......3 RAF rescue choopers lifting people from factories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Hundreds stuck in factories RAF are possibly going to send Chinnocks ,problems in Hull too , 1 months rain in 6 hours ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Someone is sure to put it down to global warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Someone is sure to put it down to global warning.I think it was just a local warning, although we had some rain here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Someone is sure to put it down to global warning.You can never tell with one isolated spell of weather. Whether people will admit it or not though, average temperatures are rising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted June 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Seen the maps gone red again and another dose on its way for this weekend , and the rivers are full ...ah well There were four small tornadoes in the last lot apparently , hope the dam gets sorted !heh ..pretty cool that the warning map in the origional post gets updated and changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 The government is allowing, and even encouraging councils to build on every available piece of land, this includes flood plains. Builders of course are quite happy with this, as once the house is built and they have their money, they are happy. Gay meadow, the home ground of Shrewsbury Town F.C. floods several times a year. They have just moved to a new ground, and naturally their old ground has been bought up for housing development. The whole point is that as soon as a flood plain is built on, not only will these houses flood, but water will then be channelled toward land that has previously flooded. How stupid can you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Gay meadow, the home ground of Shrewsbury Town F.C. floods several times a year.Isn't that the team that play in frilly shirts with lace collars, tutus, and ballet pumps and run around with thier hand bags over their arms, because management will not allow them to pile them in the middle of the field whilst they play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Gay meadow, the home ground of Shrewsbury Town F.C. floods several times a year.Isn't that the team that play in frilly shirts with lace collars, tutus, and ballet pumps and run around with thier hand bags over their arms, because management will not allow them to pile them in the middle of the field whilst they play.You got it in one. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted June 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 heh £1bn insurance claims and counting another s***load coming this weekend See the midlands are going to get cained again We should cloud seed over Ireland ...Dig out a few Lancaster's out of the museums and load them with silver iodide .....go bombing west of Bantry ....its not as if the cows would mind ...innit ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Yet another soaking tomorrow morning playing bowls. I must either be very hardy or very stupid. So far we have not had to postpone a match, although many clubs have had to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Will there be any talk of hose pipe bans this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Yes, you've just started it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Will there be any talk of hose pipe bans this year?I believe that some from last year are still in force. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted July 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Mid Kent Water lifted its hosepipe ban on the 28th FebruaryThames Water removed their hosepipe ban on 18 January 2007hey andsome ...you got any piccies ..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Mid Kent Water lifted its hosepipe ban on the 28th FebruaryThames Water removed their hosepipe ban on 18 January 2007hey andsome ...you got any piccies ..?This is great news for people in those areas, they can water the garden at last.Piccies of what????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Water bowls ? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Water bowls ? :)They would sink. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 US hurricane Katrina loss adjusters being flown in the help with the backlog of insurance claims.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted July 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Flood warnings back up see map on the first thread ....................... And yesterday in the smoke that white stuff is hailHundreds of victims of the floods that have devastated swathes of England may not be able to return home for up to 18 months, officials said today.More than 90,000 people are believed to have been forced to abandon their homes or been forcibly evacuated from their properties nationwidebetter get used to it I guess ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Sorry to read about all the flooding problems over there and I hope your rains stop soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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