andsome Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Sorry to read about all the flooding problems over there and I hope your rains stop soon.The last few days it has stopped, then restarted, then stopped, then restarted. It can't make its damned mind up. Some of the showers have been awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted July 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 heres a kicker ........With insurance payouts now estimated in the £2bn region for flood damage ........................... should tax payers money be used to to bail out residents on known flood plains .... not having contents insurance for flooding ....?Approx one in four (£1/2bn ..? )answers in a corked bottle ....please ...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 heres a kicker ........With insurance payouts now estimated in the £2bn region for flood damage ........................... should tax payers money be used to to bail out residents on known flood plains .... not having contents insurance for flooding ....?Approx one in four (£1/2bn ..? )answers in a corked bottle ....please ...!I feel desperately sorry for those people, BUT, most of us have over the years HAD to find the insurance money, and it could be highly contentious to bail these unfortunate people out. It would encourage others not to take responsibility for their own lives. The whole problem rests with the mortgage lenders as discussed in another topic. They are responsible for lending too freely, thus forcing up the cost of housing leaving people struggling to pay insurance. If they had insisted over the years on a decent deposit, and restricted borrowing to more affordable limits, then housing would not be so expensive, thus leaving cash to spare for insurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted July 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Classic thunderstorm in London tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted July 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Ferry operator P&O has been asked to help provide temporary accommodation for displaced victims of the recent flooding in Hull. A P&O spokeswoman told the BBC it had been asked by a loss adjuster to provide a passenger vessel which would be berthed in King George Dock. She said: "We are investigating whether any ships are available. But they also have to be suitable for the port."As many as 35,000 people were affected by flooding in Hull. More than 10,000 homes were evacuated and many schools were closed. Seven schools in the city are not expected to reopen until next term. The P&O spokeswoman said the request was "very recent" and declined to make any further comment BBCA small bit of help to britains flood refugees ......welcome to the UK third world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 I think it is a wonderful insight into the effectiveness of Prezzer .Just imagine, he's your MP, in charge of housing policy and environmental matters, and has spent yonks trying to cover the country with concrete, and then all this happens just as he gets "promoted" to the Brussels trough.He will need his cowboy boots to wade through Hull...he certainly does not look like going gambling in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted July 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 might be getting concrete ones .... as he no longer has an armoured jag and governmental Hereford 'ard men defending his rampant chipolata .........Sleeping with the fishes you think ...?Useful things ..sometimes...floods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 I think it is a wonderful insight into the effectiveness of Prezzer .Just imagine, he's your MP, in charge of housing policy and environmental matters, and has spent yonks trying to cover the country with concrete, and then all this happens just as he gets "promoted" to the Brussels trough.He will need his cowboy boots to wade through Hull...he certainly does not look like going gambling in them.Like it. Very true. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted July 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Maps red again ....will this be our wettest summer ever ....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Maps red again ....will this be our wettest summer ever ....?More than likely the way things are going. Another soaking on the green this morning. I don't know how the grass is standing up so well to all this punishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 We have a flood plane adjacent to our home. Fortunately, we are somewhat elevated. However, one never knows what the future might bring. For the time being, we have the pleasure of an array of wildlife. But it certainly makes you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 We have a flood plane adjacent to our home. Fortunately, we are somewhat elevated. However, one never knows what the future might bring. For the time being, we have the pleasure of an array of wildlife. But it certainly makes you think.Seen it very many times when driving down the M6. It's a wonder that the government hasn't made the local council build houses on it. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted July 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 heh...check the map on post 1 build yer arks now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted July 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 flash flooding already reported up andsomes way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted July 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 100mm due tomorrow down the M4 corridor ...possibly the heaviest rain yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Dull morning here after some overnight rain. I reckon it's the lull before the storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4\/!d Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 This is our road - in sarf west London - an hour ago :0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 This is our road - in sarf west London - an hour ago :0I'm even more glad than ever that we chose a house on high ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 This is our road - in sarf west London - an hour ago :0I'm even more glad than ever that we chose a house on high ground.We are avidly watching the field(s) and stream at the back of our house!!!If you see a post with lots of bubbles, you'll know that the worst has happened. :0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 This was a field, the house is now an island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchful Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 It is absolutely sheeting it down here but luckily, only one local village was flooded recently on a low-lying road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted July 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Heavy rain this morning in the east end ...but it was a beautiful afternoon the belt is moving north to the midlands tonight Active warning mapgetting somewhat regular.... innit ...!nice pics ....hope your houses are high enough ...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 It's rained here just about all day long, but the last few hours have been by far the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchful Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I think it's moving south from the north as it's just stopped here as darkness approaches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Having tipped it down overnight, it's still drizzlinmg at 8-45 a m . :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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