Hows everyone doing with the floods today?
Im in Gloucester/Cheltenham area and weve has 60mm in 6 hours and an expected 40 mm more by the end of the day.
My house is fine but we are pretty much cut off for the time being. My mum is currently being rescued from somewhere around Gloucester after her focus filled up with water. Hoping she gets back ok.
Anyone else having problems?
Had a nice flow of water where I live but all the rivers and lakes are away a bit in Blaby (Leicestershire) And I am in Wigston But I bet around Blaby area has flooded again
Has anyone actually had a string of days where it has been what you would class as sun bathing weather? Had odd day but nothing solid at all, sucks
im at the top of a mountain but all the routes at the bottom where under half a foot of water on the way up about an hour ago.
Quote from: DEViANCEim at the top of a mountain but all the routes at the bottom where under half a foot of water on the way up about an hour ago.
did you leave the taps running before going to work?
:mrgreen:
No one gave a toss when Yorkshire was flooded. As soon as it hits London its major news time.
im pretty much at the highest point in the town I live in, im fine thanks. However mates basement is up to 8" of water earlier today. We were in wellies moving stuff out of it.
Quote from: SamNo one gave a toss when Yorkshire was flooded. As soon as it hits London its major news time.
Erm? Did you watch the news? When Yorkshire was flooded it was on the news on every single channel non stop
Havent had any problems here :D
Quote from: neXusErm? Did you watch the news? When Yorkshire was flooded it was on the news on every single channel non stop
Was just about to say that, although I was in Yorkshire that weekend looking at flats.
Quote from: White GiantQuote from: neXusErm? Did you watch the news? When Yorkshire was flooded it was on the news on every single channel non stop
Was just about to say that, although I was in Yorkshire that weekend looking at flats.
Sam Says he does not watch tv, so its odd he says no news, he does not watch it so of course he will not see it, so its an odd comment to make anyway :)
Yorkshire is also on flood alert again this weekend - whos gonna start a wager for a heat wave on xmas day then ;)
Quote from: Miss_KinkyYorkshire is also on flood alert again this weekend - whos gonna start a wager for a heat wave on xmas day then ;)
It is defiantly fubared weather wise now, I see this happening every year from now on
Cool I am off to NZ then aint it, muhaha
pah what rubbish, get good years and bad years, next year could well be baking hot
Water seems to be slowing now.
Mums new focus had to be abandoned in ~3ft of water. Going to go back and see whats left tomorrow morning. There are cars everywhere round here, nearly all roads gridlocked with people trapped at both ends by floods, even my uncle in his swb Landrover TD5 couldnt get home from mine (under 2 miles).
Going to be lots of cold people in cars tonight.
i think its safe to say if your uncle got stuck in a landy, he doesnt deserve one. tell him to get a suzuki cappuchino.
landys can keep going with the wate over the bonnet.
id guess that the car wasnt stuck more the traffic was and he couldnt get round stranded cars. takes a fair amount to stop a LR even with a n00b behind the wheel
There was 4ft of water, the landy doesnt have a snorkel so he parked it up and got a lift on a tractor. Better that than flood the cab.
what annoys me the MOST about the rain is that there is noone to blame for it. That makes things easier to bear.
It sickens me to get my s/s zorst covered in muddy rainwater so I drive anything but the 2
We non-drivers can always blame you lot for creating global warming... :P
Anyone think that this will prove to be one of the wettest years ever? :cry:
Quote from: SeriousAnyone think that this will prove to be one of the wettest years ever? :cry:
Its got to be about the worst.
Quote from: WalrusbonzoQuote from: SeriousAnyone think that this will prove to be one of the wettest years ever? :cry:
Its got to be about the worst.
I think it amy be, was the wettest xmas, wettest June and April at least
Were not too far from the river in Twickenham, and the boss is getting a bit edgy... flood warnings for West London and theres a lot of rain on the horizon so were thinking about moving our server to a co-location facility. (Zen in Manc)
Quote from: SamNo one gave a toss when Yorkshire was flooded. As soon as it hits London its major news time.
That would be because London is important and a few bread and dripping miners arnt :twisted:
lol yes Nige :)
Quote from: neXusQuote from: WalrusbonzoQuote from: SeriousAnyone think that this will prove to be one of the wettest years ever? :cry:
Its got to be about the worst.
I think it amy be, was the wettest xmas, wettest June and April at least
Wettest April? It was the hottest April on record.
At least its Sunny here in the States. Oh no thats right its raining here too.
Luckily for me I live on the side of a hill so I would need some drastic rainfall to get flooded.
I do have relatives living in Tewksbury, which is practically an island right now and a lot of lanes and small B roads around me are flooded which is stranding a lot of people in the small Hamlets around the place.
With the River Severn still rising things look to get worse before they get any better.
Quote from: soopahflyi think its safe to say if your uncle got stuck in a landy, he doesnt deserve one. tell him to get a suzuki cappuchino.
landys can keep going with the wate over the bonnet.
what he said
hes obviously got a landy not a landy
Southern Europe is going through a heatwave again - B*****Ds! :(
if you get water in the air intake shell still stop like anything else. Quoted maximum wading depth for an unmodified LR is 500mm. Better than just about anything else, but still not enough for some of the recent flooding.
now with a wading kit that would be another matter. There seemed to be a fad for fully kitted out landies with mud plugging tires and snorkels a few years ago. I bet not one of those vehicles went anywhere useful over the weekend.
Quote from: SeriousSouthern Europe is going through a heatwave again - B*****Ds! :(
yup & all that extra water that is being evaporated is being pissed on us.
1st we get sh*t on by europe & now pissed on. Its enough to make you wanna throw up
:mrgreen:
Quote from: twistQuote from: soopahflyi think its safe to say if your uncle got stuck in a landy, he doesnt deserve one. tell him to get a suzuki cappuchino.
landys can keep going with the wate over the bonnet.
what he said
hes obviously got a landy not a landy
Hed been out all day rescuing people (inc. my mum) from the floods, he also has a modified landy that he does trials in, i trust his decision when he says he couldnt get through.
On the same section is a church that didnt flood, all the guests that day including the bride and groom were ferried by the local farmers tractor.
Quote from: sexytwall the guests that day including the bride and groom were ferried by the local farmers tractor.
Nice motor for a wedding :shock:
Quote from: neXusQuote from: WalrusbonzoQuote from: SeriousAnyone think that this will prove to be one of the wettest years ever? :cry:
Its got to be about the worst.
I think it amy be, was the wettest xmas, wettest June and April at least
May-June wettest months ever.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20070726/tuk-may-to-july-the-wettest-months-ever-6323e80.html