My ghast is utterly flabbered!
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If you live on a flood plain = You're going to get flooded
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My ghast is utterly flabbered!
TheJasperCo
Well-known member
Its not rocket science. buy a house half way up a hill or on the top. water runs downhill.
They're not called the Somerset LEVELS for nothing y'know.
Hastings woody
Member
Not my house, I live on top of a hill, as I said, not rocket science, If it was at the bottom I wouln't have bought it.
Nibble
New member
- Jan 3, 2007
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Whatever the cause judging from the news reports this morning some of these folks are having a hellish time. They have been advised not to flush their toilets and not to use toilet roll.
I live near the lower Thames and took a stroll down to the river at the weekend. You cannot tell where the path used to be anymore, river runs straight onto the playing fields now. Honestly, if you hadn't been there before you would think it was just a lake with some bizarrely placed goal posts. Gulls have taken up residence there too and having a field day. Luckily there are no houses built that close to the river but apparently nearby Shepperton is in trouble.
I live near the lower Thames and took a stroll down to the river at the weekend. You cannot tell where the path used to be anymore, river runs straight onto the playing fields now. Honestly, if you hadn't been there before you would think it was just a lake with some bizarrely placed goal posts. Gulls have taken up residence there too and having a field day. Luckily there are no houses built that close to the river but apparently nearby Shepperton is in trouble.
Creaky
Well-known member
Bit difficult only farming on the top of hills though!
Hastings woody
Member
Creaky
Well-known member
I didn't realise everyone who lived in the bottom of a valley were farmers.
Probably not but I'd make an educated guess that the majority of the land flooded is farmland.
Hastings woody
Member
I don't think the farmland being flooded was the problem here, obviously the farmers would have moved the livestock to higher ground until the water subsides as they do year after year as they know their land. The problem is people building/living on flood plains surely.
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,222
Rest assured that More Will Be Done now that the affluent villages of the Berkshire/Surrey stockbroker/celebrity belt are being inundated with water.
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,222
Things have become so bad, the lovely Debbie McGee can't even get to Waitrose.
Somebody call Bob Geldof.
Somebody call Bob Geldof.
Hastings woody
Member
Now this is a fact.
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,113
I'm sure more will be done now the Home Counties are flooding, including my village. Not necessarily because of the cynical argument but because it adds 100times as many people to the crisis compared to West Country. This is the densest most affluent part of Europe after all. It cannot be ignored. The Home Secretary is literally being affected now.
Still, never seen it this bad. And trains on reading line are screwed tonight out London. It's an interesting behaviour watch. The sheer volumes of people trying to cram on is causing a breakdown in social order! Rows and heated exchanges, cries of pain coming from down the carriage and first 2 stops on my train as people try to board and get off. It's ridiculous, people behave like f ucking idiots in a disaster. All about themselves. I just got lucky when the doors opened where I was on the platform and got a seat too. But the crush from behind nearly squashed me and I'm not exactly little!
Still, never seen it this bad. And trains on reading line are screwed tonight out London. It's an interesting behaviour watch. The sheer volumes of people trying to cram on is causing a breakdown in social order! Rows and heated exchanges, cries of pain coming from down the carriage and first 2 stops on my train as people try to board and get off. It's ridiculous, people behave like f ucking idiots in a disaster. All about themselves. I just got lucky when the doors opened where I was on the platform and got a seat too. But the crush from behind nearly squashed me and I'm not exactly little!
hitony
Administrator
And that's only the BOTTOM of the garden?? how big is the Top part?? that sure is a slightly bigger than average garden!
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
Everyone who could do, should have at least one 80 gallon water butt for a start. I'm not suggesting that is going to fix the problem, but it might make a dent. My parents have 240 gallons of water waiting for the dry months. Tempting to invest in some more butts at this rate.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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one of the facts about the Somerset flooding that i read and appears overlooked was that its affecting 1500 homes. so what, 5000 people? thats crappy for them, but a tiny proportion of a country this size. more people where affected by the flooding in... well just about every flood that occurs somewhere in these isles every other year. Glouster, Cockermouth, Abingdon, Hull and many more have been flooded out in recent years. so i will expect far more responce as denser populated Thames valley is impacted.
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,222
Some woman on the news demanding David Cameron come straight down in his waders and start helping out.
What the bloody hell does she expect him to do, exactly?
She also wants the army. I presume they're trained in preventing it raining.
Westdene Wonder
New member
The fact that rainfall has topped all records held and that people having lived in an area for over 40 years have not experienced flooding before does indicate that flooding could hardly have been anticipated,as you appear to have special powers maybe you would inform us of any disasters in the future.