If the Lake District is the wettest part of the UK and Manchester the second how come we ain't flooded yet?!?!?

Well - Manchester isn't (touch wood) and I haven't heard of any floods in the Lakes

Drove from Garstang (Preston) to Shipley (Bradford) the other day on a route directly between the two areas and that was all pretty bad. Nelson to Keighly was dreadful and the river Aire looked fit to flood the Keighly by-pass soon.

Deepest commiserations to those affected and keep your chins up (literaly!)

Dave the Dry Gnome