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10 Feb 09 - 11:32 AM (#2562798) Subject: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: VirginiaTam I am not a Daily Mail reader but they have an awsome pic of River Chelmer in Chelmsford (where I live and work). Flooded Chelmsford That white building in the lower left corner is where I work. Been a thrilling day. |
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10 Feb 09 - 11:36 AM (#2562802) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: VirginiaTam Should say, scroll down and go to the link says "After the freeze, the floods: A month's rain in one night leave roads flooded as winter storms sweep across Britain" |
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10 Feb 09 - 01:11 PM (#2562902) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: gnu Nasty stuff. |
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10 Feb 09 - 03:45 PM (#2563064) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: VirginiaTam Supposed to drop to -4 Celsius tonight. Wonder if we will all be iceskating in to work tomorrow? |
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10 Feb 09 - 05:03 PM (#2563158) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: Abdul The Bul Bul Looks like a day off for you VT. More practice time!! Al |
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10 Feb 09 - 05:10 PM (#2563166) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: VirginiaTam Hey Al. I put in half hour this morning and hour this evening. |
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10 Feb 09 - 05:20 PM (#2563178) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: Liz the Squeak It has been a bit damp... I prefer the snow to the evil cutting wind that was whistling around my building at 7.00am today... LTS |
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10 Feb 09 - 06:17 PM (#2563235) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: Richard Bridge Regrettably the rain got me last night. My PA rig that was in the garage is more than a bit soggy )it was 10 inches deep in there), many sacks of old client papers were inundated, and the laundry room was a couple of inches deep too. I fear this will make the house both uninsurable and unsaleable. |
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11 Feb 09 - 01:55 AM (#2563511) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: VirginiaTam God Richard... Sorry. Maybe we all ought to come out Saturday to dry you out before we get soaked at the session on Sunday. |
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11 Feb 09 - 11:47 AM (#2563911) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: Abdul The Bul Bul RB, dreadful news, has it proven as bad as you posted? VT, how did it go today? Al |
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11 Feb 09 - 12:29 PM (#2563972) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: VirginiaTam Roads were fine... had to go into work early due to leaving car off for MOT, so no traffic to speak of. I will be typing up today's managment team meeting notes tonight after our weekly shop... because after the meeting my OUTLOOK would not stop pestering me with other DO THIS NOW reminders and other crucial things. The curse of playing diary jockey for one head of service and 6 managers. Sigh. They don't pay me enough. So no practice for me tonight. Waiting for Chris to collect me right now. Think we will do chinese take way and not cook after the shop. I just can't face another chore between shopping and typing. |
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11 Feb 09 - 01:08 PM (#2564019) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: bubblyrat What I find most frustrating is that we can't seem to hang on to all that water !! We only need to have a dry Spring,and below-average rainfall in June and July,and by August it will be hosepipe bans and standpipes in the streets again !! |
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12 Feb 09 - 02:37 AM (#2564645) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: VirginiaTam too right bubbly When my youngest was about 7 or 8 she asked, why can't there be pipelines to carry water to drought areas? She went on to wonder why someone didn't make reservoirs of areas that regularly suffered flooding so the fresh water didn't run off into oceans. I think at the time we were experiencing torrential rains and flash flooding and across the country there were forest fires reported on the news. |
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12 Feb 09 - 04:29 AM (#2564696) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: Richard Bridge Loss adjusters will arive today and tomorrow (if they arrive to plan). |
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12 Feb 09 - 02:23 PM (#2565172) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: VirginiaTam good luck with that RB. More snow tonight (already started couple of hours ago) and rain all day tomorrow, so I am told. |
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12 Feb 09 - 03:08 PM (#2565220) Subject: RE: BS: Coping with Water in Britain From: Abdul The Bul Bul Nightmare Richard. Sincere sympathies. This rain seems to have been falling since october. Al |