The Weather & Floods

[pargyle]

The wind is getting a bit fresh here in Hampshire ... tide in Fareham Creek was well up as I came past and it's still got hours to go to HW. Good luck everyone - particularly all those who are at risk (again !).

 

[Chrisfnvs]

Good luck to all those in low lying coastal areas as we approach the critical time, i hope you and your bees are ok Chris

 

[user 6228]

1pm is the critical time at shoreham

 

[Tom Bick]

It's a good time for the government to announce job cuts in flood defence. Don't you just love them.

 

[Stiffy]

Living in the far SW and in an 'at risk' area I must wonder what all the fuss is about? Yes we are experiencing a storm but it is something we normally get at this time of year. Listening to the coverage on Sly Tv and the moron environment minister you would think we are suffering some of the disasters that have struck SE Asia. Being very obtuse anyone would have thought the PM had just had a bollixxg from a member of the public!
Apart from this anyone who does suffer from flooding or damage has my sympathy, it's really unpleasant
S

 

[BILL.HEARD]

Living in the far SW and in an 'at risk' area I must wonder what all the fuss is about? Yes we are experiencing a storm but it is something we normally get at this time of year. Listening to the coverage on Sly Tv and the moron environment minister you would think we are suffering some of the disasters that have struck SE Asia. Being very obtuse anyone would have thought the PM had just had a bollixxg from a member of the public!
Apart from this anyone who does suffer from flooding or damage has my sympathy, it's really unpleasant
S

Tend to agree with most of that, where is the stiff upper lip, must watch Zulu again.

 

[pargyle]

Tend to agree with most of that, where is the stiff upper lip, must watch Zulu again.

Its on in about an hour ! Channel 4 - Sadly I have to go and do some tiling ...

 

[MartinL]

Has anyone noticed that these "Unexpected"floods don't quite manage to reach the older buildings, churches, old farmhouses, Tewksbury Abbey for instance?

Few years back some idiot was complaining (on TV) that the government had done nothing to stop the flood that had ruined his riverside home. Stood there in his green wellies, with the 1941 & 63 "Flood mark" plates clearly visible (well above the existing flood water) on the wall of the house next door!

However I do feel sorry for the poor buggers downstream of some newly installed "flood defence" when an area that had never flooded is subjected to the water that would have previously flowed over the banks miles upstream!

 

[dpearce4]

This is my road every high tide at the moment. never been this bad before and I have lived here since 1994.

I spose that's what happens when your below sea level and only 100m from the sea.

 

[Tom Bick]

Hope that’s as high it gets for you deearce4 and you stay dry.

This poor chap has the sort of reverse not enough water right now as the Thames kindly decided to balance his boat on the bank when the flood water dropped. Unfortunately he will not be alone and I bet a few left their boat’s with not enough slack on the ropes and that often has a bad outcome.

 

[dpearce4]

Hope that’s as high it gets for you deearce4 and you stay dry.

This poor chap has the sort of reverse not enough water right now as the Thames kindly decided to balance his boat on the bank when the flood water dropped. Unfortunately he will not be alone and I bet a few left their boat’s with not enough slack on the ropes and that often has a bad outcome.

That will be an interesting problem to deal with, maybe I could pump some of our water up there for them.

 

[Tom Bick]

Yes interesting problem and one that may not end well unfortunately

 

[REDWOOD]

We just had a massive flash flood of hail stones the noise was so loud It would have woke the dead let alone the bees.

 

[VEG]

We just had a massive flash flood of hail stones the noise was so loud It would have woke the dead let alone the bees.

All that tapping will kill them

 

[REDWOOD]

My thoughts entirely, I think rubber hives are in order if the thermal qualities are correct, I can see the advert now "let your bees rest this winter with our new reduced noise hives, comes with rubber mallet"

 

[REDWOOD]

Today I got called out to one of our vehicles that got caught out by the fast moving high tide on the marsh road Gower Swansea and ended up flooding the engine, the water level was over his back lights. I did feel sorry for the ponies who also got stuck

 

[pargyle]

Today I got called out to one of our vehicles that got caught out by the fast moving high tide on the marsh road Gower Swansea and ended up flooding the engine, the water level was over his back lights. I did feel sorry for the ponies who also got stuck

There were ponies trapped in a field not far from our house this morning that had no dry land and hens in a coop on the same site that were sitting on the roof ... the RSPCA were already on site trying to help. Can't think what the bloody owners were doing ? Sitting watching the floods on the TV I would think ...

 

[user 6228]

12c at midnight in early January ?

 

[pargyle]

12c at midnight in early January ?

It's bizarre isn't it ? Mine were 12.4 degrees and 85% Relative humidity at 10.30pm tonight ... outside air was still 7.9 degrees but dropping.