ROBLATCH Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 well we had the wettest june in history and what is july going to be like? currently more floods taking hold and predicted more on the way.what is all this coming to.and example is :-i live some miile and half from the local beck and some two miles from the river wear and on tuesday torrential rain you could not see the road kerbs outside my house despite the road going up on a steady incline.where is it all coming from as i cant remember having or seeing rain like we are getting now.what is it like where you are ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Yep soaking round my way! Had to swap cars halfway through the day, went home to get the landy, some seriously big puddles around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Spent yesterday morning sweeping the water out of the workshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Terrible in parts of North Cotswolds, Tewkesbury, Evesham etc..... Never seen anything like it.! 20 minute journey from work to home took 2 hours 45 last night, luckily I know all the unclassified roads around here! Even in the hilly areas water was running off the fields through gateways in torrents. Had a big bump on the side of the motor when negotiating one flooded spot, looked down to see a dead ewe on the side of the car! I know we have had unprecedented amounts of rain but in the last 50 to 100 years weve lost scores and scores of rivers, dykes, water meadows etc through water extraction and changes in agricultural policy etc. When did anyone last see a farmer ditching?. When my Dad was a lad every farm in the area had a hedger and a ditcher and the special tools that went with it. Now none of the water meadows, with their associated hatches and channels are maintained. Im not saying its answer to the massive large scale flooding of course, but its a start locally. FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Haven`t had rain for 4 days here, but it`s due in the next hour or so until Sunday BBC had one of their staff on the news this morning who left work at 3-30 pm Friday and instead of getting home after a 45 minute journey got in at 6-35 am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBLATCH Posted July 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 thats true but times change (sometimes for the worst) .in the late seventies-early eighties they used to clean the local becks and streams in our area and we never had floods but then came the cost cutting and all stopped but along came the floods.bring back the good old times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richie1606 Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Been raining here for 24hrs non stop but no signs of major flooding YET! Plenty of roadside puddles and fields with with big puddles in. Not sure how much more of this depressing summer I can take Think I might have to pay a visit to a travel agent to see if I can find the elusive SUN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conygree Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 North Oxon - bit wet, what is is about some car drivers and deep water, overflowing rivers with cars in - same every time. Called out to my sons school yesterday afternoon - they had a leak in one building so the closed the school 1,400 kids out in the rain soaked and at risk - no comment. Driving back home with him all the gulleys full - never emptied, as a kid we even knew the crew of the local Gulley empting truck - must be saving money?? Good news - my boss is goiing on his holiday, Bad news - I'm off the week after, spent yesterday cleaning my old caravan - didn't need rincing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBLATCH Posted July 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 North Oxon - bit wet, what is is about some car drivers and deep water, overflowing rivers with cars in - same every time.Called out to my sons school yesterday afternoon - they had a leak in one building so the closed the school 1,400 kids out in the rain soaked and at risk - no comment. Driving back home with him all the gulleys full - never emptied, as a kid we even knew the crew of the local Gulley empting truck - must be saving money?? Good news - my boss is goiing on his holiday, Bad news - I'm off the week after, spent yesterday cleaning my old caravan - didn't need rincing. the school my son attends has been closed since tuesday due to the torrential rain and flooding then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonsey Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Well I had a 6 hour journey home yesterday from Reading. What a nightmare, Reading town centre took a bashing in the morning. The centre was closed, the station had to close due to a power cut and the roof caving in. The trains stopped around 3pm so I had no way of getting back to Swindon. In the end I managed to get a taxi that would take me two others back to Swindon. Took us 3 hours on the motorway crawling along. The taxi dropped us back at Swindon Station for our cars and then I still had to drive 11 miles north. I didn't make it, I had to abandon my car at a fellow shooters restuarant and get Mr Jonsey out to pick me up from there in his more sensible car. He was an hour getting through the floods. On the way back I counted over 50 cars abandoned, and the water was almost over the bonnet as we were making our way through the water. Mr J had disconnected the air filter so he could cope with slightly deeper water and it was clearly a good idea. Our little Town is cut off still with 2-3 feet of water round the perimeter and it's raining again. The A419 is closed too which is our main route to Cirencester and Swindon. It's awful, but I'm glad I made the journey home and didn't opt to stay with a colleague from work because the trains still aren't running. The taxi cost me £60 but worth it to get home. There are lots of houses flooded here, I feel very sorry for them. We are lucky we just had a small amount in the kitchen the storm drain just infront of our house coped very well all because we've kept it clear ourselves this year. Hope everyone else is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Well I had a 6 hour journey home yesterday from Reading. What a nightmare, Reading town centre took a bashing in the morning. The centre was closed, the station had to close due to a power cut and the roof caving in. The trains stopped around 3pm so I had no way of getting back to Swindon. In the end I managed to get a taxi that would take me two others back to Swindon. Took us 3 hours on the motorway crawling along. The taxi dropped us back at Swindon Station for our cars and then I still had to drive 11 miles north. I didn't make it, I had to abandon my car at a fellow shooters restuarant and get Mr Jonsey out to pick me up from there in his more sensible car. He was an hour getting through the floods. On the way back I counted over 50 cars abandoned, and the water was almost over the bonnet as we were making our way through the water. Mr J had disconnected the air filter so he could cope with slightly deeper water and it was clearly a good idea. Our little Town is cut off still with 2-3 feet of water round the perimeter and it's raining again. The A419 is closed too which is our main route to Cirencester and Swindon. It's awful, but I'm glad I made the journey home and didn't opt to stay with a colleague from work because the trains still aren't running. The taxi cost me £60 but worth it to get home. There are lots of houses flooded here, I feel very sorry for them. We are lucky we just had a small amount in the kitchen the storm drain just infront of our house coped very well all because we've kept it clear ourselves this year. Hope everyone else is ok. Look on the bright side - at least you still have internet access (for the timebeing). Dry and sunny in Essex (God's own county). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Well the forecasters had Central Scotland down for rain from 11am onwards, however it started drizzling 1-1/2 hrs ago and to add insult to injury we had lunch in the garden in bright sunshine I can`t fathom it, however my hazy recollection of being a nipper in the mid 60`s and on a caravan holiday at Crimdon Dene was that it rained for the full week and what seemed like the whole summer too, so apart from the amount of water it`s just another UK summer I comiserate with anyone who has been flooded out as I`ve been there and don`t want to ever have it happen again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Jonesy, your trip sounds like a nightmare. Luvverly day here today, just like summer. Living close to the sea and the flat side of the downs, means we have out own eco climate. It is also the land of the well maintained ditches, canals and drains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Terrible in parts of North Cotswolds, Tewkesbury, Evesham etc..... Never seen anything like it.!20 minute journey from work to home took 2 hours 45 last night, luckily I know all the unclassified roads around here! Even in the hilly areas water was running off the fields through gateways in torrents. Had a big bump on the side of the motor when negotiating one flooded spot, looked down to see a dead ewe on the side of the car! I know we have had unprecedented amounts of rain but in the last 50 to 100 years weve lost scores and scores of rivers, dykes, water meadows etc through water extraction and changes in agricultural policy etc. When did anyone last see a farmer ditching?. When my Dad was a lad every farm in the area had a hedger and a ditcher and the special tools that went with it. Now none of the water meadows, with their associated hatches and channels are maintained. Im not saying its answer to the massive large scale flooding of course, but its a start locally. FM. Mike, Reybridge and Lacock is the highest I've ever seen it. Roads and houses flooded and unable to pass in places even in a Landy. Some young kids climbed a fence and were waist deep only 6ft away from where the river bank would be. One wrong move and they would have been swept away. Scary thing is I was wading under the bridge there on Tuesday. Might ****** up the barbel and chub fishing for a few days. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 It took me 1hour 45 mins to get home Friday. That was 4 miles and normally a 10 minute trip. I was in my L200 but there was so much traffic I just could not move. I then tried to get my mum home as she had been looking after my kids. I live in Gloucester and she lives in Tewkesbury!! Needles to say after 1.5 hours I gave up and went home. I then had a call from my sister in law who could not get home to the forest. I ended up with 2 extra house guests....that was until 2am when a friend from Leciester who was on his way back from Cardiff got diverted off the motorway into Gloucester and got stuck. So at 3am he arrived at my place and took up residence in the arm chair. Now the Mythe Waterworks has flooded and we will have no clean water for at least 5 days. My mother in law is in a nursing home just up the road from the water works and they have evacuated all the residents to places all over. She is bloody miles away now Father in law has been recovering people stuck in the floods with his tractor. On a positive note my sister sold her caravan on Wednesday and it was collected from the place they keep it. Just as well because it is under water now and they are towing caravans with boats back to the shore. Trouble now is I cant get through Tewkesbury to get to the farm to go shooting The thing that really ****** me off is that the wife went to London with some mates on Friday for a girlie weekend. She seems to think I have had a nice relaxing weekend with the kids Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conygree Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Hope you get sorted out 'dirty Harry' looks like it will take a week or so to drop back, if we don't have more. I'm in a village in the Banbury area but on a hill - flooding all around. To the North - Cropredy flooded with canel boats and drifting over the tow path or into fields, my friend tried to get his boat to the summit section but the water was coming over the top of the lock gates. With the Fairport concention festival at Cropredy on the 8 Aug and the site now flooded it could lets say cause problems? To the west - its the new lake district but he surge has gone through - to the east, rail closed and to the south whole of the Cherwell valley flooded. So driving in this area takes a lot of planning as so many of the higher roads are flooded where they dip onto valleys. I should be going on holiday but I normally do my water-sports when I get there not during the journey. Spent the last few evenings by a log fire - I think this summer is summed by the image of a used once rusty BBQ thrown into a skip!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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