Anybody else get a bit damp today?
Just had the little stream that runs near our house decide to turn from its usual trickle into a flash flood.
One of my neighbours measured 3 inches of rain falling in an hour and a half in his rain gauge.
Needless to say our Parky flooring did not agree with the flash flood. Will no doubt have to be replaced.
We took about an inch or two of rather brown and smelly water throughout the whole ground floor. We got most of the stuff upstairs except the big stuff. Even got to my Bushcraft kit in time.
In between bailing out I spent my time pushing cars from the road opposite us onto dry land after they conked out and extracting children from the water.
Seems silly to me but why would you want to drive in water when you cannot see your bonnet? Also some mothers decided to take their kids home from school and cross the raging torrent. I could hardly stand in it. The kids were screaming as they were being dragged through the river. Being only little uns the water was up to their waists. My wife wrapped them up in all our spare fleeces and jackets while trying not to worry too much about the house sinking around her and we sent them home via a slightly drier route. Hopefully I will get the fleeces back at least.
My daughter (she is 4) loved the whole adventure and cannot wait for it to happen again. Wouldn't it be great to be 4 again?
Bang goes this weekends Bushcrafting and I have not even discussed getting away for the Moot next week.
The house has now resurfaced though a bit smelly. I have sent Alison and Catherine of to stay with friends for the night. Alison is pregnant so until the house is clean I am on my own.
After a bit more scrubbing the decks I am of to the pub though.
Yours damply
George
Just had the little stream that runs near our house decide to turn from its usual trickle into a flash flood.
One of my neighbours measured 3 inches of rain falling in an hour and a half in his rain gauge.
Needless to say our Parky flooring did not agree with the flash flood. Will no doubt have to be replaced.
We took about an inch or two of rather brown and smelly water throughout the whole ground floor. We got most of the stuff upstairs except the big stuff. Even got to my Bushcraft kit in time.
In between bailing out I spent my time pushing cars from the road opposite us onto dry land after they conked out and extracting children from the water.
Seems silly to me but why would you want to drive in water when you cannot see your bonnet? Also some mothers decided to take their kids home from school and cross the raging torrent. I could hardly stand in it. The kids were screaming as they were being dragged through the river. Being only little uns the water was up to their waists. My wife wrapped them up in all our spare fleeces and jackets while trying not to worry too much about the house sinking around her and we sent them home via a slightly drier route. Hopefully I will get the fleeces back at least.
My daughter (she is 4) loved the whole adventure and cannot wait for it to happen again. Wouldn't it be great to be 4 again?
Bang goes this weekends Bushcrafting and I have not even discussed getting away for the Moot next week.
The house has now resurfaced though a bit smelly. I have sent Alison and Catherine of to stay with friends for the night. Alison is pregnant so until the house is clean I am on my own.
After a bit more scrubbing the decks I am of to the pub though.
Yours damply
George