Lets hope it never happens again. But if it dose I hope its many many years down the line
How bad are the floods at your location?
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Lets hope it never happens again. But if it dose I hope its many many years down the line
Interesting article in the guardian about the flooding,
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/29/deluge-farmers-flood-grouse-moor-drain-land
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http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/29/deluge-farmers-flood-grouse-moor-drain-land
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I can only hope your optimism will turn out to be justified, but I fear not; it seems to me that we're going to get more and more of it and it really doesn't matter why to the people affected by the floods, although it obviously does in the broad scheme of things.
In actual fact, we are getting more and more of it but because it seems to have come relatively slowly, and not to the S.E. of England, we've become almost inured to it.
I'll stop there or else it'll get political, how could it not?
Favoured by nature here, pretty much on the watershed on the 80 metre contour. The nearest river is on the 75 metre contour and not much more than a stream. If it does flood, and it sometimes does, it will only be my allotment and the odd house which is a little bit too close on the opposite side that will be affected.
why ever not GB?
Wow! - the old, tried and tested, proven, historical, cheap and natural methods of flood protection work!
Who would have thought it!
Who would have thought it!
Just returned from an expedition to buy the first set of groceries for the family since before Christmas, had to travel 3 towns away as flooding has shut down the 2 nearest. Braemar is cut off from all access to the east and north as the road no longer exists at Crathie and the Invercauld bridge is severely damaged, Abergeldie Castle may be about to fall into the Dee after floods tore away a lot of land, Ballater has been under water, as have large parts of Aboyne, and the Don is currently flooding to the north as well.
Thats not normal is it for the east coast?
The thing that really amazes me is that they put electric by the river, amd the pumps at a low level. The way things are arranged they must have been designed by monkeys. Tewsbury and places along the severn are known for flooding, pubs by the river have a yearly high water mark in the bar, but some genius decides to build a sub station on the same level. Same in carslyle. Pumps and the like are ok but they are not exactly failsafe. Monkeys.
Not normal, no! I've only been around here 48 years but have never seen the like. We're well used to the Dee being in high winter spate but this is ridiculous. Bridges that have stood for over a hundred years have been swamped, damaged or destroyed.
Good article, highlighting the disgusting cronyism which takes place in this country.
[Oh, ignore those other two, and DO mention the Monbiot....
]this is an even better article, and doesn't have a MonbiotGood article, highlighting the disgusting cronyism which takes place in this country.
[Oh, ignore those other two, and DO mention the Monbiot....
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-worked-with-nature-to-stay-dry-a6794286.html
Anyone who knows Pickering knows that it isn't a greeny-lefty-liberal town. It's a very pragmatic rural place.
what really is sickening to me is when the floods first hit in the U.K. Nicola Sturgeon donated £10 mln to African flood victims
and said or done nothing for us then her countrymen also got badly hit, and yet Nothing from SNP.....
We are such a stupid nation ,look after your own first, then everyone else.
There i feel better now....
and said or done nothing for us then her countrymen also got badly hit, and yet Nothing from SNP.....
We are such a stupid nation ,look after your own first, then everyone else.
There i feel better now....
ah, you beat me to it.
It's worth noting (for those not familiar with the area) that normally minor floods hit Malton, often flooding the train line, if Pickering isflooded. That didn't happen this Christmas.
There are some pretty scary photos on here. I've been lucky I'm right on the coast but the local river hasn't flooded [as far as I'm aware]. Folks to the south of me by 50 or so miles have lost houses and possessions even an old castle [Abergeldie castle] looks close to being washed away. I haven't heard of aid being sent, but the local radio station [Deveron FM] has been collecting stuff for folks moved to emergency accommodation and those who've lost everything. We spent the weekend sorting out clothes no longer needed or the kids don't fit into to pass on, some toys no longer required and a couple of boxes of food. Must be tough loosing pretty much everything, I can see getting compensation out of insurance companies will be a nightmare as well.
I just hope everyone can stay safe.
I just hope everyone can stay safe.
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