Egluntyne Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Have just been watching Look North. We are to batten down the hatches. 2" of rain expected overnight and flooding anticipated. The emergency wotsit team is out unblocking all culverts and drains in tricky areas. Blomin 'eck. Chocchick....are you there?......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Hope you'll be OK Egluntine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 *gulp* me too. Thank you. We live on a hill, and so does Choccy, thank goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I was thinking exactly that Egluntine, I hope you dont flood and you live higher ground. I hope everything goes ok. Best to take in any items in the garden that can blow around/float, if you haven't done that already. a picture of you sitting in living room with all your chooks just sprang in my head!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Ooer . Hope it isn't too wild . Fingers crossed for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I think it's coming up and over us first Egluntine .... and then over Coventry...... All the culverts have been sorted out around here as well as we had flash flooding last week. I hope it's not as bad as they predict for you...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Good luck, Egluntine!! Make sure your wellies are handy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 They mentioned East Mids as well Kate....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Oh no!! I've not seen the news this evening. It's raining hard now. Our porch floods if the rain is really heavy! Aargh!! Where are the wellies . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I think it's coming up and over us first Egluntine .... and then over Coventry...... Gulp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Where are the wellies . Hope that's crocs wellies Kate, they float Edited to add, it's just started to rain here too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen&Lee Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 We live on a hill, and so does Choccy, thank goodness. I hope its near the top of it Egluntine We had the floods last year - three times We live half way up a hill, but the bottom - a bridge over the River Teme, flooded as did the road to about 5ft high The farmer spent a large part of an afternoon pulling vans and cars out of the flooded lane - in the end he left a van in the flood just to show others they really couldn't drive through it... Hope you and everyone else in the path of this storm stays safe Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 *gulp* me too. Thank you. We live on a hill, and so does Choccy, thank goodness. It's exhausting walking to the top where my house is Storm After some searching I found that flood warnings are shown on http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/floodwarning/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Cripes! It really feels like it needs to storm here tonight - it's so heavy I went to circuit training and it was like hauling myself through thick molasses I love storms Fingers crossed for everyone and thanks for the warning Egluntine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 It is just raining here at the mo. From the fuss made on Look North you would think that the world was about to end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Look out for Noah. Thats a dead giveaway Hope you are all ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 So, what happened Egluntine? - have you floated away? Very, very wet here but no storms. Our land can't cope with much more rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 it's rained all night here in cambs as well but nothing very heavy... just constant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 Still here. Raining heavily, but the drains seem to be coping so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Glad you survived I think the Weather Forecasters just like to make sure they don't underestimate the severity .............. don't want another '87 hurricane incident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 I'm sure you are right. Maybe if they had seen to the drains last year there wouldn't have been quite so much devastation from the floods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 We had light but constant rain last night, no storms, which was disappointing. We have to ring and nag the highways agency to jet our street drains out - they are useless at it and Banbury gets flooded enough as it is. We are on a hill, so unless the drains are jetted the water runs down the road and ends up flooding the houses in the dip at the bottom. In those storms last year, they had flooded cellars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
