No one is talking about this. Do we have any members out there who have been affected?
This morning's news says the Thames is rising. There was a special on NG or similar awhile back which indicated that if sea levels rose in conjunction with a bad north sea storm and rains, London could be underwater. Don't know if really true or not. Pete
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Pete, I have to fly back to the UK for this weekend so if London is flooded I’ll let you know. I have a pessimistic feeling that all this rain will mean that the transport system is a complete mess and I will spend the entire weekend trying to get from London to Nottingham and back in time for work on Monday.
don't think london has sunk yet but the uk is suffering from severe flooding in certain regions. glos,worcs, berks & oxon seem to be the worse affected areas this time around. a few weeks back it was the north that took the brunt of the extreme rainful.
it was the wettest june for 150 years in the uk & they are now saying that july is gonna be the wettest in modern history.
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I hope this helps.
Jon from Norfolk.
For what seems like an eternity it has rained nearly every day this month.
Very heavy rain as well. Typical monsoon weather.
London at this time is relatively unafected.
The latest problems are along the M4 corridor and the midlands.
There have been several deaths.
Many people have been relocated to community centres.
In these areas the emergency services have been pushed hard.
All in all everyones coping.
If it stops raining soon all won't be lost.
Travelling is ok although busier.
In the flood areas of course little is moving.
The BBC news website seems pretty accurate, and far better than my hearsay.
To put into a Thia perspective.
I have seen in the Bangkok post pictures of the night market in Chaing mia flooded to waist level.
And people loungeing on the beach at Phuket in the same time.
So you can appreciate it is localised.
In my humble opinion. A visitor to the U.K is safe. Although at this time there are places that should not be visited.
Sorry if i have gone on a bit.
Those piccies of London are a few days old now. Worst where I live (SW London) was Friday when a photo of the town centre was featured in Saturday's times. Parts of the A3 (London to Portsmouth road) in the area were really bad and only passable in one lane - I know, I was on it - that continued to Sunday and even the local huge Tesco's had to close as the car park was underwater.
But compared to what's continuing elsewhere, where people are without power and fresh water and houses have been flooded out, we got away lightly.
Still no cable TV or interent though (for my neighbours). I use wi-fi.
STEVE G wrote:Pete, I have to fly back to the UK for this weekend so if London is flooded I’ll let you know. I have a pessimistic feeling that all this rain will mean that the transport system is a complete mess and I will spend the entire weekend trying to get from London to Nottingham and back in time for work on Monday.
You'll be ok Steve, the Midland Mainline to Nottingham has no problems, the M1 north is same as it ever was and Nottinghams weather is on and off with Sun and Rain.
The worst areas seem to be just North of where I am living in Bristol.
Most rivers have now peaked, or are due to peak within the next few hours.
There are 140,000 homes that will not have tap water for at least 7 days. The few troops left on the mainland are being moved in to provide bottled and bowser water.
On a personal note:
1. I've had a meeting cancelled in the Bicester area because it would be impossible for attendees to get through.
2. Our director is currently living on an Island after wading 5 miles through knee high water to get home last Friday - his car is still one of the thousands abandoned on the M5.
3. We have invited a (Thai) family from Gloucester to join us until running water has been restored.
Across the bridge in Wales we too have refugees from Gloucester, where there is no running water and no electricity. Neither is expected to be restored until next week!
My Heart and Soul goes out to the thousands of People effected by this continiuing worst Floodings in 60 years.
This Flooding has been Dubbed as "The British Monsoon!"
Hope those flood refugees can get back home soon. And find everthing safe and sound.
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It did rain quite hard. Some parts had over 4" on Friday morning, I think RAF Brize Norton registered 215mm. A decent deluge by anyone's standards.
We had the flash floods on Friday, when the drains couldn't cope. Those quickly cleared and what we have now is the rivers rising as everything drains, or doesn't.
The almost spontaneous collapse of large parts of England's infrastructure makes you realise that maybe the Thai's are better at this than anyone gives them credit for.
Just been listening to the radio driving to work. They are saying that the water that is being distributed is being limited to just 3 litres per adult per day, with no allowance at all for children.
The report went on to say that the bottled water contained too much sodium, which actually makes it unsafe for children to drink.
They have also been talking about the shops profiteering during the disaster - apparently one shop is selling water at 25 Pounds per bottle, and other shops have increased the price of milk to 1 Pound per litre.
Big Boy wrote:Just been listening to the radio driving to work. They are saying that the water that is being distributed is being limited to just 3 litres per adult per day, with no allowance at all for children.
The report went on to say that the bottled water contained too much sodium, which actually makes it unsafe for children to drink.
They have also been talking about the shops profiteering during the disaster - apparently one shop is selling water at 25 Pounds per bottle, and other shops have increased the price of milk to 1 Pound per litre.
That happens everywhere, in every country, BB. The rats come out of the woodwork when they smell money to be made, regardless of people's hardship.
The "sodium" deal confuses me also. Never heard of that anywhere, even here.
If you have a chance, give some people a "Thai Tip of the Day" When the rain starts again, put some buckets under their rain spouts, best water they'll ever drink. Boil if afraid but I think no need. Pete
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Even more of a disaster our Golf Course in North West Surrey was closed last Saturday and Sunday due to the flooding!!! Don't you all feel sorry for us.
