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Milly Jones
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« Reply #60 on: 18:51:31, 22-07-2007 »
I couldn't believe it when I saw Stratford on Avon and Tewkesbury.   Shocked  Perhaps we should be building an ark.  Sad
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« Reply #61 on: 23:01:48, 22-07-2007 »
Quote from: Mary Chambers on 17:19:42, 22-07-2007
Water was also coming out of the air conditioning units, outside, luckily.

I have my own desk at one of my customers and right above me is an air-con and a light fitting. On Wednesday it was 'Flying Ant Day' in Warwickshire and they were dropping on to my papers and laptop, and finally one went into my coffee. I decided then that their factory needed an inspection and spent the rest of the day doing that, but I did not include inspection of false ceiling spaces Cheesy

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I've been looking at Tewkesbury and Evesham on News 24 - crikey.

Not too brilliant in Stratford either though they are used to slight flooding and their main shopping streets are on higher ground.

I was flicking though a recent article in Natural World and I quote:

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Shrewsbury receives the combined run-off from the 965 sq. mile Severn and Vyrnwy catchments. Heavy rain led to floods in 1998 and 2000, and a narrow escape in 2004 ...... the Frankwell scheme kept back the 2004 flood with physical barriers but cost £3.5million and protected just 75 houses .......

So I can see it can never be worth protecting every flood plain resident  Sad
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« Reply #62 on: 10:26:02, 23-07-2007 »
This flooding lark is awful, isn't it? Luckily we have got away with it so far in the far South West, although it's pouring at present.

Apparently transport links are very bad,but at least no floods here thus far.

My thoughts with any of you affected.

x Jan x
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« Reply #63 on: 23:38:00, 23-07-2007 »
Here's the Worcester team going out into the field at the start of the latest match  Sad
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« Reply #64 on: 23:46:36, 23-07-2007 »
Must admit I am rather glad I am 'resting' the next 2 days. The flood warning for the section of the Thames immediately downstream from Victoria Bridge (Windsor/Datchet) has just been raised to "serious". The river was already close to broaching Brenda's river bank this afternoon. The much vaunted Jubilee River offers no protection to that stretch.
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« Reply #65 on: 12:54:23, 24-07-2007 »
I rang one of my friends last night (as he lives in Abingdon) and he said there were no problems anywhere near him!
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« Reply #66 on: 21:53:03, 24-07-2007 »
Unbelievably on Sky News today about 7pm I saw a group of very happy canoeists on the Thames, thoroughly enjoying themselves. One of them said and this IS unbelieveable,

"if the river rises another six inches the river will be just perfect for canoeing and we can get over the next weir......"


 Angry  Shocked  Huh  Lips sealed
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« Reply #67 on: 12:42:16, 25-07-2007 »
Mr Strong is needed!
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Milly Jones
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« Reply #68 on: 12:50:27, 25-07-2007 »
I feel terribly guilty sitting here in glorious sunshine.   It's breezy and I've got two lines of washing out.  Never mind all you flooded people - you can feel guilty in the winter after the gales when I'm buried in sand.  Sad
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« Reply #69 on: 16:38:17, 25-07-2007 »
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« Reply #70 on: 19:47:08, 25-07-2007 »
The thing i cant understand is how with all this water some people dont have water supply - i understand the treatment of water is flooded but surely there should be prevention of this  Huh Huh Huh
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