Anyone Suffered Flooding During the Recent Bad Weather??

[Jeltz]

Not disputing the logic of that kind of house being what they want built on a flood plain, just that its not the only reason and the fact that its more cost effective to go up than out is a massive motivator for developers.

 

[TRXnMe]

Not disputing the logic of that kind of house being what they want built on a flood plain, just that its not the only reason and the fact that its more cost effective to go up than out is a massive motivator for developers.

You can tell if it's a flood plain around here because that is the only type of house, you don't get a batch of larger, nicer, 'executive' houses on the edge of the development*.

If it's not a flood plain you may even find the kitchen is on the ground floor as well as the utility room, a particularly odd state of affairs to one who likes to eat food hot, without working up an appetite lugging it up a flight of stairs.


*Looking at some of the prices around here I'm not sure why they bother with the 'posh' places, they may be £350,000+ a pop, but on the same foot print the developer could often have built 3 x £125,000 a pop houses..

 

[sparks]

I live in Guildford and drove back from Southampton with me mum and dad yesterday, part of the A31 was closed so we had to go down some waterlogged country roads, I was pretty shocked by the extent of flooding round Surrey. Fortunately, my house is well out of it and all we had to contend with was a bit of water blowing in under the kitchen door. Still, I've got a lot of sympathy for those close to rivers/all the farmers whose crops will be ruined, one of my dad's friend's is a farmer and reckons the water's as deep as 6 feet over some of his land!

 

[Pearlfisher]

The rain's finally beaten us , we had to be rescued from our cottage last Sunday lunchtime.

Luckily we have found somewhere to rent for 6 months ,but the loss adjuster thinks we may be out for up to 12 months.

Don't know when I'll be able to get back in there to rescue my homebrew, it's safe though it's in the loft conversion! :

 

[Hawks]

The rain's finally beaten us , we had to be rescued from our cottage last Sunday lunchtime.

Luckily we have found somewhere to rent for 6 months ,but the loss adjuster thinks we may be out for up to 12 months.

Don't know when I'll be able to get back in there to rescue my homebrew, it's safe though it's in the loft conversion! :

Bugger, that's harsh!! Hope you managed to rescue some homebrew as a small consolation?

We have had 7 or 8 flood alerts since November but touch wood have been ok, some flooded roads in the village but I am not aware of any houses being breached yet.

Some would say that the flooding is deliberate... http://therapybook.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/the-deliberate-flooding-of-the-somerset-levels/ Whatever you think it's an interesting read...

 

[krazypara3165]

Warrington seems to be ok most of the time, with the exception of my local 'the ferry' this article was written last month but its flooded 2 more times since. In fact, its flooded that often the last time it only took them 48 hours before they reopened (with the help of locals and it took a wee while longer to get the kitchen up and running) and that was when water reached the top of the bar!

http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/new ... or_Friday/

 

[Jeltz]

The rain's finally beaten us , we had to be rescued from our cottage last Sunday lunchtime.

Luckily we have found somewhere to rent for 6 months ,but the loss adjuster thinks we may be out for up to 12 months.

Don't know when I'll be able to get back in there to rescue my homebrew, it's safe though it's in the loft conversion! :

Sorry to hear that, I do hope that you get sorted as quickly as possible.

I do hope that these events will prompt government and councils to take action to prevent or at least minimise future floods.

 

[dennisking]

All the best to you and yours PF, can't imagine what you are going through.

 

[Bopper]

Its not really bad at all here in Swindon, Wiltshire. Just feel sorry who has been flooded out! All stay safe.



Richard

 

[Cornish Knocker]

The rain's finally beaten us , we had to be rescued from our cottage last Sunday lunchtime.

Luckily we have found somewhere to rent for 6 months ,but the loss adjuster thinks we may be out for up to 12 months.

Don't know when I'll be able to get back in there to rescue my homebrew, it's safe though it's in the loft conversion! :

Really sorry to hear that, hope you managed to save sentimental possessions. I've been watching Sky News a lot here in Italy and keep hearing myself saying "Unbelievable". Some houses you expect it, but whole huge areas is just crazy. We had some terrible weather in November, but nothing on this sort of scale.

Keep safe all.

 

[31bb3]

We're lucky here were quite high up worst we get is a natural spring which comes up two doors away and floods the bottom of the garden so the brewshed is usually a wellington job

 

[Eli_D]

Just felt I should apologise profusely to those of you affected by the flooding. I read recently that it was a punishment on the uk for the law change allowing same sex marriage.

The girlfriend and I are intending to marry in the near future but we promise to wait until the drought and hose pipe ban in summer and hopefully that will balance things out, and of course help the hop farms get through the drought.

 

[PD]

No floods...I'm at top of a hill.... :grin: :grin: lost a load of roof tiles on Wednesday due to the high winds blowing on the hill......

 

[Jeltz]

Well thanks a lot Mrs & Mrs Eli!!! I wonder what else the likes of Woodboro Baptists will have blamed you for by the time you get hitched. Any how congratulations and I hope you'll both be very happy, even if the rest of us have to grow gills!

 

[Crastney]

sorry to hear that PF - Upton is a nice place but floods on a regular basis, it's likely that the river will have flooded again, though hopefully no where near as much, and shouldn't affect you, within the 12 months before you're back.

My parents are in Worcester (but at the top of Redhill), and my in-laws are in Collwall (near The Kettle Sings), so both out of reach of any major flood waters thankfully.

good luck, hope the insurance pays up, and hope it's not too emotional.

 

[Hawks]

Just felt I should apologise profusely to those of you affected by the flooding. I read recently that it was a punishment on the uk for the law change allowing same sex marriage.

The girlfriend and I are intending to marry in the near future but we promise to wait until the drought and hose pipe ban in summer and hopefully that will balance things out, and of course help the hop farms get through the drought.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: although I can well believe such cr*p did actually make print

And congratulations :thumb:

 

[Pearlfisher]

Thanks all , just rescued my laptop and have an internet connection.

David Cameron visited Upton yesterday ,but didn't cross the river to where we live , they spent £4.2M protecting the town in 2012,but not one penny since on helping to protect us on the opposite side of the river!