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Miss Anthropy
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2007.07.20 15:05:00 -
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Edited by: Miss Anthropy on 20/07/2007 15:05:22
 Originally by: ry ry
I work in swindon. that makes me and Patch86 practically brothers.
the GF just texted me to tell me i'm stranded. :(
You've got an excuse to join the Harry Potter queues then.
I'm in Wales (north coast) and it's fine(ish) here. Heavy rain but no flooding in my little part. Not sure about the rest of North Wales though.
I've been watching all of this on Sky News at work. So far Berkshire and Lincolnshire are the worst hit. Parts of London are flooded too. More rain is due the next few days too (the worst of it later tonight after midnight according to Sky News).
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Miss Anthropy
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Posted - 2007.07.20 15:27:00 -
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Originally by: DgO4
i live in swindon (well just outside of it in Highworth). ITS BAD! very very bad, theres a underpass not far from me for that goes under the road and is 12ft high for people to walk under and its completely full to the top. Roads are falling apart cuz of the drains are overflowing. The sewage works not so far from me is completely under water. my backgarden patio is a lake and the water from that is flowing through my garage.
If it gets any higher its going to come into the house. Atm the police have said not to travel anywhere but if you have to take care. Ive never ever seen it this bad. The rain started at 11pm last night with thunderstorms and its 4pm now and it hasnt stopped since.
I will take some pics of my backgarden.
Damn, I'm sorry to hear that. Are you insured?
If it was me in that situation I'd start moving any valuables and little bits of furniture upstairs (and electrical goods).
Lots of train services in England are out too, especially round the south-east and out of London. First Great Western and Virgin Trains mostly (again according to Sky News). It sounds pretty bad actually; I've never seen the UK this flooded before and we've had some pretty bad floods here in the last 10 years.
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Miss Anthropy
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2007.07.22 23:24:00 -
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Originally by: Azirapheal
the funny thing is... they still build ******* houses on ******* floodplains
Gordon Brown was questioned about it today (actually yesterday now, Sunday) on whether he still planned to build houses on flood plains and he said yes. So clearly no change of government policy. Also, David Cameron said that the Government last year made cut backs in funding for flood defences. That's why, even though the councils had a week's foreknowledge that this would happen, they were unable to cope.
OK, there ain't much the Government can do about the rain; but there's a lot they can do in order to be better prepared for something like this.
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Miss Anthropy
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2007.07.23 13:42:00 -
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Originally by: Guvnor RBM
Originally by: Patch86
Originally by: Guvnor RBM
I'm going to the Bulldog bash in a few weeks with most of my Corp, does any one live near
SHAKESPEARE COUNTY RACEWAY,
LONG MARSTON AIRFIELD,
LONG MARSTON,
Nr STRATFORD ON AVON,
They say its all good, but I get the feeling they would say that when there selling ticket :)
The news looks like that area is underwater :(
Linkage.
Don't know personally though.
Thats all Ive been getting of Sky TBH,
Guess I'll trade the tent in for a dingey
Yeah, Sky News was saying on Friday that Stratford Upon Avon was one of the worst hit places that day. I went to Stratford a few years ago and there's lots of canals running through the town so I imagine it's still flooded. You could always try phoning up a tourist information centre either in the area or local to you. Or even the Environment Agency (0845 988 1188).
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Miss Anthropy
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2007.07.23 15:25:00 -
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Well, after some looking about I found the cause of the bad weather.
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Miss Anthropy
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2007.07.23 20:48:00 -
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Originally by: Patch86
Apparently the water is still rising in parts of Gloucestershire and Warwickshire despite the rain having eased off, due to the water draining gradually into the rivers. They've had their water cut off, and in many places their power. Some parts could be without drinking water for up to 3 weeks 
Yeah, the cruel irony of all that floodwater; the water treatment plants are flooded too. I guess Volvic and Evian will see an increase in profits for the next month.
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