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Dvr22999874 -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 2:20:51 PM)

I lived in both Chertsey and Windsor for a while and recognise some of the pics of places that I see. Damn, we both hope you are all fine and come through this okay too.



PeonForHer -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 2:26:38 PM)

I'm fine and dandy in Bristol City. The flood barriers here are good and, anyway, I'm halfway up a steep hill.

The house I was born in, in Shepperton, is flooded, I've just discovered.



freedomdwarf1 -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 2:57:23 PM)

Fortunately, I'm 10 miles up the road from here and live on a hill 450ft above sea level.

Even so, this ain't that far from me -
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10631667/Extreme-pothole-15ft-deep-sinkhole-opens-up-on-M2.html
15ft sink hole opens in M2 motorway in Kent.


ETA: better pic of it here -
http://news.sky.com/story/1210020/sinkhole-keeps-m2-closed-over-safety-fears



mnottertail -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 3:01:57 PM)

Quite a gawp that.   Good place to stuff an unpopular king, far more than an Arthur Treachers parking lot like your last bloke, Dickie.



PeonForHer -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 3:07:53 PM)

Oooh, I'd keep a close eye on that hole. At some point tonight, zombies are going to come out of it. Or witches, or demons and stuff. Whatever, it's *definitely* a gateway to Hell. We need a British super-heroine - preferably a small blonde teenager with a stupid name who's brilliant at karate, wears too much make up and sounds like a duck when she talks.



Dvr22999874 -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 3:32:57 PM)

sounds like Margeret Thatcher, apart from the age preference. I know she is dead now but was she ever really alive ?



PeonForHer -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 3:55:17 PM)

Only too much so, unfortunately.



Dvr22999874 -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 3:59:55 PM)

Yeah, I guess so. she REALLY came out of a hole in the ground, didn't she ?
She shouldn't have been buried; she should have been in-turd.



Dvr22999874 -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 4:04:55 PM)

I have friends in Bucks, so if anybody can give me any information about what's happening re: the storms and floods in the areas around Chalfont St Peter, Little Chalfont and Gerrards Cross, I would be mightily obliged.
If you live in that area, give my regards to the 'Peter Pan' of Chalfont St Peter.



LadyConstanze -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 4:06:10 PM)

Well, hell might soon freeze over, didn't you hear that her first action when ending up there, was to switch off a bunch of furnaces? Since she's been there for a while, it's possibly a damned cold place. Trust her to ruin just about everything...



PeonForHer -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 4:19:03 PM)

How are things, storm-wise, where you are, Lady C? You're not far away from north Wales, are you?



PeonForHer -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 4:27:08 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Dvr22999874

I have friends in Bucks, so if anybody can give me any information about what's happening re: the storms and floods in the areas around Chalfont St Peter, Little Chalfont and Gerrards Cross, I would be mightily obliged.
If you live in that area, give my regards to the 'Peter Pan' of Chalfont St Peter.



There are various maps on the BBC weather website, Dvr, but, to be honest, you're better off emailing your friends. It's pretty much beyond the meteorological services here to predict anywhere near exactly what's going to happen and where. Even if they know how much wind and rain is going to hit this or that area, they don't know how saturated the ground already is. It's that, as well as the height above sea level - obviously - that will dictate how badly flooded a given area is going to be.



LadyConstanze -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 4:32:20 PM)


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ORIGINAL: PeonForHer

How are things, storm-wise, where you are, Lady C? You're not far away from north Wales, are you?



We just upped the insurance on the house in Wales, seemed prudent...

Where we are it's pretty grim, told you was almost killed by branches being torn from trees in the park, and Alfie was jumping and you could see the wind actually carrying him sideways, ah well, he's only tiny ;)

A couple of railway stations nearby are closed and bridges, 70 mph was something I heard...



PeonForHer -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 5:06:56 PM)


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ORIGINAL: PeonForHer

How are things, storm-wise, where you are, Lady C? You're not far away from north Wales, are you?



We just upped the insurance on the house in Wales, seemed prudent...

Where we are it's pretty grim, told you was almost killed by branches being torn from trees in the park, and Alfie was jumping and you could see the wind actually carrying him sideways, ah well, he's only tiny ;)

A couple of railway stations nearby are closed and bridges, 70 mph was something I heard...


I'm sorry Lady C, yes, you did say earlier how it was up there. I'm afraid to admit that since you're only female, I didn't take much notice of what you actually said, preferring instead to scrutinise your avatar closely and wonder what your chest would look like naked.

Poor Alfie. Is he OK? Does the strong wind frighten your dogs?

Good old Huw - I hope he's OK. I shall forever thank him for buying me my first ever pickled egg! [:)]





susie -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 6:18:03 PM)

Good friends of ours have lost their 7 year old son due to the floods. They live very close to the Thames and the house has been flooded since January. He was the most adorable, cute and well brought up little boy. Father is still seriously ill in hospital and the mother is in a total state of shock.

No cause of death yet so hard to tell exactly how it relates to the flood.



PeonForHer -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 6:27:08 PM)

Oh hell. I'm sorry, Susie. Was this the case in the news - the one where they're suspecting some kind of poisoning by something toxic in the flood water? That was horrific to read about.



Dvr22999874 -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 6:46:43 PM)

Thanks PFH...........I just got news from them that the lower part of Chalfont St Peter is not only flooded but to add to their misery, the sewers have overflowed and the place is also swimming in raw sewage. Not a nice prospect.
I hope you all come through it okay and we both send you all our best wishes.



PeonForHer -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 8:07:42 PM)

Thanks, Dvr.



thezeppo -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 10:50:00 PM)

Thanks for the info, 85mph winds in my hometown last night! Holy cow, I hope I closed the windows before I left the house!


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ORIGINAL: thezeppo

It's pretty bad where I'm from apparently, but I'm in Italy at the moment so I can't say for sure. I'm hoping my plane will be able to land on Saturday, how long is it forecast for?


They reckon there'll be a lull tomorrow, but another storm will hit us on Friday.




thezeppo -> RE: UK Storms (2/12/2014 10:54:12 PM)

Oh gosh, I'm so sorry to hear that Susie, my thoughts are with you and your friends



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