Some People Are Having A Terrible Time At The Moment.

[Tilly2]

Those poor people

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51519635

[elliemay1]

There's a big difference between a shed being flooded and your home

[Lie-in King]

"...hey ho - no ones died!" Wrong.

https://tinyurl.com/vocset4

[teacake44]

Sand bags help prevent excessive flooding, were would they have been without sand bags for the dam last year, it appears that some have to turn to abuse because they disagree with my opinion (shame that) it don't alter the fact that we in the UK are weak when it comes to sorting a little bad weather, we are up in arms at 6 inches of snow. For all those who see it as such a disaster, will you be switching off your computers and get up out of your chairs and make your way to help these folk, or just talk about it.

[AuntPollyGrey]

hey ho if you are going to join the 'gang' for a quick hectoring session then at least get your quotes in context

// For the majority if not all, their families are safe, no one is dead that is the main thing.

For the majority, no one has experienced the death of a family member. Any death, of course ,is tragic. A bit of water in ones living room, is, in my opinion, not tragic.

[gness]

APG.....you know exactly who I am....we've crossed swords before.
Yes, we have been affected. Roof damage, no power for much of the night and part of today. Main road out of the village has collapsed meaning a hundred kilometre detour for months to come when we need to go to town as the mountain road often closes too. Nothing to do with living near a river..we don't.

Do come back onto this thread when water and sewage (you forgot that) is feet up your ground floor and do check your facts about whether or not anyone has died. A tragedy for a family......or wimps as Teacake prefers to call them.

[AuntPollyGrey]

that was for lie-in-king not Teacake, who ,surprisingly, I agree with.

[Ken4155]

Certain countries deal with adverse weather better than we do because they are conditioned to do so. Infrastructure is in place to minimise risks in those countries. The UK is not, and never has been, able to handle any unusual weather conditions but sandbagging front and back doors is not the answer. setting up the necessary infrastructure is the answer and that can only come from the Government.

[AuntPollyGrey]

gness good try but I'm not taking the bait -now run along dear, daves waiting for his tea xxx

[AuntPollyGrey]

Ken totally agree. Last week I posted a picture of our place 'snowed in' -it was because the road was icy and we are on a hill -our friends in Alberta, Canada nearly died laughing at the miniscule amount of snow needed to snow someone in in the UK lol!

[gness]

I can't believe there are folk who think that flooding is a bit of water in your home!

[gness]

Now sweetie....that's a smile....Dave waiting for his tea?.... :-)

[hereIam]

I have lived in my house for over 35 years now and it is just around the corner from a section of the River Mersey. When I first moved in, nobody ever talked about flooding, nobody got flooded and it never, ever entered my head. Of course as years have gone by and with the onset of the change in seasons, we in this street are always made aware of flood risks when heavy rain is expected and yet I remember in my first spring here it rained solidly for two whole days, absolute stair rods coming down and no-one gave flooding a thought, and of course there were no floods. Since then (in 2003), we have had very expensive flood defences built, so still doubt there will ever be floods, at least I hope not.

So you see TC, I am not at fault for choosing to live here as flooding was unheard of 35 years ago, but in your warped opinion if I got flooded out now, it would be all my own fault ??? I think I've gone off you now.

My heart bleeds for the people in this country who are getting flooded out time and time again, losing precious possessions and having to leave their homes for months at a time - I would HATE that to happen to me, and why must other countries disasters temper ours ??? That is nonsense and I'm glad I have the necessary compassion to feel for those who suffer from all this flooding and wish them well in my heart.

[hereIam]

^ 2013, not 2003.

[brainiac]

Well said, hereIam

[jackthehat]

If I lived in an area likely to suffer an inundation, I would move anything that can reasonably be moved to the first floor; treasured possessions, photographs, rugs, easily portable electrical stuff, etc.
But that still wouldn't save me from the heartbreak of watching all the other things I own, carpets, furniture, white goods, etc. being destroyed. Sewage in the water can render your house a health-hazard until *all* the affected materials are removed and the remainder 'sterilised' (plasterwork, floor timbers, etc.).

My heart goes out to anyone who has been affected in any sort of way by the flooding.

[hereIam]

Thank you brainiac ..

[gness]

An informed post from HereIam.....I hope Teacake takes note.

[Ken4155]

Don't hold yer breath, Gness :-//

[Tilly2]

Well said, Ken. It is the infrastructure that needs attending to, as I said earlier. Proper flood defences need to be planned and put into as soon as possible, preferably before next winter.

[10ClarionSt]

That looks really bad. Mytholmroyd in West Yorkshire usually takes a battering, as it did last week. That's where Dot Hawkes lives. Who remembers Dot? I've not seen her on here for quite some time. She was always very helpful and knowledgeable about Family History.