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Post by potia on Nov 19, 2009 8:47:57 GMT -1
Just wanted to say that I hope those of you living in areas with current flood warnings are doing ok and not being too badly affected by the current weather in parts of Wales, north-west England and South-west Scotland.
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Post by Francis on Nov 19, 2009 10:13:47 GMT -1
The water's in my mother's garage!! Her garden runs down to the Afon Hiraethlyn - which is a wonderful thing 360 days of the year!
She bought flood guards for her doors and air bricks a few years ago - so she should be okay. The guards weren't dear and work well. I really don't know why more people don't get them. When they're not in place there is very little to be seen left on the house. I think many householders need to stop blaiming someone else/ the council/ the government and take a bit of personal responsibility for their homes.
Of course I'm sympathetic to those not in a position to help themselves - but those who could but don't I feel are just foolish...
Do most people really want/expect the State to hold their hands from cradle to grave?
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Post by Adam on Nov 19, 2009 14:01:28 GMT -1
Do most people really want/expect the State to hold their hands from cradle to grave? errrm... not sure you'll like the answer to that one  And my thoughts with anyone affected by these weather conditions (I may in West Yorkshire, but I'm halfway up a hill, so it's only wind and rain to me most of the time) |
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Post by arth_frown on Nov 19, 2009 15:33:17 GMT -1
Very windy here. Due for stomy weather this weekend.
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Post by Heron on Nov 19, 2009 22:28:34 GMT -1
I watched huge waves crashing in from Cardigan Bay earlier today, breaking onto the beach then rising up in huge spires of water and plumes of spray. The river is a raging torrent rushing out to meet the waves and causing great eddies of brown water full of churned up earth and sand. I too am able to retreat to the safety of a home half way up a hill. Some of the land not far from here is predicted as being in danger of inundation in the longer term, and would be sad to lose the expanse of salt marsh along the Dyfi estuary and, even more, the bleak beauty of Cors Fochno (Borth Bog) behind it. But go it will some day. And the gods of the land and of the sea will exchange tokens and return to uneasy equilibrium again for a while, but only for a while. *** I saw pictures of the Conwy in full flood on the Welsh news Francis and thought of you. Hope you are keeping dry up there in Scotland Potia. |
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Post by potia on Nov 20, 2009 8:16:19 GMT -1
Glasgow has been ok generally. Wet and a few smaller flooded areas on roads but nothing like other areas are seeing. I work near the river Kelvin and in this area it isn't even looking unusually high. I don't have a river at all near my home. I miss that in some ways but then when the weather is like this...
Glad to hear that while things around you all are bad, most of you are not being too badly affected and your homes are ok.
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Post by Rion on Nov 22, 2009 12:29:04 GMT -1
Could some of you send a few drops of rain over this way? We've still got beach weather here, and the apparent lack of winter in this country gives me the willies.
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Post by Tegernacus on Nov 22, 2009 19:32:16 GMT -1
No sign of it getting any better in the short-term either. Hmm.. lemme see. Cumbria under water. Red clouds in Sydney. Wild-fires in California. And people STILL say there is no climate change? freeking unbelievable... I guess there really IS no climate change in your air-conditioned bunker 2 miles under the Rockies....
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Post by arth_frown on Nov 22, 2009 20:14:09 GMT -1
Normal natural phenomenons and the use of light speed news from around the world |
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