Great Summer - Page 2

Biggles · 20 July 2007, 19:56

At least my grass is green. Very green.

GuyP · 20 July 2007, 20:09

I just drove from Manchester back to Colchester. Drizzle in Manchester, torrential rain around Stoke, Birmingham and Coventry and now bright evening sunshine in Colchester!

Richard B · 20 July 2007, 21:23

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Originally Posted by John Kennett

John

True!

1. View from back of our office.... the pedestrian subway is submerged by about 6' of water which is pouring down from the road and the paths. There's quite a current running!
2. In the centre of the picture, the small ford makes a strange and foolish decision to take the submerged road! On the far right of the picture, just disappearing of is a silver van which went through the flood earlier, stopped with the bonnet up. Will they ever learn?

3. The car is only just visible under the bridge. A fireman is there by the drivers door (but the picture isn't good enough to see him).
4. Time to evacuate the building as the flood has burst through to our car park and turned it into a paddling pool. Took my shoes and socks off and rolled my trousers up to paddle to the car.
5. After four diversions like this one, I abandoned the car on a small hill and walked the last mile home.

codprawn · 20 July 2007, 21:43

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Originally Posted by davemarine

To-Day the sun came out and stopped out all day may be you showed move to the South West

We are in the South West and it rained all day - still is - can't believe you had that weather - you aren't far from us!!!

Limey Linda · 20 July 2007, 21:51

Just spoke to my Unc. in Redcar, Yorks. and although he is OK. Scotch Corner, 25miles N. has been evacuated.

Biggles · 20 July 2007, 23:06

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Originally Posted by Limey Linda

Just spoke to my Unc. in Redcar, Yorks. and although he is OK. Scotch Corner, 25miles N. has been evacuated.

When I was there (1980) Scotch Corner was a roundabout, a service station and a hotel. It was also on pretty high ground.

Global warming.

Maybe we'll soon get a Global wetting Tax.

iainmartins · 20 July 2007, 23:16

Weather has been quite good here in the western isles, usually the other way round.

Neal · 20 July 2007, 23:26

Could have done with the RIB at work today in Kingston. Whole area under water 2ft in the office and store

What a summer.

Stoo · 21 July 2007, 17:12

Hey JK... It sounds like it might be time to launch www.ark.net!

Tims Osprey · 21 July 2007, 18:31

The great British summer, this tornado was at slapton sands Devon a couple of days ago

SOLENTER · 21 July 2007, 19:50

Did you know you can get the world's population onto the isle of wight, if everyone stood like they were on a tube train?
-A level Geopolitical Studies!

Yep and most of the buggers will be hear next week

Sixy_the_red · 22 July 2007, 10:48

Well, it took me 2 hours to make what should be a 45 minute journey on Friday afternoon...

I also discovered that a Rover 418SLD is NOT an aquatic vehicle...still, an oil change and a fuel system drain later and fingers crossed it SEEMS ok...

pathalla · 22 July 2007, 11:57

About six or so years ago we suffered through a similar weather pattern, rainy and cold, I remember finally taking my daughter to the beach in September, that really sucked! Hope you get some relief before the end of Summer. It has been very nice here almost all season, very little rain.

Tims Osprey · 22 July 2007, 14:12

Incredible, usually by this time of year i'm well seasoned to beaches and spend most of my spare time on them, thats if i'm not out on my rib. This year so far ive been to north Devon half a dozen times and every time its rained, so its a question of quickly getting into the wet suit, spend a few hours in the sea, quickly get out of the wet suit and then drive home without spending any time relaxing on the beach, quite depressing really

Spike · 23 July 2007, 14:08

London, Park Royal, Friday......The whole of west London was at a stand still, wish id brought my RIB to work....could have got around better

The guy in the white merc sprinter was lucky to get out as the water in the pic has subsided by a meter as you can see from the tide line in the forground!!! it was up to the top of his windows!!!!!!!

codprawn · 23 July 2007, 14:49

When will people learn roads usually dip quite a bit under bridges???

Stoo · 23 July 2007, 16:12

... Lots of flood footage from "south and central" Britain! Does that island of yours have a bilge pump???

Nos4r2 · 23 July 2007, 17:14

This is what the water did on the way to my boat. Without the 4x4 I wouldn't have got to it-part of what you can see is 2 feet up in the air.

It's not going anywhere for at least a week now...

codprawn · 23 July 2007, 19:07

At least Dr Foster had more sense!!!

Doctor Foster went to Gloucester,
in a shower of rain.
He stepped in a puddle,
right up to his middle,
and never went there again!

Don't blame him.............

Cookee · 24 July 2007, 08:25

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Originally Posted by Tims Osprey

The great British summer, this tornado was at slapton sands Devon a couple of days ago

That is really close to us, and the sun shone all day in Salcombe that day!