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10th February 2014 #1
Getting too close for comfort
The River Thames has flooded Staines... I am only 3 miles from there! Quite a few friends live in Staines and the pictures they have been posting on facebook are unbelievable.... Hope it doesn't reach me.... But I hope everyone I know stays safe.
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10th February 2014 #2
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I hope you stay safe also
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10th February 2014 #3
Wow! sounds tricky, take care and keep us posted if you can!
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10th February 2014 #4
I'm only 300 yards from the Thames
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11th February 2014 #5
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I was meaning to ask if any of you guys were affected.
Time to put everything upstairs ?
Good luck anyway.
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Blimey...Harrogate's looking bad.
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11th February 2014 #8
Been watching the news this morning, there is great concern about the areas surrounding the Thames today due to more rain. It has been talked about for many years the problems arising due to global warming and the effect of sea levels rising, but I think the recent rains have become quite a shock by accelerating the problem. The Thames barrier is doing it's job very well regarding the sea levels, but mother nature has yet again taken everyone by surprise. Good luck to all those in flooded areas in the UK, lets hope for a change in the weather very soon!
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11th February 2014 #9
thats why I bought a house on a slight hill ,I could,nt imagine the heartache of ones house being ruined by water flooding in and the mess that has to be cleaned up.
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11th February 2014 #11
Nature and the weather will do what is has to, cant stop it, just divert it around the corner to somewhere else
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Exactly. Water will simply find its own level and the easiest route.
If you're going to be daft enough to build houses on a flood plain and tarmac over every bit of water-absorbing soil in sight...build em on stilts !
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Good video here ;-
UK weather: 'flooding was predictable and avoidable' claims Datchet councillor
Flooding campaigner and local parish councillor Ewan Larcombe explains how the residents of Datchet and Wraysbury have suffered extensive flooding after being ignored by those looking to protect neighbouring towns
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/we...ouncillor.html
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