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07-24-2007, 10:38 PM
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U.K. Flooding
I have been seeing a lot of news footage here in the States the last few days about massive flooding in the U.K.
Just wanted to see if any of our mates in the Motherland have been effected by this.
Check in and let us know what gives.
Certainly hope you all are safe and dry!
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07-25-2007, 04:54 AM
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im safe , Its mainly the west of england like Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire that are flooded, they dont have running water and have the army in trying to protected a electric substation few quotes from bbc news site..
# Emergency services battled to deliver bottled water supplies to 350,000 people across Gloucestershire who have been without running water since Sunday.
# Environment Secretary Hilary Benn warned that the emergency was "still not over" and pledged an extra £10m to the current £14m available to local authorities to aid recovery.
# The Queen sent her sympathies to all those affected, saying she was "shocked and deeply concerned" by the devastation caused.
# Up to 48,000 homes in Gloucester had their power restored following repairs to the flooded Castlemeads electricity substation.
# The Red Cross launched an appeal to raise money to help the thousands of people affected by the crisis.
im so glad i live in the south east, and strangely we have nice weather over here. but there saying the River Thames is rising which is about half an hour away, so fingers crossed thats nothing major.
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07-26-2007, 06:08 AM
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im fine too! so far not seen any problems from where i am but have been told its coming this way so we shall see!
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07-26-2007, 06:52 AM
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x2 lol im from the north west plus my town is elevated so dont think i will be expecting any flooding which is a shame i got a dingy in the attic which i bought on holiday in ibiza i wouldnt mind havin a bash in that lol
thanx for showin some concern m8
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07-26-2007, 02:01 PM
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im with essex boy and im fine. its just keeps on raining, and it totally sucks.
i just want it to be sunny
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07-26-2007, 04:22 PM
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weather really has been rubbish lately, all its done today is poured!
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07-26-2007, 06:31 PM
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lol today lightning hit a house around the corner from mine and it set on fire lol unlucky
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07-29-2007, 02:42 PM
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im back lol
i was in a cottage in the country and all the burns are rivers burst and we got flooded in for a week lol haveing a landrover dident help because it sunk into the ground
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07-29-2007, 07:34 PM
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PSC "I HAVE NO LIFE" MEMBER
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Burble gurgle glug glug glug.
Sorry about that, just having a drink.
I'm fine.
No water here. Rains alot but not collecting where I live.
River through town is flooded, but we flood regular here so lots of defences.
Lot of flooding throughout Yorkshire.
Residents in Wolverhapton have taken action, they found an old bus and evactuated.
It wasn't raining, they just jumped at the opportunity for a better life.
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07-30-2007, 12:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mad::matt
Residents in Wolverhapton have taken action, they found an old bus and evactuated.
It wasn't raining, they just jumped at the opportunity for a better life.
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lol thats great
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07-31-2007, 02:22 AM
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lol im in witham atm and its lovely here! sunny and not a cloud in the sky!
im sure it wont stay like this for long lol
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08-03-2007, 03:18 PM
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weathers looking great now!
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08-03-2007, 03:54 PM
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PSC "I HAVE NO LIFE" MEMBER
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yer its great now going to the beach tomorrow, whats the story with the bridge that feel down into the Mississippi river ?
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08-03-2007, 04:42 PM
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PSC 1000 POSTS MEMBER
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jesus its suppose to be 25oc at the weekend here in sunny old essex
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08-03-2007, 05:28 PM
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****, wed use a flood or two over here in croatia.
its bloody hot and we have so much fires, struggling to put em out, a week ago, maybe 500 meters away from my house, the rocket base was almost on fire, but luckily, they managed to put the fire out so, ye, we are safe now...
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08-03-2007, 05:42 PM
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up here its been the same all week its weird its sunny during the day and pouring rain at night its rather strange
but atleast all the floods have gone down
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08-04-2007, 02:08 AM
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PSC 1000 POSTS MEMBER
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yehh. im at work atm n its boiling n it llike 7 in the moring. lol
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