Major flooding in England

Rhys Essien

Things could get a lot worse along the Thames valley with more storms along the way.The Dutch have now arrived in Somerset to sort out the flooding there.

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-02-10/21-dutch-pumps-help-stem-flooding-in-somerset/

lertsnim

We had flooding here too.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

Rhys Essien wrote: »

Things could get a lot worse along the Thames valley with more storms along the way.The Dutch have now arrived in Somerset to sort out the flooding there.

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-02-10/21-dutch-pumps-help-stem-flooding-in-somerset/

The Dutch really are a great bunch of lads.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Where is the little Dutch boy sticking his finger now?

Freddie Dodge

Rhys Essien wrote: »

Things could get a lot worse along the Thames valley with more storms along the way.The Dutch have now arrived in Somerset to sort out the flooding there.

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-02-10/21-dutch-pumps-help-stem-flooding-in-somerset/

Yes, I have family in Perranporth in Cornwall which has been battered.

However, half our own countryside is under water too, and no shouting about cos outside Dublin its just "culchieland" and doesent matter... :rolleyes:

kneemos

That's one big pump.

Wacker The Attacker

Freddie Dodge wrote: »

Yes, I have family in Perranporth in Cornwall which has been battered.

However, half our own countryside is under water too, and no shouting about cos outside Dublin its just "culchieland" and doesent matter... :rolleyes:

I take it that all the news coverage devoted to it was a figment of my imagination.

Freddie Dodge

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

I take it that all the news coverage devoted to it was a figment of my imagination.

Please point me to the AH thread about it....

My name is URL

kneemos wrote: »

That's one big pump.

The Dutch love a good pumping session

The Backwards Man

Makes you wonder where fertile plains get their fertility from, doesn't it?

kneemos

Freddie Dodge wrote: »

Please point me to the AH thread about it....

Why haven't the culchIes started a thread about it?

Rhys Essien

lertsnim wrote: »

We had flooding here too.

Pardon the pun but our flooding was only a drop in the ocean.Parts of Somerset have been underwater since the start of the year.Areas along the Thames could be underwater for a while especially with the next Atlantic storm coming this week.

BMJD

Freddie Dodge wrote: »

and no shouting about cos outside Dublin its just "culchieland" and doesent matter... :rolleyes:

You're goddamn right it doesn't matter.

Wacker The Attacker

Freddie Dodge wrote: »

Please point me to the AH thread about it....

Its behind you

MJ23

Dutch Gold.

Freddie Dodge

Rhys Essien wrote: »

Pardon the pun but our flooding was only a drop in the ocean.Parts of Somerset have been underwater since the start of the year.Areas along the Thames could be underwater for a while especially with the next Atlantic storm coming this week.

Factually wrong. Parts of the midlands here have also been underwater since before christmas. I drove through a bit of it over the holidays.

Also, @ BMJD: Ok, and would you pls explain why flooding in another country does matter then?

shopaholic01

Freddie Dodge wrote: »

Factually wrong. Parts of the midlands here have also been underwater since before christmas. I drove through a bit of it over the holidays.

Also, @ BMJD: Ok, and would you pls explain why flooding in another country does matter then?

I think you need to recalibrate your sarcasm detector.

Lapin

The Thames Valley.

Now this is serious.

If it were the Tyne, the Trent, the Tweed or somewhere else up north, the world would continue to spin a normal.

But the Thames.

God save South Kensington, thats all I can say.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Freddie Dodge wrote: »

Factually wrong. Parts of the midlands here have also been underwater since before christmas. I drove through a bit of it over the holidays.

?

But, that's quite normal and occurs every year.

downonthefarm

Will the flooding interfere with the inbreedin' season?

MadsL

Freddie Dodge wrote: »

However, half our own countryside is under water too, and no shouting about cos outside Dublin its just "culchieland" and doesent matter... :rolleyes:

Hold onto that chip on your shoulder, if you do get flooded it will make a good flotation device.

rustedtrumpet

Deserved, centuries of actin the pox around the world, come back to haunt em

Duck's hoop

rustedtrumpet wrote: »

Deserved, centuries of actin the pox around the world, come back to haunt em

Solid gold insight right there. Dazzlingly sagacious.

Freddie Dodge

MadsL wrote: »

Hold onto that chip on your shoulder, if you do get flooded it will make a good flotation device.

Thought I had you on ignore, but obviously when i re-regged I forgot to do the pest control....

Says I To Bridey

MJ23 wrote: »

Dutch Gold.

I know its standard fare on AH to post 'quickwitted' replies to try and be funny and fish for thanks, but this takes the biscuit for being exceedingly bad

humanji

rustedtrumpet wrote: »

Deserved, centuries of actin the pox around the world, come back to haunt em

Don't start.

MadsL & Freddie Dodge, that goes for you both as well.

tomwaterford

Freddie Dodge wrote: »

Factually wrong. Parts of the midlands here have also been underwater since before christmas. I drove through a bit of it over the holidays.
QUOTE]

this is official government policy to reduce inbreeding/keep population down

Freddie Dodge

tomwaterford wrote: »

Freddie Dodge wrote: »

Factually wrong. Parts of the midlands here have also been underwater since before christmas. I drove through a bit of it over the holidays.
QUOTE]

this is official government policy to reduce inbreeding/keep population down

If that was meant as an insult then: fail. Im neither from nor live in one of the areas of our country which is currently flooded. But go you....

tomwaterford

Freddie Dodge wrote: »

tomwaterford wrote: »

If that was meant as an insult then: fail. Im neither from nor live in one of the areas of our country which is currently flooded. But go you....

theres a big flood on my lawn though:(

Mint Sauce

In fairness parts of the UK are devastated at the moment, especially parts of Summerset, part of the railline to Deven and Cornwell destroyed, tonight parts of the Thames Valley, underthreat, flying into Gatwick at the weekend, I could see rivers where I had never seen them before, there has now been talk of money that would would be put aside for overseas aid, being redirected to local councils, as they are now experiencing their own disaster.

Not upto date on whats happening in the Irish Midlands, but have towns and villages been cut off or underwater for long periods, ie, other than high tides.

Stavros Murphy

I have a question. How crap are we, and the Brits, that the Dutch have to step in to help? It was said before that if the Dutch had Ireland, they'd feed the world. Maybe we need to go Dutch.

MadsL

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

I have a question. How crap are we, and the Brits, that the Dutch have to step in to help? It was said before that if the Dutch had Ireland, they'd feed the world. Maybe we need to go Dutch.

Yeah, but then they'd want the world to pay half.

Stavros Murphy

MadsL wrote: »

Yeah, but then they'd want the world to pay half.

Link?

P_1

And it seems the politicians over there are falling over one another to blame somebody for it. Newsnight just gave me a new favorite word, 'Quangocrats'

Fratton Fred

rustedtrumpet wrote: »

Deserved, centuries of actin the pox around the world, come back to haunt em

Don't be so harsh, the people of Cork aren't that bad.

kneemos

P_1 wrote: »

And it seems the politicians over there are falling over one another to blame somebody for it. Newsnight just gave me a new favorite word, 'Quangocrats'

Channel 4 news had it all down to climate change earlier.
Finally actual weather conditions has fitted their model.

Stavros Murphy

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

I have a question. How crap are we, and the Brits, that the Dutch have to step in to help? It was said before that if the Dutch had Ireland, they'd feed the world. Maybe we need to go Dutch.

The Dutch have much more expertise and equipment for things of this nature and scale.

Stavros Murphy

Deleted User wrote: »

The Dutch have much more expertise and equipment for things of this nature and scale.

I know. But why? We live on a wet kip of an island. Should we not also be drainage experts? The Dutch are also marine salvage experts, heavy lift experts and have a thriving horticulture industry. We should be far more Dutch. Embrace the wetness and thrive. Be less bloody unemployment anyway.

MadsL

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

Link?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Dutch

MadsL

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

I know. But why? We live on a wet kip of an island. Should we not also be drainage experts? The Dutch are also marine salvage experts, heavy lift experts and have a thriving horticulture industry. We should be far more Dutch. Embrace the wetness and thrive. Be less bloody unemployment anyway.

Pffftt!!! Can't even get the N4 to stop flooding every time it rains in Dublin.

Rightwing

kneemos wrote: »

Why haven't the culchIes started a thread about it?

That's about as 1980's as could be.

Stavros Murphy

MadsL wrote: »

Pffftt!!! Can't even get the N4 to stop flooding every time it rains in Dublin.

So maybe we should start figuring out how to. Turn a weakness into a strength. It isn't rocket science.