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"Extreme weather conditions" (ed. Feb 14 Floody Hell)

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  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,761
    It doesn't take long for someone to find fault with the Daily Mail. A large number of people think that we DO spend too much on other countries, when we can't afford to. At the moment our priority should be helping people in this country.
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,446
    LargeAddick said:

    it does have a very good point though. we spend something like 36bn a year on overseas aid. that should be cut irrespective of the current situation.

    Depends where it's going. We do waste a lot of money that doesn't benefit the people in need. But then there's also a lot of money that does benefit and save thousands of lives.
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Daily Mail always find a way.
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    Definitely the worst I've seen it so far over in Wallington. Properly grim wind and rain with a bit of sleet/snow thrown in for good measure.
  • Dippenhall
    Dippenhall Posts: 3,919
    Addickted said:

    Current Flood Warning Map from the EA.

    http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/mapFromCMSCodes?topic=fwa&lang=_e&codes=064WAF327&layerGroup=2#x=541504&y=178567&lg=2,&scale=11

    Just checked this out, it shows realtime river levels. Don't understand why some places on the Thames are the highest ever recorded and some such as Kingston show height lower than normal? Can EA control where it floods?
  • Plumstead_Micky
    Plumstead_Micky Posts: 932
    The Dartford bridge is shut.
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    Just seen that the EA workers have had to pull out of Wraysbury due to the abuse aimed at them. That was only a headline on Sky though, so I'm sure there is more to it than that as they love to sensationalise.

    To be fair, for once, the weather forecasts have been accurate for a while now. Although maybe that is easier to predict when you can see a massive great storm approaching!

    I've genuinely never known weather this bad for such a prolonged time.
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    Winds picking up down here. Suppose to be visiting a friend of ours in Brighton but have put it of till tomorrow.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    South Eastern's website seems to suggest 'Major Disruption' on every line
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Blanket finish at Worcester

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  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Blimey that brings back some memories, I rode a horse in the sea in Mauritius this year bare back, very strange feeling when we got in a deep part and his feet came up and he started swimming. "in control" is a term I would not use
  • Eddie Firmani
    Eddie Firmani Posts: 650
    eaststandmike said:

    Blimey that brings back some memories, I rode a horse in the sea in Mauritius this year bare back, very strange feeling when we got in a deep part and his feet came up and he started swimming. "in control" is a term I would not use

    Are you referring to your bowels?
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Eddie Firmani said:

    eaststandmike said:

    Blimey that brings back some memories, I rode a horse in the sea in Mauritius this year bare back, very strange feeling when we got in a deep part and his feet came up and he started swimming. "in control" is a term I would not use

    Are you referring to your bowels?
    Lol, thankfully no, however the horse went where he wanted to go not where I was trying to point him, being bareback I only had it's mane to hold on to.
  • johnrambo88
    johnrambo88 Posts: 7
    You rode a horse bareback? I do hope it was on the pill. Be safe next time.
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    Expecting a good blow in New Eltham tonight.
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    man_at_milletts said:

    On the matter of support for these people affected, when I was a wee lad back in the late 50's and 60's we had what I recall a 'Civil Defense' volunteer force which used to come to the fore in situations such as these.

    Forgive me if I haven't kept abreast of the times but do we no longer have them or something similar. Seems to me to be a big leap to deploy the forces in these circumstances, when I would suggest another tier in the hierarchy wouldn't go amiss.

    Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Hitler....
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    man_at_milletts said:

    Expecting a good blow in New Eltham tonight.

    what's her name ? .. and number
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    A-R-T-H-U-R said:

    man_at_milletts said:

    On the matter of support for these people affected, when I was a wee lad back in the late 50's and 60's we had what I recall a 'Civil Defense' volunteer force which used to come to the fore in situations such as these.

    Forgive me if I haven't kept abreast of the times but do we no longer have them or something similar. Seems to me to be a big leap to deploy the forces in these circumstances, when I would suggest another tier in the hierarchy wouldn't go amiss.

    Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Hitler....
    Exactly, Arthur. Where's the good captain and his men just when you need them.
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 4,986
    AFKABartram said:

    South Eastern's website seems to suggest 'Major Disruption' on every line

    I saw that earlier, it's back to good/normal ineptitude now.

  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    man_at_milletts said:

    A-R-T-H-U-R said:

    man_at_milletts said:

    On the matter of support for these people affected, when I was a wee lad back in the late 50's and 60's we had what I recall a 'Civil Defense' volunteer force which used to come to the fore in situations such as these.

    Forgive me if I haven't kept abreast of the times but do we no longer have them or something similar. Seems to me to be a big leap to deploy the forces in these circumstances, when I would suggest another tier in the hierarchy wouldn't go amiss.

    Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Hitler....
    Exactly, Arthur. Where's the good captain and his men just when you need them.
    In banking, butchery and coal related industries.
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  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,476
    Just been out to power lines down between Staplehurst and Maidstone, cushy number as we we do is wait for UK Power to rock up and then come home again.
  • supaclive
    supaclive Posts: 6,514
    I'm flying into Gatwick over the next three hours. That'll be fun!
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,446
    Western Power Distribution says 420,000 homes and businesses are without power in South Wales
  • AdamAddick
    AdamAddick Posts: 953
    SELR_addicks said:

    Western Power Distribution says 420,000 homes and businesses are without power in South Wales

    thank god im alright then :)
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    supaclive said:

    I'm flying into Gatwick over the next three hours. That'll be fun!

    It's all blown over & brightened up now. You'll be fine.
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,431
    My boss flew over to Belfast this morning and said it was the roughest landing she's ever had.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26146361

    Good helicopter shots in this link showing the extent of the flooding from the Thames.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    SELR_addicks said:

    Western Power Distribution says 420,000 homes and businesses are without power in South Wales

    Standard of living over there is awful
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,846
    Not sure there are 420,000 homes there in total!!!

    BBC says 6,200 without power
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,446
    Looks like Sky News added an extra 0 earlier today in their story:

    About 42,000 homes and businesses in South Wales have lost power, while 12,400 in the West Midlands and 8,100 in the South West are also without electricity.

    Ireland is also severely affected by the storm and 260,000 homes have lost power in the worst outage for years, according to the Electricity Supply Board (ESB).

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