Prayers and thoughts to our quilting friends in England who are experiencing devastating floods. Pat on her Hill, Kate Dicey et al, do hope your individual circumstances are not under threat. Climatic dramas are becoming so frequent these days everywhere......
Hugs and dry clothes, Bronnie
I'll piggyback on Bronnie's message. I heard a story on the radio today about the rains and floods in the UK and promptly thought about our friends. I hope all is well with everyone.
Thank you Bronnie, the floods are indeed devastating, infact looking at the pictures on TV, quite unbelievable.
Now as well as the floods, whole Cities/Towns with no water (Water Treatment Plant flooded).
This time it is the central/western part of the country that seems to have got the worst floods, and the forecast seems to be for more rain for at least the next week.
We are still comparitively dry here in the east, though it has rained all day. Last year it was so hot, hot, hot and dry, this year it is the wettest summer on record.
It seems that everyone is experiencing extremes of weather now, and we never know what will hit us next.
I'll add my worried good wishes to the others. I'm hoping everyone is on high ground.
Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk
In message , Sandy writes
We are safe here living 640 feet above sea level. The valley about 1 mile away has been flooded. Alas my brother in the next street to me got his cellar flooded out due to bad street drainage. We have threats of more heavy rain later today. Shirley
Adding my best wishes to our UK friends. We just some of our worst floods on record here, and it is heartbreaking to see the same scenes being repeated again anywhere.
Stay safe everyone.
I rang mum last night and she said that her brother is traveling over there soon to visit his son and 2 grandchildren ( who live there) and daughter who is working there. I think B lives in Devon but I don't know where K is living.
Dee in Oz
Thanks Bronnie. We're safe as far as rivers are concerned; but springs have appeared in the garden and there is quite a bit of running water out there. Not like the people in Gloucestershire. Flossy is closest to the really worst area. I do hope she is OK. . In message , Bronnie writes
Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk
-- Jo in Scotland
Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk
When I lived in St Andrews, it took everyone new in town about one year to get to the "this is not too bad" as soon as it wasn't raining - it is true, you adapt.
Here in East London things are good - with the Scout World Jamboree about to start just out of town, I am truly grateful for this! We seem to have had rain only every other day, and mostly "only" a few heavy showers.
Hanne in London
I have been watching the Tour de France bicycle race on TV for the month of July and they started it in London with a second day race down to Canterbury. It had been raining for thirty days straight and cleared up for the two days of racing in London and Canterbury, and then started raining the next day after the race moved on to France. The commentary at the start of the race was about the rainfall amounts and the probable consequences. It looks like it is has all come true. So sorry for this to have happened, but it seems we as a planet are in for some changes in our local weather. You can argue about what to do about it but you can not deny that it is happening when you are up to your waist in water in your livingroom. Hoping for an early cessation to all this rain for you back in England.
Your american cousin,
John
Ah, yes. There is a saying in Alaska, "You don't know if you can really live in Alaska until after you've made it through your first winter". I made it through at least two, but it wasn't the snow that got me down, it was the lack of changing colours in the spring and autumn. I need falling leaves, I've discovered. Wet & green changing to wet, white & green just wasn't enough for me. I've been in Dundee for 10 years now, and have lived on several coasts now (Alaska, southern England across from the Isle of Wight, now Scotland) and I can honestly say, I've never seen rain like this. True, we don't have waist high water in the house, and we have drinking water and can wash. I know that many people have it much, much worse than we do. Still, everyone is rather tired of the rain. I don't have a dryer, and it's been rather tricky getting the laundry done. My eczema has really been playing up with the constant humidity (it's been higher than average temperatures, regardless of the liquid sunshine). And so on. I heard the water levels are beginning to recede in England. I also heard that the water was within 2 inches of the top of the flood protection systems on the Severn. Oh, and I heard that it's supposed to stop raining next week. Roll on August.
-- Jo in Scotland
Yes - the 2" in question (I think you might mean) was saving an electricity sub-station. If the water had got into that, 250,000 people would have been without electricity as well as without water. 900 water bowsers have been deployed to Gloucestershire and Tewkesbury. The most marvellous thing is that fire crews from as far away as Yorkshire have gone down to help with pumping; the armed services are all involved in evacuation and rescue; and anyone *with* anything has been sharing it. The hugely lucky factor is that there wasn't as much rain in Wales, as there was in the centre of England, so the River Severn - a very flood-prone river - did not get as much water from the Welsh hills (where it starts) as was feared. So, the Severn didn't rise even more than it has done. The worst flooding is near the confluence of two great rivers - the Avon and the Severn.
We'll all be mighty glad when it's over. . In message , Johanna Gibson writes
Will piggy-back on Cheryl's msg. Sending positive and safe thoughts and prayers to the U.K. Here's hoping (and praying) that these terrible weather systems run out of steam SOON! (Enough is enough.... too much drought in some places (and forest fires) and too much storms and rain in others. May those who are hot'n'dry get some moisture, and those who are getting too much moisture get some sunshine!
ME-Judy
A close friend of mine recently moved back to England and has found a small apartment in a town named Bray on the Thames River. Could someone from England tell me if this is in the flooded area. She doesn't have a phone nor internet service yet, so I can't contact her. Thanks
Denise
I haven't heard Bray mentioned specifically Denise; but the Thames is definitely one of the rivers which are under severe flood warnings at the moment. More rain is forecast for tomorrow and Thursday, but not as heavy. My road maps are out in the car. I'll go and see if I can judge whether she would be in any trouble. Be back later. . In message , Denise in NH writes
I've just had a look at my road map Denise. Bray is very close to the river, and there is another one close by as well. It is in the county which has been mentioned (Berkshire). It all depends on the lie of the land where her apartment is situated really - and whether it is ground floor or higher - as to whether she will be affected herself. But she might it a bit difficult getting places for a few days. If I hear anything I'll let you know. . In message , Denise in NH writes
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