lotusanne
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This outside my house - normally its a cricket field with river Calder at side.... we are cut off, roads to Todmorden and Hebden Bridge closes, really bad floods into shops pubs etc!!.
scenictraveller
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is ur house ok have u moved ur essentials to higher climbs.
hopefully all is ok
make sure u have the home ins policys up in a dry area when the time comes to call them.
hopefully all is ok
make sure u have the home ins policys up in a dry area when the time comes to call them.
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I also hope you're ok Lotusanne? Is your house in danger of flooding? If so, try to move anything out of the waters reach, either to upstairs or at least off the floor.
Also best to prepare for the electrics to go off (if they haven't already) and have candles, torches, camping stoves etc handy. Let us know how thing are when you can, but obviously look after yourselves and the house first.
Also best to prepare for the electrics to go off (if they haven't already) and have candles, torches, camping stoves etc handy. Let us know how thing are when you can, but obviously look after yourselves and the house first.
Bushtrekker
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Good luck.
If there is a threat of imminent floods hitting your house it might be an idea to move the van before they hit. X
If there is a threat of imminent floods hitting your house it might be an idea to move the van before they hit. X
lotusanne
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Aftermath
Many thanks for all the good wishes and advice. Shortly after posting last night we lost landline and internet so couldnt reply. All subsided today thankgoodness.Rumour has it that the key holder to the flood plain that was unable to reach Todmorden as lives 10 miles away!!! I didnt get flooded, thank goodness but a lot of houses in the centre did. Outside this morning looks like a disaster scene with mud and debris everywhere. I'm lucky cos the houses are tall narrow terraces built on the valley side - you go in the front door off the street, walk to through to the back and the kitchen door open onto a walkway with another storey below. These are known locally as underdwellings, I'd never heard this term until I moved to West Yorks, sounds a bit like there may be a troll in residence!! But mine is used as a cellar, and as all good cellars are is full of crap! So this would have to flood 12 feet or so until it reached the rest of the house. But electic/ gas down there so could be a problem...plus water was starting to pour down road at front, so was worried. It was also very exciting , the sheer power of nature... pluse thw dunkirk spirit.. all the neighbours out , many getting pissed!!
Many thanks for all the good wishes and advice. Shortly after posting last night we lost landline and internet so couldnt reply. All subsided today thankgoodness.Rumour has it that the key holder to the flood plain that was unable to reach Todmorden as lives 10 miles away!!! I didnt get flooded, thank goodness but a lot of houses in the centre did. Outside this morning looks like a disaster scene with mud and debris everywhere. I'm lucky cos the houses are tall narrow terraces built on the valley side - you go in the front door off the street, walk to through to the back and the kitchen door open onto a walkway with another storey below. These are known locally as underdwellings, I'd never heard this term until I moved to West Yorks, sounds a bit like there may be a troll in residence!! But mine is used as a cellar, and as all good cellars are is full of crap! So this would have to flood 12 feet or so until it reached the rest of the house. But electic/ gas down there so could be a problem...plus water was starting to pour down road at front, so was worried. It was also very exciting , the sheer power of nature... pluse thw dunkirk spirit.. all the neighbours out , many getting pissed!!
Bushtrekker
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That's good news!
Glad to hear you survived the ordeal and came out dry on the other side X
Glad to hear you survived the ordeal and came out dry on the other side X
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lotusanne
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pics
Just seen us on national news!! More rain forecast... eek again! Here how it looks today, first pic looking back from cricket field, second from walkway outside kitchen,
Just seen us on national news!! More rain forecast... eek again! Here how it looks today, first pic looking back from cricket field, second from walkway outside kitchen,
scenictraveller
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good to here ur ok and its only facial damage.that can be cleaned,:ninja:
lotusanne
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Funky Farmer
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Pleased to hear you are OK.
su51bfc
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re flood
I'm glad you are ok...I'm just over the moor in Burnley. We were supposed to be playing at Hebden Bridge parade today but obviously its postponed...think the worst of it is over now..but take care..
I'm glad you are ok...I'm just over the moor in Burnley. We were supposed to be playing at Hebden Bridge parade today but obviously its postponed...think the worst of it is over now..but take care..
Bushtrekker
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If you've been on the news...
...can I have your autograph? X
...can I have your autograph? X
lotusanne
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Aw thats a shame, is that the hand made parade? What were you supposed to be playing?
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Wow, glad you all ok, now I know why I like living in the Sunny South, we have had two days of Sunshine, but the IOW which is only about 20 miles away as the boat floats has had floods at the Music Festival, you may have seen it on TV, or maybe not if the power has gone off.
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Glad that it all turned out ok for you. I was concerned, but I wasn't really surprised that you didn't reply last night. I wasn't sure if you'd lost power/internet or were busy swimming around your kitchen!
BTW, one thing that most people don't think about before floods is that any fish in garden ponds will be "liberated" when the water rises. I remember watching someones' prized carp swimming merrily along the street when we were helping to deal with a flooded village! Luckily I think we managed to rescue most of them when we'd dealt with the more urgent matters!
(I'm not sure if they were coy carp, but they didn't seem very shy to me!
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BTW, one thing that most people don't think about before floods is that any fish in garden ponds will be "liberated" when the water rises. I remember watching someones' prized carp swimming merrily along the street when we were helping to deal with a flooded village! Luckily I think we managed to rescue most of them when we'd dealt with the more urgent matters!
(I'm not sure if they were coy carp, but they didn't seem very shy to me!
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That made me laugh!! Greart mental picture those pesky carp making a run for freedom,- or should i say a swim for it!!
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:lol-053::lol-053::lol-053: So you rescued them back into captivity did you ?:lol-053::lol-053::lol-053:Glad that it all turned out ok for you. I was concerned, but I wasn't really surprised that you didn't reply last night. I wasn't sure if you'd lost power/internet or were busy swimming around your kitchen!
BTW, one thing that most people don't think about before floods is that any fish in garden ponds will be "liberated" when the water rises. I remember watching someones' prized carp swimming merrily along the street when we were helping to deal with a flooded village! Luckily I think we managed to rescue most of them when we'd dealt with the more urgent matters!
(I'm not sure if they were coy carp, but they didn't seem very shy to me!
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