Anyone from the UK?

[Spanky1372]

I do love a good spate..

Making light of it Onia but I hope the levels don't rise for you.

 

[Oniafox]

Making light of it Onia but I hope the levels don't rise for you.

Thank you. I’m putting an extra pump out today. We’ve got away lightly so far

 

[thefishfryer]

Thank you. I’m putting an extra pump out today. We’ve got away lightly so far

How does that work, where do you pump it to?

 

[thefishfryer]

Be good to chat

I'm not sure what you are hoping to achieve by responding to people who haven't posted in years.

 

[Oniafox]

How does that work, where do you pump it to?

There is a half dozen cottages with a defence wall surrounding us. When the river spates it rises up the wall - so we stand on our side of the wall with the river at chest height on the other side, scary. Then we have pumps pumping surface water (which now can’t drain away) over the wall into the swollen river. Quite dramatic and a bit scary. We were on telly last time it happened

 

[RosewoodTulip]

There is a half dozen cottages with a defence wall surrounding us. When the river spates it rises up the wall - so we stand on our side of the wall with the river at chest height on the other side, scary. Then we have pumps pumping surface water (which now can’t drain away) over the wall into the swollen river. Quite dramatic and a bit scary. We were on telly last time it happened

Oh that sounds so stressful! I'm hoping the river doesn't get bad enough to overflow the wall.

A good few years back I lived in York and the Foss flooded and luckily the street I was on inclined a little so our house was safe but we were basically surrounded as all the surrounding roads became waterways. So many people lost everything

 

[Oniafox]

We are on a water meadow (flood plain) so in theory the meadows flood before the river reaches the top of the wall. But it is only designed to be a few inches higher than necessary

 

[JackVettriano]

We are on a water meadow (flood plain) so in theory the meadows flood before the river reaches the top of the wall. But it is only designed to be a few inches higher than necessary

I hope the rain stops and the water recedes, fingers crossed for you.

 

[thefishfryer]

There is a half dozen cottages with a defence wall surrounding us. When the river spates it rises up the wall - so we stand on our side of the wall with the river at chest height on the other side, scary. Then we have pumps pumping surface water (which now can’t drain away) over the wall into the swollen river. Quite dramatic and a bit scary. We were on telly last time it happened

Now I understand. It does sound very scary. Sending positive thoughts.

 

[Oniafox]

I hope the rain stops and the water recedes, fingers crossed for you.

Thank you. Everyone is so sweet here

 

[Oniafox]

Now I understand. It does sound very scary. Sending positive thoughts.

Thank you. Very sweet

 

[Spanky1372]

Be nice to chat

Good luck mate, they may be a lurker but hasn't posted since Nov 2021

 

[RosewoodTulip]

Thank you. Everyone is so sweet here

Give them time...

 

[Spanky1372]

Thank you. Everyone is so sweet here

I'm curious, did the community pay for the wall themselves or the local authority? I'm just wondering about the upkeep.

 

[Spanky1372]

Give them time...

Oh ye of little faith.

Or experienced.

Delete as appropriate.

 

[Spanky1372]

I'm off into the great unwashed.

Wish them all good luck.

Laters

 

[Oniafox]

I'm curious, did the community pay for the wall themselves or the local authority? I'm just wondering about the upkeep.

The cottages are old. Mine is circa 1790. In the 1970s there was some road building (some distance away) which made the cottages flood more often. So Southern Water built the wall. Now the Environment Agency are responsible for it.

 

[deft]

I thanked a guy (you know who you are … ) who very kindly taught me how to use PostImage. Then I realised it was so I could send him a pic of my chest Oh well

Awww, bless 'im

 

[Oniafox]

Awww, bless 'im

Win -win

 

[deft]

Win -win

It sounds like it!

 

[Wand3rlust]

It sounds like me!

FIFY

 

[Kraken_96]

FIFY

Fuck It Friday...Yay?

 

[Oniafox]

Fuck It Friday...Yay?

Fixed it for you

 

[deft]

FIFY

I'm faaaar too shy to actually request chest pics... so shy I could barely bring myself to look at them

So please, nobody send me pictures of their chest. Please.

 

[RosewoodTulip]

I thanked a guy (you know who you are … ) who very kindly taught me how to use PostImage. Then I realised it was so I could send him a pic of my chest Oh well

I fell for something similar too once upon a time
No regrets