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New Thu 5 Dec 13 16:48   The big flood - Zero

East coast, high tide is around 22:00, storm surge of between 1.5 and 2 metres on top of that expected. Lots of coastal flooding expected, and the fens may take a bath - worse than '53 they say. Got family at Dovercourt being evacuated. here is the map www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/142151.aspx Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 5 Dec 13 16:55   The big flood - CGNorwich

Looks like it may be a real disaster - talking about 3 metre storm surge 9,000 homes being evacuated in Yarmouth. Salthouse on the North coast subject to severe weather warning. I fear for the "Dun Cow" - going there for lunch next week Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 5 Dec 13 17:20   The big flood - Haywain

"Salthouse on the North coast subject to severe weather warning. I fear for the "Dun Cow" - going there for lunch next week" Cookies Crab Shop'll catch it as well :-( When we took my mate's boat out fishing off Felixstowe last Thursday, the North Sea was like a mill pond. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 5 Dec 13 17:23   The big flood - Meldrew

North Wales coast affected too - floods in Rhyll already Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 5 Dec 13 17:26   The big flood - R.P.

I have three friends along the Dutch coast, they're poohing themselves Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 5 Dec 13 17:52   The big flood - rtj70

The pictures and videos on the BBC are interesting. Saw the footage in Leeds earlier today on the news when people are nearly being blown off their feet. I wonder how we'd all fair if we had a storm like they had in the Philippines recently. Okay I know it was a typhoon and not just a normal storm but you know what I mean. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25220290 www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25238643 Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 5 Dec 13 20:05   The big flood - Meldrew

There are some streets in Leeds, near some new high rise building, which are closed in high winds as lorries have been blown over and someone was crushed by one earlier this year. tinyurl.com/kw5tq22 Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 5 Dec 13 19:14   The big flood - Dog

>>Got family at Dovercourt being evacuated. Was at an approved school in Dovercourt c1966, v'nice place but, I didn't hang about for long: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaelstowe_Hall Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 5 Dec 13 20:39   The big flood - Fullchat

The Humber has overflowed at several locations. Hull city center has had some flooding. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 5 Dec 13 22:52   The big flood - Ted

Had to go into the city this morning to do a vehicle move and re-fuel. Involved me walking a mile into the wind to get back to my car. The high buildings were funneling like a wind tunnel. At one point I couldn't take any more steps forward until the gust subsided. A couple of scaffolded old buildings on the way which I took steps to avoid ! Got home and found the cover off the porch light in the path.....tragedy ! Drill and tie wraps out tomorrow. Ted Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 5 Dec 13 22:58   The big flood - Roger.

We had a few leaves blowing around. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 5 Dec 13 23:11   The big flood - Ted

The leaves that come into our drive are not mine. They seem to form a vortex in front of the 6ft gate and pile up there, going round and round. I was due for a sweep up when the wind stopped, but I had a very technical, inspired solution to this arduous task. I opened the gate. At once, all the leaves, crisp packets and sweet papers rushed at speed up the drive and out onto the road....where they made their getaway eastwards. Clever ? Ted Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 6 Dec 13 00:13   The big flood - bathtub tom

>>I opened the gate. At once, all the leaves, crisp packets and sweet papers rushed at speed up the drive and out onto the road....where they made their getaway eastwards. I've just put a pizza box and shopping list in my bin - I don't have delivered pizzas! Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 6 Dec 13 05:25   The big flood - Pat

I've been up since just after 3am and turned on the TV to BBC news, as usual, to find out how the East Coast had fared overnight. So far, almost 2 hours later I'm still waiting. Mandela saturation and no-one else matters it seems. Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 6 Dec 13 07:13   The big flood - Dog

>>Mandela saturation and no-one else matters it seems. Yep, gave R4 the elbow, tried R5 Dead, even R/Cornwall = silence is golden in this owse for now. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 6 Dec 13 07:53   The big flood - Haywain

"silence is golden in this owse for now." Same here. Always the same when the beeb gets its teeth into a story. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 6 Dec 13 08:23   The big flood - Biggles

>> Mandela saturation and no-one else matters it seems. At least it keeps the cricket News off the air. Reply to this message | Report message       3

New Fri 6 Dec 13 09:06   The big flood - Zero

Looks like, unlike '53, the defences held and people were ready and aware. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 6 Dec 13 09:14   The big flood - Fenlander

I know the flood map locally very well from our 2011 house hunting but thought I'd look around it for the east coast yesterday evening. Oh what a surprise daughter's brand new uni flats are built on an estuary flood plain. Phoned her with the safest escape route and other guidance. Pleased to hear this morning that for her and pretty well everyone it was less of an event than feared. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 6 Dec 13 09:16   The big flood - CGNorwich

Sea level higher than 1953 in Yarmouth but money spent on defences and planning saved the day. Sometimes we do learn. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 6 Dec 13 10:28   The big flood - Ambo

My mother was playing in a whist drive on the Britannia Pier in Great Yarmouth when the 1953 flood started and she was forced to flee up Regent Road. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 6 Dec 13 10:58   The big flood - Zero

The biggest problem in the '53 floods was lack of awareness and warning, as you so ably demonstrated. People in Canvey Island went to bed blissfully unaware of the impending flood and woke up with their kids floating around the house. A heavy death toll was inevitable. As mentioned above, lessons (for once) seems to have been learned - even 60 years down the line. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 6 Dec 13 11:28   The big flood - sherlock47

>>As mentioned above, lessons (for once) seems to have been learned<< only sort of! Why do they continue to allow new building in areas that are subject to a well understood flood risk! Last edited by: sherlock1947 on Fri 6 Dec 13 at 11:28 Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 6 Dec 13 12:22   The big flood - Roger.

Brown envelopes. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Dec 13 12:01   The big flood - Ambo

This time, my niece's house in Blakeney was damaged and declared uninhabitable. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Dec 13 13:33   The big flood - Runfer D'Hills

Windy and bumpy coming back to LHR from JFK last night. Upside was a 6 hour flight. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Dec 13 18:17   The big flood - Kevin

>Upside was a 6 hour flight. Lucky git. We got back from Cuba yesterday morning. Landed at Gatwick nearly one hour late due to headwinds all way across the pond so it was 10hrs instead of 9 and a bit. NATS were also having problems this morning, causing long delays at LHR. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Dec 13 18:36   The big flood - Cliff Pope

>> only sort of! Why do they continue to allow new building in areas that are >> subject to a well understood flood risk! >> Or build bungalows on sand dunes on a coast that has been eroding for centuries? We had a school expedition to Dunwich many years ago, looking for skeletons. The edge was about half-way through the churchyard then. One boy found a skull with ground-down teeth. The master in charge explained that everyone had worn-down teeth then from eating bread contaminated with millstone grit. So it was educational, not wanton grave-robbing. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Dec 13 19:22   The big flood - CGNorwich

Because: 1 We desperately need more housing and need to be build somewhere 2 Many of our town and cities were built on areas prone to flooding e.g large areas of London, York, Hull etc. Most flooding in England affects older areas of development 3 Green field sites are hard to come by. Many brown field sites are in low lying areas by rivers etc. 3 Flood defences are much improve as witnessed by recent events 4 It is perfectly possible to build a house that is relatively flood resistant by installing things like tiled floors and electricity sockets etc well above floor levels Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Dec 13 20:56   The big flood - Armel Coussine

Personally I can take or leave a 'sea view'. I've seen the sea, and one can always go and take another look. So nothing would induce me to buy a house, even a nice house that wasn't just a sort of shack or cabin, near the top of a soft sandstone cliff on a coastline capable of having heavy surf. Call me wimpish, but there it is. Erosion is in the real world, not just geography books. Last edited by: Armel Coussine on Sat 7 Dec 13 at 20:57 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Dec 13 21:10   The big flood - Runfer D'Hills

My childhood home wasn't within clear sight of the sea but it was within easy walking / cycling distance. I have happy memories of spending much of my young free time messing about on the beach and along the shore with friends, dogs, girlfriends and of course sometimes alone. I have bever felt so at peace as I can be by the sea shore particularly if it's a deserted stretch. Even though it was the east coast of Scotland and the weather could be problematic it never seemed to matter. In fact there's something thrilling about being on a beach in a winter storm. The images and sounds of nature conflicting with itself are somehow inspiring. I live inland now and miss the sight, smell and sound of the sea desperately. Having said that, I wouldn't buy a house which could fall into it either. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Dec 13 21:26   The big flood - Zero

>> I live inland now and miss the sight, smell and sound of the sea desperately. I have this picture of you as Ben Knox (Film - Local Hero played by Fulton Mckay) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Dec 13 21:30   The big flood - Runfer D'Hills

Aye well, maybe not too far off the mark in some ways. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Dec 13 23:21   The big flood - Armel Coussine

>> I live inland now and miss the sight, smell and sound of the sea desperately. So do I live inland now. Can't say I miss the sea desperately but I certainly know what you mean having lived near or overlooking it for longish periods of my childhood and adolescence. As I say, I know where it is and get to see it often enough. Used to love crossing the Forth between the Queensferries, getting a long slow closeup view of that magnificent masterpiece of tubular steel construction the Forth railway bridge. The new road bridge is magnificent too in its way and shortens the crossing, but ruins the steam-era engineering experience... Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 08:42   The big flood - Old Navy

>> Used to love crossing the Forth between the Queensferries, getting a long slow closeup view >> of that magnificent masterpiece of tubular steel construction the Forth railway bridge. The new road >> bridge is magnificent too in its way and shortens the crossing, but ruins the steam-era >> engineering experience... >> The forth bridge has been restored and is magnificent, free of scaffolding and now is painted in its original red but with durable oil rig paint which should last for decades. It is a world heritage site, floodlit at night, and a visitor centre is being built with a linked viewing platform at the top of the bridge. The new road bridge construction is well under way. As Billy Connoly said "The road bridge was only built to give a good view of the real bridge". www.frcwebcams.co.uk/home www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/News-Releases/Rail-bridge-visitor-plans-go-Forth-1e52.aspx Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 09:22   The big flood - Cliff Pope

The Forth Bridge to me means Robert Donat handcuffed to Madeleine Carroll escaping along the catwalk, in the original 39 Steps. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 09:33   The big flood - Zero

>> The Forth Bridge to me means Robert Donat handcuffed to Madeleine Carroll escaping along the >> catwalk, in the original 39 Steps. No way, It means Kenneth More pulling the emergency cord on LNER A4 Pacific No.60024 Kingfisher climbing out and nearly being hit by LNER A1 class No. 60147 North Eastern on the up line. Last edited by: Zero on Sun 8 Dec 13 at 09:34 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 09:37   The big flood - R.P.

Sir, You are an anorak. Reply to this message | Report message       2

New Sun 8 Dec 13 09:42   The big flood - Zero

A Superdry one tho. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 10:08   The big flood - Old Navy

Is that an anorak anoraks anorak? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 10:27   The big flood - Runfer D'Hills

No, that's an anorak for people who think it's a cool anorak when in fact it's the most deeply uncool anorak it is currently possible to wear. If it was a car it would be a pimped Corsa with a cherry bomb exhaust. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sun 8 Dec 13 10:59   The big flood - CGNorwich

yep the Anorak Anorak's anorak is a Marmot Polartec Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 11:02   The big flood - Zero

>> No, that's an anorak for people who think it's a cool anorak when in fact >> it's the most deeply uncool anorak it is currently possible to wear. But they are selling loads of them. Time to retire maybe? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 11:08   The big flood - CGNorwich

Aaagh !!! - you mean I'm not cool? Off to the allotment soon as I find my cords. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 11:13   The big flood - Runfer D'Hills

>>But they are selling loads of them. Does not necessarily equal cool. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sun 8 Dec 13 11:30   The big flood - swiss tony

>> >>But they are selling loads of them. >> >> Does not necessarily equal cool. >> There's lots of chaved Corsa's about.... .... zero is looking for one on Auto trader as we speak ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 13:11   The big flood - Zero

Don't think so my old fruit. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 20:57   The big flood - legacylad

What's a 'cherry bomb exhaust'? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 21:01   The big flood - Runfer D'Hills

www.discountmotoring.co.uk/shop/images/car_accessories/exhausts/oval_cherry_bomb.jpg Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 21:04   The big flood - legacylad

Blimey Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 21:45   The big flood - Fenlander

I have to admit my initial thought hearing cherry bomb is... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blq_k0ZDq1s Perhaps not cutting edge stuff but if she was playing down our pub I'd be in the queue. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 22:07   The big flood - Dog

Suzi Quatro ;) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 21:01   The big flood - No FM2R

Red. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 21:23   The big flood - Fenlander

Somewhat ashamed looking back to remember a green one like that I put on my Herald. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 11:27   The big flood - Number_Cruncher

>>Kenneth More pulling the emergency cord He didn't. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 13:11   The big flood - Zero

Sorry, you are right he didn't --- The police inspector pulled the cord. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 13:34   The big flood - swiss tony

>> Sorry, you are right he didn't --- The police inspector pulled the cord. >> Any way this can be made a sticky? Zero admitting he was wrong deserves something! ;-) Reply to this message | Report message       2

New Sun 8 Dec 13 13:39   The big flood - Zero

>> >> Sorry, you are right he didn't --- The police inspector pulled the cord. >> >> >> >> Any way this can be made a sticky? >> >> >> Zero admitting he was wrong deserves something! ;-) Is your life SOOOOO boring and incomplete that you feel the need to have pops at me today? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 10:40   The big flood - Haywain

My wife was just telling me that the local t.v. news reported last night that hordes of rubber-neckers had been visiting the coast to take a look at properties that had been washed into the sea. Some houses were being visited by, what can only be described as, looters. The police were having to keep an eye on things; anywhere else in the world, and looters would be shot - but not in our poncy, namby-pamby country! Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sun 8 Dec 13 10:43   The big flood - sooty123

Reminds me of that ship that got stuck on the rocks and then people went crazy getting stuff off the beach. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Dec 13 12:49   The big flood - Roger.

My anorak is a Sprayway anorak! Best clothing buy I've ever made. Very expensive at circa £150. Bought it in late 2000, worn it constantly. washed it and reproofed it several times and it is still as good as new. Much better than my rotten Barbour jacket which wore out in two or three years. Reply to this message | Report message