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David Paterson

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« on: December 30, 2015, 14:30:22 »
And plenty of it.

At a rough guess, I think there must be 100 times the normal flow coming down our local river, and the bridge I was standing on to make this shot is in some danger. The weather forecast is for heavy continuous rain for most of the next 5 days. Three of the four roads out of here are currently blocked by flooding or landslides, our local bank was being pumped out as I drove past earlier today, and we ourselves have water coming up through the floor in a couple of places, tho' not yet in serious amounts.

But we are having it really, really easy compared to some parts of northern England.
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Re: Water
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2015, 14:40:48 »
Bloody hell !

Let's hope your river will becomme to normal for our get together in May... ::) ;D

River Dochard ?

I really hope you won't get any casualties.

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Re: Water
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2015, 14:50:10 »
All that whisky material spilled for nothing :D

Seems Geat Britain has really been hit by wet weather this year.
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Re: Water
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2015, 16:07:14 »
Bjorn, I hope your house is safe and you and yours of course! being flooded out must be gobsmackingly awful.

Keep safe old boy
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Re: Water
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2015, 16:56:34 »
Appreciate your concern Mike, but likely you had David P. in mind. My house is 100% safe from flooding or sea level rise even were the inland ice of Greenland to melt away :D
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Re: Water
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2015, 17:01:16 »
Reminds of American Indian prophecies like Sunbear's with the flooding of large parts of Europe.
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Re: Water
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2015, 17:04:53 »
Dave, hope you all stay safe...
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Re: Water
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2015, 17:13:43 »
Lots of water in Northern UK. Hope your Feet stay dry.
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Re: Water
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2015, 17:25:13 »
Thanks, everyone, for your comments and your concern.

We have had prolonged wet weather here many times before, but there is something different about this. I don't think anyone in the Killin area is in danger of their lives, but it seems certain that things are going to get worse before they get better.

Probably it's a good time to invest in companies manufacturing flood-control equipment.  ;D 8)  Hey - good idea - think I'll mention it to the boss wife.
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« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2015, 19:19:29 »
Bjorn I'm sorry, I really must get to an optician in the new year!
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« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2015, 19:22:32 »
Dave, my apologies for somehow confusing you with Bjorn. Please stay safe and dry if possible, looking at that river easier said than done!

Great shot by the way!!
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« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2015, 20:11:00 »
Wow ... I'm hoping for the best and I hope you stay dry. Normally, I would request you send some of that rain my way.  We're in the middle of a four year drought here, but El Niño is lining up a series of storms with the first hitting in a few days and I fear we in California will be in a similar boat as you Brits.
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Re: Water
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2015, 20:55:20 »
Quote from: Mike G on December 30, 2015, 19:22:32
Dave, my apologies for somehow confusing you with Bjorn. Please stay safe and dry if possible, looking at that river easier said than done!
Great shot by the way!!

That's ok, Mike - there's no-one I'd rather be mistaken for!

When we lived in London, a friend of mine was often taken for the guitarist, Eric Clapton (he really was a look-alike), and people used to ask him for an autograph. He always wrote "I am not Eric Clapton" and they would go away happy, thinking not only had they seen and spoken to Eric, but that he had given them some kind of unique "denial" signature. My friend also sometimes got offers of an intimate nature from young ladies, thinking he was the famous musician.

Gary - best of luck when it hits.
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Re: Water
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2015, 21:26:21 »
Quote from: Fons Baerken on December 30, 2015, 17:01:16
Reminds of American Indian prophecies like Sunbear's with the flooding of large parts of Europe.

Fons, glad to see someone else who has read Sunbear. But I fear more and more we are seeing weather situations which cannot be coped with.

To the OP, scary image. I hope your deluge subsists soon. Moving water is a powerful force with which to contend.
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