tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post6698097911633276229..comments2023-12-07T02:42:50.522-06:00Comments on Grit in the Gears: Rainy Days and Mondayssoubriquethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-44753956731145061762007-07-01T10:10:00.000-05:002007-07-01T10:10:00.000-05:00Oh Minx, If only....No, as you may have seen, Up n...Oh Minx, If only....<BR/>No, as you may have seen, Up north in Yorkshire the drenching was relentless, for day upon day.<BR/>Rivers abandoned their courses, and visited shopping malls, houses were filled with stinking mud and sewage, cars floated down the streets.<BR/>And people died.<BR/>Yellow sea-king helicopters hovered over sheffield, lifting people off roofs and out of trees, firecrews and engineers fought to lower levels of water in a dam that was showing cracks, whilst three villages and a power-station were evacuated downstream. The M1 motorway, close by, was closed too.<BR/>I phoned my aunt today, she lives on a farm in the fenlands of east yorkshire, the farm was an island in a sea, cattle were brought in, but some sheep drowned. crops are likely to be lost or severely damaged.<BR/>My cousin is despondent, his works ruined. Water is receding now, mud everywhere, hay barn stinking...<BR/>Meanwhile, at work, I've cleared most of the flooded basements. One had eight feet of water in it on friday, I left a pump running, so I expect it lower on monday...<BR/>In one of the others, the water came to within inches of the 11,000 volt switchgear.<BR/>So, not so lucky Soub, no waders either... Had to go out to the charity shop to buy dry clothes. Brrrrr, that water was cold.<BR/><BR/>Red Dirt Girl!<BR/>You are so right. And elusive, being missing from our screens for some time now, welcome back to the blogosphere.soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-92064613531095785072007-07-01T09:01:00.000-05:002007-07-01T09:01:00.000-05:00i do believe there can be such a thing as too much...i do believe there can be such a thing as too much rain .... we all need the light of a few sun rays to hit our face every now and then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-40296067065257458992007-06-30T11:14:00.000-05:002007-06-30T11:14:00.000-05:00It only rained on Monday? Lucky Mr Soub - Cornwall...It only rained on Monday? Lucky Mr Soub - Cornwall is soggy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665385782194826703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-14577802404139246072007-06-28T18:00:00.000-05:002007-06-28T18:00:00.000-05:00I stole the lighthouse picture....The others were ...I stole the lighthouse picture....<BR/><BR/>The others were the farmers field next to my favourite pub.<BR/>As I drove past, I noticed how beautiful the reflections were in the floodwater; -by the time I walked back, the wading cow and calf had retreated to dry land, and the ducks were navigating the shadows.<BR/>Tonight patches of grass are reappearing in the lake: the ducks are disgusted.soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555664269648250473.post-33726008210897373332007-06-28T10:51:00.000-05:002007-06-28T10:51:00.000-05:00Beautiful photos. Did you take those?Beautiful photos. Did you take those?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com