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cadarn Gate Opener
Posts : 32 Join date : 2011-12-19 Age : 62 Location : Pernis, Netherlands
| Subject: Storm Thu Dec 26, 2013 1:45 am | |
| Hi, How did you all withstand the latest storm. Heard it was pretty heavy in the UK. Missed us in Holland luckily. Jaap | |
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Tom Mc Founder
Posts : 3781 Join date : 2010-12-10 Location : Sant Boi de Lluçanès, Catalunya, Spain
| Subject: Re: Storm Thu Dec 26, 2013 2:10 am | |
| No problem! The pubs here are mainly built of bricks, so providing that once you're in and don't open any doors or windows, you can stay for days and withstand any bad weather. Merry 'hic!' Christmas mate!!! | |
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Assassin Terrain Expert
Posts : 1227 Join date : 2010-12-27
| Subject: Re: Storm Thu Dec 26, 2013 1:34 pm | |
| Just dropped the chainsaw in the back with a gallon (4.54 Litres) of pre mixed two stroke and chain oil.
Already got strops and pulleys in so cut them and winch them out of the way, simples. | |
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Dave10101 Just Bought 4x4
Posts : 82 Join date : 2013-08-09
| Subject: Re: Storm Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:03 pm | |
| Stratford - upon - Avon racecourse went under water. No camping there! Was towing stranded vehicles out of 2ft of flood water in Bidford. I hear storms may be coming again Friday? | |
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Tom Mc Founder
Posts : 3781 Join date : 2010-12-10 Location : Sant Boi de Lluçanès, Catalunya, Spain
| Subject: Re: Storm Fri Dec 27, 2013 2:15 am | |
| It seems Stratford-upon-Avon racecourse gets flooded virtually every year. When I went there to measure up last December, although there was still 6 inches of water in places, I was told that the week before it was 4 foot deep!!! | |
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Dave10101 Just Bought 4x4
Posts : 82 Join date : 2013-08-09
| Subject: Re: Storm Fri Dec 27, 2013 10:54 am | |
| yep. That was probably about right. It flooded once in 7 years then a 3 year break then 3 times in 12 months. It was about 4ft all across the racecourse and in the buildings in December. It only made aroud 1.5 feet this time. | |
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Tom Mc Founder
Posts : 3781 Join date : 2010-12-10 Location : Sant Boi de Lluçanès, Catalunya, Spain
| Subject: Re: Storm Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:33 pm | |
| You can see why their horse-racing fixtures stop in October. I was told that when the River Avon becomes too high, the river authority flood the racecourse purposely to save the theatre in Stratford. Fair enough, it was and seemingly still is a flood plain. | |
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cadarn Gate Opener
Posts : 32 Join date : 2011-12-19 Age : 62 Location : Pernis, Netherlands
| Subject: Re: Storm Sat Dec 28, 2013 3:18 am | |
| - Tom Mc wrote:
- No problem! The pubs here are mainly built of bricks, so providing that once you're in and don't open any doors or windows, you can stay for days and withstand any bad weather.
Merry 'hic!' Christmas mate!!! Have seen a lot of pubs very close to rivers. Are those as safe? Cheers Tom. Jaap | |
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Dave10101 Just Bought 4x4
Posts : 82 Join date : 2013-08-09
| Subject: Re: Storm Sat Dec 28, 2013 7:46 am | |
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Tom Mc Founder
Posts : 3781 Join date : 2010-12-10 Location : Sant Boi de Lluçanès, Catalunya, Spain
| Subject: Re: Storm Sun Dec 29, 2013 1:13 am | |
| "Have seen a lot of pubs very close to rivers. Are those as safe?" I like your priorities Jaap, but the question is irrelevant - I drank all those pubs dry before Christmas! | |
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tuggy Just Got Spot Lights
Posts : 717 Join date : 2011-01-01 Age : 68 Location : MIDLANDS
| Subject: Re: Storm Sun Dec 29, 2013 1:43 am | |
| they should have....sea horse racing.... ... | |
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Tom Mc Founder
Posts : 3781 Join date : 2010-12-10 Location : Sant Boi de Lluçanès, Catalunya, Spain
| Subject: Re: Storm Sun Dec 29, 2013 2:04 am | |
| ... wait for the tumbleweed to pass by before replying. | |
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