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Offline laser_jock99

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« on: June 14, 2007, 23:16:30 »
Spent most of the evening pulling cars (six including a Discovery) from the local flash flooding here in Leamington after three hours of torrential rain. Best one was a guy in a Fiesta with a brand new plasma telly in the back- "get me towed outa here quick. I'm not bothered about the car but the water's nearly reached the flippin telly!"

My uncles ground floor on his house is ruined- and all his prize koi carp are gone.....









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« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2007, 01:15:59 »
Wow I didnt realise how bad the rain had been. My commiserations to everyone there in Leamington ( a real Spa now eh ? )

The forecast here in south yorks is for torrential rain over the next 18 hrs or so ... thank God I live on a hill
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« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2007, 01:27:40 »
jeeze im only in shropshire our lane turned into a river!!

unlucky about the koi mate well and the house!!!
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« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2007, 01:31:59 »
Barely any rain here.  :?
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« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2007, 01:46:02 »
absolutely hammered it down on wednesday afternoon, and again a couple of times today, and its just started again!
might go out playing in the water tomorrow afternoon  :twisted:
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« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2007, 03:21:58 »
well am in a hotel about half a mile from Landroverkeith and it was raining so bad that the safest speed on the motorway was about 35mph cos you couldnt see in front of the car.
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« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2007, 07:43:10 »
hammered down all night here , thank god i live on a boat   :)
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« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2007, 07:46:12 »
Been raining hard... I wonder what is install for me to day at work??
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« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2007, 07:50:41 »
goodness! heard the weather report on the radio, but didn't realise it was so bad!

poor you, hope you get sorted out ok.
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« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2007, 08:07:03 »
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hammered down all night here , thank god i live on a boat   :)


Unless you end up beached in a car park!  :wink:

The roads into work were a bit caotic this morning - there's one or tow car that don't wanna be movin' - but I hadn't realised quite how bad it'd been elsewhere in the county.  :shock:

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« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2007, 08:33:44 »
Not as bad here, but flooded arounf Meadowhall shopping centre.
An astra and a Focus sitting in water over the top of their tyres blocking the road, what were they thinking? I stuck it in low box to go thru, it must have been 18 inches deep for 75 yards, makes you wonder what goes thru peoples minds as they plow their 56 plate focus into water you could forseably float a boat in................


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« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2007, 09:28:47 »
Birght sunshine here, no sign of any real rain :)
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« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2007, 10:02:35 »
Never realised it would get that bad.

i knew they said flash floods on the news last night, but thought no never its june....

Hope all gets sorted ok for you..
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« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2007, 16:51:23 »
Which road is that mate?

Been playing in the Ken ford today, didn't know Leamington was that bad though. I've just avoided it cos the traffic has been mental!
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« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2007, 17:46:43 »
the coventry canal has risen by about a foot today , not seen that happen in the six years ive had my boat :?
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« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2007, 18:00:26 »
Spent most of last night pulling people out of water on the harbury road and this morning from bishops tachbrook,
Good fun had by anyone in a 4x4

sorry about your uncles place I would be <edit> if my Koi went.
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« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2007, 18:29:11 »
kingsbury water park is flooded       and the main road  several cars stuck
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« Reply #17 on: June 15, 2007, 20:02:54 »
On Calendar at 18:00, I was surprised to see Beckfoot Bridge & the washed away Trooper


This is what is it usually looks like



The River Calder is also in spate, perhaps 10foot above normal!
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« Reply #18 on: June 15, 2007, 20:12:50 »
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« Reply #19 on: June 15, 2007, 20:27:01 »
The RAF were called in to rescue house-holders at the far end of Barnsdale Road

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« Reply #20 on: June 15, 2007, 22:52:26 »
check out this plum thought he was a U-Boat captain well it was a German car anyway got him out but it was a write-off but i wonder if the insurance will pay out he drive into it ? :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  

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« Reply #21 on: June 15, 2007, 23:51:57 »
my landy is now in a foot of water and its in the garage the rain has been really bad here all day garden and garage have flooded!!
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« Reply #22 on: June 15, 2007, 23:56:27 »
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check out this plum thought he was a U-Boat captain well it was a German car anyway got him out but it was a write-off but i wonder if the insurance will pay out he drive into it ? :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  

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« Reply #23 on: June 16, 2007, 11:14:21 »
what is it with merc drivers???

i found one in 4ft of water in a ford yesterday afternoon!!
along with some idiot who had abandoned his car in the middle of a road and a 38tonner came along and couldnt get past or reverse...he was well p'd off...

i was out water hunting til 3am this morning :twisted:

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Re: flooding in Rotherham
« Reply #24 on: June 17, 2007, 00:51:26 »
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check out this plum thought he was a U-Boat captain well it was a German car anyway got him out but it was a write-off but i wonder if the insurance will pay out he drive into it ? :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  

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I bet it was a company car.
Nobody in their right mind would take their own motor into that.... unless it was an insurance scam.

Where abouts is that road ? I live at Chapeltown and it's been quite bad around here too
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« Reply #25 on: June 17, 2007, 04:47:18 »
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what is it with merc drivers???

i found one in 4ft of water in a ford yesterday afternoon!!

 
I was up at 'Sleepless Paradises' (aka; 'Mrs Johnty') house yesterday & Johnty was telling me about a flooded section that they went through in the 90.

Apparantly as they did & went past an abandoned Yaris, it started bobbing about,as though it was floating, as their bow-wave caught it :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #26 on: June 17, 2007, 17:44:05 »
those floods look deep. I wish I had gone flod hunting now :-( I live near Daventry so should have been some floods around.

I went ford hunting at the weekend though with 2 mates around north west Derby, Mattlock, Belper area. I thought afterall the rain they were going to be fun. Nope. all were about 0.5ft deep. Only just got the wheels wet!
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« Reply #27 on: June 17, 2007, 21:29:10 »
had flooding here a few years ago and i had a renault 25 just took the air filter off and drove through ok but the merc behind me killed it dead
forward planing always helps
when the lewes caffyns landrover dealer got flooded the put the new cars on the two post ramps but they floated away
sorry for those that have lost all there stuff and hope there insurance pays out quick :cry:
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« Reply #28 on: June 17, 2007, 22:23:07 »
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check out this plum thought he was a U-Boat captain well it was a German car anyway got him out but it was a write-off but i wonder if the insurance will pay out he drive into it ? :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  

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I bet it was a company car.
Nobody in their right mind would take their own motor into that.... unless it was an insurance scam.

Where abouts is that road ? I live at Chapeltown and it's been quite bad around here too


the road is scrooby street greasbro onto barbot hall ind est parkgate the car was privet the owner lived local
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« Reply #29 on: June 18, 2007, 11:27:40 »
I drove this road (who says you don't need a 4X4 for the school run).
It was about 6 inches over the bonnet.
The orange van moved in the bow wave.
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