"sacha" wrote in message
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On 2013-10-03 16:59:08 +0000, Christina Websell said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
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It's pouring here just south of Dartmoor and the wind is south west. But
a few minutes ago it was a deluge. I'm profoundly thankful that we're on
a considerable slope and surrounded by fields! I gather there's a
yellow weather warning out for Dorset so I hope anyone living there
doesn't suffer horrible flooding experiences.
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also have a yellow warning In Leics, but it hasn't arrived yet.

Tina

x fingers for you


Thanks. We did get some rain but nothing like the downpour with flooding
predicted with traffic disruption.
I have a railway bridge that I have to drive under every day to get to a
shop or down to my veggie plot. If we have big rain it floods big time.
I forget how many people have tried to get their cars through and failed.
One poor chap had to get out of his sun roof and the fire brigade had to
come. Car was a write off.
The thing it, us locals know that the road dips under the bridge and not to
risk it.
I could make a whole load of money if I had a 4x4 to tow them out for £20.
Much cheaper than the local garage ;-)

I don't know why anyone with a 4x4 doesn't wait beside that flooded bridge
to watch those cars that try it, and fail.

Of course, we could pull them out, out of the kindness of our hearts, but
maybe we did it a few times too many.
If you see a sea of water under a bridge consider if your car can manage it,
or whether a reroute would be best.


I have a lovely pic on my computer about a failure to see that it was
stupid even to try - with the fire brigade in the background, trying to pump
the water out. That car was well dead afterwards.

Tina