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Old 08-01-2014, 09:57 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Stephen Wolstenholme[_3_] Stephen Wolstenholme[_3_] is offline
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On Tue, 7 Jan 2014 23:09:12 -0000, "Bob Hobden"
wrote:

How are you all doing regarding flooding?
Here we are just a couple of hundred yards from the Thames, luckily on a
raised bit of ground, but I noticed today the river is over it's banks and
lapping against the walls of the Swan pub in The Hythe opposite Staines.
Around Chertsey Bridge this afternoon the roads there were virtual gridlock
(took me over 30 mins instead of 5 to negotiate) as the B375 on the
Middlesex side was flooded for over 200 yards to the roundabout and drivers
were rightly taking their time driving through it, didn't help that a large
caravan was parked at the side of the road (the driver was having a chat)
forcing everyone over to the other, deeper, side of the road! (and they
wonder why they get disliked!) Thorpe Park lake has risen over it's bank and
is now flooding onto/across the Staines Road A320. Fields are flooded, not
just wet, all around.

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Bob Hobden
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from the W.of London. UK


Micker Brook flows by my garden and it is much higher than usual but
it is still draining into the River Mersey with no flooding. It will
take a lot more rain before there is any overflow.

Steve







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