"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ...

"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.


The Environment Agency have now removed the flood warning for our area, it
isn't getting any worse for the foreseeable future. Just got to go back into
the river now so the roads can reopen.
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Regards. Bob Hobden.
Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK
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I gave an illustrated talk to a group in Ryde this afternoon and had to get
their via a road which has been closed, on and off according to the rainfall
and tide situation, and wondered how I was going to get on. The road was
well clear both there and back. I think that problem is over.

My next talk is in the opposite direction, Ventnor on Saturday to quite a
large society so I hope they, and I, can make it.

Mike


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