tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639892272013528432.post316131061566091858..comments2023-10-28T08:41:58.349+01:00Comments on Codlins and Cream: Yesterday's rainBovey Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798594086901897654noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639892272013528432.post-71573406744844324202008-01-16T13:08:00.000+00:002008-01-16T13:08:00.000+00:00We regularly get flooding like this. Apparently t...We regularly get flooding like this. Apparently the year before we moved here (1987ish) the river was 4 feet deep in my neighbour's bungalow at the bottom of the hill. It went right over the top of our bridge as some trees came down and caused a sort of "ramp" for the water to go over the top. That and the sheer amount of water coming downstream. Having seen it pretty bad over the last 20 years, these pictures are fairly average!<BR/><BR/>Not much of a concrete jungle round here Mara & GTM - the land gets completely saturated and then no more water can be absorbed and it runs off . . . Mind you, "they" are still passing plans for buildings to be built on the flood plain . . .Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798594086901897654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639892272013528432.post-12799910361981491022008-01-16T11:27:00.000+00:002008-01-16T11:27:00.000+00:00Crikey! What a lot of water!I think in the past w...Crikey! What a lot of water!<BR/><BR/>I think in the past when flooding occurred in most cases the water had somewhere to go. Covering everything up with a solid block of material, no matter how many drains the experts decide will be adequate is asking for problems.Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967266055263888122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639892272013528432.post-15273818568817294122008-01-16T08:22:00.000+00:002008-01-16T08:22:00.000+00:00oh goodness thats alot of water gulp! I bet the pu...oh goodness thats alot of water gulp! I bet the pub owners are nervous...<BR/>We were talking last night,the flooding seems to be getting out of control,I dont remember so many areas being affected so often,sure there have always been low lying areas prone but now its very commonplace :oS<BR/>tarmaccing over the country seems to be the problem I think but hey I doubt the powers will be will ever admit to that one!Greentwinsmummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02188409963517296708noreply@blogger.com