WHEN is this rain ever going to STOP?! It really is getting very silly now, our garden is looking more and more swampish by the day and Li’l Bhaji is getting cabin fever.
Still, at least we haven’t been affected by any of the flooding, although surrounding areas have been badly hit. It’s very odd to watch the news and see the impact all across the country and hear about a man being washed away by the flood waters in a town not 15 minutes drive away and yet not have seen any signs of flood or even overflowing drains myself. Especially odd as usually the Severn bursts its banks in Worcester at the slightest provocation normally (although I understand that there was some flooding in the centre overnight).
It makes me wonder why there are so many new homes going up right by the river here in Worcester where every year there is flooding. What are the builders and purchasers thinking? I know there’s a shortage of homes, but those poor people will never get any insurance worth a damn living where they do – it’s a nonsensical situation.
Akra Jr’s school has (coincidental timing or a very poor attempt at being reassuring, who knows?) been learning about Noah’s Ark this week, leading one poor child to come home, see the news about the flooding and break into sobs “but God said he wouldn’t send another big flood”. And people wonder why I dislike religion in schools at such a young age…
5 responses so far ↓
1 Alley Katt // 27th Jun 2007 at 2:38 pm
I completely understand why you dislike religion in schools at a young age .. no wait, I’m agnostic. lol
We had a little bit of flooding, but nothing major. The closest our house got to being wet was leaving a door open and the rain came in. We have had no real rain for a few days now though. I feel sorry for everyone who sees that all day.
No, I am really.
REALLY. :)
2 Paula // 28th Jun 2007 at 5:17 pm
Hey Pewari when did you move up to Scotland…oh wait, you mean your getting enough rain to want to swap car for a boat too?
Actually it has been pretty dreich here too but nothing like what is happening south of the border.
These isles have always flooded, but as you rightly said if there is nowhere for the water to go because the plains have been built on then what do people expect. The government say they will build more and more houses so this will only get worse.
Time to move into one of those Dutch designed floating houses!
3 Alley Katt // 29th Jun 2007 at 7:47 pm
What’s the betting they slap on a hosepipe ban in August this year?
4 GoodTwin // 1st Jul 2007 at 2:14 pm
Our garden is getting swampy again – it was awful over winter.
We’re in the middle of trying to put up a shelter for all the rabbit cages (both to protect the cages and do away with tarpaulins all around them, and also so that I can clean them out without getting soaked!) but for the last month weekends have been rained out and putting up corregated roof sheeting is impossible.
And yes, there’s bound to be another hosepipe ban…
5 Pewari // 3rd Jul 2007 at 12:24 pm
And it’s STILL raining. Putting in orders for one of those floating houses, Paula.
Alley Katt: of *course* there’ll be a hosepipe ban – it’ll be the wrong *kind* of rain… obviously.
GoodTwin: ugh, yes we’ve got a couple of outdoor projects that just seem permanently postponed too :(
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