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Subj: Good to hear. I believe Sarah mentioned her coastline being rather elevated, so hopefully things can't surge that badly.Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 at 07:35:39 am EST
| Reply Subj: Don't worry... Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 at 04:02:40 am EST (Viewed 382 times) |
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> I can't speak for Shep, but the rest of us are quite a way inland. Ian lives half-way up the pennines (and I do mean vertically), and Xander is on the wrong side of the country. Shep is on a different landmass altogether.
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> I was probably at the most risk as I am just north of the Thames, but the Thames Barrier was designed for this sort of thing. The warning levels are much lower down at the Essex/Thames Estury end.
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> Since I got into work OK we can assume that the barrier worked.
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> The biggest danger is to the costal and low-lying areas, which is why the Norfork Broads are cited in the report.
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> We have actually had quite a few floods recently, but these were due to excessive rain rather than a storm tide. I wouldn't expect the American Media to be reporting it.
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> The latest news is here.
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- Yikes! Are any of our British posters forced to evacuate? (no text) · Visionary hears there's a wall of water coming. · Thu Nov 08, 2007 at 05:36:19 pm EST
- Nothing as exciting as that, I/m afraid. Not even a hunky rescue fireman. (no text) · Dancer doesnt get any fun. · Mon Nov 12, 2007 at 08:53:18 am EST
- Nothing interesting happened · Dancer wasn't even rescued by a big hunky fireman. Life sucks. · Mon Nov 12, 2007 at 08:50:22 am EST
- I'm fine. · Rhiannon · Fri Nov 09, 2007 at 10:41:03 am EST
- Sounds like the worst of it is over, which is good news (no text) · killer shrike · Fri Nov 09, 2007 at 09:25:46 am EST
- Don't worry... · Manga Shoggoth · Fri Nov 09, 2007 at 04:02:40 am EST
- Jeeze! What happened? *Searches web becuase stupid local hick news stations are clueless* (no text) · Scott · Thu Nov 08, 2007 at 11:19:39 pm EST
- I agree with Jack: that does suck. · L! · Thu Nov 08, 2007 at 10:24:35 pm EST
- that sucks; i hope it's not too severe a flood (no text) · jack · Thu Nov 08, 2007 at 08:32:33 pm EST
- I just saw that. Hope Ian, Chris and Mike are okay. (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Thu Nov 08, 2007 at 06:43:50 pm EST
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