KermitLeFrog wrote:Over the last few years, after mega floods in 2005 and not quite so bad ones in 2009, a huge amount of money has been spent on a flood barrier on the south side of the Tyne at Corbridge. They added piles and raised a long length of concrete wall only this summer. However, it came over the dyke 1/2 a mile upstream and flooded the same places again. They reckon the dyke was 18" too low.
I actually feel a bit sorry for the Environment Agency. Where do they stop? New blocks of apartments have recently been built in just this area. OK, only the ground floor apartment got flooded but WTF? Why build there and, even more so, why buy there?
As far as I know only one motorcycle death. A BMW so it dosn't really count....
One of the Vfr club members had his vfr750 damaged beyond repair in Carlisle earlier this month.
I suppose 3 story houses with a garage on the ground floor is the way to go.
Roger
Re: Flood's
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 5:44 pm
by Dickiebig
Having experienced the floods of 2008, in Gloucester, my sympathy goes out to all effected.
Re: Flood's
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 5:52 pm
by turbo_billy
Richard wrote:Having experienced the floods of 2008, in Gloucester, my sympathy goes out to all effected.
+1 on the above.
Re: Flood's
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:01 pm
by lumpyv
I suppose once its all dried out you cant even think, sod this im going to move 300 yards up the hill, cos you cant sell your house
Nightmare!
Feel very sorry towards all flood victims
Re: Flood's
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:12 pm
by tony.mon
And Storm Frank will be next, but a couple of dry days first, so get the bike dried out and find a dry line...
Re: Flood's
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:48 pm
by Leachy
This was mine on Boxing day, started and run fine after the water receded
Re: Flood's
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:50 pm
by tony.mon
Didn't you notice the water up to your knees when you got off it the night before?
Just call it a bike wash.
Re: Flood's
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 11:02 pm
by artee
Leachy wrote:This was mine on Boxing day, started and run fine after the water receded
The Waterside pub didn't fare aswell.
Roger
Re: Flood's
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 11:02 pm
by Leachy
tony.mon wrote:Didn't you notice the water up to your knees when you got off it the night before?
Just call it a bike wash.
LMAO
and no the Waterside didn't, it completely demolished today
Re: Flood's
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 11:12 pm
by artee
The Waterside.
Re: Flood's
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:28 am
by AMCQ46
That's an amazing photo of the bike, I assume the wheelie bins got washed away
I would get the starter motor cable off and give it a clean out just to make sure there is no future corrosion issues
Re: Flood's
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 3:50 pm
by Leachy
AMCQ46 wrote:That's an amazing photo of the bike, I assume the wheelie bins got washed away
I would get the starter motor cable off and give it a clean out just to make sure there is no future corrosion issues
starter motor nut replaced, strap end and bolt cleaned, good run and dry out and all the wheelie bins gathered in a corner lol
Re: Flood's
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 5:12 pm
by lloydie
Everyone that's effected has my deepest sympathy .
Never good to watch your life get washed away .
Re: Flood's
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:15 pm
by MacV2
tony.mon wrote:And Storm Frank will be next, but a couple of dry days first, so get the bike dried out and find a dry line...
The real Storm Frank would like to point out that the impending downpour is in no way connected to him or by association condoned by him or in fact got anything wotsoever to do with him...He would like to send condolences to any one who gets wet in this soggy time.
Messes Sue,Grabit & Run Solicitors for Frank & Macs Acme Industries Int. Corp.
