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Title: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Slacker on June 20, 2012, 09:35:16 PM: Found some interesting photos here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonbradbury/sets/72157600491342122/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonbradbury/sets/72157600491342122/)
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: therealjr on June 20, 2012, 09:47:39 PM: Remember it well. I'd just been fired by the borough but I was still in contact with the drainage lads who were getting (pardon the pun) deluged with calls for help. The public couldn't understand why they couldn't get sandbags out to them. Errr because the roads are flooded and the traffic is gridlocked??????
I had to get to Lockoford Lane to pick my missus up who'd walked to a friends house from the town hall. Couldn't get out of Hasland via Spital or the by pass, tried to go via Calow and Brim but got stuck in traffic.
Ended up coming back and going via Storforth Lane Walton, Loundsley Green and Stonegravels. Took nearly 3 hours. Ironically the return trip took 10 minutes!
Staff at Sainsburys ended up staying late and serving refreshments to motorists stuck on the roads for 6-8 hours.
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: emmz on June 20, 2012, 09:52:31 PM: I was at morrisons at the time, was supposed to finish at 8pm but because i had to get home to town and by that point no buses running i managed to get out around 5:30....it was 11pm when i got home, a trip that takes only 20mins...
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: emmz on June 20, 2012, 09:53:40 PM: also remember the somerfield fire a week after ????
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: therealjr on June 20, 2012, 09:55:50 PM: we are still waiting for the plague of locusts aren't we?
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: emmz on June 20, 2012, 09:56:36 PM: a reminder....
Chester St
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q176/emmz1984/flood3.jpg)
view taken from our bedroom window, luckily the water stopped before reaching our house
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q176/emmz1984/flood2.jpg)

Didnt stop it coming into the cellar though ffs
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Slacker on June 20, 2012, 09:56:48 PM: Only a couple of days after, I remember Pete videod it.

Took me 2 hours to get home on what is normally a 3 mile journey. Should have stayed at work really and helped out but I had a dental appointment. Never made it.
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Slacker on June 20, 2012, 09:57:53 PM: There was a facebook group that had a load of pics but one of many that got archived
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: emmz on June 20, 2012, 09:58:31 PM: I just wanted to get home, getting from staveley to town i really didnt want to walk it, however i think it would have been quicker. Just remember the tonnes of police/fire trucks going past all the time,
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Fly on June 20, 2012, 10:05:32 PM: AFAIK we were in Turkey at that time :-X
Our_Lass in hospital etc
Didnt Somerfields burn down the same year ?
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: emmz on June 20, 2012, 10:14:11 PM: Quote from: emmz on June 20, 2012, 09:53:40 PM
also remember the somerfield fire a week after ????
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Pete on June 21, 2012, 08:22:52 AM: I was having my hair cut on Brampton when it all got out of hand so I grabbed my video camera and shot this

Brampton Floods (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgix2dSesPc#)
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Pete on June 21, 2012, 08:23:22 AM: On the day of the fire I was on my way into town when I saw the smoke, so again I grabbed my camera and shot this

Chesterfield Fire! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55dfPj-2h-0#)
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: simondjuk on June 21, 2012, 08:27:17 AM: Ive got loads of photos at home of Sheffield, Renishaw area and Worksop. Ill post some later. Never forget that day.
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: emmz on June 21, 2012, 08:37:49 AM: I still can't believe its been 5 years, memories are still rather fresh, partner walked home on day of flood where you were shooting pete, along chatsworth road then chester st. and at 6ft 2 tall he was having to wade though as it was way up the legs (water) hence him phoning me when i was on break.
What i remember is listening to the radio and contemplating going to work ;o
took and hour to get in 4 to get back....i spent an hour at work lol
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Fly on June 21, 2012, 05:55:59 PM: Some good shots Pete ;)
First video's of town floods I've seen.
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Old Cruser on June 21, 2012, 06:14:33 PM: Someone put something out on utube was in two policemen and a car?? Cannot really remember but made me chuckle - not funny though really was it :(
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Fly on June 21, 2012, 06:21:41 PM: This one :))
Police Flood oops! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2mRJMUN0Ug#)
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Pete on June 21, 2012, 06:24:16 PM: >> made me chuckle - not funny though really was it

I think it was hilarious :)) :)) :))
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Old Cruser on June 21, 2012, 07:10:17 PM: Yes that's the one ---- they had a 'bobbies job' that day didn't they!! ;) :))
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: simondjuk on June 21, 2012, 08:50:49 PM: Heres some I took at the time

(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k148/simondjuk/DSCF0008.jpg)

Normally a field
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k148/simondjuk/DSCF0007.jpg)

(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k148/simondjuk/DSCF0003.jpg)

The road from Renishaw to Eckington
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k148/simondjuk/DSCF0017.jpg)

This should be the 10th fairway at Renishaw Golf Club
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k148/simondjuk/DSCF0011.jpg)
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Fly on June 21, 2012, 09:00:00 PM: Apparently a head on collision around that area this afternoon :(
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: simondjuk on June 21, 2012, 09:06:28 PM: thats not good, ill see in the morning as I go that way to work. Hope no-one was killed.
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Fly on June 21, 2012, 09:13:26 PM: Quote from: simondjuk on June 21, 2012, 09:06:28 PM
thats not good, ill see in the morning as I go that way to work. Hope no-one was killed.

I presume you mean 'no one died'
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/casualty-airlifted-to-hospital-after-major-road-smash-1-4668631 (http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/casualty-airlifted-to-hospital-after-major-road-smash-1-4668631)
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: simondjuk on June 21, 2012, 09:18:42 PM: Yeah, thats what I meant, sorry that was a bit insensitive
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: simondjuk on June 21, 2012, 09:21:15 PM: not sure if this is going to work but heres a load more. I cant take credit for a lot of them, someone posted them a while ago for people to download as far as I remember.

http://photobucket.com/flooding2007 (http://photobucket.com/flooding2007)
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Fly on June 21, 2012, 09:31:30 PM: Quote from: simondjuk on June 21, 2012, 09:18:42 PM
Yeah, thats what I meant, sorry that was a bit insensitive

Don't be sorry. jog on :))
Title: Re: 5 years since the floods
Post by: Slacker on June 27, 2012, 09:17:56 PM: 15 years since the floods according to the DT front page. Maybe getting mixed up with the floods of tears over the semi-final injustice.