Floods

[Old Cruser]

I can't help feeling sorry for the people in the south.
It has seemingly been getting steadily worse over the weeks.

The Enviroment people have been blamed for not dredging the rivers.
They have blamed the government cuts.

Not sure what positive action the government have taken apart from maybe send in the forces, they seem to have moved very slowly on this.

Meanwhile Prince Charles visited and donated fifty thousand from his trust - embarrassing for the government 

The seas I have watched on TV I have only ever seen out in the ocean with no land in sight.

Is this the seas claiming more of our land, or is something more going on under the sea in our earths crust?

[simondjuk]

I admit, I really do feel for the people.

However some choose to live where flood plains are.

I dont think its anything to do with 'Global Warming', its just a pattern of low pressures as the jet stream is so low.  If you watch a weather pattern sequence, its rotating anticlockwise so its the same one over and over, just on another pass of the UK.

[Alsatian]

Also, what chance have the residents got of ever being able to move away from the area (should they wish to) as I would imagine that there houses will be virtually 'un-sellable'?

As you say OC, I too feel very sorry for those people.

[Old Cruser]

The footage of the raiway line in Dawlish is quite frightening and the gap which has collapsed is so near to houses, but they say the line was built on sand?
I'm surprised it's lasted as long as it has if that is the case.

[Old Cruser]

It has been suggested that sending in the Marines instead of maybe the Royal Engineers or Pioneer corpse could maybe be as their may be a need for martial law?
What do you think folks? Seems a bit drastic but never come across it myself

[Big Dave]

40 Commando are based at Norton Manor Camp near Taunton, just a few miles away from the flooded area. That's why they're helping on the Somerset Levels, because they're local and able to do what's required i.e. fill sandbags.

[Old Cruser]

So whilst the enviromental office and government slug it out who is to blame the civvies and forces are working round the clock to evacuate properties and safe guard them.
Meanwhile we now have a yellow duckmarine brought in (just hope they don't sink that one!
This just goes on and on, quite frightening
Is it the gov fault for not giving enough money
Or the Environments Mr Smith for not divulging how much work really needed doing

[Pete]

Maybe folks will take global warming (or whatever the current terminology is) on when they see the results coming to fruition.

Some, if not all, of the global mega-corporations are quite happy to kill the planet as long as they increase their profits...

[therealjr]

Would wish for this to turn political or a north south divide but according to BBC Look North weatherman Paul Hudson the number of properties affected by this flooding is 'tiny' compared to other incidents.
( can't post the link off my phone type Paul Hudson blog into google)

[Pete]

Have just watched Eric Pickles on the telly - what a plonker... 

[Fly]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulhudson/

There you go.

[Old Cruser]

So he's minimalising the situation and along with it the stress and heartache of the people involved.
People who need to evacuate their homes but dare not as they have been warned of 'looting'
Little comfort to the people involved is it
Wouldn't like to be in his shoes if he visited any of the affected areas and told them that

[therealjr]

I don't think he was belittling the situation for those actually involved, just more pointing out that the media furore had been dis-proportionate compared to other incidents of flooding in other parts of the country

[Old Cruser]

Maybe folks will take global warming (or whatever the current terminology is) on when they see the results coming to fruition.

Some, if not all, of the global mega-corporations are quite happy to kill the planet as long as they increase their profits...

Sounds like you are right Pete.
Having listened to the news that is what is being said - Global Warming -  worldwide concequences are the result!!

[Pete]

“David Cameron to hold Downing Street press conference.

It is understood that Cameron has not been impressed by the performance of some of his ministers.”

For once I agree with Cameron (shhh don’t tell anyone)