TOT: The Fishlake flood

perhaps it doesn't work under water.

I hadn't thought of that. Maybe they hadn't either.

Bill

I'm sorry, Bill, I'm not unsympathetic to the plight of the people of Fishlake in general, nor your family in particular, but the more you post trying to justify what happened, the more I think your family acted recklessly. If there is water several inches deep in the street when you're about to begin your journey, and you don't know the contours of the land, then undoubtedly you should stay at home!

However, the important thing is that it ended well in that no-one was killed, and hopefully next time they will be prepared better, and make wiser decisions.

I shan't post on this subject again, but IMV none of your replies to me elsewhere in the thread, er, hold water.

I said that I didn't want to make the case, merely that rationally it could be made.

But when they went outside to the car, it must have been obvious that there was no rushing torrent to sweep the house away.

Other experienced drivers have got swept away or driven off the road in floods. I don't suppose they did these things intentionally.

There's absolutely no comparison between being snowed in and having your house flooded.

When the river is held back by a bank it's extremely important to know how high the water is relative to the height of the bank.

Bill

Even though previous warnings have said that if the bank breaches near the village the water will be deep and fast enough to kill people?

Have you got any children? Have you got a partner who you love?

Bill

They were told that if the bank breached near the village the trickle could suddenly turn into a torrent.

Bill

I'm not go "I shan't post on this subject again, but IMV none of your replies to me elsewhere in the thread, er, hold water."

This post is timed at 0037 so you only took 7 minutes to backtrack on your 'promise'.

That line of defence is as strong as a paper bag that was left in Bill's daughter's kitchen.

Ask Sally Bercow if you doubt me.

Yes I noticed that but I thought, "Well he's much cleverer than the rest of us so he must know what he's doing."

Bill