Bu66er - we're flooded

by **Flintstone** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 2:01 am

Won't all their scrap metal go rusty?

by **Sir Morley Steven** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:51 am

Irv Lee wrote:are the travellers ok??

by **Charliesixtysix** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:03 am

Looks a bit like our strip here did just before Christmas Mono (complete with swans).

Picture was taken by a (somewhat annoying and smug) 'mate' operating out of a hard strip but amazingly, the waters had receded and the sandy soil drained beautifully in time for us to enjoy a lovely trip out to Cromer in the Jodel on New Year's day.

We still have some impressive lakes on the lower lying parts of the farm though and wondering what if anything we will ever get drilled into those bits this spring.....

Edit: URL in case my attempts at embedding are not successful - http://www.flickr.com/photos/81162864@N07/8340668715/

by **Grumpy One** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:17 pm

Hmm! This is all very worrying.... That lovely field ......... Just where are we going to set up for the rave now?

by **dhs** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:20 am

Mono,

Just as a matter of interest, are you anywhere near the Savernake forest ? :-)

by **Pete L** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:55 am

Its the Rikki Lake of tears from all that daytime TV yer soaking up.

by **dhs** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:39 am

Monocock wrote:
dhs wrote:Mono,

Just as a matter of interest, are you anywhere near the Savernake forest ?

We're 15 miles away from there. Do you know it?

On a separate note: I was born in Savernake Hospital ('72) and was the heaviest baby to be born there. It closed in 1980-something.

That makes me a true Wiltshire born ,Wiltshire bred, strong in the arms, thick in the 'ead.

Yes, Mono, know it quite well: see this link, for example :-)

But I'm guessing from your sitrep that it's going to be muddy, if not soaking, rather than iciy this year :-)

Is the impromptu lake declining ?

by **Bill McCarthy** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:28 am

In the dry and parched months, ditches and burns become overgrown with vegetation which seriously affects the ability of water to get away. I have a "thing" about field drains and ditches and regularly clear them - shrub root systems will seek out a drain in search for moisture and completely block them. You'd be surprised too at how much water is held back by a little bit of loose weed in a ditch in spate.

by **Flintstone** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:51 pm

Mono, here's an idea...

by **Flintstone** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:12 pm

The way your mind works, it worries me.

by **Paul_Sengupta** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:14 pm

Flintstone wrote:The way your mind works, it worries me.

It worries most people.

by **Hotelfox** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:39 pm

Monocock wrote:
Flintstone wrote:Mono, here's an idea...

Listen up Flint, and listen good.

He may be well tanned, and he may be well poised, but I ain't doing no goddam Brokeback Mountain stuff, you hear?

I just flipped the page and read this. :lol:

Keyboard now plastered in coffee :twisted:

That was so funny........

by **pb6797** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:01 pm

Wow. Also, isn't it a privilege to be able to do that? So few people will ever be able to see that sort of thing for themselves.

Was this a surge from the flooding upriver, or is that "stream" tidal? You didn't seem to be flooded until well after the rain had stopped ...

by **Ian Melville** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 2:35 pm

Tidal in Berkshire :pale:

by **Sharpie** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 3:43 pm

Monocock wrote:Nothing to do but wait for the water to soak away into the soil. Could be weeks.

Nah, all you need is a few camels and some bricks. :wink:

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