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No Water :o(
On Saturday morning, when the initial press release was made.. everyone seemed to head to the supermarkets.. people were falling over themselves for water.. be it still, sparkling, flavoured or tonic. The shelves were cleared within about half an hour ! This morning, the same thing happenned again, only this time, its for…
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Nightmare with flood damage claim
First of all can I say that now I'm in the middle of what is in essence a small claim for a flooded cellar I truly admire anybody who is having to go through this for a whole house flood. I can honestly say that my insurance policy and £780 a year premium just isn't worth it. My sorry tale: Came back off holiday to find…
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Boiling Water
Thought this might be useful here. There seems to be a lot of confusion about the treatment of water to make it fit to drink. Water only needs to come to a rolling boil. That's it. Turn it off. Any longer only wastes water (through evaporation), wastes fuel (by using more than you need to) and can have the effect of…
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Damn floods - I need help!
My flat was flooded out on Saturday, we're just up the road from a no longer trickling brook! I own the flat - only moved in 2 months ago. The contents insurance company are trying to deny cover for the wooden flooring that was laid throughout. They're trying to say that it would be covered under the buildings insurance -…
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What to do.....
Hi we experienced the same frightening effects of the flooding in Hull a week or so ago. Here's my tips...... Firstly if you still have electricity, charge up your mobile phone. Anything you can, take upstairs or on high shelves, this includes pictures and photos on walls as the damp will wreck them in no time. If you have…
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Beware Loss Assessors/Adjusters IMPORTANT ADVICE
Having experience helping other bomb victims in Northern Ireland. We have learned valuable experience that could save poor flood victims heaps of dosh at the very least! Please pass on this info to anyone you know affected. Loss Adjusters work for the insurance company's best interests - not yours. Loss Assessors are…
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Good Tips for Emergencies
Some people have posted some excellent tips and immediate practical advice for emergencies, so we will try and provide a one-stop shop for them here. Good luck and wishes to any who are suffering right now. In an emergency: With thanks to dianadors; * BBC Sheffield Advice Page (very good) With thanks to Sarah Macpherson; *…
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Evacuation Plan
I'm aware this may be too late for some, but I read the Fly Lady evacuation plan in an email recently and thought it was worth passing on: http://www.flylady.net/pages/FLYingLessons_Prepared.asp
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Measuring Gravesend Flood Risk for insurance
i live in Gravesend near by Thames River. Cause of the floods in wales, worcester etc i was bit worried and wanted to know what are the risks and hazzards where i live and how far is thames river distance from my house. is there any way that i can measure the distance between my house and thames river. When my dad took out…
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No water /loo
what are the regulations in respect of workplaces, my sister has been told to go to work today, her workplace has no running water due to floods hence no water for the loos and the electric has been on and off all day so phones have been down.
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Flooding
I'm really surprised that there haven't been any threads about flooding. A friend of mine in Oxfordshire is currently in a shelter, and seemed to be in shock during our short conversation. I wish I could go to see and / or help, but apart from the logistics of getting there, we might have our own problems soon. I've also…
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House inventory and valuables etc
I know it is no comfort for those people who have lost everything in the floods. I have meant to get around to making a house inventory for some time and have never gotten around to it. Although I've never been flooded, there have been recent times when the river here has been close to bursting it's banks. At the moment…
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To claim or not to claim - flood damage
I am looking for some advice please, especially if you work for an insurance company. We got hit yesterday by the heavy rain and our utility attached to the side of the house was flooded. The room is approx 4 metres by 7 metres and a triangle shape. It had a good couple of inches in there and I appreciate it could have…
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flood advise....
having been recently flooded , we are now staying in a hotel , we have been there now for 4 weeks , my insurers halifax are now saying that they want us out of the hotel as they can no longer fund it , yet in my policy it states that in such a case we are covered for alternative accommation up to the value of £20.000 . We…
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car insurance flooded
Do car insurances tend to cover cars if damaged through to driving through flood water. My hubby inadvertantly drove through some flood water which was significantly deeper than he thought. Water came over bonnet and car stalled. Now think it may have to be writt4en off but not sure wheter we can claim on insurance. Trying…
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help does anyone know what we should do??
hi everyone my boyfriend left his car on mon mornring at a garage in rotherham to be repaired, he phoned the garage on mon about 2pm to see if he could pick it up yet as we live in sheffield and the flooding had just started they told us to leave it there for the night and to picket up the next mornring! but im sure you…
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Flood Damage insurance PROBLEM
Hi, can anyone help answer my question. We took out Building & House Insurance this Monday @ around 14:00pm with Churchill Insurance, this was done online and was setup has a Direct Debit,So no monies have even been paid to Churchill as this is only a few days since taking out insurance with them....... So at 16:30pm…
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What To Do If You're Flooded
SUGGESTIONS PLEASE!!! :confused: Bearing in mind the nationwide issues with flooding, I wondered if anyone out there with experience of coping with this problem might be able to offer those searching for some help in the next few days some words of advice. I experienced a low-scale flood about 6 years ago, and from my…
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New House & Building Isurance / Now have flood damage
Hi, can anyone help answer my question. We took out Building & House Insurance this Monday @ around 14:00pm with Churchill Insurance, this was done online and was setup has a Direct Debit. So at 16:30pm {Monday] we went to stay at some friends house {because it was a Birthday Party} but when we arrived back home at around…
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Flood damage / contamination
Have got all our stuff in storage while we move house, just got a letter from the storage company informing us that due to last weeks floods 3 out of our 6 containers have been contaminated by the flood water. Now the question is what should I reasonably expect, clearly soft furnishings / electricals are going to be ruined…