Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

RAS

lostinrates wrote: »

Re flooding, watching the local news the flooding people are saying 'we haven't showered for a week' and 'cannot do laundary' and I thought of RAS&s question about what's changed.....


Really, REALLY????????people need to be told not to overload their soak away a in this weather? I haven't done a wash for a week, I'm not flooded, I just don't care to be (no danger here, though tough on the cake) or in creating extra water though my clean 'grey water discharge ' (or soak away for those still on old money when they spend a penny ) cause those down the line.

You are right lir. Once upon a time we did the washing once a week and now we wear clothes once for a few hours and they go in the washing machine and it runs every day. Well some people do that.

Having lived in a flooding city, it is a bit more complex on the ground.

When I was a student, one area flooded every few years. We all knew not to rent there. So they sorted out the flood protection and with sandbags that held by 1 cm on the worst floods.

However up stream grass land was ploughed and land that was ploughed in spring was now down to winter wheat etc, etc. The river level in the city was higher, which meant that the water levels in the tributaries rose because they could no longer empty into the main river. So three miles up stream on the tributaries areas that had been safe started to flood frequently.

And the housing at the upstream end of the city started to flood as well.

It has needed discussions about re-instating flood meadows up stream and some seriously expensive engineering to sort it all out (so far).

lostinrates

I went to uni in a flooding area. . I had to submit a marked paper by giving it to some one in kayak once!!!!

Its vastly more complicated than any single action. Ultimately nothing can stop rain falling, not this mild weather and odd fronts creating rain, rains rain, but we can all do the tiny bits to minimise it. The idea that this was an extreme reaction was a bit of a surprise to me. One of those times I suppose I feel very 'un British' though I think it might be 'unmodernised' or even 'uncivilised' in truth! I'm used to storms and there impact, places I grew up droughts were droughts.....floods and bad meant no drinking water at all, till the weather was good enough for a container ship to come in. So to me.....staving down on the washing and bathing a bit seems a fairly minimal effort.

Otoh, my dogs' beds stink, and washing them would also me high on my personal agenda otherwise!

alfie_1

Evening all


well BUHA crumbled :rotfl::rotfl:
got full deposit plus ALL my rent increase since 2012 back.:j

he was trying to act big at first but i sat, i listened and that threw him i didnt butttt in once :A but it will be sent to me very soon. i said if he welched on the deal it WILL be court . he assured me he knew i meant it and they would not ...... so thats sorted.:D

!!!!!y weather here, but no where near as bad as the south west.:(
my generator packed up today so im at a friends , having stuffed fish and chips we are now sat gossiping cannot face staying in the cold and dark at home tonite, got an 8am airport run....
got chap to fix my back up genny tomorow ... rip chord broke when i tried it..:(

lucielle

fab news Alfie!!!
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Better_Days

Ohhh great news alfie :j:j:j sounds like you played it just right - not easy when things have been so bad for so long.

Hope your Mum continues to make good progress Phoebe

Hope tomorrow is a better day for you LIR

alfie_1

lir.......... now my gal, you take care of yourself. need you in one piece,upright and baking cakes...

Davesnave

alfie_1 wrote: »

.......my generator packed up today so im at a friends

You are so going to miss all that!!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Alfie..... soooo agree with Davesnave.... you will not know yourself, not having to faff around with generators etc...


Cant sleep..... Feeling guilty now as hubby asked me to go and help him with the pigs.... Think I better 'think about going with him. I could never go with him, when we put chickens in the poultry auctions....


It sounds as though its going to be a seriously sh!te weekend weatherwise so please everyone be careful.

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

lir.......... now my gal, you take care of yourself. need you in one piece,upright and baking cakes...

Relax, I know I and bake sitting down. Down it before,


(That should have read: relax! I know I can bake sitting down, I have done it before. )

I shed the dizzy ness late last night ,(wondering if its the air pressure impacting on my swollen brain, I've had that before, it might mean my meds need to go up again) and am only minorly whoosy this morning, Big barn cleaned out, chickens I'll leave for DH to so. Littlest are swimming in mud though. .

RAS

We had a lovely sunny morning and it is now chucking it down again!