>I have just taken challenger up the tideway to >Brentofrd, Teddington lock is closed so no >traffic coming down, the Brent had oodles of >water in it nearly three hours before High water >and there was almost no flow on the flood tide > > > Has there been any more news from Andrew and Wendy? From News 24 it > > still looks pretty awful in that area and I haven't heard anything or > > a few days. > > > > Also, any news of Shoestring and her crew? > > >I have no news of the Dykes or the Askins but I have heard that an >OwnerShips boat is stuck on a weir at Pershore and seems likely to be lost >as the flooding goes down. Oasis Too had apparently been tied up for a >while because the river was closed and got loose as the levels rose. > >Nobody on board at the time and nobody injured. Makes you think for a while >though. > > > > >-- >Bob > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
At 21:14 23/07/2007, Martin Phillips wrote: >In message ><<mailto:4bu9a35o4tgvfb3s7du74v5lr8je9tpq2a%404ax.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >Electricky >Dicky ><<mailto:poundeater%40blueyonder.co.uk>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >Down today Canal levels have changed through 18 inches, from > >overflowing to well well down. Many boats sitting at an angle on the > >bottom As Martin says canal is flowing! > >Our home water pressure now zero. Punchups in Tesco's over water. > >Am now drinking neat! > >The canal is said to be closed at the top end, above Saul, due to heavy >cross-currents from feeders (some of them formerly unknown). > >We've still got water at home, but in case of emergency there's enough >wine in the cellar to see us through to Christmas. Could someone wake us >up when it's all over? > >In view of our earlier plan to go up river next week, I'm about to book >flights to Spain (or anywhere warm) for the family. B'lox to England. > >Olé! >-- >Martin E Phillips <http://www.g4cio.demon.co.uk>http://www.g4cio.demon.co.uk >Homebrewing, black pudding, boats, morris dancing, ham radio and more! >The Gloucester-Sharpness canal web page ><http://www.glos-sharpness.org.uk>http://www.glos-sharpness.org.uk > At 21:26 23/07/2007, Brian Dominic wrote: >Pictures of the last day of the FCC's Heritage Hike from Ladybower to >Derwent Mouth are now on the FCC Web Site - over £500 has been raised >by the three walkers. > >Enjoy! >Brian L Dominic > >Web Sites: > >Canals: <http://www.brianscanalpages.co.uk>http://www.brianscanalpages.co.uk > >Friends of the Cromford Canal: ><http://www.cromfordcanal.org.uk>http://www.cromfordcanal.org.uk > >(Waterways World Site of the Month, November 2005) > At 21:26 23/07/2007, Brian Dominic wrote: >Pictures of the last day of the FCC's Heritage Hike from Ladybower to >Derwent Mouth are now on the FCC Web Site - over £500 has been raised >by the three walkers. > >Enjoy! >Brian L Dominic > >Web Sites: > >Canals: <http://www.brianscanalpages.co.uk>http://www.brianscanalpages.co.uk > >Friends of the Cromford Canal: ><http://www.cromfordcanal.org.uk>http://www.cromfordcanal.org.uk > >(Waterways World Site of the Month, November 2005) > At 21:36 23/07/2007, Ann wrote: >Thank you for relaying the info. Bad enough but it could have been a lot >worse for Andrew and Wendy. Glad that LT and UM are OK. > >Ann > > This footnote confirms that this email message has been swept by McAfee ActiveShield for the absence of computer viruses. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
