there's an awful lot of spare water lying around. I'm quite envious of Cotty for getting a helicopter ride over it all. I've been watching the aerial shots on the news and they're fascinating.
-- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of ann sanfedele > Sent: 24 July 2007 02:20 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Cotty?? > > I didnt see what was happening over your way until about two > hours ago > (after your first mention of it a > couple of days ago - I'm glad Paul asked too or I wouldn't > ahve turned > on the news...) > > Please keep updates coming as you can manage - > > fondly, > ann > > > Cotty wrote: > > > > > > >>>I hope our guy, his lady and his home are okay. Oxford has been hit > >>> > >>> > >>>with very serious flooding. There's now much more water > than Cotty > >>>reported a couple of days ago, as the Thames has overflowed its > >>>banks. And it's supposed to get worse. I wonder if he had to > >>> > >>> > >>evacuate. > >> > >> > >>>Paul > >>> > >>> > > > >We're okay thanks. I've just popped home for a bite to eat > and a large > >coffee - I'm working tonight but not sure where yet. Just > been up in a > >helicopter to some aerial views of our region - I don't > think we have it > >as bad as they do in Gloucestershire. Pumping stations and > electricity > >have broken down there and so no tap water to tens of > thousands. We're > >high and dry. Had some local runoff as can be seen here: > > > ><http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/spare6.html> > > > >But that went 24 hours later. Some houses around us were > flooded but we > >were fine. We have tiles over a concrete slab and no air bricks - the > >water went around us. > > > >Not so fortunate though for a lot of people and we'll be > telling stories > >of mopping up and insurance struggles for weeks to come. > > > >Thanks for asking Paul. > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
