Ghastly Weather

[RoadRaven]

Saw some nasty stuff on the news last night from different parts of England - houses flooded and streeets underwater!

Somewhere they had a months rain in two hours!!!

My thoughts are with you British gals

[uk elephant]

There really has been an incredible amount of rain. I didn't realize how bad it was till I got stuck in Bristol with seemingly no way of getting back to the east coast. All trains were stopped because of flooded lines and tunnels and any roads east and north were closed or at a standstill because of flooding. By the time the main road towards London opened again, the rail company put me in a taxi home as there was no other way. Felt a bit bad for the taxi driver having to drive all that way (3 hours one way with no traffic), but he at least made a good deal of money out of it. I got home very tired and frustrated, but as soon as I saw the pictures in the papers I realized I had been very lucky. At least I got home to a dry house.

[Geonz]

Fenders and an enclosed chain and internal hub and Gore-Tex have gotten me through our rains but it hasn't yet actually deluged during my commute. I need to figure out the bus route in case things get really hinky... but it's been nice in a way not to have the option of driving (sold my car to my brother at the end of May). THe commuting bike is heavy enough to give me a workout even in 7 miles
Here's to moderate weather throughout!!!!

[Python]

Heard on the radio tonight (was in the kitchen doing that necessary evil - ironing ) that in Worcester people haven't got drinking water because one of the water plants had to close due to the flooding. They've put the Army in now.

I've never heard of this happening here before.

It's hard to believe we're one of the most advanced countries in the world. You expect this type of thing to happen in developing countries, not here.

[RoadRaven]

(was in the kitchen doing that necessary evil - ironing )

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

*pauses to reread the bit where ironing and necessary are in the same sentence*

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha CRASH

*sheepishly picks self up off floor after falling off chair with laughter... glances at screen and laughs so hard, vision becomes impossible due to tears*

[uk elephant]

Rain never usually stops me from riding either as I usually have no other choice. We had some fantastic rain last winter. Ended up cycling through a raging river, up to my knees in water when standing on the pedals, to get home. Definitely livened up an otherwise pretty plain bike ride...but maybe not the best thing for the bike. If the rains around here continue, I may have to invest in a couple of inflatable buoys and a paddle for my bike for getting home....