Rainfall...................in 2007

[derekwarner_decoy]

Hi PD's... John mentioned a few days ago that he & Bandit had to return to home after finding the road a WATERWAY.......& tonights news confirms this for UK

In OZ we still need the rain... so any prayers  :bow to send it our way appreciated

We do hope that all our UK PD's are above water & OK etc

[bogstandard]

Hi Derek,
If you want rain I am sure that a lot of UK based PD's would love to swap their homes with you for a couple of months, you pay all the expenses. I would be first in the queue.
I don't think we have had a dry day for the last couple of months. I am lucky where I live in Cheshire, we have a sort of micro climate here on the Cheshire plain, we very rarely have any extreme weather, unlike other unfortunate souls around the country who have lost most of their possessions and memories.
Food parcels gratefully accepted, but none of that bush tucker muck.

John

[Eddy Matthews]

We've had rain here everyday for the last 49 days, and there's still no sign of a change in the weather! The forecast for the next two weeks is for yet more rain, as if we don't have enough of the stuff already!

We're lucky in that we are well above the level that is likely to flood, but some poor souls will have lost everything. Major roads and railways are blocked by floodwater, and many towns and villages are totally cut off with water all around them.

The barmiest thing is that some areas around Gloucester have no drinking water because a major water treatment works is under 4 feet of water! Over 350,000 people are currently affected by it!

If this is the summer, god help us when the winter comes!!

[scotfriend]

Hi Eddy,

 don't fear the winter it can't be worse, it will be 20° and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

I hope it for you and all the poor people who lost there belongings.

Our last winter was like this we had only 8 inch of snow for about three day's and really warm temperatures. On the building site of our new factory they continued the building during the whole time.

Kind regards Hans

[Roderick Smith]

In the spring of the year 2007, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in England, and said, 'Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated and I see the end of all flesh before me.  Build another
ark and save two of every living thing along with a few good humans'.  He gave Noah the cad drawings for a sidewheel paddleboat based on a train-ferry design, saying, 'You have 6 months to build the ark before I will start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights'.

Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah weeping in his yard, but no ark.  'Noah!' He roared, 'I'm about to start the rain!   Where is the ark?'.
'Forgive me, Lord', begged Noah, 'but things have changed.    I needed  building regulations approval because the ark was over 30 square metres .   I've been arguing with the fire brigade about the need for a sprinkler  system.    My neighbors claim that I should have obtained planning  permission for building the ark in my garden because it is development of the site even though in my view it is a temporary structure but the roof is too high.  We had to go to appeal to the Secretary of State for a decision.    The  Local Area Access Group complained that my ramp was going to be too steep and the inside of the ark wasn't fully accessible, then the Department of Transport demanded a bond be posted for the future costs of moving power lines and other overhead obstructions, to clear the passage for the ark's move to the sea.   I told them that the sea would be coming to us but they  would hear nothing of it.  Getting the wood was another problem.    All the decent trees have tree preservation orders on them and we live in a site of special scientific interest set up in order to protect the pygmy owl.    I tried to convince the environmentalists that I needed the wood to save the owls , but no go!  When I started gathering the animals, the RSPCA sued me.    They  insisted that I was confining wild animals against their will.    They  argued that the accommodation was too restrictive and it was cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in a confined space.  Then the council, the environmental agency and the rivers authority ruled that I couldn't build the ark until they'd conducted an environmental impact study on your proposed flood.  I'm still trying to resolve a complaint with the Equal Opportunities  Commission on how many BMEs I'm supposed to hire for my building team.    The trade unions say I can't use my sons.    They insist I have to hire only CSCS accredited workers with ark-building experience.  To make matters worse, Customs and Excise seized all my assets, claiming I'm trying to leave the country illegally with endangered species.  So, forgive me Lord but it would take at least 10 years for me to finish this ark'.
Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine and a rainbow stretched across the sky.    Noah looked up in wonder and asked, 'You mean you're not going to destroy the world?'.
'No', said the Lord, 'the Labor government beat me to it'.

Regards,
Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

[Bill Hudson]

COOL!

Now figure how to put out our fires over here.  

Bill