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[PhilRich]

My eldest lad & family live on Hartlepool Headland and he is currently stranded in a massive traffic tailback that has crippled the whole town! The Headland is flooded and closed to all traffic and the Pilot Pier 3/4 mile from my lads front door is now totally submerged! My Granddaughter and her mum are stranded at her dance class on the other side of town & neither my lad or me & swmbo can reach them as the town is gridlocked! What is it with this Country these days? We dont seem to be able to handle anything like out of the ordinary weather as we did years ago! Yes, I know there are masses more cars on the roads these days but there appears to be a total lack of advanced planning by the Authorities. It is not as if this tidal surge & weather wasn't expected fgs!

[MR MISTER]

Not much you can do about a tidal surge, Phil, except maybe build a big wall all around the country.

[Jimbob]

Scary times...We got the call from the Enviroment agency last night to prepare for flooding.

Luckily our area has escaped, but not a nice phonecall to take.

[05omegav6]

Not much you can do about a tidal surge, Phil, except maybe build a big wall all around the country.

That'll help with the opportunists tourists too...

Seriously though, a mate of mine is a lifeboat crew member in Clacton, shall give him a ring tomorrow as I suspect he'll be busy the now

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Not much you can do about a tidal surge, Phil, except maybe build a big wall all around the country.

Just think of the employment opportunities......

[albitz]

Not much you can do about a tidal surge, Phil, except maybe build a big wall all around the country.

That'll help with the opportunists tourists too...

Seriously though, a mate of mine is a lifeboat crew member in Clacton, shall give him a ring tomorrow as I suspect he'll be busy the now

Rumours that the surge could be big enough to wash Clacton completely into the sea. Wheres the down side to that then ? 

[05omegav6]

If and when that happens he will most likely be in the lifeboat

Potentially moving to Colchester might grate a bit though

[Vamps]

My eldest lad & family live on Hartlepool Headland and he is currently stranded in a massive traffic tailback that has crippled the whole town! The Headland is flooded and closed to all traffic and the Pilot Pier 3/4 mile from my lads front door is now totally submerged! My Granddaughter and her mum are stranded at her dance class on the other side of town & neither my lad or me & swmbo can reach them as the town is gridlocked! What is it with this Country these days? We dont seem to be able to handle anything like out of the ordinary weather as we did years ago! Yes, I know there are masses more cars on the roads these days but there appears to be a total lack of advanced planning by the Authorities. It is not as if this tidal surge & weather wasn't expected fgs!

Parts of Middlesbrough and Stockton also affected by flooding, in area's not usually known for it, homes evacuated in Portrack Stockton, Power outage in Middlesbrough has caused traffic chaos as the traffic lights have also gone out...... I have been lucky on my travels today........

[Rods2]

They think it is going to be the worst storm surge since 1953 when 307 people lost their lives and about 40,000 homes were flooded.

So for the people in the coastal areas I hope they stay safe and their houses aren't flooded.

We can't currently change or control the weather, so the best we can do is accept and accommodate it. Bad weather affects everybody's lives in different ways.

[albitz]

If and when that happens he will most likely be in the lifeboat

Potentially moving to Colchester might grate a bit though

Colchesters a dump, but compared to Cracktown on sea, its paradise.

[Varche]

They think it is going to be the worst storm surge since 1953 when 307 people lost their lives and about 40,000 homes were flooded.

So for the people in the coastal areas I hope they stay safe and their houses aren't flooded.

We can't currently change or control the weather, so the best we can do is accept and accommodate it. Bad weather affects everybody's lives in different ways.

No but more money could be spent protecting the East Coast. In some parts the government have already given up. maybe we could ask the Dutch for advice

It would be interesting to see what is happening tonight in Northern Europe(Germany and the Netherlands) but as usual our News Channels are full of Britain. EuroNews has gone down which is a pain.

[05omegav6]

East Anglia was condemned by the Morons in the last government

[albitz]

Because no -one votes Labour in East Anglia. Not as daft as they look you see. 

[Gaffers]

[tongue in cheek]

Rhyl is underwater
Newcastle is flooded
Scotland closed after 142mph winds
E Anglia is about to be returned to the sea......


.....meanwhile in NE hampshire an oak leaf got stuck under my wiper blade.

[/tongue in cheek]

[Lazydocker]

[tongue in cheek]

Rhyl is underwater
Newcastle is flooded
Scotland closed after 142mph winds
E Anglia is about to be returned to the sea......


.....meanwhile in NE hampshire an oak leaf got stuck under my wiper blade.

[/tongue in cheek]

Strangely enough, we are just outside the flood warning area (by about 2 miles max) but if the flooding comes it will cut us off as it will cover the roads