Whaley Bridge Evacuated

[AHPP]

4 hours ago, eggsarascal said:

Where are they draining it to, (I spent quite a bit of time around there when I had a narrowboat) is it going into the peak forest canal, or maybe the river Goyt?

A canoeist popped up on facebook earlier saying the Goyt may well run as they fix it. He sounded local.

 

 

Edited August 1, 2019 by AHPP

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

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Superfluous Mr D! 

[difflock]

So iffen this reservoir was created to supply the canal, it got nowt to do with farming practices this last couple o hundred o years or so then Kevin.

cough cough.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

25 minutes ago, difflock said:

So iffen this reservoir was created to supply the canal, it got nowt to do with farming practices this last couple o hundred o years or so then Kevin.

cough cough.

Conversely, I’d suggest, and taking full account of the elephant ? in the corner there, it'd be a touch bold to propose that landscape usage over the preceding couple o hundred years has had absolutely no influence what so ever upon the current perilous state of affairs.... ?

[eggsarascal]

2 hours ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

Hedges and banks removed for the advantage of intensive agri industry, trees clear felled, vast swathes of ‘efficient’ mono crops - all gleefully delivered by government subsidy and hard done by farmers claiming to be the poor down trodden guardians of the countryside. 

 

Behold the the fruits of your labours and hear my scorn as you plead poverty and continue to rape and desecrate the very source of your livelihood. 

This is what happens when I have to nip off for a few hours and leave him unattended.

 

The reservoir was already at capacity, that area of Derbyshire has seen rainfall like never before over the last couple of days, something had to give. What I don't understand, and can't find any mention of is why "they" didn't start draining the res before the breach.

[daveatdave]

27 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

This is what happens when I have to nip off for a few hours and leave him unattended.

 

The reservoir was already at capacity, that area of Derbyshire has seen rainfall like never before over the last couple of days, something had to give. What I don't understand, and can't find any mention of is why "they" didn't start draining the res before the breach.

they have been draining it but its filling up faster than the drain can empty it due to the amount of rain they have had and still raining or it was about 1800 hrs 

[eggsarascal]

1 minute ago, daveatdave said:

they have been draining it but its filling up faster than the drain can empty it due to the amount of rain they have had and still raining or it was about 1800 hrs 

Yes, I understand they are draining the reservoir, were they draining it before the overflow failed and it went out of consent?

[daveatdave]

1 minute ago, eggsarascal said:

Yes, I understand they are draining the reservoir, were they draining it before the overflow failed and it went out of consent?

yes before it overflowed but obviously with hindsight not soon enough  but in any case it should not have washed part of the slipway out might be lack of maintenance  

[David Cropper]

10 hours ago, Stubby said:

And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers , and you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon  you .   Sorry could not resist  Kev ?

Here endeth the lesson. Thank you to the Rt Reverend Stubbs. Excellent sermon as usual. 

[Woodlover]

14 hours ago, eggsarascal said:

We need more structural engineers like you about this parish. I wonder why the EA never thought of that cunning plan?

I gave them a ring and now they are sorting it.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-49201467