Whats the weather like near you?

[mendiplogs]

Anyone hear about the River Barle in Dulverton last night. A couple of family members live down that neck of the woods. My dad and i drove down there in the landy to help out. We were anticipating about 2 ft of water across the roads. Not 6 ft in places. The main bridge had several large trees and resulting rubbish dammed up which increased the problem. It had enough force to lift massive lumps of tarmac off the road. It was a massive operation but the police, ambulance and fire crews all helped out and the locals grouped together to get families out of flooded homes and take them to the makeshift "comfort centre". Didn't get any pictures of the flooding as left my camera at home.

 

BBC News - Homes in Somerset are flooded as river bursts

 

HI MATT well done on helping out there mate :thumbup1:jon:thumbup:

[Matthew Arnold]

HI MATT well done on helping out there mate :thumbup1:jon:thumbup:

 

Cheers. It was a massive operation. The main road we were going to come in on was under about 6 feet of fast flowing water and that was before we got to the river. We cam in a smaller road but had to drive through 3 ft of fast flowing water to get to the other side. We stayed there over night/ eary morning as the river was up and down in about 8 hours. There is a massive dam of trees and brash wedged under the main arch of the road bridge which is shut as the tarmac has cracked which is a sign the bridge has moved.

[mendiplogs]

Cheers. It was a massive operation. The main road we were going to come in on was under about 6 feet of fast flowing water and that was before we got to the river. We cam in a smaller road but had to drive through 3 ft of fast flowing water to get to the other side. We stayed there over night/ eary morning as the river was up and down in about 8 hours. There is a massive dam of trees and brash wedged under the main arch of the road bridge which is shut as the tarmac has cracked which is a sign the bridge has moved.

 

HI MATT have you any pics mate were you up there last night mate jon

[Matthew Arnold]

HI MATT have you any pics mate were you up there last night mate jon

 

Sadly not as left the bloody camera at home and phone is crap for picture taking in the dark. My cousins were helping and they got plenty of pics but haven't heard from them all day so they are either sleeping or the mobile phone mast is dead. As soon as i get the pics i'll put them up.

[mendiplogs]

Sadly not as left the bloody camera at home and phone is crap for picture taking in the dark. My cousins were helping and they got plenty of pics but haven't heard from them all day so they are either sleeping or the mobile phone mast is dead. As soon as i get the pics i'll put them up.

 

HI MATT nice one mate thanks jon

[mendiplogs]

Cheers. It was a massive operation. The main road we were going to come in on was under about 6 feet of fast flowing water and that was before we got to the river. We cam in a smaller road but had to drive through 3 ft of fast flowing water to get to the other side. We stayed there over night/ eary morning as the river was up and down in about 8 hours. There is a massive dam of trees and brash wedged under the main arch of the road bridge which is shut as the tarmac has cracked which is a sign the bridge has moved.

 

HI MATT and more rain on its way mate it does your head in mate:thumbdown: jon

[Rich2484]

In the bible it rained for 40 days and nights.........

 

Must of been a good summer back then.

[mendiplogs]

In the bible it rained for 40 days and nights.........

 

Must of been a good summer back then.

 

HI RICH not more rain mate it getting to much now mate jon

[Guss109]

Rain and flooding here don't think I've seen the rivers so high

[Matthew Arnold]

In the bible it rained for 40 days and nights.........

 

Must of been a good summer back then.

 

My old man was chatting to a gun yesterday who has marked down everyday it has rained this year. So far since June in the south-west we have only had 60 dry days. The rest of the time it has been raining. It has just started to spit a bit here again but the river was over its banks at lunchtime and back down again by tea time. I currently have 6 sites which we cannot even walk around unless we have wellies on as the water table is so high.