[jules]

Hi Everyone

Just wondering if anybody else is stranded or stuck by the floods in the UK at the moment. I was on my own last night, because Gloucester was turned into an island. My husband left Bristol at 4 to try to get home to me but by the time he got to Gloucester all of the roads in were flooded. We are quite lucky that our house is not flooded, but alot of the city and county is under water. We are on quite high ground but at the moment the River Severn is still rising here.

My husband finally got through this morning once the flash flooding had gone, but the River flooding is expected later on tonight! He had to drive through bonnet high water to get home this morning though, after a night at one of the refuge centres.

I just thought I would see whether anyone else is stuck!

Jules

[smokymtn memories]

Sorry to hear about the flooding Jules, but glad to hear you're on high ground! We have some areas here in the states that have been flooding this summer too. I'm not located near them, we unfortunately here in Tennessee are having a drought. I think we are thirteen inches plus short as of this morning. Farmers and ranchers are having it pretty tough right now. Hope you and everyone else stay safe!

[jules]

Another quick update for you, the quayside at Gloucester is being breached as we speak, we have no water and the elecrticity is expected to go off soon. The local water pumping station has been flooded which is why the water is off and an electricity sub station is expected to be flooded in the next couple of hours. We have got the RAF, army, Navy and RLNI helping out at the moment.

I'll keep you posted.

Jules
x

[smokymtn memories]

I've been watching the flooding on the news here. Hope you're doing okay Jules. They've showed the whole area flooded and air lifting folks out. Take care!

[Tinbasher]

Hi Jules

We went to the Mobility Roadshow at Kemble on Friday and spent the weekend stuck in a hotel at Quedgley (by the police HQ?)

I have never seen the like of it before it was like the worst summer storm ever but it went on for about 16 hrs!

We only got back from Kemble to Quedgley with the help of a "White Van Man" a huge black guy with an even huger gold tooth. he was a tiler or a builder judging by his dress and what was in his van. He took us by about eight different routes over the tops and we kept getting stuck and in the journey he collected a father with his little son who was trying to wade home and a young mum with her daughter who's car he pushed out of a flood and tried to get then started again. It took 2 1/2 hours for a 15 mile journey. He really was a knight of the road. When we hit the main road we couldnt stop so I never got to thank him. The hotel was like a refugee camp on Friday night and the pub next door ran out of food and beer. We hit the road on Sunday morning and it looks like we just made it before the water started to come down from the Welsh hills.

We have had torrential rain and some minor flash flooding here today.

I hope your ok and have enough water and supplies to keep you safe.

Tom

[ParaforGod]

Hi Jules,
I am so sorry for your troubles. I hope you and your family are all safe. Hope to have a update soon.

[itsjustme]

Hi Jules,

I just saw an update on the flooding on our evening news. It is so horrible. I hope that you are safe and well.

[jules]

Hi Everyone

Thanks for all of your concern, a quick update from Gloucester is that they have got some power back on to the city, thanks to the hard work of the Fire brigade, Army, Navy and RAF, hopefully the water has now peaked. Sadly there is more rain forecast, and as usual the rain that falls in the Welsh valleys will hit us in 36-48 hours.

We still have no mains water, and are expected to be off for up to 14 days, we have got water bowsers and bottled water being distributed.

If anyone wants to see any pictures please go to the following website.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/conte...y_feature.shtml

I'll keep you updated.

Jules

[itsjustme]

It's good to hear from you jules and good to hear that you have water. This very thing has been happening this summer in the south central part of our country where you would normally think of it as being very dry.

Since no one else has chimed in you must be the only one stuck or perhaps if there is someone else maybe they are without electricity.

Stay safe!

[Izziwhizzi]

I was away camping 8" deep in mud whilst my kids were cut off by the water at home.

We live on a hill, but at the bottom of the hill there was flooding which was impassable by cars.

My little girl (shes only 4) had to wade up to her waist to get home and was very very brave. They left cars on higher ground and walked the mile or so home. A friend has had 18" of water throughout her home and is obviously very upset. Our local towns - Stratford-upon-Avon & Evesham - were quite badly hit too.

In our village, apart from the mud, and the wrecked grass verges, skips full of furniture and carpets outside peoples houses it looks like it hadn't happened by the time I got home on Sunday.

L xx

[Apparelyzed]

Well,

Guess who decided to go to Cornwall on the Friday the floods hit?

Yup, you guessed it, ME!

We decided to miss the M5 (National Car Park & Carwash), and go down the A46 which is quicker anyway, exept for around Evesham. It took 2.5 hours to do 3 miles around the bypass. We had to go through a few floods, but nothing major. In total it took us 12 hours to go from Loughborough to Portreath!

There were loads of abandoned cars, which were parked at 45 degree angles accross the roads.

Ah, there's nothing like a good old British summer holiday!

Simon

[jules]

As of 10pm last night we now have running water again. Still not able to drink it, just flush the toilets and shower. Never thought I would be so happy to hear a toilet cistern fill up without the aid of a bucket! Still drinking bottled water in the meantime.

[LadyPilot]

My mum-in-law (Pam) lives in Tewkesbury one of the worst hit Towns hit by the floods. Pam has been staying with me for a few weeks (which is why Ive been absent from these boards) as her home was flooded and everything on the ground floor has been damaged, even her fitted kitchen has had to be pulled out and thrown away. She still has dehumidifiers running 24/7 and says it is unlikely her house will be back to normal before next Easter!! But through it all she has kept smiling and says the whole of her local community has pulled together to help each other and are planning a huge street party when all is back to normal.