Flooding in North Wales

[Matthew_T]

This is a thread which I will keep updated with the ongoings in the floods in my area. Most of you would have heard what has happened so far so I wont bothere repeating it again.

A recent rumor which has been circulating on Facebook is that the bridge in Rhuddlan (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rhyl&hl=en&ll=53.290044,-3.4687&spn=0.000962,0.002642&sll=52.8382,-2.327815&sspn=7.967693,21.643066&t=h&hnear=Rhyl, Denbighshire, United Kingdom&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.290143,-3.468583&panoid=Qd35Ygg3WcSaik06S2xUxQ&cbp=12,221.03,,0,8.77) has collapsed. This is unconfirmed so I will check tomorrow.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I'm going to clip my toenails.

 

[Matthew_T]

Well todays update:

Rhuddlan bridge has not collasped. Whoever came up with that idea must have been smoking something.

I went to St Asaph and although the feilds are still flooded, all the roads are clear. There was lots of muck on the roads but they had the sweepers out cleaning them.
Went over the river Elwy and it was still very high at places.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I have to say, the updating of this thread is piss-poor at best.

I don't know if it's worth setting off for north Wales or not, not that I've got any intention of going there of course. And what about that bridge that didn't collapse, is it still uncollapsed?

 

[subaqua]

matts probly busy trying to hide pron from his mam. i can guarantee under the bed is not a safe place

 

[redcard]

Can this become a regular feature on CC? I'd love to keep up-to-date with the daily, no, hourly goings-on in western England.

I heard that down your way there's this cat that plays tennis. Do you have any knowledge of this?

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

If the lack of information about Welsh flooding bothers you how about some Shropshire flooding.

Alternatively, it's not flooding, but how about this: 4x4 not invincible shock!. (Could have been nasty but no one was hurt so it's safe to find it funny. )

 

[Milo]

How can Wales flood? It is a flood the mind boggles.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

If the lack of information about Welsh flooding bothers you how about some Shropshire flooding.

No offence if you live there but Shropshire's just a dull meaningless stretch of nothingness.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

No offence if you live there but Shropshire's just a dull meaningless stretch of nothingness.

Good job you didn't mean any offence coz otherwise that would be fairly offensive. Compared to where by the way?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Good job you didn't mean any offence coz otherwise that would be fairly offensive. Compared to where by the way?

It wasn't in comparison to anywhere and I was speaking from an I'll-informed point of view as one who's hardly been there although I did have dinner in Shrewsbury one night on the way from North Wales back to civilisation.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

It wasn't in comparison to anywhere and I was speaking from an I'll-informed point if view as one who's hardly been there although I did have dinner in Shrewsbury one night on the way from North Wales back to civilisation.

Ah, a bit of random abuse.

No problem, as long as you don't mind me returning the favour at some indeterminate point in the future.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Please do, rick' - it's always a pleasure to get a kicking from a stranger on an internet forum.

 

[Crackle]

It wasn't in comparison to anywhere and I was speaking from an I'll-informed point of view as one who's hardly been there although I did have dinner in Shrewsbury one night on the way from North Wales back to civilisation.

Don't tell me you didn't go over the Rhuddlan bridge when you were there.

 

[Arch]

"The driver of a Land Rover Defender 4x4 had to keep his foot jammed on the brake pedal for about 25 minutes"
Do those things not come equipped with handbrakes then?
To even things up, I've only been through Shropshire really, but it seemed rather pretty...

If you want flood updates, just watch this webcam:

http://www.farsondigitalwatercams.com/live-webcams/north/Ouse/York/

Currently showing the tops of bollards, the river being a couple of feet higher than the level of the bank at that point. On Wednesday, it was up to the base of the disc of that no entry sign. It's the second time it's been up that high in two months, and I expect it to be that high again before the end of winter personally.