RobSheffield Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Quite strange really, in 25 years of living here the town or surrounding areas have not as far as i know flooded. I was told not to go to work today as College is closed, the air is filled with Sea King helicopters ferrying people out of Sheffield and Whiston (small village 2 miles from me) (Also seen 5 or 10 fighter aircraft which seems odd!) The reservoir at Ulley is likely to fail at any time, and the dam wall is about 200m above the outer edges of Whiston. If it fails its going to be VERY bad down there. Fortunately my small village is about 4-500m above Rotherham town. No localised flooding (the sun is out and the roads are dry!) but i did have to go and rescue my younger brother from work last night!! He left work at 7pm, and called me at 11pm to say he was stuck and the water was rising in the river by the road. In the end i had to go and help him get his car into a multi storey and him and me back through the rising flood waters! Most of the town is under at least some water, parts of Hull are flooded completely, how did this happen? I know its been raining a little bit but we have had rain before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 yeah i can see all the choppers hovering over ulley, I lost my works van in 3ft of water in brightside, sheffield Also weird about the fighter aircraft http://news.sky.com/skynews/video/videoplayer/0,,30000-1272296,.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Is the town centre flooded then? I'm from greasbrough way originally, I've heard up by wentworth dam's is all flooded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Terrorists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 Greasborough and Mexborough and all surrounding areas were flooded last night, its hard to say now as i guess the water levels are dropping and i cant be bothered to go out again after last night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 i cant be bothered to go out again after last night! You lazy f*** you're our man on the ground, we expect roving reports! My mum's house should be fine, right at the top of the hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 You lazy f*** you're our man on the ground, we expect roving reports! Sorry Just been out specially for you. Found that there is some water on some roads and in some fields, my garden is ok though - phew The link in Rics post is probably better than i would have done anyway! (Ric lives about a mile away from that Dam, fortunately higher than it (i think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_supra Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Most of the roads into the town I live in (Hornsea) are still blocked by floods. there is only one road that's open, where it is very risky driving through as it's single track road with an 's' bend in it. which you can't see! Last nights drive home was a nightmare. What is normally a 15-20 minute drive took me nearly 3 hours! and having to drive through floods that are flowing like rivers is pretty scary as you can feel the car being moved because of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Also weird about the fighter aircraft Why, what happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 Just seem to be getting loads of fighter aircaft flying over, not really any reason that i can think of for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Just seem to be getting loads of fighter aircaft flying over, not really any reason that i can think of for it. WWIII ??? H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 No where to land maybe? They need an aircraft carrier there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 No where to land maybe? They need an aircraft carrier there! That would be wise Nearest airbase is miles away.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Fookin Hell!! I have just seen Sheffield Wednesdays ground on Sky Sports News. It was apparently under 5ft of water last night...... The pictures showed it at 3ft this afternoon!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 Yeah, mate just emailed me them pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_supra Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Fookin Hell!! I have just seen Sheffield Wednesdays ground on Sky Sports News. It was apparently under 5ft of water last night...... The pictures showed it at 3ft this afternoon!! H. I saw that earlier. So it's not all bad then:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 I saw that earlier. So it's not all bad then:d Very good!! Maybe they'll have more success at Water Polo then!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RobSheffield Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 Wanted - one small dutch boy to save the town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 fighter aircraftSightseeing I expect. Bad luck to anyone caught in this crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickTT Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Well i'm supposed to be driing up the M1 to leeds tonight. Looks like i'll be taking the scenic M6 - M62 route. I went up last night and all you could see from the M1 bridge over medowhall was water and turds from the sewerage plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 all you could see from the M1 bridge over medowhall was water and turds from the sewerage plant. When it's not flooded the turds are still there. As for the fighter planes. Well, if you wanted to get noticed blowing up the dam would do it. Planes don't just crash into skyscrapers, he said conspiratorially.:blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 mint, so any Supra's floating by:eyebrows: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Special Southern TV programme on your troubles just started. It looks real bad. Hope you don't have too much damage folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 mint, so any Supra's floating by:eyebrows: Only NAs that couldn't outrun the rising water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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