or not.
Hope this links OK, scroll down to the pics of the Geodis lorry.
What a prick.
On a side note to this, what is the main difference from the poor people in Somerset and surrounding areas who have had this issue for ages, and lost their livelihoods due to farms being underwater etc and the people in the commuter belt where it has been classed as a major emmergency and they now have army, navy and all helping.
Something to do with voting areas, or is it me (as mr Wogan used to say) being slightly cynical?
What’s up with that?
He’s got his hi vis on. 
He was probably scared? nearly drowned that old lady.
The monkeys:
On a side note to this, what is the main difference from the poor people in Somerset and surrounding areas who have had this issue for ages, and lost their livelihoods due to farms being underwater etc and the people in the commuter belt where it has been classed as a major emmergency and they now have army, navy and all helping.Something to do with voting areas, or is it me (as mr Wogan used to say) being slightly cynical?
Nothing cynical at all you will find there is a ■■■■ load more Tory voters in the south east and surrounding areas unlike Somerset where there is a few farmers and the odd village.
Not much evidence of police/military help in those pics?
harry:
Not much evidence of police/military help in those pics?
Maybe not in the pics, but from the news on the radio earlier they were saying about the forces filling and distributing sand bags amongst other things.
The point I was trying to make is the difference in attitude by those in power when something affects various parts of the country and how it is dealt with differently.
i wander if the nimby’s will be complaining about the emergency supplies trucks driving through the weight restrictions now they’re needed ?
If you build on the floodplain of a river, you will get this from time to time.
It’s the risk you take. High in the Pennines we get wind, snow and all manner of other weather phenomena. Last year we had snow over six feet high blocking roads all over the shop. They didn’t give a toss down south as it didn’t affect them.
But if you live high up, you have to expect it. I have sympathy for the folk, but unfortunately if you build a house in the arctic it’s cold. In the desert it’s hot. High in the mountains it’s windy and it snows a fair bit. On a floodplain, it floods.
It ain’t rocket science!!
What was that women doing there?
Waiting for a bus?
You stand in a big puddle, You’re gonna get wet.
The monkeys:
On a side note to this, what is the main difference from the poor people in Somerset and surrounding areas who have had this issue for ages, and lost their livelihoods due to farms being underwater etc and the people in the commuter belt where it has been classed as a major emmergency and they now have army, navy and all helping.Something to do with voting areas, or is it me (as mr Wogan used to say) being slightly cynical?
Firstly most of the problems are the result of cost cutting in the River Maintenance and emergency services budgets ( dredging and pumping equipment etc ) It shouldn’t then be any surprise when the emergency services have to deal with the results of that by prioritising when,where and how they concentrate their limited efforts based on threat to life which of course means the most highly populated areas receive the most attention or at least ‘should’ do.That applies wether it’s holding back Rivers at certain points or where they send pumping equipment etc etc.
Luckily those emergency services don’t apply that idea on any bs stereotypical basis of the so called voting intentions of those populations. 
As for the so called ‘commuter belt’ there’s never been any benefit to the indigenous populations of the home counties to have to house London’s workforce and it’s ever increasing population.For us it’s just another burden.Which would obviously be a lot less if other parts of the country took their fair share of the country’s urban growth requirements.The same obviously applies in the case of all those from other parts of the country who come here to live having decided that their own places aren’t good enough to stay in.
Why do people need “rescuing” with the aid of a dinghy when the water is ankle deep 
urgent delivery its got to get there ! sort of bloke id like to employ
largebloke1969:
urgent delivery its got to get there ! sort of bloke id like to employ
Loaded with goods which must be kept dry and only found out that curtainsiders aren’t watertight on arrival at goods in.That’s assuming it actually gets there being that the driver is obviously only guessing where the road ends and the river starts at that point.I’m guessing it’s an East Euro driver who’s used to driving in Russia. 
limeyphil:
What was that women doing there?
Waiting for a bus?
You stand in a big puddle, You’re gonna get wet.
pmsl 
Rat67:
limeyphil:
What was that women doing there?
Waiting for a bus?
You stand in a big puddle, You’re gonna get wet.pmsl
She obviously doesn’t realise that the bus will be on the wrong side of the road almost in the river when it gets there like the truck.
She has gone beyond the call of duty to enforce the weight limit.She is a lorry watcher in waders or out fishing for supper.
She had plenty of time to get out of the way.
The driver is creating a bow to keep the water out.A pressure barrier.