very wet Cumbria today

[whoopty]

Our garage sits behind the pencil factory in keswick, with only one road in and out. We were at work and thought the river looks high, as it does get from time to time.
All the while the police and fire brigade were blocking the roads off not letting anyone in. It was only when Alison tried to bring me something down to work that the emergancy services relised that there was a garage down behined the pencil factory that was still open and working (thats dedication for you). At which point the road in was flooded so if you had a car at work it stayed at work, like my P100 and my Mexico.
The fire service sent someone down and told us to clear out, so everything for the escort was loaded into it and put up high.
Luckily when the river burst it only got as far as the garage door.

[modena green]

fuel stop

think thats the place were everybody jet washes their car isint farther?

[oggie snr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DEjFTUQQ6U

lowton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIZvhNBEzPc

borrowdale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXiNQg7QfCI&feature=related

cleator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGuKZMNzJHc

keswick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiElgF5QJJ8

Aira Force - Ullswater - Cumbria

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbIxz40El4Q

newlands vally { part of last years tour }

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peBPa18N8Gc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q400ZTf_Q8

Ambleside

[oggie snr]

think thats the place were everybody jet washes their car isint farther?

no it's the next ones check the vids

[GraemeJ]

Not half as bad in South Cumbria, house i tried to buy last year (but fell through) is flooded now!!

And its within about 10-15 mters of our garage

[seanmcc]

A bit of change in the weather since i was there and a different car wash

[RS2kSX]

oh my god.

words can't do justice to the pics. hope everybody's ok, scary how such beautiful landscape can become so dangerouse.

[castlecl4]

The sad thing is the local policeman who died, his daughter goes to the local school where my wife works and my youngest goes to in Egremont. It was apparently his birthday tomorrow!!
A guy from Sellafield was having a fag outside his front door in Northside, before setting off on first shift, just after 5am this morning, he was watching the torrent that was the river Derwent, in utter disbelief the bridge across the river just crumbled into the river. It was the one the policeman was on. If anybody knows this bridge they'll understand the shock that we're all in in West Cumbria, it was huge. The one further upstream nearer Seaton is apparently buckled aswell. It makes you appreciate the power that flood water has and I'll always treat flood water with the ultimate respect after seeing the devastation and experiencing the events of the last 24hrs first hand. I just amazed there haven't been more casualties. As Ruddy's and Oggie's pictures/videos show, we're insignificant in the grand scheme of things

Alec

[petrolhead]

Lakes tour main fuel stop passed it today hope it's all sorted for next year

Drove past at luchtime,water had gone down but Rover still there!

Think the Rover is Over!!

[Aled]

Went up to Northern Scotland for a wedding last Thursday......saw lots of flooding. Came back down on Sunday and was still raining Terrible mess for lots of people....hope it does not get any worse after todays rain

[oggie snr]

still raining

[docscars]

what aterrible time

[grum]

i go on this site a lot - some sad but amazing pictures by the site owner Sean

http://www.stridingedge.net/Walks/2009/11.November/20.11.09.htm

[Aled]

i go on this site a lot - some sad but amazing pictures by the site owner Sean

http://www.stridingedge.net/Walks/20...r/20.11.09.htm

Jee wizz Grummy... Those pics really give a sense of reality to the situation Feel for the poor people who are uninsured, and have all that cleaning up to do as well