The Flood...

Pumpy · Mar 8, 2007

Spring is coming to Oxfordshire - and it is bringing not only warmth and colour to the countryside but also water, lots and lots of water...

This morning on the way to work - River Cherwell from the Ring Road

Lunchtime walk by the Oxford Canal

Quite a difference in water levels at the lock

This looks rather tempting to ride... :augie

No, no, I'm a good girl... :nono

Growth & Decay

Noticed that Spring makes it a lot easier to actually leave your desk on time (for a change...

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The Cherwell near the Satellite Earth Station and Gibraltar (A4095)

View towards Enslow Bridge

The Oxonian Everglades

Lower Street in Islip

I quite fancied to give it a go but a lovely local lady mentioned the water would be 3-4 foot deep in places - oh well... :mmmm

River cottages don't have cellars, right?

But a swimming pool at their doorstep...

View from the other end of the street

Apparently the flooding happens every year and the road stays like that for 2-3 weeks...

I wonder what the ford at Drayton St Leonhard currently looks like -

Watch this space...

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STUBBS · Mar 8, 2007

thames has come over the banks in marlow

Nin · Mar 8, 2007

Great isn't it?!

And there's more to come ...

Twotter · Mar 9, 2007

If you want to know the latest flood info for your area have a look here.... http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/floodwarning/ or ring Floodline on 0845 9881188.

Nin · Mar 9, 2007

Twotter said:
If you want to know the latest flood info for your area have a look here.... http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/floodwarning/ or ring Floodline on 0845 9881188.

'ere Twotter, how did you find out about that then?

Twotter · Mar 9, 2007

It's my day job (different area mind you)

MMC · Mar 9, 2007

Hey! that little track in the "The Cherwell near the Satellite Earth Station and Gibraltar (A4095)" leads to my friends Rachel and Andy's old place. The guy who owns Smiths (the truck firm) lives just above in the B-I-G house.

That river shot is amazing. I remember (just) some very drunken parties and swimming in the river in the summer... It weren't that high then!

Nin · Mar 9, 2007

Twotter said:
It's my day job (different area mind you)

Ah, right, mine too. I'm a Head Office Policy wonk. Shh don't tell anyone.

Nin · Mar 9, 2007

MMC said:
Hey! that little track in the "The Cherwell near the Satellite Earth Station and Gibraltar (A4095)" leads to my friends Rachel and Andy's old place. The guy who owns Smiths (the truck firm) lives just above in the B-I-G house.

That river shot is amazing. I remember (just) some very drunken parties and swimming in the river in the summer... It weren't that high then!

I have, in the past, driven a Landrover up that bit of river. It wasn't quite so deep then tho. If you were a subscriber of the Landrover magazine back in the 90's you'd have a load of photos of me winching it out ...

MMC · Mar 9, 2007

Nin said:
Ah, right, mine too. I'm a Head Office Policy wonk. Shh don't tell anyone.

Yikes! Too close to home! We've just built a dirty-great new website for the Environment Agency and SNIFFER all about WFD70. Small world...

Amazing about that Landie and the river - that's proper low!

Nin · Mar 9, 2007

MMC said:
Yikes! Too close to home! We've just built a dirty-great new website for the Environment Agency and SNIFFER all about WFD70. Small world...

Amazing about that Landie and the river - that's proper low!

Ah that was you was it?! Were you dealing with my good mate Elliot Robertson in SNIFFER? Yeah, our money is good isn't it - if you're a contractor that is ...

Tha landrover went in just downstream of the bridge on the LH side (looking downstream). There's a much shallower channel there - just above door sill height IIRC. We basically threw it in at speed to clear the bank, and kept the motor running - it was fine. They wanted pics of us winching the thing out and up the bank, again no prob as we had the high rated lectric winch on the front.

Great motors those old 110 TDi pick-ups, as long as you didn't rely on any of the electrics to work ...

How's the thumb BTW?

Nin

MMC · Mar 9, 2007

It was indeed, although our main point of contact was Gina Martin. Jim - my business partner - did most of the work on the site. They were too tight to pay for proper site-structuring, usability and copywriting!

Thumb is coming on apace - although I still can't work a clutch lever properly. But by the time I get down to NOG to pick up the Red Baron again I should be OK... Here's hoping anyway!

Pumpy · Mar 9, 2007

Hi Mark, glad that your thumb is improving slowly. :thumb2

(was it this one...?)

The Cherwell is recovering, too - today the water level had fallen again

What would Gibraltar be without its Rock? (btw, is the pub any good?)

View towards Noke from the B4027

A great little fellow the DR (but I miss my GS... )

Quite a nice area we are living in, isn't it?

MMC · Mar 9, 2007

It was indeed that thumb, and I can almost do :thumb2

with it again! I never knew how many things you need your thumb for - there are a lot of 'em.

I'm hoping to be back in the saddle for the next Thames Valley get-together. Just got to get some clutch-pulling strength in it. Shouldn't take long I reckon :thumb2

Pumpy · Mar 9, 2007

MMC said:
I never knew how many things you need your thumb for...

There are theories that the thumb made us evolve from ape to human and not necessarily our brains... :augie

MMC · Mar 9, 2007

Pumpy said:
There are theories that the thumb made us evolve from ape to human and not necessarily our brains...

Some of us haven't really made it very far... Knew there was a reason I'm fond of bananas.

Brilliant pics,by the way - really like them. :thumb2

Twotter · Mar 10, 2007

Nin said:
Ah, right, mine too. I'm a Head Office Policy wonk. Shh don't tell anyone.

My lips are sealed squire

Pumpy · Mar 11, 2007

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Update from Gibraltar today...

Spot the difference:

And this one:

Yes!!! My GS is up and running again! :bounce1

Thanks to a new lambda probe from NOG and my marvellous personal mechanic :bow

my big pig is back on the road!

What a feeling - being a fully-fledged tossess again...

P.S. Islip was closed today, sorry...

Pumpy · Mar 12, 2007

Pumpy said:
Thanks to a new lambda probe from NOG and my marvellous personal mechanic my big pig is back on the road!

... and thanks to invaluable advice from Steptoe, I've just found out... :augie

Greatly appreciated, Neil! :thumb2

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