Eeek!

[mandragora]

So last time there was bad weather in Yorkshire I phoned my parents, worried that they'd been affected. And they were fine - their house is on a village green near the top of a hill.

Today, even near the top of a hill though they are, the cellar is flooded. My father used to have a wine collection down there worth well into five figures. Lucky he sold it, although the cognac needed rescuing! I pointed out to my mother that they must be insured for any damage - they've been trying to bail the cellar out all day but without success.

Eldest nephew's school is also flooded, much to his glee. Kids! Still, he could help his grandfather bail the cellar out...*g*

But it's bad, really bad in and near Sheffield. I grew up near there and I've never seen anything like it and for my parents house to flood, even with their top-of-the-hill location is scary.

I don't think we've ever seen anything like this in Sheffield.

Sobering thought re global warming.

Comments

[saffronra.livejournal.com]

There was a letter in one of the freebie papers today saying something to the effect of:

"the good thing about this weather is it stops the whinging of the 'global warming' brigade"

Someone rather missing the point there I think.

Glad your parents (and their cognac) are ok.

[keletkezes.livejournal.com]

RE: Global warming - this following comment neither backs it up nor dismisses it, but my Dad said it was all the rain we should have had in the last 20 years.

Wettest June on record for Sheffield, I heard. Has that Rotherham dam burst yet? ::goes to check BBC.co.uk::

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

*g* Nah, the dam never burst. Thankfully, because my parents were in line for flash flooding if it did...

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

Belated response. Thanks, and it looks as if the worst is over in the area, which is all to the good.