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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.

Date: 3 July 2007 21:22 (UTC)
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It was lovely to see you too! And I wish it was the case that the good lawyers were rewarded properly, but sadly these 'reforms' actually reward only the sloppy, the slapdash, the careless. Those who don't care about doing a good job are the only ones who will survive.

The rest of us... I don't know. I really don't know. I have no idea where to go from here.

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