TIDAL WAVE TO HIT EAST COAST UK !!!
08 November 2007, 07:05 PM
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TIDAL WAVE TO HIT EAST COAST UK !!!
Tidal wave heading for English Channel poses 'extreme danger to life' | the Daily Mail
It's in the daily mail so it must be true !!
Good luck everyone - Stiff upper lip and all that, what!!
It's in the daily mail so it must be true !!
Good luck everyone - Stiff upper lip and all that, what!!
08 November 2007, 07:34 PM
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havnt read the small print 
Im not certain why if its a northly breeze how this would effect a surge
Im not certain why if its a northly breeze how this would effect a surge
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08 November 2007, 08:03 PM
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If you look up what happened in 1953 and compare that to tomorrows weather forecast, you will see the similarities.
high winds from the North combined with high tides produced a storm surge that ran down the East to South coast. When this surge hit the lower land areas near the wash, the sea found it's way inland causing devastation. It is very similar and the government would be foolish to ignore the warning signs.
high winds from the North combined with high tides produced a storm surge that ran down the East to South coast. When this surge hit the lower land areas near the wash, the sea found it's way inland causing devastation. It is very similar and the government would be foolish to ignore the warning signs.
08 November 2007, 08:13 PM
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Does sound serious though, should be interesting to see what happens.
08 November 2007, 09:55 PM
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I've just heard about this and am a bit worried to say the least as I have a property right on the coast in Englands most easterly village.
Understand that the surge will be at its highest about 7am? Not looking forward to tomorrow morning, hope it'll all be alright
Understand that the surge will be at its highest about 7am? Not looking forward to tomorrow morning, hope it'll all be alright
08 November 2007, 10:05 PM
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Fingers crossed, but I think you might find yourself filling in lots of insurance forms on Saturday
Gutted for you if you've just put in brand new carpets, plasma, filled the freezer etc
08 November 2007, 10:09 PM
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Yeah, not there at the moment. And just spent the last year and half on and off renovating. I'm hoping that the severity will be less than what is being discussed on the news.
08 November 2007, 10:19 PM
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I live at the top of a hill at one of the highest points in Nottinghamshire 80 miles from the cost.
If it gets me you're all fekked
Snow can be a problem though.
I have a few friends on the east coast so I hope it's not as bad as they fear.
Cheers
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If it gets me you're all fekked
Snow can be a problem though.
I have a few friends on the east coast so I hope it's not as bad as they fear.
Cheers
Lee
08 November 2007, 10:47 PM
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That would be Pakefield or Kessingland then. Not sure about Kessingland, but unless you own a place right on the cliff in Pakefield it should be find - it can get very rough but I don't think the village will be under any real threat there as its fairly high.
The villages around the N Norfolk Coast like Salthouse and Cley, the villages on the broads, and Great Yarmouth are a totally different issue though
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Is this where I show my smugness at being situated on high ground in the Midlands? 
I always knew there was a reason why my parents told me not to buy property by coasts or on flood planes.
I will seriously PMSL if these warnings turn out to be a mere lapping of waves on the toes of a tramp diping his feet in on the end of a pier
I always knew there was a reason why my parents told me not to buy property by coasts or on flood planes.
I will seriously PMSL if these warnings turn out to be a mere lapping of waves on the toes of a tramp diping his feet in on the end of a pier
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Is this where I show my smugness at being situated on high ground in the Midlands?
I always knew there was a reason why my parents told me not to buy property by coasts or on flood planes.
I will seriously PMSL if these warnings turn out to be a mere lapping of waves on the toes of a tramp diping his feet in on the end of a pier
I always knew there was a reason why my parents told me not to buy property by coasts or on flood planes.
I will seriously PMSL if these warnings turn out to be a mere lapping of waves on the toes of a tramp diping his feet in on the end of a pier
08 November 2007, 11:15 PM
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Shirley, I just wanted to let you know
we're all countin on you
(and if you wanted an excuse...I have a cold /man flu and I'm fighting it with Sobrano Brandy, which I'm drinking instead of my single malts as I wouldn't be able to taste them anyway )
Sickky tomoroow
we're all countin on you
(and if you wanted an excuse...I have a cold /man flu and I'm fighting it with Sobrano Brandy, which I'm drinking instead of my single malts as I wouldn't be able to taste them anyway
)Sickky tomoroow
09 November 2007, 10:24 AM
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Doesn't look anywhere near as bad as predicted but the warnings had to be issued. Looks at though it peaked some 20cm lower than thought, if had been the extra then who knows?
Unless you know people in the area, you really won't have any idea how seriously flood warnings are taken, particularly in East Anglia around the coast and broads. Better to eliminate the risk to people in homes by evacuating than to put the lives of emergency services at risk rescuing them if it had been as bad as predicted.
Did make me laugh though when I switched on Sky news only to mainly see footage of the surfers!
Unless you know people in the area, you really won't have any idea how seriously flood warnings are taken, particularly in East Anglia around the coast and broads. Better to eliminate the risk to people in homes by evacuating than to put the lives of emergency services at risk rescuing them if it had been as bad as predicted.
Did make me laugh though when I switched on Sky news only to mainly see footage of the surfers!
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