The wet and windy, with occasional snow, 2019/2020 thread
Discussion
Digga said:
Usually, our favoured, local Bangladeshi takeaway delivers to us, but given that our road is 4x4 only and our driveway (uphill, off camber) even more so, I felt bad about risking their driver's, so I went to collect.
As if Snowmageddon would stop a Bangladeshi takeaway driver 
Our favourite Indian restaurant in Clent was still open during the heavy snow a few years back. The owner had driven from Birmingham in a Toyota Previa don’t know how he managed, I saw 4x4s ditched at the side of the road yet somehow he and his staff made it 
Baby Shark doo doo doo doo said:
Digga said:
Usually, our favoured, local Bangladeshi takeaway delivers to us, but given that our road is 4x4 only and our driveway (uphill, off camber) even more so, I felt bad about risking their driver's, so I went to collect.
As if Snowmageddon would stop a Bangladeshi takeaway driver Our favourite Indian restaurant in Clent was still open during the heavy snow a few years back. The owner had driven from Birmingham in a Toyota Previa don’t know how he managed, I saw 4x4s ditched at the side of the road yet somehow he and his staff made it - Once there is an inch or two of snow up our lane, nothing without 4x4 or proper winter tyres is getting up. It was used as a King of the Mountain section in the Tour of Britain.
- The two longest serving of their delivery drivers are white, not Bangladeshi.
Digga said:
Baby Shark doo doo doo doo said:
Digga said:
Usually, our favoured, local Bangladeshi takeaway delivers to us, but given that our road is 4x4 only and our driveway (uphill, off camber) even more so, I felt bad about risking their driver's, so I went to collect.
As if Snowmageddon would stop a Bangladeshi takeaway driver Our favourite Indian restaurant in Clent was still open during the heavy snow a few years back. The owner had driven from Birmingham in a Toyota Previa don’t know how he managed, I saw 4x4s ditched at the side of the road yet somehow he and his staff made it - Once there is an inch or two of snow up our lane, nothing without 4x4 or proper winter tyres is getting up. It was used as a King of the Mountain section in the Tour of Britain.
- The two longest serving of their delivery drivers are white, not Bangladeshi.
FOG !
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-...
The very most dangerous weather to be driving in, especially on the motorways.
Be careful out there tomorrow.... but I hope it is going to be a proper pea-souper !
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-...
The very most dangerous weather to be driving in, especially on the motorways.
Be careful out there tomorrow.... but I hope it is going to be a proper pea-souper !
Bloody thumbsnap is borked, struggling with imgur so bear with me.
Took some pictures of the floods at the weekend around Gloucester
Hanley Road, Upton-in-severn
Start of Haw bridge, Tirley crossroads. There's a mega great causeway across the flood plain, and this interesting phenomenon occurs where the water on one side of the road can be several feet higher. The causeway acts almost like a dam, and on the tidal side, the water level can drop faster than the non tidal side.
Bit of a nice arty shot
The A417 between Maisemore and Gloucester. The river is on the right, the river dropped by 3ft when the tide went out, the water is the tidal flow that got trapped and is flowing across the road. It was about 4ft deep further on, where I was standing it was about 1ft deep and difficult to remain standing.
I hope the pics are ok, thumbsnap being borked is a pain in the hoop.
<edit> Oh for the love of f
k what happened to the first pic?
Took some pictures of the floods at the weekend around Gloucester
Hanley Road, Upton-in-severn
Start of Haw bridge, Tirley crossroads. There's a mega great causeway across the flood plain, and this interesting phenomenon occurs where the water on one side of the road can be several feet higher. The causeway acts almost like a dam, and on the tidal side, the water level can drop faster than the non tidal side.
Bit of a nice arty shot
The A417 between Maisemore and Gloucester. The river is on the right, the river dropped by 3ft when the tide went out, the water is the tidal flow that got trapped and is flowing across the road. It was about 4ft deep further on, where I was standing it was about 1ft deep and difficult to remain standing.
I hope the pics are ok, thumbsnap being borked is a pain in the hoop.
<edit> Oh for the love of f
k what happened to the first pic?Edited due to imgur being a twazzock...
Edited by Wiccan of Darkness because Wiccy is a twazzock on Monday 18th November 23:30
Oh for the love of Jesus...
Edited by Wiccan of Darkness on Monday 18th November 23:32
Proper foggy icy loveliness, about -3c here is East Berkshire, not seen this for a while.
That gritter lorry above, who was driving that, Marty McFly?
The floods, still nasty and only just the beginning for those poor people whos houses have succumbed.
As for land based speed limits and flood water depth, you know the joyless would make it 4mph, the people absolutely cannot have any fun.
That gritter lorry above, who was driving that, Marty McFly?
The floods, still nasty and only just the beginning for those poor people whos houses have succumbed.
As for land based speed limits and flood water depth, you know the joyless would make it 4mph, the people absolutely cannot have any fun.
Great photos from Wiccan of Darkness there.
So glad that higher up the Severn we only have to deal with river levels from rainfall and occasionally snowmelt, having to wind tidal conditions on top of that would be a nightmare.
Clear conditions allowed amazing satellite imagery showing just how much water is in lower Severn floodplain, thousands of acres under water.
One for cricket fans, 4th time this year.
So glad that higher up the Severn we only have to deal with river levels from rainfall and occasionally snowmelt, having to wind tidal conditions on top of that would be a nightmare.
Clear conditions allowed amazing satellite imagery showing just how much water is in lower Severn floodplain, thousands of acres under water.
One for cricket fans, 4th time this year.
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