britfrog 180 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 well so far we have had 200mm (8 inches) of rain overnight added to 10 inches the previous 48 hours and things are getting interesting here, many of the local villages are flooded or being evacuated our local river here is 6 meters!! above normal level and it is still rising the record was 6.7 meters but it is clear this is going to set a new record. apparently the rain should die off later on tonight and they anticipate the rain will slow down so that they estimate we will only get another 10cms over the next 12 hours. well thats alright then , i have rescued my snorkel and swim fins from the pool house , just in case still as long as the electricity holds out i shall get plenty of sim time Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Sorry I spoke too soon yesterday about the weather calming down down there. Looks like the Balearics are being hit right now. Seems like the north Med has been having a lot of these storms in the last couple of weeks. Fingers crossed your power doesn't go. Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted November 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Hi Chris, electricity still good, but we did have quite a lot of cuts last night but swmbo was lucky enough to watch her dancing prog. they have evacuated over 1000 from a village downhill and many hundreds from other villages , it should be interesting to see the results of all this tomorrow river now over 7 meters and still climbing according to their website as my garden is about 10 inches deep in water i thought i would remove the cover to our drains, geez the whirlpool was like something out of sinbad or pirates of the carib, so tried to put the cover back on before my garden disappeared down the plughole, and nearly lost my fingers the vacuum was enormous, still the few minutes that the water went down would have cleared any baby pampers pants that regularly block it. well off to dinner at a neighbours house, he lives on the first floor so we should be safe there ) Link to post Share on other sites
jaydor 345 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Keep safe and don't drink the river water, someone may have peed in it.. :D Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted November 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Thanks for that little gem James, we have been amazed and touched at how many french friends from all over france have phoned up to make sure we are ok apparently on french tele it was announced that our village had received 360mm of rain !! thats impressive, no wonder people are phoning up Link to post Share on other sites
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britfrog 180 Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Well you all know the saying "if you cant take a joke you should'nt have joined" 5 days ago it was 24 dgrees and sunny then we had 3 days of torrential rains and severe flooding which killed a few people right now it is 5 dgrees and kin snowing!! and blowing a hooley as well so +5 feels like -5 any opinions on what comes next??? I am starting to think Bretts previous posting may be prophetic Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Wow, you guys are getting socked. Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Glad you made it through Nigel, at least you haven't had tornados, tsunamis or a plague of locusts... yet. But please, let us not get back onto the subject of climate change, the heated discussions here must surely contribute to global warming. Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 to pass the time i managed to secretly download from that site that will not be mentioned , about 5 thousand episodes of the goons so sitting here splitting sides in front of fire Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Brilliant Nigel, some of the archives are on my Xmas list along with the Navy Lark! Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 The originals that is... On DVDS. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 any opinions on what comes next??? Famine and pestilence, according to classical sources, but probably not. Government assistance? Frankly, I'd go for the famine and pestilence first, given a choice. John Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Joe to be honest if I could buy them from amazon and guarantee to receive them I would also build up a proper collection bit by bit, however here in France there are so many theiving b--tards that work in the post office that one only receives a percentage of what is sent, and the french retailers despite having over 5 million uk residents still live as if french is a major language on the world stage, and ignore potential business from the english speakers. you cant even buy a qwerty keyboard here! So one has to resort to plan B Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 So you have problems with mail deliveries in France? Personally I never trusted French letters anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 So you have problems with mail deliveries in France? Personally I never trusted French letters anyway. i should have seen that coming Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted December 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 looks like a great day to sit in and practice x wind landings again LFMP 090716Z 0907/1006 30035G50KT 9999 NSC TEMPO 0910/0918 30040G60KT Thats 90mph!! BECMG 1001/1003 30025G35KT we seem to have most things recently just waiting for the plague of locusts or pestilence so am prepared and this is just a bit uphill from here http://images.lindependant.fr/images/2014/12/09/etat-des-routes-et-conditions-de-circulation-sur-les-hauts-c_492223_516x343.jpg?v=1 Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Batten down Nigel. Ever tried wind sledging? Link to post Share on other sites
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