are you prepared for flooding?

Although the River Weaver is not all that far from me I'm not in a flood plain and also around a 100' above it, plus there is a old Roman Sand Quarry on the other side of the side of the road to me which would fill up first, while hopefully the rest would head down hill. I do think it is a good idea in any case to keep an emergency kit as you describe Java.

 

If you're going to have tinned food in that kit you'll need a tin opener!

It doesn't say where you should keep it or what you should keep it in. Although it sounds a good idea I'm not sure they have thought it through properly. It seems as though they suggest making up a kit. Then you would have to keep this somewhere accessible and out of reach of floods.

So, for example, you put your photos, family videos, mementos etc somewhere safe. In a house I suppose this means upstairs. Are you really going to keep all the things they suggest, upstairs? Including your wellies!

The suggested list is a lot of things to store away. I know someone who still has bags of sugar and a couple of tins of powdered egg stored away - from the war and rationing period!!!

The article does make you aware of what you might need and you should know where you keep them. Also, that you shouldn't keep them at low level where they can be affected by the flood before you can grab them.

 

Paranoids, you can get something from the chemist for that!! No, sorry, they're arsesteroids!

No it's not paranoid. Just make sure they're above the high water line. They may be sealed and secure from contamination but if they're in the Ess Aitch One Tee so will you be!
You won't have any clean water to wash them off with before opening them.

 

Yes, Ziggy's right I keep a store of bottles for any emergency and as a certain little man said when offered water with his Whiskey "When I drink Whiskey I drink Whiskey, and when I drink Water I drink Water"..............anyone got an idea what film that's from??, while I open a bottle of "Water"

 

Yes. It was Victor McLaglan in "The Quiet Man".

 

Well, done that man ........pour yourself a drink, Shiney [of Water or Whiskey, but not mixed together]. The "Quiet Man" was, to me, an outstanding film and you couldn't help but keep smiling after watching it, a feel good film.

 

An excellent feel good film but not too sure about Maureen O'Hara's over emphasised (American) Irish accent

 

I think all can be forgiven as she was a lovely looking lass and a lot of things were spoofed gently in the film, including the proposed fight between the train driver and Station Master, plus the advice about getting to Innerslea........."You want to go to Innerslea?? Do you see that road over there? Well, don't take that, it doesn't go there". You just had to grin!!!

 

That's the one, Ziggy, and although it was made in 1952 it's still a great film. And actually I slipped up when I said Shiney was right about Victor Mclagen being the man in the film who said "When I drink Whiskey I drink Whiskey and when I drink Water I drink water" in disgust at being offered water to mix with his Whiskey. It was in fact Barry Fitzgerald playing the part of Michaleen Oge Flynn [The Match Maker].....silly me