Brian. Sorry to hear what you are going through Can very much appreciate the
stress as I experienced the same when I used to be in London and had a nice
little stream at the bottom of my garden which became a roaring torrent
after extended periods of heavy rain. Whilst it never got in the house it
was within about a cm or 2 a few times and can recall the feelings of
total helplessness.
When I moved to Skye four years ago I made sure I was on a hillside some 50m
or so above the loch.. which as just as well as we have had 32.8m so far
today and 253mm since the 1st Dec. Only have to worry about the stormforce
winds from time to time!
Hope all goes well for you.
Alan
www.carbostweather.co.uk


"Brian Blair" wrote in message
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I don't really want to sound too melodramatic but its been a day and a half
here as I am sure it has been throughout Scotland.

Our wee burn is now a 10 foot wide brown snarling monster and the mill
lade is ferocious. Roads are again under water and i have been bailing out
the back garden sporadically all day. Sepa have been steadily increasing
the warnings all day and now we are "Severe". The schools were let out
early and are suspected to be closed tomorrow.

We have had over an inch since 0900 but I think, I think we are over the
worst, i am fed up to the back teeth of weatheronline radar as I feel I
have been living on that site since the start of November (it is great
really).

The water from the village runs right around out property in a little
river that forms on the dirt track, we have the mill lade on one side and
the burn on the other - we are marooned I tells ya, MAROONED. Every time I
open the door and paddle across the back patio all I can hear is a mighty
roar of water. I am fed up with it. Roll on pressure in 4 figures.

brian
aberfeldy

ps, in the end it is interesting, dont get me wrong, just not today.