"Brian Blair" wrote in message
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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.

I know what you mean. There's a stream at the end of my garden. Undoubtedly
at some point we'll get flooded and over time are making adaptations to the
property to help minimise loss as and when that point in the future finally
comes, and have become adept at moving stuff upstairs quickly :-) .

In the past - indeed - when this swept across the country
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/New...p3?img_id=4339
I awoke in the morning, looked out of the window and *howled* to my husband.
The house was surrounded by water on two sides and lapping against the
walls. I was sure I'd look downstairs to see a flood. Luckily the water
didn't come into the house that time. Had slept through the entire night
oblivious to the storm! The stream is a joy to be next to, the vast majority
of the time. It has trout and other fish, birds (including kingfishers) and
have had water voles but now mink, loads of amphibians. It is an upstream
tributary of the Wensum. As such the water can rise quickly but it also
recedes very quickly. When it comes up it turns to a raging brown torrent
that a person would not stand a chance in. Major road building nearby has
had an effect on the flow - it puts more water into the stream :-( and a
nearby bridge to take the village road over the stream is too narrow,
causing the water to back up more often. But on the whole, having a stream
at the end of the garden is lovely.