twobears Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 After moaning on here about not being able to get out of the village, things got a lot worse when my garden flooded Luckily my daughter and her boyfriend are here so we made sandbags and various other flood defences and managed to borrow a huge pump from the Parish council. Several hours later we are still pumping water out of the garden but, fortunately, it hasn't yet got into the house. It's lapping up around the front door, swirling round the side of the house like a river and lapping up at some French windows at the back so all a bit worrying. I'm dreading high tide tonight and think I'll have to stay up all night I live inland but we have two tidal dykes coming down near the cottage so I always have to keep my eye on tide times as strange as that seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I hope it stops raining soon and your flood subsides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Thank you Husband has come home now and we are going down to the clough (a sort of gate which lets the water from the dykes flow into the river at low tide) to see if it's blocked. Whole trees often get lodged in it and wedge the gates open so that the entire Humber and Ouse rivers try to come back up the dyke and through our garden. Seriously bad news I love living here but sometimes it's a pain in the backside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Wish I had two dykes here, I'm bored at home today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomS Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Wish I had two dykes here, I'm bored at home today. That's the only thing I took away from the OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Well here you go then lads... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Boys, you seem to be making light of my problems I would hold a Lesbian and Gay Pride March in through my garden every year if they would promise to help bail out some of this bl**dy water right now!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 really feel for you....never had to face this sort of problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Thanks buster. This is the fourth time in six years that we've been flooded. They are supposed to be building a pumping station on the riverbank to stop it happening again but the govt. have been dragging their heels for the past two years as they don't want to spend any money. Hope you are feeling a bit better today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Hope you get it all sorted and damage is kept to a minimum. Fingers crossed for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 cheers ,i am feeling a lot better today......keep my fingers crossed for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 hmmm, it always seems to be after big floods that councils do anything... had some bad floods in Leam last year, so this year they've modernised the victorian sewer system. really hope you come through it ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I once put my finger in a dyke... or was it a thumb anyway it didn't stop the flow in fact it seemed to get wetter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I once put my finger in a dyke... or was it a thumb anyway it didn't stop the flow in fact it seemed to get wetter Trust you! Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Our lane was completely flooded with a river flowing past my back door, incredibly there's also a mains burst up the road adding to the problems. Blue skies now though Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Our lane was completely flooded with a river flowing past my back door, incredibly there's also a mains burst up the road adding to the problems. Blue skies now though Pete Sorry Pete I know it's not a laughing matter but all I can think about now is you sitting on your back step with your feet in the water fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Our lane was completely flooded with a river flowing past my back door, incredibly there's also a mains burst up the road adding to the problems. Blue skies now though Pete Sorry Pete I know it's not a laughing matter but all I can think about now is you sitting on your back step with your feet in the water fishing Roof developed a leak as well Sewers now overflowing, septic tank unable to handle all that rain, on the plus side the flood in the lane has subsided and no water in the house (other than what the bucket under the roof leak has collected) Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Our lane was completely flooded with a river flowing past my back door, incredibly there's also a mains burst up the road adding to the problems. Blue skies now though Pete Sorry Pete I know it's not a laughing matter but all I can think about now is you sitting on your back step with your feet in the water fishing Roof developed a leak as well Sewers now overflowing, septic tank unable to handle all that rain, on the plus side the flood in the lane has subsided and no water in the house (other than what the bucket under the roof leak has collected) Pete Crikey mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Gosh Pete, sounds like your day was very similar to mine We discovered a leak in the dressing room (I know, how posh am I? ) upstairs so that had to have a bucket placed underneath. Yet another job to add to my list - getting the roof looked at Our septic tank has a pump so if it gets too full it pumps the water out down the garden, adding 'black water' to the lake that was already there It's high tide again soon and the dykes (water-filled ditches for the more excitable amongst you ) look like they might owertop* (*just assuming everyone speaks fluent Yorkshire ) any moment. Oh joy ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Hope everything is ok for you after the high tides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzr350z Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Hope the Geese are okay,wouldnt want your xmas dinner ruined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 How very dare you! The geese loved the flood as you can probably imagine. They decided to dig some big holes in the orchard and stick their heads in them so they've gone to bed all mucky* (*oops, I've come over all Yorkshire tonight, sorry) and the orchard looks like the Somme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Is it just coincidence that all the women in the village are reading '50 shades of Grey'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Stew, are you being rude now as well? You're a moderator aren't you? I think you should ban yourself from the forum forthwith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Our septic tank has a pump so if it gets too full it pumps the water out down the garden, adding 'black water' to the lake that was already there Sadly, I don't have a pump, just a long piece of plastic tubing that has to be primed manually . This will mean a trip into what I would roughly describe as a field (it hasn't been cut or had cattle on it since 1985) which is of course totally waterlogged and overgrown with birch trees and brambles not to mention the nettles . Because of the way my house was built it means that everything from the gutters and surrounding land finds its way into the tank, consequently, even if we had no more rain (fat chance) it would take a week or 10 days to get back to normal levels left alone. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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