tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post3180675656948413239..comments2024-02-29T07:48:33.107+00:00Comments on rambles with a camera: Floods in town............................................. and my local canal has collapsedtheconstantwalkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243294919370970037noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-41854785383360417982012-09-30T01:04:38.170+01:002012-09-30T01:04:38.170+01:00Oh, dear....this is really serious. The damage is ...Oh, dear....this is really serious. The damage is terrible. It is going to take lots of work to get the canal back to where it was before the heavy rains. Your pictures are so pretty though some make me feel so sad. Glad our path was not washed away. geniegeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-39202704342442401582012-09-29T08:48:09.205+01:002012-09-29T08:48:09.205+01:00Gosh, that looks bad... I hope it stops raining so...Gosh, that looks bad... I hope it stops raining soon and dries up a bit.<br />We've got a lot of rain here too but not quite to the point of flooding yet.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-47257638064607676042012-09-28T20:14:54.475+01:002012-09-28T20:14:54.475+01:00WOW man thats a disaster....thats not so nice , th...WOW man thats a disaster....thats not so nice , there is a lot of work to do.<br /><br />greetings, Joop<br /><br />i like the boats in the mersey canalJoop Zandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387926065809859035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-6588157352080462462012-09-28T18:05:31.565+01:002012-09-28T18:05:31.565+01:00i am so sorry to see this, it was such a wonderful...i am so sorry to see this, it was such a wonderful canal and i love those long thin boats. devastation for sure. MadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-42590188832684945762012-09-28T14:30:00.461+01:002012-09-28T14:30:00.461+01:00Sorry about those floods, mother nature sure can d...Sorry about those floods, mother nature sure can do some damage at times! Richard from Amish Storiestrumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379869475899318079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-11300574768978908392012-09-28T11:10:40.376+01:002012-09-28T11:10:40.376+01:00Those last two are amazing Andrew. Never seen a ca...Those last two are amazing Andrew. Never seen a canal collapse like that before.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-50638187065363941572012-09-28T09:05:14.337+01:002012-09-28T09:05:14.337+01:00Canals really are not meant to look this this are ...Canals really are not meant to look this this are they. As you say, time and money are going to be needed there! And lost of both.<br /><br />Stewart M - AustraliaStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-37486329573001869042012-09-28T05:09:59.524+01:002012-09-28T05:09:59.524+01:00Hope they managed to get it boarded up. How many n...Hope they managed to get it boarded up. How many narrow boats are stranded?ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-78202088091527199112012-09-28T01:46:49.988+01:002012-09-28T01:46:49.988+01:00Oh, man, that's awful to see. You've had s...Oh, man, that's awful to see. You've had so much more than your fair share of rain there, and to see this beautiful place I remember so much from your photographs damaged like this is just a tragedy. Sending all good thoughts . . .Susan Scheidhttp://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-76907639353770897322012-09-27T23:31:52.121+01:002012-09-27T23:31:52.121+01:00That is some serious stuff. I can well imagine ho...That is some serious stuff. I can well imagine how long it will take to make repairs. Keep us updated. How is the knee?John @ Beans and I on the Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185975793295220723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-69908498665982847862012-09-27T23:09:54.840+01:002012-09-27T23:09:54.840+01:00Yep. A hurricane blew a hole in the C&O Canal ...Yep. A hurricane blew a hole in the C&O Canal in Maryland several years ago. The repair is still underway.Revrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906290746860646907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-67979698612524305942012-09-27T22:49:08.342+01:002012-09-27T22:49:08.342+01:00...mother nature and her wrath - I guess she sees ......mother nature and her wrath - I guess she sees no obstacles in her path and expects all to remain as it was, without the man-made touches. Great photos Drew'Carole M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13261384312136535762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-4590172452761528602012-09-27T21:59:09.107+01:002012-09-27T21:59:09.107+01:00Wow! That's quite a stunning picture of the ca...Wow! That's quite a stunning picture of the canal. Never seen that before. Still, probably not had as much rain as we did from Sunday to Wednesday.Adam Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180378857734436986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-81649212655656289252012-09-27T21:55:59.160+01:002012-09-27T21:55:59.160+01:00Wow, we haven't had hardly any rain at all thi...Wow, we haven't had hardly any rain at all this summer, and there are areas more badly hit by drought than us. It's too bad there isn't some way to distribute surplus water. That damage looks very costly. The countryside though is amazingly beautiful.Lisabella Russohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621662488987992112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-80441458547210732252012-09-27T21:52:53.445+01:002012-09-27T21:52:53.445+01:00Sad - and costly. We have had similar flooding. Is...Sad - and costly. We have had similar flooding. Is this the new weather pattern?Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-10762507119008286252012-09-27T21:46:03.737+01:002012-09-27T21:46:03.737+01:00Am I wrong or did the UK not have some flooding la...Am I wrong or did the UK not have some flooding last year?Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641583831560369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-3537756341456521812012-09-27T21:35:43.806+01:002012-09-27T21:35:43.806+01:00It must have been disaster, sad.It must have been disaster, sad.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700532706919063658.post-68172476866007695792012-09-27T20:53:29.399+01:002012-09-27T20:53:29.399+01:00wow, that's a lot of erosion. but with the amo...wow, that's a lot of erosion. but with the amount of rain you've had this entire summer, i'm not too surprised! TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com