Flood diverter (by alaric)

We've built a flood diverter:

Heavy rain is predicted tomorrow, and if it floods again, this thing should help to divert the stream around behind the house.

Thing is, it reminds me of the scenery from the first part of Half Life: 2. I feel compelled to find some yellow paint and put a lambda symbol on it.

More flood updates (by alaric)

Firstly, Sarah's fallen ill too. Throwing up lots. We took her to the doctors who said that hopefully it'd pass in a day or so, and to get in touch if it didn't, or if it got worse.

Secondly, the good news, the insurance people will happily replace all the damaged stuff from downstairs, and gave us £200 up front to cover short-term emergency living expenses!

In the news (by alaric)

BBC local news report on the flooding around here

Flood updates (by alaric)

Well, on Saturday night, Jean started projectile vomiting in a big way. Over the course of a few hours. So on Sunday her grandparents came and picked her up, to take here to Essex, away from muddy water and biting flies. And contaminated tapwater, since it turns out that water treatment plants had flooded; they say we should boil all water now.

And since the reservoirs are emptying, and they can't fill them up again with the treatment plants flooded, they may turn off the mains water. When this was announced, there was rioting in supermarkets over bottled water stocks.

Sigh...

Flood pictures (by alaric)

Here are the pictures to go with the last post.

The journey home

Arrival

When the waters receded