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Title: Made it!
Post by: Martin_1962 on 20 July 2007, 20:57:46
Left work at 16:45 home at 20:20, 12 mile trip took around 30 miles.

Drove through lots of floods, some up to the bonnet!

Terrible trip

Worcestershire is flooded
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: tunnie on 20 July 2007, 21:06:55
i thought i may have had problems, but fine for me returning from London.

Marylebone was packed, all Aylesbury trains where cancelled due to a flood. Speaking to some people who had been there since 4PM waiting to get to Stratford-Upon-Avon (same train i get) said all the previous ones had been canceled!  :o

I turned up at 7:20 after having being down the pub, the 7:30 was on-time and my station was the second stop!  :D

Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Entwood on 20 July 2007, 21:19:30
My son left Huddersfield at 13:00 to drive to Swindon area ... still not here ... just texted from junction 6 M5 ..seems the M5 has just been closed, don't know which side of 6 he is :(

Apparently according to his on-board computer he has averaged 22 mph :(

Wonder what time he'll get in  :-/

[edit] Further text, road is closed infront of him... hes now trying to work out a route home ...  :-[
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Martin_1962 on 20 July 2007, 21:23:17
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My son left Huddersfield at 13:00 to drive to Swindon area ... still not here ... just texted from junction 6 M5 ..seems the M5 has just been closed, don't know which side of 6 he is :(

Apparently according to his on-board computer he has averaged 22 mph :(

Wonder what time he'll get in  :-/

Saturday or Sunday
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Entwood on 20 July 2007, 21:25:32
hope not .. he's coming down for his sisters' graduation tomorrow ....  :-/
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: DaveL on 20 July 2007, 21:25:35
Worrying time for all of you down there, waiting for your family and friends. My thoughts are with you all. Try to keep safe, warm and dry. :)
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DaveL
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: TheBoy on 20 July 2007, 21:34:31
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Worrying time for all of you down there, waiting for your family and friends. My thoughts are with you all. Try to keep safe, warm and dry. :)
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DaveL
Mrs TheBoy had a stressful journey home, and must have got to her a bit.  So we started straight on the malts. So if my typing is bad, its all her fault for getting me ratarsed.
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 20 July 2007, 21:36:44
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My son left Huddersfield at 13:00 to drive to Swindon area ... still not here ... just texted from junction 6 M5 ..seems the M5 has just been closed, don't know which side of 6 he is :(

Apparently according to his on-board computer he has averaged 22 mph :(

Wonder what time he'll get in  :-/

[edit] Further text, road is closed infront of him... hes now trying to work out a route home ...  :-[

Oh yes M5 is knackered Glos/Chelt area  :( Its been on the local radio

Text him back dont try the local/back routes.....the cotswolds area is bad....i know i was out that way this afternoon.....birmingham way to swin....via the cotswolds is out.....or was   :-/

I spent 5 hours this afternoon chasing jobs.....out that way.....i was 1hr late on one.....best was 15mins late....all buggered off and no pickups  :( 5 hours and 1/2 tank fuel used  :(

Gave up in the end and headed home......took me 2 hours to go 3 miles at one point  :( :o
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: DaveL on 20 July 2007, 21:51:39
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Worrying time for all of you down there, waiting for your family and friends. My thoughts are with you all. Try to keep safe, warm and dry. :)
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DaveL
Mrs TheBoy had a stressful journey home, and must have got to her a bit.  So we started straight on the malts. So if my typing is bad, its all her fault for getting me ratarsed.

Well it will not make the weather better but should start to make you both better. :y

DaveL
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: STMO123 on 20 July 2007, 21:52:33
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Worrying time for all of you down there, waiting for your family and friends. My thoughts are with you all. Try to keep safe, warm and dry. :)
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DaveL
Mrs TheBoy had a stressful journey home, and must have got to her a bit.  So we started straight on the malts. So if my typing is bad, its all her fault for getting me ratarsed.

Yeah. Like you need lots of encouragement ;D
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: TheBoy on 20 July 2007, 21:54:25
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Worrying time for all of you down there, waiting for your family and friends. My thoughts are with you all. Try to keep safe, warm and dry. :)
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DaveL
Mrs TheBoy had a stressful journey home, and must have got to her a bit.  So we started straight on the malts. So if my typing is bad, its all her fault for getting me ratarsed.

Yeah. Like you need lots of encouragement ;D
Me?  ::)
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 20 July 2007, 21:58:45
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Worrying time for all of you down there, waiting for your family and friends. My thoughts are with you all. Try to keep safe, warm and dry. :)
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DaveL
Mrs TheBoy had a stressful journey home, and must have got to her a bit.  So we started straight on the malts. So if my typing is bad, its all her fault for getting me ratarsed.

Yeah. Like you need lots of encouragement ;D
Me?  ::)

Is the Stella under water then TB  ;D
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: TheBoy on 20 July 2007, 21:59:42
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Worrying time for all of you down there, waiting for your family and friends. My thoughts are with you all. Try to keep safe, warm and dry. :)
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DaveL
Mrs TheBoy had a stressful journey home, and must have got to her a bit.  So we started straight on the malts. So if my typing is bad, its all her fault for getting me ratarsed.

Yeah. Like you need lots of encouragement ;D
Me?  ::)

Is the Stella under water then TB  ;D
anything to keep it cool ;)
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 20 July 2007, 22:04:19
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Worrying time for all of you down there, waiting for your family and friends. My thoughts are with you all. Try to keep safe, warm and dry. :)
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DaveL
Mrs TheBoy had a stressful journey home, and must have got to her a bit.  So we started straight on the malts. So if my typing is bad, its all her fault for getting me ratarsed.

Yeah. Like you need lots of encouragement ;D
Me?  ::)

Is the Stella under water then TB  ;D

They serve Stella on bonnets of cars now.. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Martin_1962 on 20 July 2007, 22:14:45
ANother driver in the floods (who I passed to go through the deep ones) was drinking cans of Fosters!!!!

Came across a few hydrauliced cars
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Craig_R on 20 July 2007, 22:15:16
I left Work at 2.30 as the hospital was flooded and the Top Top Boss said we could go early as the tubes were shut, It Took Me till 6.00 to get home so 3.5 to get home and 2 Hours this morning so I spent more time traveling than at Work Today Bloody Trains and UnderGround And Buses

Grrrrrrrrr  :( :(
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Entwood on 20 July 2007, 23:38:28
Just had a call from the boy ... all roads south from worcester/evesham blocked.. he's going back onto M5 north to try M42/ M40 down to oxford than A420 to swindon ...

wonder how he'll be for geting up at 07:00 .. if he's actually made it here by then !!   :-[
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 20 July 2007, 23:50:39
As long as he takes his time.. Theres a couple of hold ups on route for him according to recent reports..

Better to arrive late.. :y
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Entwood on 21 July 2007, 00:11:47
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As long as he takes his time.. Theres a couple of hold ups on route for him according to recent reports..

Better to arrive late.. :y

abso-bloody-lutely !!  I have this link bookmarked ..

http://www.highways.gov.uk/traffic/traffic.aspx

and he's calling me for updates every hour or so now ...  I have a beer or two waiting for him .. :)
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 21 July 2007, 00:21:24
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As long as he takes his time.. Theres a couple of hold ups on route for him according to recent reports..

Better to arrive late.. :y

abso-bloody-lutely !!  I have this link bookmarked ..

http://www.highways.gov.uk/traffic/traffic.aspx

and he's calling me for updates every hour or so now ...  I have a beer or two waiting for him .. :)

Have a good day tomorrow.. :y
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 21 July 2007, 01:29:47
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My son left Huddersfield at 13:00 to drive to Swindon area ... still not here ... just texted from junction 6 M5 ..seems the M5 has just been closed, don't know which side of 6 he is :(

Apparently according to his on-board computer he has averaged 22 mph :(

Wonder what time he'll get in  :-/

[edit] Further text, road is closed infront of him... hes now trying to work out a route home ...  :-[

Oh yes M5 is knackered Glos/Chelt area  :( Its been on the local radio

Text him back dont try the local/back routes.....the cotswolds area is bad....i know i was out that way this afternoon.....birmingham way to swin....via the cotswolds is out.....or was   :-/

I spent 5 hours this afternoon chasing jobs.....out that way.....i was 1hr late on one.....best was 15mins late....all buggered off and no pickups  :( 5 hours and 1/2 tank fuel used  :(

Gave up in the end and headed home......took me 2 hours to go 3 miles at one point  :( :o

Well, everyone was cramming onto the M5 at 10pm, and it wasn't moving. I wanted to go to Cardiff - couldn't use M5 for this reason, and couldn't go through forest of dean, as flooded.

So, back lanes to Cirencester, A419 to Swindon, M4 right down to severn bridge and cardiff. Not one hold up at all  ;D
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: TheBoy on 21 July 2007, 09:32:46
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Just had a call from the boy ... all roads south from worcester/evesham blocked.. he's going back onto M5 north to try M42/ M40 down to oxford than A420 to swindon ...

wonder how he'll be for geting up at 07:00 .. if he's actually made it here by then !!   :-[
hope he made it, M40 was closed as well....
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: theolodian on 21 July 2007, 09:45:53
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Just had a call from the boy ... all roads south from worcester/evesham blocked.. he's going back onto M5 north to try M42/ M40 down to oxford than A420 to swindon ...

wonder how he'll be for geting up at 07:00 .. if he's actually made it here by then !!   :-[
hope he made it, M40 was closed as well....
M40 was wide open by the time I got on it after dark yesterday.
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Entwood on 21 July 2007, 17:59:40
Update :

The Boy got home at 03:30 ... 13 hours to do a 4 hour drive ... he got to Oxford no problems .. then A420 to Swindon .. got to outskirts to find the road blocked and had to go back to Oxford, A34 to M4 Newbury junction.. then to J16 and home ... one tired lad .. but at least he was safe.

We all went to Daughters Graduation .. was a good presentation... now setting up the party she knows nothing about .. we hope ... speak tomorow if the hangover alows  :)

Thanks to all for concern shown and advice

Regards

Entwood
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 21 July 2007, 18:06:42
 :y
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: MikeDundee on 21 July 2007, 18:07:54
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Update :

The Boy got home at 03:30 ... 13 hours to do a 4 hour drive ... he got to Oxford no problems .. then A420 to Swindon .. got to outskirts to find the road blocked and had to go back to Oxford, A34 to M4 Newbury junction.. then to J16 and home ... one tired lad .. but at least he was safe.

We all went to Daughters Graduation .. was a good presentation... now setting up the party she knows nothing about .. we hope ... speak tomorow if the hangover alows  :)

Thanks to all for concern shown and advice

Regards

Entwood

Hope u all have a nice one [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=vrolijk_1.gif], and the Boy has a beter journey back :y
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 21 July 2007, 18:30:35
just finished work i got all my deliveries off except 1...and that was because i was too busy towing a vauxhall combo van outa a flood near welshpool he had been there for 2 hrs no mobile phone nothing just a crying 5 yr old daughter he had seen a landy go through an thought it was not too deep..famous last words...we towed him out with our lorry an got him back to the main road it must of been a mile an half of flooded road. there was a copper stood by the junction who was shocked to see us as that road was supposed to be shut!! we wnted to goto the other side of welshpool to do our last drop an the copper told us not to bother as the roads where too bad so we just headed back to depot...cust was not happy bout not getting there new plasma tv today :'( ahh well mine works fine :y
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Golfbuddy on 21 July 2007, 18:35:37
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just finished work i got all my deliveries off except 1...and that was because i was too busy towing a vauxhall combo van outa a flood near welshpool he had been there for 2 hrs no mobile phone nothing just a crying 5 yr old daughter he had seen a landy go through an thought it was not too deep..famous last words...we towed him out with our lorry an got him back to the main road it must of been a mile an half of flooded road. there was a copper stood by the junction who was shocked to see us as that road was supposed to be shut!! we wnted to goto the other side of welshpool to do our last drop an the copper told us not to bother as the roads where too bad so we just headed back to depot...cust was not happy bout not getting there new plasma tv today :'( ahh well mine works fine :y

I hope you made sure to tell them that yours works fine.  :y
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 21 July 2007, 18:38:30
the problem is you see everyone thinks that theirs is the only delivery that you are doing in that big lorry....... :P
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: CaptainZok on 21 July 2007, 18:41:06
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the problem is you see everyone thinks that theirs is the only delivery that you are doing in that big lorry....... :P
Tell me about it mate, with your attitude you could work for our lot LOL.
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: MikeDundee on 21 July 2007, 19:08:16
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the problem is you see everyone thinks that theirs is the only delivery that you are doing in that big lorry....... :P

Ahh..brain child here...tell your manager to have smaller vans, more drivers, more depots, and pay u more money :y....Unlikely to happen though  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 21 July 2007, 19:31:47
well i might not have to put up with it much longer as my old line manager has got his business running along great now and he rang me half hour ago asking if i wanted a job doing professional tv installs i.e. wall mounting plasmas an lcd`s and setting up home cinema systems...better money,better hours and working for someone who treats you well rather than being a mushroom...gotta talk it over now with the missus as i`m on an iva an i dont know if that would change...
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Martin_1962 on 21 July 2007, 19:41:12
I went over this before it broke!
http://images.radcity.net/5899/2051742.jpg
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 21 July 2007, 19:45:23
ooh lovely.. where about was that?
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Golfbuddy on 21 July 2007, 19:50:05
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Left work at 16:45 home at 20:20, 12 mile trip took around 30 miles.

Drove through lots of floods, some up to the bonnet!

Terrible trip

Worcestershire is flooded


Don't worry Martin. You'll soon be on holiday. Only a few days now 8-) 8-) 8-)
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: Martin_1962 on 21 July 2007, 19:55:30
Upton Snodsbury

Have a look at the pictures on BBC site, and wyvernfm site

BBC set 1 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/image_galleries/flash_floods_gallery.shtml?1), BBC set 2 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/image_galleries/flash_floods_new_july_gallery.shtml?1), Wyvern (http://www.wyvernfm.co.uk/PhotoWallPhoto.asp?wallid=30168&id=30168)
Title: Re: Made it!
Post by: TheBoy on 21 July 2007, 21:28:43
Entwood, 4hrs ago, just came round Oxford. The water is high and rising, as expected. Might be worth avoiding Oxford, an stick to motorways if clear.