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Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:16 pm
by TheRockConcreting
Dave_L wrote:I can't find a reference to their pumping capacity but I seem to recall it is 7000m3/hr - I think there is 65M tonnes of water on the levels or something.....
At that rate would it not take all year to pump out?
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:35 pm
by Dave_L
That's each pump.....and they've brought 13 over.
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:53 pm
by rab1
Has the flooding affected you personally mate
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:52 pm
by Dave_L
We are 10 miles from the floods, so fortunately not directly affected by the floodwater but have endured many flooded roads locally when trying to get around. Has also totally wrecked our works programme but that's the least of peoples worries in Somerset at the moment.
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:29 pm
by digerjones
cookiewales wrote:looks like will have to bale out early from morfa nefyn try and beat the snow on the way home should have put my winter tyres on last week :p
i went here in the70's to a thing called folk camp 
. also my brothers kid is called nefyn after this place. in welsh y is i
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 12:30 am
by lutonlagerlout
hate to say it dave l but today was happy days for builders
massive storm damage
emergency call outs
made LLL a rich man for a day :;):
feel bad for the victims of the floods
but need to make hay while the yellow thing shines
LLL 
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:06 am
by RAPressureWashing
I'm in not so sunny Staines, luckily the flood waters stopped about 20 meters from our front door, still to close for comfort.
Still sandbagged in not taking any chances yet...
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:26 am
by Dave_L
They've had to down the pumps as the outfall from them was causing too much erosion! Extending the outfalls today.
Yes know what you mean LLL, the stormy weather is good for business here, the amount of driveways, roads etc etc that have washed away is big......lots of drainage going in these days so I'm happy.
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:06 pm
by Dave_L
Went up to the pumping site today, took some food up for the lads, they sure need it.
The erosion that is happening at the outfall is huge! The pipes have been extended and shipping containers (cut to size) have been craned in and are awaiting 100 cube of concrete tomorrow. I can't see pumping restarting by Tuesday at the earliest.
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:18 pm
by Dave_L
Elevated scaffold walkways being erected today
Looks like they are gearing up to be in place for a long while.
Are the picture sizes too big?? Tell me if so
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:23 pm
by rab1
thats some damage caused by the pumps outfall
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:35 pm
by mickg
no they are perfect for me Dave, its very interesting to see open cheque book work in progress
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:45 pm
by lutonlagerlout
the money pit as we affectionately call such work
LLL
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:21 am
by cookiewales
KLS wrote:cookiewales wrote:looks like will have to bale out early from morfa nefyn try and beat the snow on the way home should have put my winter tyres on last week :p
Did you manage to get to the pub on the beach on the golf course?
We're only there in the week it's closed it's a lovely part of the country were a week and a bit behind but also extra 100m2 next project ashstead surray not a good drive from York Steve London stone is cutting 160m2 plus York stone for patio and circle feature 180m2 boguns to front drive
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:14 pm
by Kuts
cookiewales wrote:We're only there in the week it's closed it's a lovely part of the country were a week and a bit behind but also extra 100m2 next project ashstead surray not a good drive from York Steve London stone is cutting 160m2 plus York stone for patio and circle feature 180m2 boguns to front drive
Where you drink in York cookie?
I like that house of trembling madness