Wee bit wet in Cumbria at the moment.

Reported as being worse floods than 2009. Carlisle blocked off as water overlooked the flood defences by 1m+. Couple of bridges near Keswick gone, main bridge in Carlisle structurally damaged and rest of area under 1m or so of water. Wind has dropped though and leccy still on. Gonna take dogs out and see how much water is in Maryport. The said last one was a once in a 1000 year flood. That was 6 years back.

 

Those new flood defenses weren't quite up to it then.

 

Without building a huge 10ft wall alongside the river theres not a lot that could have stopped it.
Carlisle looks like this now:


The main A591 road through the lakes from Keswick to Windermere is gone as the river has took big chunks of it away.


Had a drive around Maryport this morning and theres not even a big puddle to be seen. Carlisle is 27 miles away and Cockermouth only 7 but we got off lightly.

 

bloody hell , i thought it was bad here

 

Glad your high and dry zeb

 

A quick picture some of you wont of seen before even though a lot of you have driven here.

this is the road somewhere between patterdale and glenridding.
jhave been told the main road from the m6/ levens towards newby bridge had been shut. oh well ill just stay at home

 

Holy Crap!!!!!!

 

Also the beautiful Pooley bridge has gone

 

Doesn't seem right to hit 'like'. Is there a 'blimey, tough luck...that's dreadful' button?

 

Just needs a bag of macadam and be usable

 

The A591 alongside Thirlmere.
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FTFY

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek

 

we have just been inform by twitter from the police that we are unable to leave the furness area we live in. we have been cut off by floods. all roads out of the area blocked............

 

Ah well your engines knackered anyway, do you want us to send you food parcels?

Seriously though hope you stay safe, must be bad up there !

 

He'll hopefully have some banana rum put by

 

actually bern i do indeed, i wont feel a thing

 

if you want to send a spare engine it'll have to come by boat.......

 

Anyone got an outboard going spare

 

i can lay my hands on a canoe...........

 

Have they set up a disaster fund for this yet ,does anyone know ? God only knows how long its going to take them to sort this one out for all those being affected, and lets hope winter doesnt get colder for all their sakes . Its mind blowing , the hurricane was bad but all that water