I am warned (apparently).
This morning we were having a late breakfast (I know, I know, slow start) when C suddenly jumped out of her skin because there was a loud, LOUD noise outside that sounded just like an air raid siren from World War Two. Apparently it was like this:
WAAAAA-WOOOOOOOO, WAAAAAA-WOOOOOOO, WAAAAAA-OOOOOOO
So we rushed to the door and I could feel it if I touched the wood. I also saw a small child outside on a bike - in the rain - rather than at school, so we concluded it was probably a flood warning. Some quick googling told us that it was.
It's not exactly a surprise as there's been sand bags all over the place for a week or so now, but the main road is shut so C can't go and interpret later. Oh dear. We are trapped upon our hill!
Comments
The Environment Agency does text flood alerts. They stopped the siren around last year, and you had to register for some text thing? (I think).
Roads around here have also been blocked, and the replacement buses for the trains (which have not been running since last Thurs?) has been cancelled too.
Public transport? Forget it.
Posted by: Alison | January 21, 2008 11:41 AM
Wow, am really gobsmacked at the time it took for it to overflow as I was driving through that area at 10pm last night!
Well, at least Sainsburys is open - you won't starve!
Posted by: Ce | January 21, 2008 3:19 PM