More flood pics - Walton, Staines, Runnymede

[boatone]

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/river-thames-floods-spelthorne-elmbridge-6477060

....and around Guildford and the River Wey ... http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/pictures-flooding-surrey---view-6472324

 

[Wavey]

I was going to post a couple of pictures of where we are. But then I thought what's the point, they're just more pictures of huge expanses of water

 

[mlines]

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/river-thames-floods-spelthorne-elmbridge-6477060

....and around Guildford and the River Wey ... http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/pictures-flooding-surrey---view-6472324

Does this photo show a "rescue"

 

[apollo]

yep, Runneymede road is closed this morning at the hotel end as its over the road. scary

 

[ianc1200]

Hurley today

This steel widebeam snapped it's front rope overnight & the lock keeper managed to get a much stronger one on the stern.

 

[rosssavage]

Mlines, is that the "water pikey" boat usually moored 100' to the left of your picture?

 

[mlines]

rosssavage,

Sorry, no idea. I just saw it in the newspaper pictures and thought it strange to see movement on the river at this stage unless it was an emergency move.

Martin

 

[teddington_lock]

Spoke with Giles about that last night at about half ten , he was going out to secure it !

Good bloke !

 

[ianc1200]

I understand from the boatyard Giles expects the original stern mooring rope to snap soon, which will result in Kingfisher turning around & then can be moored more securely; shows the advantage of mooring on EA moorings that the lock keeper is doing his best to protect the boats there. Some boats on the farmers field opposite were leaning quite a bit but too far away to get a photo on my phone.

 

[Wavey]

Not looking good for Chertsey (or anywhere else in the lower Thames reaches). Friends of ours who live in Chertsey, at what would you think was a reasonable distance from the river, were told yesterday afternoon to get everything up off the floors and be prepared to be evacuated.

Thames broke its banks last night

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-25651849

More pictures

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/homes-evacuated-pupils-leave-early-6481383

 

[sailorman]

I seem to remember a few years ago a disgraced antipodean entertainer having his house flooded

 

[Captain Coochie]

Sunbury this morning

 

[Wavey]

Those mooring at Penton will be interested to know that water is now encroaching onto Mixnams Lane making for a rather damp entry to the marina. I'm heading there later this afternoon - Fortunately I'm in a Land Rover.

 

[byron]

I seem to remember a few years ago a disgraced antipodean entertainer having his house flooded

Not disgraced yet, he might prove yet to be innocent as was Jim Davidson. There's too much indiscriminate mud slinging and people climbing on band wagons to pre-judge anyone.
Having said that he did lose that magnificent Crocodile he had in his garden. Something I envied indeed lusted after.

 

[Actionmat]

Having said that he did lose that magnificent Crocodile he had in his garden. Something I envied indeed lusted after.

When I passed this summer he was chatting to Debbie McGee. Are we talking about the same thing?

 

[byron]

When I passed this summer he was chatting to Debbie McGee. Are we talking about the same thing?

No, Rolf Harris.

 

[Wavey]

Just spoke to Penton Hook to change a craneage date and they mentioned Mixnams Lane leading to gate 1 is now flooded and Chertsey Lane leading from Thorpe Park roundabout to Staines Bridge is now impassable. Boats are fine but they're advising berth holders not to even try to get to them for the time being.

 

[thamesS23]

video link here for a youtube video showing the flooding around windsor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y4JYb2xxXs&feature=youtu.be