What if: Katrina hit the UK

[nedmin]

Re: mont blanc

Hi Chris re: the Ouse but i am talking about rivers like trent ouse and humber where you have large tidal differences where there is time for the water to get away but it cannot because its clogged up with willow trees hanging in the water and debris.The Ouse around Cawood is half the width it should be due to above.No wonder York is always flooding.A 1inch pipe carries much less water than a 2inch.

 

[Ships_Cat]

Re: weak mortar

As you say it 'twas the French and furthermore could add that as far as I know it is one of the places the English never had any responsibility for whatsoever so completely clean bunch as far as the below sea level bit is concerned.

Was French, then ceded to Spain then back to France again a year or 2 before the Louisiana Purchase (beginning 19th Century) when it became part of the USA.

John

 

[Superflid]

On spring tides my boat, moored in Boston (Lincs, not Mass!), sits well above Somerfields car park on the other side of the road.
There would be some damp patches around Lincolnshire if the sea defences were breached......

Thinking about it, though. If it was flooded permanantly I'd have about 15 miles less to drive to the boat. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

My house is 625 feet above sea level, so flooding shouldn't be a problem here!

 

[whisper]

Re: weak mortar

Ah the 80s - the decade of crap buildings and building standards. The "quality" of some of the housing developments used to make me cringe.
Unfortunately many of the skilled brickies/chippies etc have packed up due to increasing age and the perceived uncertainty of long term employment.
To revert back to the "topic" I think that we would probably be better organised than the yanks. Take roll calls to see who is where etc; food would be requisitioned rather than need to be nicked. Also I don't think that the poor would be as disadvantaged, relative to the rich, in the same way as in the Deep South.