The great country show flood of 2014
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Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Not enough wet photos on this thread
Miss-Shelf
I'll meet you further on up the road
you are the queen of wet photo evidence Minnie_the_Minx 
Bless my cousin on Norwood Road for opening the door to a dripping wet cousin and letting me have a hot shower, dry clothes and food
Bless my cousin on Norwood Road for opening the door to a dripping wet cousin and letting me have a hot shower, dry clothes and food
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
you are the queen of wet photo evidence Minnie_the_Minx
Bless my cousin on Norwood Road for opening the door to a dripping wet cousin and letting me have a hot shower, dry clothes and food
Would have got more except friend was soaking and objecting to me stopping to take photos
cuppa tee
Well-Known Member
future chucklehead promotional shot, just needs a snappy slogan and that tree branch editing out
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
I remarked to Greebo (positioned as we are, we can see everyone using the Cressingham Gdns exit from the park) that while cotton summer dresses are great for keeping cool, they're not brilliant as modesty-guards once wet. There were a lot of women walking with a forearm across their bust, and quite a few blokes trying to look nonchalant as they leched.
Miss-Shelf
I'll meet you further on up the road
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
It wasn't a flood
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
it was a bit soggy though. More importantly, if there's another big storm bigger than this one, will this thread have to be renamed "The Big Flood of 2014", and the next one "The Great Flood". If
It'll be like Vicar of Dibley
Owen Newitt: Filthy weather.
Jim Trott: No no no no no no no no I've known worse.
Owen Newitt: Oh yes? When was that, then?
Jim Trott: The Great Storm, when the windmill got blown over.
Owen Newitt: That wasn't the Great Storm; that was a moderately windy night. No, the really great storm was the Great Storm.
Jim Trott: When was that, then?
Owen Newitt: When Dave Batt got decapitated.
Jim Trott: That wasn't the Great Storm.
Owen Newitt: Well, it was pretty damn great.
Jim Trott: No, the greatest storm was the one when Old Harold got blown into the quarry.
Owen Newitt: Ooh, that! The Great Winds.
Jim Trott: The what?
Owen Newitt: The Great Storm there's got to be rain, and in the Great Winds there was just wind.
Letitia Cropley: Nasty night. It reminds me of the Great Storm.
Owen Newitt, Jim Trott: Shut up!
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
It was a downpour!
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
A longish downpour with a few flashes of lightning and piddly thunder
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
But not a flood!
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Bits of Brixton Hill flooded though
It's why I was mostly in black both days too. No matter how wet, it doesn't become more translucent.I can assure you that the Chucklehead -wielding wearer of the black dress had thought the rain issue through in some detail and was therefore able to be drunk and drenched with confidence
Given the state of the local drains, and how often the gutters block, that's not saying much, is it? Although I'm sure it was a nuisance for anyone whose things got wet and damaged by the exceptionally heavy rain (and let's not think about what else could be in overflowing drains).
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T & P
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Including the Sainsbury's Local nearest to the South Circular junction, which had to closed while they mopped all the water out.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Apparently there was flooding up by Brixton/Streatham Hill
oops, that's pretty much where you said
I was thinking of the Sainsbury's by BWL
Miss-Shelf
I'll meet you further on up the road
my money was still damp today
sparkybird
ask the bird...
Brixton Hill was a bit of a torrent. I saw someone's flip flop being carried along on the racing current
michellemisfit
New Member
Minnie_the_Minx - I was one of the members of staff under said waterfall and I can assure you, that it was not an accident, but a decision to sacrifice the last scrap of dry clothing any of us had (two members of Vauxhall City Farm staff and a member of Lambeth security) for crowd safety. The roof had slipped off the frame and was filling up with water and looked like it might collapse completely, bringing the roof - and rather a lot of rain - down on everyone standing underneath said marquee and the only way to fix this was by two us lifting a third person up, to grab hold of and pull the marquee roof back into place, while a number of very kind lads pushed at the puddle from underneath, emptying it over us. Believe me, we knew we were going to get VERY wet and removed all phones and other non waterproof items from our pockets before going in, but it was something that needed to be done.
I was hoping there might be photographs somewhere on the internet, as it was a pretty hilarious moment and will certainly go down in Vauxhall City Farm history, so thank you for those!! If anyone has any more, myself and the other member of staff would love to see them!
And yes, Ben, Tom and Jerry are indeed alpacas and the sign was indeed an explanation of the difference between alpacas and llamas. They were sheared for a film project and will get a proper hair cut asap
I was hoping there might be photographs somewhere on the internet, as it was a pretty hilarious moment and will certainly go down in Vauxhall City Farm history, so thank you for those!! If anyone has any more, myself and the other member of staff would love to see them!
And yes, Ben, Tom and Jerry are indeed alpacas and the sign was indeed an explanation of the difference between alpacas and llamas. They were sheared for a film project and will get a proper hair cut asap
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Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I blame Aswad
I hope they donated their performance fee to the flood victims
jimbarkanoodle
Well-Known Member
Proud owner of a summer cold after the floods! probably shouldn't of stayed out for hours post rain completely soaked to the bone...
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
I am glad there are now photos I can show mr snake I didn't realise how wet I was til we got to the flat. My hair was still damp yesterday but I had left it in its pleat overnight.
I didn't realise how wet I was til we got to the flat. My hair was still damp yesterday but I had left it in its pleat overnight.Henry Ellis
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Hi Minnie,
I work for the South London Press. We were at the show on Saturday and got some lovely pics of people enjoying the sun. But unfortunately our photographer was not there on the second day when the heavens opened! Your pics are great, is there any chance we could use one in the newspaper?
Best wishes,
Henry
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