Wet news from the Carlisle area

prombabe · Post by **prombabe** » 09 Jan 2005, 22:41

Well I'm back on line after electric being off 28 hours approx still wet and VERY WINDY here but my granny would be proud to see everyone knuckling down.I can here her saying JUST LIKE THE WAR YOU KNOW.
If any of you would like to see what some are going through log into....
bbc radio cumbria then go to home page then to bbc local radio and then flood photo's they are worth looking at.
The multi story building is the one I go passed to work so I might have to thumb a lift on Tuesday from a passing dingy , not going in tomorrow cant get into the building reason unknown at moment

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 09 Jan 2005, 22:48

Good to hear from you, Prombabe.

What a dreadful thing to have happened. There was quite a lot of coverage of the Carlisle floods and aftermath on BBC24 at lunchtime today. It looked pretty grim for a lot of folks.
Did you suffer much more damage apart from your porch?

Hope things improve weather wise and that you get back to normal asap.

prombabe · Post by **prombabe** » 09 Jan 2005, 23:02

No more damage YET but will know more tomorrow Pouring and VERY windy at the moment and me porch is soaking but we'll see in the morning and at least its not in my living room like some people

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 10 Jan 2005, 00:18

I have seen the Carlisle football stadium under 3 feet of water but at least it won't effect they way they usually play.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 10 Jan 2005, 20:45

Ouch! Maybe they could re-invent themselves as a water-polo team? You'll never take the Warwick - without some form of sea-faring vessel at least.

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 10 Jan 2005, 23:45

I have a friend in Newcastle who is an avid Carlisle supporter, although he is actually Scottish. He describes the most orgasmic moment of his life (and as a George Cluny look-a-like he has had a few), as the occasion where the on-loan goalie, scored the winning goal in injury time that stopped Carlisle being relegated.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 11 Jan 2005, 13:36

Hi Prombabe - I was horrified to see the pictures of Carlisle on the news. I used to do research in Carlisle and knew the present town very well and liked it a lot. It broke my heart to see it under all that water,

and I feel for all those people with their family possessions destroyed. I hope you yourself remain more or less dry in the next few days, when the second storm comes in.