Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Dean Aspects on June 26, 2007, 05:16:14 pm
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All this talk of wfp or trad
do you work in the rain
which pole etc etc...all pales into insignificance
I think we should spare a thought for those that cannot work due to the floods in various parts of the country
their houses have been flooded some losing personal possesions that cannot be replaced
Parts of the country look like refugee camps that you would expect to see in the third world
its all to easy to watch the news and dismiss it as not concerning us but it does because its in this country and some of those people could be your family or friends or a fellow w/c
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Hear Hear!!!...Well said that man!
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Seems that it is happening again in another part of the country
i feel so sorry for the people caught up in the floods
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And how many would not of been insured
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My cons. was flooded Fri. but back to normal now as have it organised to deal with flooding and was home and able to lift carpets etc. Never seen sustained rain like that before!! Major worries for many folks though and will take along time to put right.
Peter
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I was just thinking about Sheffield a few days before the floods. Used to have a big job up there in the middle of town, it took 5 lads a week to do. I remember the guy in the burger bar used to call the young lads "love" seemed a nice place Sheffield. I felt sorry for the people over there when I heard.
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It would be nice for any wfp W/C who lives around the area or near by to fill there tanks with fresh tap water and deliver it to the people in need,
I would love to help, but a 200 mile round trip with just 250 ltrs won't be worth it, but if the situation got any worse then I would do it.
There now loosing all water and electricity, it would be good new for window cleaners, if they were seen to help those in need, there are plenty of cameras around to film the ocassions of W/C's dishing out clean water, not many other trades out there can help like we can.
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im sorry dont mean to sound the uncompassioned type
but,
wherever theres entrances to the house, you know there maybe possibility of flooding invest 15 quids worth of bricks
+cement seal the entrances cement2to1 or 1to1 use a hairdryer if you must should be no problem
takes an hour to knock down
ive seen documentarys of major flooding people busy with sandbags etc neat cement dries real fast
its either ignorance or cant be bothered to build a small temporary wall
living near a river+warnings of flooding commonsense to have bricks cement+heavy duty
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hairdrier
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im sorry dont mean to sound the uncompassioned type
but,
wherever theres entrances to the house, you know there maybe possibility of flooding invest 15 quids worth of bricks
+cement seal the entrances cement2to1 or 1to1 use a hairdryer if you must should be no problem
takes an hour to knock down
ive seen documentarys of major flooding people busy with sandbags etc neat cement dries real fast
its either ignorance or cant be bothered to build a small temporary wall
living near a river+warnings of flooding commonsense to have bricks cement+heavy duty
Some of them never had any warnings ::) not many people can build a wall, or would you become a builder from hell, and jump on the band wagon???????
A brick wall won't give them electricity, and it won't give them fresh water, Tesco's were restricting water to 2 bottles per person, including a woman with a new born baby.
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I don't seem to have heard other countries sending us any cash/services because of this flooding, if it had been any other country our so called "government" would have soon been handing out millions, sending in special teams to help etc etc.
It's like, oh the UK is having a few problems, they'lll
sort it ok. >:(
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england isone of the richest countries on the planet
needs help from no one
the government(practically all governments,)can make lightning fast changes to anykind of situations
they dont why not?
should stop here its not the right forum for this subject
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england isone of the richest countries on the planet
needs help from no one
the government(practically all governments,)can make lightning fast changes to anykind of situations
they dont why not?
should stop here its not the right forum for this subject
So it's alright to say, "build your own walls for protection and dry them with a hairdryer" ....dear oh dear ::)
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It's rained all day here in Wilts so there is every chance that the flooding will spread. Bad news all round. :(
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hi john
its just a concept
have i ever in a flooding situation? no
just cant understandwhy instead of sandbags they dont use breezeblocks etc
ive been a builder for afew years
seen how fast fairly neat cement dries
use almost anymeans to dry it accelerates it all
i better get off this site
understand the weather in derby is unbelievable
its all drizzle+ rain
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jikwan many people don't have space to store a few bricks and cement also you dont have the time to build a wall there is a reason why its called FLASH FLOODING unless the wall dries within 10 to 15 minutes it would be useless sandbags are quicker and easier and can be distributed on a large scale reasonably quickly.
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fair enough phil good points
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I thought cement and concrete needed moisture to set? Don't see a lot of brickies round here with a hair drier hanging off their belt. ;D
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I thought cement and concrete needed moisture to set? Don't see a lot of brickies round here with a hair drier hangong off their belt. ;D
It does.....thats the water you add to the cement and sand ;D
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Good weather to build a house then?
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aw come on give me a rest!
anyway i think i did mention an industrial type hairdrier
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I must admit when I saw the topic title of this thread I thought there would be hundreds commenting about the floods in the "bread basket" areas affected.
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I think my old lady has got an industrial hair drier. the thing makes so much damn noise it must be. every morning at 6.30 she fires it up. I would get more sleep on the flight path to heathrow. :(
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Floody hell! Why is the weather so bad?
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20070724/tuk-floody-hell-why-is-the-weather-so-ba-dba1618.html
The Azores high, may be heading our way
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/monthly_outlook.shtml
Andy
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Hey Guys,
I am deeply saddened by the news of the flooding in the UK. We have also had flooding in Texas like we haven't seen in 60 years.
We have had rain almost every day since Mid April. I live above Belton Lake and it is higher now than anything since 1991 when the level rose above the spill-way. The road closed at that time; but it was winter. A time when rain was to be expected.
There is a large dam that I can see from my house. The gates are open in attempts to control the flooding but all the area rivers and streams are also flooded.
There have been 16 lives lost in Central Texas due to flash flooding in the past couple of months. Downtown Killeen, TX had 2 people drown that had been swept away in their vehicles. In the middle of the town. 4 children swept away from falling in the drainage areas.
Rain on the 4th of July in Texas? NO WAY! But yes; rain every day; scattered showers when there is only a 20% chance.
I feel for all the businesses that rely on dry conditions for income. Golf courses, water parks, anything outdoor dependent;construction, window cleaning, car washes, lawn services, etc. The lake parks have been under water for 3 months.
All have lost thousands of dollars because of all the rain. Including me.
We are busy now but the showers turn all the residential customers away.
Thank God for our strong commercial base. I think that nature has cycles and we are in one of them that causes some to flood and others to have drought.
The past 2 years we had a terrible drought. This year flooding. Normally we would have temperatures over 100 almost every day during July and August. Nothing over 95 this year and most days upper 80's. Very unusual.
I pray that the flooding crisis in the UK ends soon. To be living in those conditions would be a hell. We take so much for granted. What has happened is beyond "being uncomfortable".
Hope all gets better soon.
Hugs to all,
Texas Girl