Flooding

[Steve Gardener]

Although the warehouse, gym and office have all remained 99% dry flooding will affect delivery schedules to a small degree. Basically the A40 and M5 are the main arterial roads for DHL etc to use to get to Bristol (their local 'hub') and the rest of the country and these have been badly hit.

This photo - which has been in many papers:



Was taken five minutes walk from here. There is a massive dip beneath the bridge and it can get flooded under normal circumstances - hence the depth marker. But my vote for 'knob of the year 2007' missed the marker and managed to not only drive his 4x4 into it and need to be rescued but also hit another submerged car. I've just noticed his window wipers are still on - he's deffo won the knob of the year competition. He may well have it sown up for the next few years - what a pratt! It's a cheap 4x4 - not a frigging boat you plum!!

On a personal note I was meant to travel to London on Friday and return Saturday. I got as far as Swindon by 1pm or so and then spent £123.00 and 6 hours in total (4 in the taxi hence the money) getting back home.

[doubleenderxxl]

The area just inside of my porch became a bit soggy, it was touch and go for a few hours, but we managed to pull through with well honed British vim and vigor! LOL

[Steve Gardener]

On a more serious note - fill up yer post and pans as we may run out of water for as long as Three days!

[doubleenderxxl]

I have just called Severn Trent

IF YOU ARE IN GLOUCESTER, THE WATER SUPPLY WILL BE INTERUPTED TODAY (SUN) FROM APPROX 6PM ONWARDS, POSSIBLY FOR UP TO 48hrs

Get down TESCO's and get yourselves bottled up to fuck, ladies

Yo!

[Steve Gardener]

I'll sell you a pan full for £10.00 ... £1000 he he

[doubleenderxxl]

admin said:

I'll sell you a pan full for £10.00 ... £1000 he he

Earlier, as I was washing my balls in the shower, it occured to me that the shithouse will now not be an option in the 'where to excrete' department (well, not unless one wishes to engage in throwing rainwater down the bog in an effort to flush) to wit, I have provided the following advice for those who may find themselves 'caught short'

Trust me, I have done this, and it works, it is taken from my upcoming book 'Urban Warfare Bits and Bobs' and the full version can be found next to the chapter on 'Escrima For The Busy Housewife'

You will require the following items:

• An empty bottle, the larger the better
  
• A bin bag
  
• Bog roll
  

Use thusly:

• Urinate in a bottle, replace lid, place nearby
  
• Arrange the bin bag on the floor with its edges rolled down (somewhat akin to a camp fire structure)
  
• Squat over said bin bag, relieving yourself at whim
  
• Wipe buttocks, place soiled paper (along with the now brimming bottle) inside the bin bag
  
• Securely fasten the bin bag before placing in bin/local pond/neighbours garden
  

[Steve Gardener]

Normally used by obsessives but for the next three days...

[doubleenderxxl]

admin said:

Normally used by obsessives but for the next three days...

Its the washing that is doing my head in, I'll go fucking spare

Getting twitchy now if I'm honest

[dunkster]

The flooding is a pain in the ass! I've been on call the last few days, missing training and Friday it took me over four and a half hours to get back from cheltenham. And because of the rain, on Saturday, I had fifteen calls to boilers effected by rain coming through the flue, so 12 hours non stop rushing around not eating didn't improve my mood much. Then today I've just got back from another eight people that didn't bother ringing yesterday. Had enough now.

[cougarman]

Steve just fill to bath with water then remove the lid fron the sytem and will with jug and flush the bog as normal.

[Steve Gardener]

I've still got water at the mo and a load of jugs, pots etc. Should be ok for the predicted three days.

[big anthony]

i hear the water may be off all week and if u live near bristol road your ass is getting kick out because of the drains r bursting so more all ure stuff upstairs or they will b shit all over it

[Steve Gardener]

angryant said:

i hear the water may be off all week and if u live near bristol road your ass is getting kick out because of the drains r bursting so more all ure stuff upstairs or they will b shit all over it

They were evacuating people from near the Bristol Road at 1130 this morning. Both all the local radio stations and the local newspaper website have regularly been updating people re electricity, locations of bowsers, etc etc. Water might be off two weeks. Electric is touch and go and getting in and out of the county is very difficult using the M5 and A40.

[Steve Gardener]

As its likely to carry on raining I've put out some buckets etc in the units yard and will be using that water to flush the toilet. As suggested elsewhere if you don't then you'll need to get the plumbers round at some point.

If, however, the drains back up (not likely for most Gloucester Whey Consortium members (we all live above the flood plains I think) then use two buckets. One full of dirt and or sawdust and the other with a layer on the bottom. As you crap etc into it top it up with the dirt / sawdust. It makes half decent manure and so can go on a compost heap. Just do not add anything (nappies etc) which take ages to breakdown.

[wojownik]

seem to be ok here in cheltenham still got water so we are filling as much as we can and free water the trent is giving us at sainsburys priors road if anyones interested although they only bring a truck load and in goes within seconds. hope goes well down at glos end seemed to be the most badly hit.