Wednesday 6 March 2019

A Downside

One of the (very few) drawbacks to living in the Yorkshire Dales is that there are quite a few rivers and we are not short of steep hills either.   The upshot of this is that when it rains the water pours off the hills down into the rivers.   The River Ure
(our river) is said to rise twenty feet in an hour and of course then the roads in and out of the dale become impassable. 

Tomorrow I am thinking of possibly going across the dale but I know that if I go and it then rains heavily and the river is high, there is always the possibility that I shall be unable to get back home.  Decisions, decisions.  I shall wait until morning and review the situation then.
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15 comments:

  1. Cloudia6 March 2019 at 11:53

    Not unlike Northern California.

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  2. Mage6 March 2019 at 13:29

    Good idea.

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  3. Virginia6 March 2019 at 13:55

    Do you have family or friends who could put you up if you did get stuck Pat?

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  4. Rachel Phillips6 March 2019 at 15:24

    Unless it is essential, I wouldn't go.

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  5. Granny Sue6 March 2019 at 16:11

    It looks like I may be passing through the Yorkshire Dales with my two sisters this coming August. We will be waving to you as we go!

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  6. Sharon in Surrey6 March 2019 at 16:46

    I think I'd stay home safe & warm too. You can always go on a day when it isn't raining.

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  7. Jomo6 March 2019 at 18:53

    Don't take unnecessary risks. I am sure you will assess the situation before setting out. Stay safe.

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  8. Cro Magnon6 March 2019 at 21:21

    It was very blowy here last night, and if I was going out early I would definitely take my chainsaw. As I'm only going out at mid-day (for lunch), I expect everything will already have been cleared.

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  9. thelma6 March 2019 at 22:01

    Good advice stay at home and don't travel when the weather is bad. Our river is high at the moment it comes off Rosedale Moor, and they flood up pretty quickly.

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  10. The Weaver of Grass6 March 2019 at 23:47

    I have decided to stay at home. I would not be happy sitting eating my lunch the other side of the Pennines knowing I just might not get back. And no, Sue, I have no relatives I could stay with - it would have to be the hotel where we intended to have our lunch. I am sad
    but there will be another day.

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  12. Heather7 March 2019 at 02:11

    Better safe than sorry, but then I am not of the intrepid kind. Hope the rain eases off for all your sakes.

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  13. Tom Stephenson7 March 2019 at 02:48

    I quite like the idea of being cut off by flooded roads, but I am sure the reality is not good. Did you know that your verification system now requires me to tick on boxes containing pictures of traffic lights before it will let me in? This takes quite a while because you are given more than one set of pictures to click! In any case it doesn't work. I see you have the Mumbai escort agency advertising here! Please scrap it Weave!

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  14. Anne Brew7 March 2019 at 07:43

    Stay home out of the rain and tackle a nice project you have wanted to do but haven’t had the time. xx

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  15. Ruth7 March 2019 at 09:35

    So relieved you didn't chance it!!!!

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