Jinx,

On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:40:04 +1200, Jinx wrote:

> 
> > Hope no-one here has problems from this. It is going to create
> > ongoing problems for those affected for a long while
> 
> After the last UK "1 in 100 year" floods, 

Time flies these days - we seem to have a 100 year flood every other year!

> there was a lot of
> debate about new housing developments in known or potential
> flood plains. Wonder if anybody took any notice

Yes, the insurance companies have been telling the Government they'll have to improve the flood defences and drainage in those areas.  Can't have 
them risking having to actually pay out any claims, eh?  :-)

With all the news of flooding, I can't help but admire the optimism of whoever decided to call one of the proposed residential areas "Thames 
Gateway".  I can just see some of the roadnames... Hightide Street, Alluvial Alley, Runoff Road, Culvert Close, Devastation Drive, Crisis Crescent...

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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