tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post2377345007300576805..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Snow melt + tides = flooding in CherbourgKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-610958919602618402010-12-07T07:40:09.888+01:002010-12-07T07:40:09.888+01:00Yes, Starman, they certainly need those parapluies...Yes, Starman, they certainly need those <i>parapluies</i> these days.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-67472412446796055212010-12-06T18:48:17.963+01:002010-12-06T18:48:17.963+01:00So I guess they really need Les Parapluies de Cher...So I guess they really need Les Parapluies de Cherbourg.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19260201321526103992010-12-06T18:10:29.737+01:002010-12-06T18:10:29.737+01:00I really feel for those poor pompiers in their wet...I really feel for those poor pompiers in their wet suits paddling through water that can only just be above freezing. I used to live in a flood-prone house in York so I know what it's like as the water comes under the door. As the water rises, so does the panic.Pollygarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519711639714303756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-50792970246901580392010-12-06T15:36:04.873+01:002010-12-06T15:36:04.873+01:00Thank you for posting this - I would not have know...Thank you for posting this - I would not have known about it otherwise. I feel terribly for the residents, especially in the cold weather. Hoping the waters subside quickly.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89748225260594723752010-12-06T15:07:40.330+01:002010-12-06T15:07:40.330+01:00What a problem and the water is moving so fast car...What a problem and the water is moving so fast carrying debris with it.<br /><br />I enjoyed listening to and watching the coverage about the flood and watched a few other news clips. Made me realize my french needs some work...Evelynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86522121212899051442010-12-06T14:45:10.429+01:002010-12-06T14:45:10.429+01:00Flooding is terrible. It reminds me of the one tha...Flooding is terrible. It reminds me of the one that happened in Draguignan recently.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59172046771520031762010-12-06T12:31:29.055+01:002010-12-06T12:31:29.055+01:00Ken, the bief out the back of the house is in full...Ken, the bief out the back of the house is in full spate... we are near the bottom of the Aigronne [it joins the Claise at Grand Pressigny] with about 40km of river and its accompanying catchment area above us.<br />Currently up about 25 - 30 cms.<br />It is watering my baby willows nicely.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-83557370542085155292010-12-06T12:29:20.913+01:002010-12-06T12:29:20.913+01:00WOW!!! Just watched the video -- YIKES!! That'...WOW!!! Just watched the video -- YIKES!! That's a lot of flooding... Poor inhabitants... <br />Glad you guys didn't get anything like that!!!!islandgirl4ever2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11113491173234673894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-40867149059345699192010-12-06T08:04:34.815+01:002010-12-06T08:04:34.815+01:00Hi Milkjam, I've been up to the Cotentin numer...Hi Milkjam, I've been up to the Cotentin numerous times over the past dozen years because a woman I used to work with has a house in Carteret. Hope you didn't suffer any more than some inconvenience during this spell of extreme weather.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29526373582447063972010-12-06T07:40:39.014+01:002010-12-06T07:40:39.014+01:00I confirm, we live 25km south of Cherbourg in the ...I confirm, we live 25km south of Cherbourg in the middle of the Cotentin. We got around 45cm of snow (unheard of around here) some local areas got up to 70cm!!!!<br />What a weather mess!MilkJamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06739677330268984829noreply@blogger.com