My well is full to almost ground level, so everywhere round me is just about saturation level. At the back of our house the "winterbourne" is flowing at about 6" deep most of the time. However, some friends of my son's have just been evacuated from Milford on Sea, as it seems the combination of high tide and wind is going to be too much for the centre of the village. Eldest son collected M to bring him back for the weekend in his Land Rover, much to the relief of the carer who usually does this for us. They found a stranded motorist in water almost deeper than son's wellies, so they did the Knight in Shining Armour thing and pulled the car out of the water. Later they went for a cruise round but couldn't find anyone else to rescue. Eldest son used to do off road trials etc. so he loves a bit of bad weather and always carries tow ropes etc. The local gamekeeper has already sent him a text to make sure he's got a chainsaw ready for tomorrow, as there are bound to be some more trees down on the estate. The wind is said to be 60+ knots at the Needles (pointy end of the Isle of Wight) at the moment. Our own house is quite sheltered but we can still hear the wind gusting all around. I'm sat in my recliner, in front of a lovely log fire!
Parts of the UK are looking like a third world country now. I hope the army can give the right sort of practical help until the weather starts to dry up a bit.
