I live in a valley.
It's been raining..... A LOT.

I got to work ok but just found out I may not be able to get home.

The good news is I'm a good swimmer.
( girlinthehole, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:21, 52 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I walked five miles last night
mostly in the dark. The ground is incredibly wet - almost as saturated as it was last time it flooded around here. I love my everything-proof boots!
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:24, Reply)

I don't like hiking in the rain.
Wind and cold I can cope with, but not the rain.
( girlinthehole, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:28, Reply)

It wasn't raining.
I do have a good waterproof jacket, £4 from Scope, other charity shops are available. It kept me perfectly dry in one of the worst showers I've even been caught in and walking through the rain was great fun. Puddle jumping FTW!
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:31, Reply)

You're a puddle jumper too?
Two years ago I jumped in a huge puddle forgetting my mum was next to me and she got soaked.

She wasn't happy.
( girlinthehole, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:34, Reply)

"Puddle jumper", a great euphemism for a man who is "good with colours"
or "fond of quiche"
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:40, Reply)

"friend of dorothy"

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:41, Reply)

Ha! *makes mental note*

( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:43, Reply)

'uphill gardener'
Not you personally, of course.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:37, Reply)

There's a place near me called "Uphill", it has a large garden centre
yup, I live near the Uphill Garden Centre, for all your uphill gardening needs.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:43, Reply)

Seriously? That's hilarious
Handy for those who are 'light on their feet', 'confirmed bachelors' etc
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:51, Reply)

what are your boots
I don't have any waterproof ones, and I could do with them
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:34, Reply)

Meindl Borneo Pro MFS
My dad's had a pair for four years, put a couple of thousand miles on them and they're still good as new. They took about fourty miles wearing-in and I'm not sure I'll ever buy anything other than these again. Great boots.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:40, Reply)

hmmm
little outside my price range considering they won't get all that much use.

What I really need are some very comfortable wellies given the amount of walking in and near rivers I have to do
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:41, Reply)

I refuse to believe there are such things as comfortable wellies.
Then again, mine are steel-toecap, which freeze your toes.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:43, Reply)

trouble is
I need steel-toecaps as well for site business.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:46, Reply)

Yeah, mine are from my archaeology days.
I used to go on site with 2 pairs of thermal socks and newspaper stuffed down the boot. Still froze. I have shit circulation. I was sitting by the stove last night and my fingernails turned navy.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:48, Reply)

Yeah, I live in search of the perfect pair -
boots I can wear with jeans, skirts, dresses and can also wear for tramping around the muddy riverbanks of South Glos.

I'm getting these: www.justinbootstore.com/order/justin/jbl3000.htm

Edit: these look awesome but they're too pricey and they ain't black: www.ariat.com/products_detail.aspx?pcid=12&cid=28&scid=99&pid=572
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:42, Reply)

They'd look great on Vipros.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:46, Reply)

if he has girly feet, yes.
There are manly versions (that look identical).
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:46, Reply)

Do they have bacon and hammers?

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:48, Reply)

Yes, and they drink pints.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:49, Reply)

*fires-up PayPal*

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:50, Reply)

my feet are very ungirly
hence I wear boots like this
www.schuh.co.uk/mens-brown-caterpillar-vinson/3201476020/
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:55, Reply)

They're cool
but they'd be a bitch to clean.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:01, Reply)

indeed
so I don't wear them in the mud
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:04, Reply)

Hmm
Bits of ther north east are on flood alert. The river through Morpeth was looking very high as I drove in this morning.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:33, Reply)

We have flood defences in Todmorden now.
I'm not too worried.
( girlinthehole, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:37, Reply)

Oh man I wish I lived in a place that had well designed flood defences.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:55, Reply)

well designed flood defences
that's a laugh
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 9:57, Reply)

we've got three of these bad boys
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balancing_lake
(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:00, Reply)

ah, proper stuff
much better than flood walls and the like
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:04, Reply)

It's pretty ridiculous how much they can hold.
At full capacity it's something like 30 million cubic meters of water. I can't remember the exact figure though, I learnt it at school.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:34, Reply)

that seems unlikely
that would be an insanely large amount of water

I can probably check though and give you unnecessary facts on it from a database I have access to
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:39, Reply)

nah, it's ok.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:48, Reply)

If it was 1km square and 30m deep
Which sounds like a lot.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:51, Reply)

I've revised my opinion
that would be deep for a flood storage reservoir, but the area is likely to be much bigger
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:57, Reply)

or 30m square and 1km deep.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:41, Reply)

I think we have one of those.

( girlinthehole, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:05, Reply)

Just found out it's only flooded further on past my house.
Hurrah!
( girlinthehole, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:04, Reply)

Where is all this nasty weather

I've been carrying a brolly around london all week without so much as a drop of rain. In fact Mon and Tues were glorious days.

It is quite windy today though
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:11, Reply)

Do'h
Its raining now you posted that you plonka!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:24, Reply)

call him a dolt

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:26, Reply)

What's one of those
when its at home?
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:28, Reply)

a dummkopf

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:33, Reply)

Oh I seeeeee
He's german?
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:50, Reply)

Totenkopf
DeadHead!
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:15, Reply)

No rain here
I must be immune
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:32, Reply)

or indoors

(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:36, Reply)

My building comes with viewing portals to the outside world

Anyone else think it's odd that something solid can be transparant?

I know Atoms are 99% nothing but still...
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:37, Reply)

No, I've managed to get my mind round transparency.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:39, Reply)

Well done you

No comedy walking into french doors for you
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:42, Reply)

Yup you must be
Its all grim and 'orrible where I work
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:43, Reply)