Well no work at the office for me today. Having started off on my normal journey the weather during the night, high wind and heavy rain, became more apparent with fallen branches and debris and puddles on the road. But I was not prepared for what came next. Up in the hills outside Girvan the puddles got deeper and larger and then…well it stopped being funny. The river that runs near the road had burst its banks and I was forced to turn back!
As you can see in the images (sorry no picture of the blocked bridge that actually stopped me as I had to turn about for the big truck and other cars to turn about too) the sheer volume of water was huge. I hope to return to work upon the morrow. Bad weather is nothing new for Ayrshire and we do get way more than our share of rain but this was rather more than normal even for the winter. Especially since it only began at 8pm last night.
Anyhow. I shall work on at home but it does mean that the two dozen or so of you who are waiting for emails and calls from the ‘official email and phone’ will have to wait…since I cannot get to them! Sorry!
Rain Stops Play
GBS
A terrible day indeed. The crypt is more dank than ever and I have almost had to become aquatic. However roads are all open now and at least you can work hard from home.
Bloody Ayrshire Weather…
Eve
You said it Eve. Your necrotic flesh will be rotting all the faster in this dank.
These days I do a lot of work from home it is true. But as I have said to you over a pint, we should be collecting all this water and selling it abroad!
GBS
You can just sell it in the south, next time they have the (inevitable) hosepipe ban again, you’ll make a fortune. 😉
Hello Sam,
You would think so and as far as I know Scotland does send a lot of water south as Wales does to the east. Low population and a lot of water. But from what I learn on BBC Radio 4 the lack of water in the south is due mainly to burst and old pipes and some water holding sites being sold and filled in. I suppose I could just fill the car boot with bottles of tap water and drive to London! 🙂
GBS