Another pointless thread
Posted 26/08/2010 - 14:13
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Does anyone else think John Riley's avatar looks a bit like that guy on the PPG homepage?
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Posted 26/08/2010 - 14:32
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thoughton wrote:
Does anyone else think John Riley's avatar looks a bit like that guy on the PPG homepage?
The "Capo Di Tutti Cappa" by Lukasz Lenkowski?Does anyone else think John Riley's avatar looks a bit like that guy on the PPG homepage?
Hmmm....I can see where you are coming from...
Posted 26/08/2010 - 14:47
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I'll have you know that my avatar was shot by Mr Paul Jones, a leading glamour photographer from the North West of England.
Surely you can tell that?
Surely you can tell that?
Best regards, John
Posted 26/08/2010 - 14:51
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Gwyn wrote:
Flooded and still pouring down.
Our street 5 minutes ago. Raining really hard again now.
I am soaked through yet again from walking the dogs - even wearing waterproofs.
On a brighter note the flat roof isn't leaking....yet.
Minor ...Flooded and still pouring down.
Our street 5 minutes ago. Raining really hard again now.
I am soaked through yet again from walking the dogs - even wearing waterproofs.
On a brighter note the flat roof isn't leaking....yet.
There is a 1.2m deep river running through my garden!
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Posted 26/08/2010 - 15:06
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Snootchies wrote:
Hmmm....I can see where you are coming from...
Euhhh oops! Not the mediteranean looking chap on the homepage. That guy looks nothing like John's avatar I meant the guy on the page where you submit photos (the one with the glasses!) thoughton wrote:
Does anyone else think John Riley's avatar looks a bit like that guy on the PPG homepage?
The "Capo Di Tutti Cappa" by Lukasz Lenkowski?Does anyone else think John Riley's avatar looks a bit like that guy on the PPG homepage?
Hmmm....I can see where you are coming from...
John, yes of course, many apologies! What I meant to say was "John Riley's glamourous avatar"
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Posted 26/08/2010 - 15:07
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Luckily I live on a terp - a little hill so it isn't in the house - but by the neighbours across the road it is now flowing through their houses . It is in my front garden but hasn't reached the house. No doubt the space under the floor is full though.
We had new drains put in the street a couple of years ago, which take only the rain water since we always get flooded in heavy rain. At least now it is only rainwater and not sewage in the street so that it a minor plus.
The kids are enjoying it. Except those who have to cycle through it to get home that is.
My son is stuck at work. His route home involves a tunnel, which is 1.5 metres deep in water right now .
We had new drains put in the street a couple of years ago, which take only the rain water since we always get flooded in heavy rain. At least now it is only rainwater and not sewage in the street so that it a minor plus.
The kids are enjoying it. Except those who have to cycle through it to get home that is.
My son is stuck at work. His route home involves a tunnel, which is 1.5 metres deep in water right now .
Posted 26/08/2010 - 16:29
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I have to say that I have "always" thought the avatar looked like a much better looking version of Greg Wallace from Masterchef - hits me every time and I expect one day he will say "phwoooar" to one of my piccies - lol
Tony
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I am now on Flickr which is nice !
I am now on Flickr which is nice !
Posted 26/08/2010 - 16:54
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OOPS Gwyn - that's not nice Commiserations.
I have a friend going to Brussels for the weekend - and he's not terribly optimistic about good weather there either
I have a friend going to Brussels for the weekend - and he's not terribly optimistic about good weather there either
let the education continue
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Posted 26/08/2010 - 17:07
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johnriley wrote:
I'll have you know that my avatar was shot by Mr Paul Jones, a leading glamour photographer from the North West of England.
Surely you can tell that?
But it looks like you're wearing clothes from here?
I'll have you know that my avatar was shot by Mr Paul Jones, a leading glamour photographer from the North West of England.
Surely you can tell that?
Posted 26/08/2010 - 17:10
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I bet he knows that model with the big dirty stones - you know that what`s her name - Nomi Crimble - yeah that`s her - eh John,do you John,eh,eh ?
Tony
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I am now on Flickr which is nice !
I am now on Flickr which is nice !
Posted 26/08/2010 - 18:13
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My husband just got in. He works in Hengelo, in the east of the country. His building was flooded. His office is on the first floor so he was OK, but those on the ground floor had a real problem - water up to their desk tops in some cases.
He had to paddle across the car park to the car, which luckily was not damaged.
100mm - that's nearly 4 inches of rain today .
He had to paddle across the car park to the car, which luckily was not damaged.
100mm - that's nearly 4 inches of rain today .
Posted 26/08/2010 - 19:05
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fatspider wrote:
Those look fairly modern house Gwyn, so if flooding is such a problem why dont they build the houses on stilts? or at least raise the level of the ground floor.
They are all at least 60 and some as much as a 100 years old. So no not modern at all. Modernised, yes, but modern? no.Those look fairly modern house Gwyn, so if flooding is such a problem why dont they build the houses on stilts? or at least raise the level of the ground floor.
Most were built like ours on little man-made hills, since we are just about the lowest part of the town, but over the years, the road level has been raised, there is of course a lot more paving about, and so the water collects, and occasionally floods. Since the new dual drainage system it is a lot better than before. The rain from houses goes into the ground in soak-aways, but the ground is sodden. And 4 inches of rain is a bit unusual in an 8 hour period.
The neighbours have got the water out - they had already put the furniture up stairs or on blocks so that wasn't damaged thank goodness, and their floors are all tiled so easy to clean up.
Other towns were far worse of than us. Hengelo was aright mess, and they even had to close the motorway there. Den Haag and Amsterdam were badly hit too.
It's raining again, and we are threatened with more downpours in teh night .
At least I only take the dogs once tomorrow as they are off to the kennels. I just hope my shoes have dried out by then.
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Our street 5 minutes ago. Raining really hard again now.
I am soaked through yet again from walking the dogs - even wearing waterproofs.
On a brighter note the flat roof isn't leaking....yet.