"Richard J." wrote in message
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Does anyone know any more about what was struck by lightning?

Maybe it's the other meaning of 'lightning strike'!

Ian

Ian F. wrote:
"Richard J." wrote in message
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Does anyone know any more about what was struck by lightning?

Maybe it's the other meaning of 'lightning strike'!

Ian

There's problems all over the place this way at the moment. Signalling
problems at Hampton and in the Walton on Thames area. I was standing
with my mother by the lake that's formed at the end of their road
earlier and several fire engines went past in different directions. My
neighbour tell me the centre of Walton was flooded to a depth of two
feet earlier.

Neill

Neillw001 wrote:
My
neighbour tell me the centre of Walton was flooded to a depth of two
feet earlier.



We do have the power on the understatement in this country. I remember
in January 2005 Carlisle was hit by a flash flood and one on the tv
reports said that "a fence had been washed over". Why did this stick in
my mind so much, two weeks earlier I had survived a tsunami that killed
300,000 people and the UK national tv news were talking about fences
being washed over.
It made me laugh.

Kevin

In fairness, four people were killed in the Carlisle floods, and
significant numbers of people still have not been able to return to
their homes. Not a tsunami, but not a damaged fence, either.


Kev wrote:

Neillw001 wrote:
My
neighbour tell me the centre of Walton was flooded to a depth of two
feet earlier.



We do have the power on the understatement in this country. I remember
in January 2005 Carlisle was hit by a flash flood and one on the tv
reports said that "a fence had been washed over". Why did this stick in
my mind so much, two weeks earlier I had survived a tsunami that killed
300,000 people and the UK national tv news were talking about fences
being washed over.
It made me laugh.

Kevin