Re: London under threat? (Re: Re: By the way, Bill)

> Sky News ran a feature on that yesterday. They came up with some
> "statistics" and reckoned that 500,000 people could get their homes
> flooded, 38 tube stations, and a number of hospitals could get flooded
> if the Thames barrier failed.
>
> Can't find anything new about it on the net from a quick search, this
> article is quite old
> http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/15855108?
> source=Evening+Standard&ct=5

That was a most stupid article on Sky News.  Way too many ifs and ors to
make any sense.

> Still, seems that Paul better sell his fridge before his garage gets
> flooded. :-)

We were, however, discussing that a couple of weeks ago, before Katrina. 
Sometimes the Thames naturally comes right up the pier towards our garden
level, a bit of a flood and it's not going to hit the flats but the garage
will make very amusing viewing.

P



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