Flood plain insurance

Ma has just received her buildings insurance renewal, and phoned up to
pay it. There was apparently a steep increase from last year.

"That's because you live on a flood plain," said the girl at MegaBucks
Insco.

Loud spluttering noise from Ma. "Do you know Rye?" she inquired
politely.

"Oh yes, lovely place...." agreed girl, happily.

"It's built on a hill, isn't it?"

"Yes....."

"Well, you know that bit, right at the top, by the church and the Gun
Garden?"

"Yes...."

"That's where I live. On the Citadel. If I'm flooded, then the whole
of the British Isles is going to be submerged."

Cue one readjusted premium. Made oi grin.

 

You'd have had no chance if you were talking to a call center in India.

 

I don't know. I think you might be able to claim that the whole of
Cambridge is on the top of a big hill.

 

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The "whole" of the British Isles??

 

Well, apart from the bits that are higher than the topmost part of
Rye, I suppose.

 

Like the hills. And the mountains..

And Wales.

If I remember correctly parts of Wiltshire are quite high above sea
level as well - I wonder if there is an online place where I can
search?

Phil.

 

It raises an interesting thought: that if there's really serious
flooding, then we have *more* British Isles.

I think Tewkesbury should declare independence, myself, and this is
also a God-given opportunity to get shot of the Taffs.

 

Interesting site - thanks.

Phil

 

Coo, now there's a fun site.

 

At 14m I'm on an island and half a kilometre from the beach!

 

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You'll be sorry when we're about the only soil above water

 

Hmm, I might have to change my plans to name the house "Seaview
Cottage" -- closest the sea gets ay +14 m is at Staines.

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Cool site.

At 10m and 11m we're still dry .. well, waters edge, indeed we'd be out on a
promontary, jutting out into a shallow sea..

At 13m and 14m we're completely underwater to the East, but it's dry only a
half mile away to the West.

So we won't be getting _too_ worried until it gets to ~7m.

I shall sleep better tonight, knowing that ...

 

At 14m, I can ride for a good hour in any direction and not even get my
tyres wet.

The norf rocks a phat one.


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Handy and somewhat "not right". I'm ok up to 14M and I currently live
about 700yds from the beach.

http://flood.firetree.net/?ll=50.8452,-0.1535&z=4&m=14

 

Zoom in on central london, and bear in mind that 14m is only a bit over
the first contour line on any map. We do live on quite a hilly island.

For double-chuckles, steer over the channel and look what happened to
the Netherlands.

 

It looks like pretty damp nonsense from where I'm treading water.
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Look at the Somerset Levels.

 

I'll only be concerned about global warming if any mental cabbies start
writing books. And then I'm going to **** off up the hill to Wyc.

 

Ah, Calais would be flooded. Good, because the place is a shithole.