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Sylvia Evans

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I do hope all of you lovely forum members are safe and your homes and property are ok. I do know some of you live on the coast and some of you by rivers .  I’ve just done a walk with new doggo and our little stream is a raging torrent.  No big problems just here as we are high ,  but lots of lanes look like rivers.  Half the roof of Sylvs shed  ripped off and leaks we didn’t know we had...oh and a couple of fences down no big deal. Stay safe .x 

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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No problem here , but is sounds as if you’re not so lucky. Do take care and I hope the leaks are soon sorted .

Linda Drury

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We've been so lucky here as well, hope you stay safe in Wales Sylvia, saw all the dreadful scenes on the news and you feel so sorry for people caught up in floods and landslides.
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Jim Morris

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We're also very fortunate in our home location. Farnworth - at least Plodder Lane where we are - is sort of a crown point falling away in two directions, one of which falls all the way to to Bolton, the other indirectly to the Irwell river and places like Prestolee, Kearsley and Radcliffe aren't so lucky and cop the brunt of it. 
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Tony Compton

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Yes, some are going through really tough times, my heart goes out to them, travelling to work this morning i was shocked to see what normally is acres of lush fields now looking like an ocean as far as they eye can see. How do you deal with mother nature to this extent.. good old british spirit i think. 
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My heart goes out the shepherds who are lambing. I've been there, when the weather turns nasty for prolonged periods, and its no fun. As Tony has said 'good old British spirit' Even in the hills the fields are sodden and springs are popping up all the place. Keep safe everyone.
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Tough times indeed. We have a river running through our village. Upstream the farmers have straightened it's course to capitalise on usable land resulting in loss of flood planes and as a result it floods as it passes our village. The water cuts off one of the roads out of the village and the village school has been threatened withh closure as access is compromised. The bottom of my lane has been  under water but thankfully no houses have been flooded and it has some way to come before it gets anywhere near my property but it's worrying nevertheless.
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Really! On times straightening a river helps to quicken the flow. I doubt very much farmers went out and did this off their own back, they may be there to help, we're often called in to help in these situations, as the river authorities wouldn't allow it without good cause.  

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Sylvia Evans

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Ducks swimming on our fields...
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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We don’t have any large rivers nearby, so we don’t get the big floods. The changes to the countryside have contributed to the problems we face, and not all done by farmer. Local authorities, industry, motorway, etc have also done the damage. We are also getting more rain than we have had for several centuries. The media does not help as it shows the coat of damage mostly in a financial way, it sell a better story if someone’s house is full of water. There is so much happening out in the fields , farms and rural areas in general that is not as news worth for the media. My thoughts are with the everyday person who is struggling to to keep going no matter where they live or work. I will stop here before I get on  the bandwagon any further.

Maela Oanez

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It's a tough time for us all, especially for people with mental health problems. I just want to recommend this site https://addictionresource.com//drug-rehab/locator/, there are a lot of articles about antidepressants, also a list of hotlines and other useful information. Stay safe.