It reached us at 5.00 pm.... has just cleared up, we were travelling in the car at the time. I love a good storm as long as I'm not walking in it! Gwen > ... Has just gone through our place ... At it's height - you couldn't see > out of the windows - and gutters all around were flooded ... The drains > for > the road couldn't keep up with it - and the road was awash with water ... > Thankfully - this has all gone now - but the thunder is still rumbling > away > - and not I the distance either ... > > And there's a puddle of water in my hall - at the bottom of the stairs ... > > All our windows open 'inwards' - they either drop down a little - or we > can > open them sideways to their full width - 'tilt-'n'-turn' ... Mostly - > unless > the rain is coming sideways - the rain doesn't usually come into the house > . > . BUT - the upstairs landing window decided it was going to allow water in > . > . In it came - onto the window-sill - then overflowing down the wall for a > very short distance - before following the channel afforded it by the > handrail running up the length of the stairs ... It then travelled in this > channel - before falling off the end onto my hall carpet .... > > I hope everyone else is cosy and dry ... > > Sue > > > ==== GEN-TRIVIA-ENG Mailing List ==== > RANDOM TAGLINE - GEN-TRIVIA-ENG - MAILING LIST > Pure Fiction messages are frowned upon - Elephants do not travel in > balloons - please use the Adventure List. >