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Title: Canals don't flood!
Post by: Guy on 22 November 2012, 21:05
oh yes they do!!  :smiley:

http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/Grand-Western-Canal-bank-collapses-weight-water/story-17381889-detail/story.html (http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/Grand-Western-Canal-bank-collapses-weight-water/story-17381889-detail/story.html)
Title: Re: Canals don't flood!
Post by: raferackstraw on 22 November 2012, 21:32
like most privatised companies from the 80s they have cut basic maintenance in favour of profit, water companies are THE worst, they got rid of the guys that use to do the crap jobs like clearing ditches of undergrowth, gulleys etc which if clear would allow excessive water to drain properly, and therefore prevent the localised flooding we see now.
Title: Re: Canals don't flood!
Post by: R32UK on 22 November 2012, 22:19
yes the water companies are ar$e'ols.... and im about to get paid out for some of their negligence  :whistle:
Title: Re: Canals don't flood!
Post by: Len on 23 November 2012, 11:33
Correctly maintained floods do not flood.
The Engineers that designed them were brilliant.Some canals are 200 years old and were major feats of engineering and construction. Building them now would be virtually impossible, finanacially and due to NIMBYism.
Most canals are owned and operated by British Waterways and they do not have the money needed to keep all the canals properly maintained.
Title: Re: Canals don't flood!
Post by: Guy on 24 November 2012, 10:56
Correctly maintained floods do not flood.
The Engineers that designed them were brilliant.Some canals are 200 years old and were major feats of engineering and construction. Building them now would be virtually impossible, finanacially and due to NIMBYism.
Most canals are owned and operated by British Waterways and they do not have the money needed to keep all the canals properly maintained.

i think you'll find that correctly maintained floods are in fact, floods  :tongue: :grin:
Title: Re: Canals don't flood!
Post by: Thom89 on 24 November 2012, 11:04
Stop it Guy!
He knows, he was there :lipsrsealed:

Thom