Autumn River Walk (didnt get far!!)

beautiful scenery marie what a shame,still at least when it dries up you have a lovely place to walk by the way my other half is from dundee his mum lives in fintry

OMG Marie.....that is scary! The mighty Tay...or the Silvery Tay as dear old McGonnagal famously described it ...has a fearsome power...we used to have a boat on it and I remember the currents were awesome and that was in calm weather!! Super graphic pics though ...hope YOU had your wellies on !!! Having seen your blog - I phoned my friends who live just over on the Newburgh side of the river...no reply...eeeek!
Glad to hear the water level dropped 10ft....fingers crossed it stay that way. Keep dry and cosy!!

Hi Joan! Yes it is lovely when its dry! I did blogs on the river earlier this year, the same walk! Have a look if you get time!
My Ex-H is from Broughty Ferry!
Alz, I was fine til I wanted to go for a walk last night & was told it wasnt safe!! Yes, the currents are something else! Where did you have the boat?
I hope your friends are ok, Newburgh's pretty low-lying.
What about you? Are you ok on your hill?

It was great joining you on that walk, my has nt it changed with the water to the last journey you went on there. I can't beleive you did nt come back with a souvenir lol loved the rainbow gorgeous.

OOH you are brave...I wouldn't have risked it....especially when you were told it was wasn't safe.
Yes - my friends are at Flisk and it is not far from the river - so I hope they moved away...they are both invalids.
The boat was kept at Newburgh for many years then berthed one winter at Perth where some vagrants apparently lived on it and managed to set fire to it. Luckily it was steel hulled - and somebody took it on afterwards and rebuilt it...no idea where it is now!!

Those pics are scary MP! I do hope the waters recede soon, and you can sit on your "meditation rock" once again...
Take care....please x

PS ...meant to say I am fine up the hill here....just sorry for my chum who was one of the ones you maybe saw being carried out by her husband through the water...she is only 4'9" in her high heels...LOL so could have been washed away. They have lost about 50,000 quids worth - not including her antiquarian book collection....she is heartbroken.

That's scary It must be lovely living near a river , but not so good when the heavy rains come. Take care.

we stayed in a hotel in broughty ferry a few years ago when visiting in laws,lovely part of the country and people so nice and freindly

lovely pics mari, lots of flooding going on , hope its not a bad winter for floods this year, i really feel for the ones who have their homes flooded, dont think people are as eager to live near rivers now,

Alz, it was much lower & safer today, I didnt take any risks, I cant swim & came close to drowning once, so I'm pretty careful around water, maybe too careful!
Sorry your friend's had such a bad time, but glad you're ok!
Di, dont worry, that was them going down. I couldnt walk round there yesterday!
Its worrying, but hopefully it'll all settle down soon!
I PROMISE I'll take care!
Yes, Broughty Ferry is nice, I have a lot of good memories of there, Joan!

Oops! You sneaked in there, San!
I hope it's not a bad one too, lol!! I'm in a one-floor cottage!

Quite scary the speed at which the waters can rise ! Some lovely dramatic scenery here Mp...hope you get safely to Uni !!

has it ever reached you before mari,, didnt realise you were on one floor, thought yours was a house , hope you dont have bad weather then this year

Thanks BB!
It has covered this cottage, San, in 1990 I think! I've been here 2 years.

oh no, have they done anything to help the river banks since last time, hope your insured mari just incase :o(

It seems you've had much rain Marie. - well not funny really is it. I hope it goes down quickly.
Lovely pics and the rainbow made me smile. It was nice to see it.

Lovely blog Hatter. ;~))

Just caught up with this Marie ...... ! Thank God you've got a sense of humour ! Take care our kid ! x

Great blog Marie are you sure Sue hadn't been up there overnight LoL :~))

PIP !!!!! LOL !!! xx

HeHeHe!!!

I've got THE biggest smile on my face !! xx

It all sounds really scary! I hope everyone is OK - just be careful!

Lovely photos - even if it is a bit on the wet side, Marie. :-))

LMAO, Pip! I think she must've!
Hi Hywel! Welcome to GoY!! Yes, I was pleased to see the rainbow!
Hiya Digger!
San, just checked, & I'm NOT insured! Bloody bank again! I get my insurance from them too! I'm going in in the morning!!
Then I'll ring my dad & ask for a boat!! LOL!

Wow Marie what a lot of water out there, I hope you dont get anymore rain! Even with all the flooding it still looks a beautiful walk and your pictures are great add to the humour and drama of your of your comments. Must take a peep at your earlier walks now, heres hoping it will quickly subside! xx

Hi Spritz! I'm fine! I'm watching out for it! I'm more worried about the neighbours than me, most of them are really old & infirm! God knows how I'd get them out!

Lol, Carole! You posted at the same time as me!
Its gone down a lot, & its been dry since 2 today!

Blimey! Marie you will have to get some flippers scuba gear to get to college if it rains again and the river rises much further, just be careful and keep a watch out, we don't want to see you on the evening news being wynched off of your roof.

You really should learn to swim: it's great fun and you might need to know some time! Living in Florida next to the bayou and overflow ponds, we had to evacuate several times when the hurricanes & subsequent storm surges came. Kayaks & canoes, flat bottom bass boats all drifted down the street, along with rafts of ants clutching together to save the Queen! I hope you keep tins of food & hand can openers & candles & bottled water on hand. And it's no joke to put your wellies & pails around the feet of your furniture in you have minor flooding, but my cousin lost all our grandmother's antique furniture washing out the windows in Katrina. Beware any downed power lines in water: you never know if they're live! Great to take a walk about in the throes of Nature's power, and we needs must respect her!

I used to love swimming, OG, but now have a phobia & just cant do it! I suppose I would if my life depended on it, but otherwise, no ta!!

~ be ready to go at a moments notice if you have to Marie~ ~they were saying last year in Morpeth when the river came down in a flash surge from the hills and over the flood walls without warning that one minute it was round your ankles and the next round your waist.
Can you take out insurance on line and cancel your other one with the bank?
Put all your valuables somewhere safe and make sure you have a good torch!
~ and I hope that all my advice is not needed and that the river has dropped more by the morning!
love Arlenex

Back stroke Marie ? I'm with ya kid !! Sometimes ! xxx

Glad you don't have to put that to the test! & you're safe.

I'll try to sort it out, Arlene! Thanks GoYs!

'Morning, Marie! Aren't we just having a wet old time of it in Bonnie Scotland, eh? Though it's pretty wet down south too from what I'm hearing.
Guess what? We've got FROST this morning! I was only saying, yesterday, on my 'Wisnae fer yer wellies' blog that the straw from the hay bale I dragged from the river would come in handy if we got a frost.....now THAT'S what I call wish-fulfilment! Our river's taking its time to drop, still at that oo-er level but a fine forecast for today and brilliant sunshine.

Will you be able to get insurance? Companies are getting increasingly cautious about insuring anyone who's house is subject to flooding....hope you can, though if its been flooded before you might have problems....fingers crossed that you find a company willing to take the risk.

Great blog, though we probably both wish we hadn't been put in the position, re the weather, that we needed to write them in the first place, eh?

Lots of love and dry thoughts
xxx

| you okay Marie?did you get insurance?
hope you are not having to wade to uni this morning!

I hope it's better this morning Marie, is it like this every year at this time or is this a freak ?

Phew, scary stuff - definitely a need for wellies or waders in your part of the world! Lovely pics though

Well, that "shortcut", full of mud at best of times, would deinitely have been a no-goer this time, eh?

Nice blog but what a lot of water.

Hi GoYs, re the insurance, they're considering it!!!
I dont wear wellies!!
But on the upside, the rivers down a bit more today & its been dry & cold all day!
David, the "shortcut" I took YOU on is full of water! It would've been about 8 feet deep on monday! (I've pm'd you, answer please!)
I'll keep you all posted!

Thought it would be, Marie - replied to Pm, btw! :-)

Fingers crossed re the insurance Marie ! Glad it's better weather wise today :-))

Yes it was much better - if chilly/frosty first thing....but guess what ...just been out with the dogs and it is raining!! Hopefully it will not last.
My Fife friends on the south of the river Tay..apparently were watching the river rise the other day but they are on top of a wee hill and were quite safe and agreed with you Marie that the river had gone down remarkably quickly this time.
As I was saying on Bscott's blog....we are still re-housing people here tonight - two more into rented accommodation and one into a hotel.....as they will be out of their homes for up to 6 months it is estimated. Water and fire....the two most powerful elements right enough.

Yes, Mother Nature must have PMT again!!

I have a partially furnished house I'd rent out in St. Petersburg, FL if any Scot refugees need a tropical garden to play in over the winter whilst their homes dry out...! Our hurricane season doesn't start again until next June!

Sounds wonderful, OG!! :~))

Been meaning to ask, as you all seem to get on live around now, what time is it there? It's 3:40 in the afternoon here.

11.40 pm!!

I live about 200 yrds from a river and the only company that would insure me is Bradford and Bingley if that helps!!

That IS worth knowing GS.....my friends may well be refused further insurance after this recent flood - even if it can be proved that the council were negligent in warning and helping as they used to do. Thanks for the info....much appreciated.

Bradford and Bingley is now, of course, part of Santander, so whether a massive bank will be willing to insure I really don't know....anything's worth a try when everyone else says 'no'...

Fair point B....but I will hand on the info...just in case thanks.

Mari its so damned maddening when you hear of all the people being refused insurance now, we all know we are experiencing a lot more rain in some places and a lot of people are suffering because of it,so many have paid for many years without a problem and insurance companies never refused to accept their payments then, did they ?.Biddy lined the coffers.....Okay said my bit......lol. Loved seeing your photo`s ,even when she`s being mean Mother Nature entices us out there... Hope it doesn`t get any worse for you.........

Beautiful pics do you normally have flooding in your area due to rainfall

How are things today Marie ?
Is Smudge high and dry ?

Hi GoYs!
I think the insurance will be fine, they say they'll sort it on monday!
Yes Lincs, Mother Nature may be "red in tooth and claw" sometimes, but she's always beguiling!
Hi Rk, No, we dont USUALLY get floods, only once that I know of!
Hey Terra! Its been very frosty, then drizzly today (SO cold!!) But the river looks to have gone down more! Fingers crossed! Smudge is indeed high & dry! She's sitting on my 'homework' adding her own brand of pawprint artwork to my notes!!

Hi Marie . Glad to hear the river as gone down and that you may be sucessful in getting the insurance that you need. weather for tomorrow looks pretty good so hope you dry out soon. xxx ps You may get extra marks for Smudges contribution!

Lol, Carole! I think (fingers crossed) we're ok here now!
The contribution from Smudge wont make any odds! My notes are in my own shorthand! I type them in like that, & my pc is set to change it to the 'buzzwords'!!

That sounds so technical Marie !! I wouldn't have a clue !!

Its easier than it sounds! Use autocorrect in word, & you can set it so that if you type in certain letters, it'll put the word in you really want! Great for all the convoluted language we have to use!! :~))

Thank God I'm not at Uni !!! lol

I'm enjoying it, but loads of the work has to be done online!!

That's the way of the world these days Marie. As I'm sure I've said before, I really admire your guts for taking it on !

Thank you! I dunno about guts, it may have been a moment of madness! I was told today that there were 400 applicants for the 40 places!! Dunno how I got in, but it really gave me a boost! :~D

Clever cow !!! ;-))) I jest ........ excellent !!! Bet you grew about 3 inches ! lol

Yep!! I told the girl who gave me a lift home, & she had the same reaction as me! "How the **** did I get in then?"
So we were happy bunnies today!

Brilliant !!! And it's Friday too !! What an excellent end to the week ! :-)))))

Too right!! I've even got a day off tomorrow!! :~))

Bliss !!! :-))

That's why they call it "Special Education", Marie: only very special people are included :-) ! Off topic, you might enjoy the mystery writer Kate Wilhelm, who describes Oregon as a backdrop to her puzzlers. And I found a little book at a jumble sale of Scotland's Best-Loved Driving Tours so I have a tiny glimpse of some of the beauty and history of your area.

LOL< OG!! Here, special education is for people with 'special needs'! Well yes, ok, maybe you're right!! LOL!
I'll keep an eye out for her books, thanks!
Yes, Scotland's pretty, (mostly) & has a pretty hairy past!!

Great photos but it does look very wet indeed, it must be very worrying when the water levels rise like that.

Sandra x

It is a bit, since its very close to my home, Sandra!