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Lancaster in Shutdown
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Sat Dec 05, 2015 10:44 pm
by marky No.1
Electronic gone off. alarms. Helicopters. What a mess
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Sat Dec 05, 2015 10:49 pm
by jon MFC fan
Parliament Street in Lancaster has flooded the lune is in red flood warning
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
Posted:
Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:00 pm
by marky No.1
Bus station gone so walked round castle to millennium bridge. About 4 foot to spare from being over the top, bearing in mind it is usually probably 20 foot!
Pitch black, helicopters and alarms everywhere, certainly some cheap kitchens on Monday
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
Posted:
Sun Dec 06, 2015 2:27 am
by jon MFC fan
And also areas of Morecambe are
In blackouts
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
Posted:
Sun Dec 06, 2015 10:15 am
by Kendalshrimp
Apparently there was a party in the hospitality room at the globe last night and the electricity cut affected it around 10pm and people had to evacuate, I know it's our home ground and cursed whenever we play there but hopefully there's no major damages !
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Sun Dec 06, 2015 12:02 pm
by SolentShrimp
Most floods are man-made.
Mess about with water-courses, and keep pumping concrete into the ground has its consequences.
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Sun Dec 06, 2015 12:08 pm
by marky No.1
Should be back on 7pm tuesday.
A6 closed past the gate but there are still clowns trying to get through, where trucks top is submerged
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Skerton bridge
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Sun Dec 06, 2015 5:15 pm
by black morse
SolentShrimp wrote:Most floods are man-made.
Mess about with water-courses, and keep pumping concrete into the ground has its consequences.
Absolutely. Flood plains are for 'taking flood water' not for building on. Concrete estates (including paved front gardens) are creating less and less land where the water can soak into the ground. Tree roots take surplus water deep into the ground, take away the trees and compact the surface soil with animal over use and the water can only run into rivers which then overflow. The answers are there if we will only use our land correctly.
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
Posted:
Sun Dec 06, 2015 5:54 pm
by Wild Bill
Talk of power being off for days
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Sun Dec 06, 2015 8:48 pm
by Keith
Wild Bill wrote:Talk of power being off for days
Not in Fleetwood though, so that's okay!
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
Posted:
Mon Dec 07, 2015 5:45 am
by Teams like Morecambe
The majority of Morecambe appears to have power this morning. This is unfortunate for those who thought they were getting a day off work
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
Posted:
Mon Dec 07, 2015 6:05 am
by marky No.1
Been a bit quiet on here, hope them trains can get to Blackpool for tomorrow
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:31 am
by Christies Child
Teams like Morecambe wrote:The majority of Morecambe appears to have power this morning. This is unfortunate for those who thought they were getting a day off work
My mum lives in a care home in Torrisholme and they' had to rely on a generator for limited power. However thanks to the sterlingvwork done by the power company it sounds as though the power to the majority is now restored. We're quick to castigate but slow to acknowledged excellence when it happens. Well done to the authorites in my opinion.
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:58 am
by SupermarketShrimp
marky No.1 wrote:Been a bit quiet on here, hope them trains can get to Blackpool for tomorrow
The game should definitely be cancelled.
This is not selfish in any way shape or form because I'm busy that day and really want to go.
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:12 am
by Freez
Power came back on at 4.10am in Heysham. Had to get up and switch everything off as we were lit up like a Cathedral.
Had to wander up to Carnforth as Greyhound Bridge and Skerton bridge still closed this am.
Probably home from Preston the same way!
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
Posted:
Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:23 am
by slackAlice2
Christies Child wrote:Teams like Morecambe wrote:The majority of Morecambe appears to have power this morning. This is unfortunate for those who thought they were getting a day off work
My mum lives in a care home in Torrisholme and they' had to rely on a generator for limited power. However thanks to the sterlingvwork done by the power company it sounds as though the power to the majority is now restored. We're quick to castigate but slow to acknowledged excellence when it happens. Well done to the authorites in my opinion.
I took a day off anyway ! Thought the roads would be a mess without me adding to it, only a commute to Preston but I'm guessing I'd have to go through Halton from here at Scale Hall with Skerton bridge shut. Although yesterday I did a recce on the bike and Denny Beck bridge was still open with cars crossing. But I agree wholeheartedly with the above post , when you see how much water there was passing through Lancaster , they've done a brilliant job to get it back up and working so quickly.
My 4 teenagers thought the world had ended yesterday morning though , no Comms = civilization over ! I
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:31 am
by marky No.1
They've just reopened Skerton Bridge.
Good job Carlisle were away at the weekend
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Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Mon Dec 07, 2015 12:48 pm
by Wild Bill
Most of Lancaster appears to be back on now.
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Mon Dec 07, 2015 1:17 pm
by Gone_Shrimping
marky No.1 wrote:They've just reopened Skerton Bridge.
Good job Carlisle were away at the weekend
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They may need to use our humble little ground again like they did in 2005
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Mon Dec 07, 2015 1:48 pm
by John L
Gone_Shrimping wrote:marky No.1 wrote:They've just reopened Skerton Bridge.
Good job Carlisle were away at the weekend
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They may need to use our humble little ground again like they did in 2005
They were away that weekend too! Good to hear their players have offered to help flooding victims...
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
Posted:
Mon Dec 07, 2015 4:54 pm
by jon MFC fan
Lancaster Grid has lost 42,000 properties with out power
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
Posted:
Mon Dec 07, 2015 8:53 pm
by Sakhalin Shrimp
The power came on at 10.30 last night but has just gone off again. Are they sharing the available power around by turning different areas on and off?
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:17 pm
by Posh
marky No.1 wrote:They've just reopened Skerton Bridge.
Good job Carlisle were away at the weekend
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They should learn that playing a team down South beginning with W on a Saturday was a terrible idea. Woking 2005, Welling 2015.
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:34 pm
by Teams like Morecambe
Sakhalin Shrimp wrote:The power came on at 10.30 last night but has just gone off again. Are they sharing the available power around by turning different areas on and off?
No. Your either lucky or your not. I'm on Westgate near the school and have power but the Hurley Flyer and Globe do not. Part of Regent Road and Balmoral Road do but most roads leading off them don't. The Christmas lights on Regent Road are on which is crazy.
Work to fix the issue will resume at 8 in the morning.
Re: Lancaster in Shutdown
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Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:38 pm
by Morecambe Jack
I'm on scale hall and 1/4 of the street have electricity, and the other 3/4 do not!
Luckily, I'm in the 1/4 that do!