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Post by phil70 on Nov 9, 2019 11:21:55 GMT
EA have some dismal fails, we had low level issues on the Lark, we were all sitting on the bottom. A call to them provided the information that it was not possible because the monitoring station on the river had been static for weeks showing a good level. I then pointed out that the level transducer was just above the weir so would always show a good depth, the problem was downstream of the weir. EA said ooer we shall have to look into that. Meanwhile the boat club just up from Brandon Creek had to cancel their New Year do as the clubhouse is floating and had bottomed with a huge list Phil
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Post by Gone on Nov 9, 2019 12:00:51 GMT
The EA have been showing regrettable inexperience in some Lincolnshire areas; relying too much on newly automatic systems replacing on-the-spot Internal Drainage Board employees. So instead of natural intelligence we will now use artificial intelligence, so must be better...........
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Post by thebfg on Nov 9, 2019 14:11:29 GMT
Well seeing the pics and videos on face ache, there are quite a few rivers that are badly flooding. I guess when it is as bad as they are, no amount of input from anyone can control it
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Post by NigelMoore on Nov 9, 2019 15:07:52 GMT
Some places, some times, that will hold true, but a large part of the reason why problems have occurred in some places has been the isolation of various ‘areas’ of responsibility between local EA bodies, who do not liase with each other. So one lot would be draining down farmers’ field in the Fens, simultaneously with another lot having to raise main sluices guarding against tides. If they had co-ordinated their efforts, the timing could all have been synchronised and the latest lot of record flooding in the Glen/Welland catchment area, for example, avoided. It is no good having reservoirs to accommodate upper river flows during necessary sluice closures, if the reservoir is full to start with. Local Drainage Board employees living on site would always monitor tide and weather predictions ahead of time, and incrementally drain the system down in good time for sluice closure. Of course, where limits are reached, nothing can be done, but the controlling systems worked as well as could be expected before the EA took over. This year’s unnecessary extreme flooding was higher than any time on record – and not because of unusual circumstances, only because the programmed systems do not ‘think’ sufficiently ahead. Then too, one chap was telling me he was convinced that the recent inundation was in part caused by employees forgetting/not being there in the ‘office’, to turn the clocks back, and that the sluices were closed 3 hours before they needed to be. Now the EA are going overboard, draining down for the entire time between tides, so banks are collapsing due to lack of support, and keeping an eye on boats slipping down the exposed slopes means maintaining a constant vigil. I am still trying to dry out books and papers soaked while stored in my sister’s garage, and I have not yet dared to check out the Jag, which filled with water to the leather seats. Gilly’s Mini has just been written off, much to her anguish. Meanwhile my £300 ‘banger’, a Vauxhall Cavalier, was in slightly higher ground and though getting water in the footwells, was absolutely fine.
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Post by Gone on Nov 9, 2019 15:22:18 GMT
I am still trying to dry out books and papers soaked while stored in my sister’s garage, and I have not yet dared to check out the Jag, which filled with water to the leather seats. Gilly’s Mini has just been written off, much to her anguish. Depends on the age of the Jag, but if electronic control modules, so things like ABS, engine ecu, air bag computers etc some of which are powered up all the time (galvanic corrosion on the circuit boards) are underwater they are scrap. Good luck, but if the insurance company offers a Wright-off I would accept it.
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Post by bodger on Nov 9, 2019 15:43:58 GMT
I am still trying to dry out books and papers soaked while stored in my sister’s garage, and I have not yet dared to check out the Jag, which filled with water to the leather seats. Gilly’s Mini has just been written off, much to her anguish. Depends on the age of the Jag, but if electronic control modules, so things like ABS, engine ecu, air bag computers etc some of which are powered up all the time (galvanic corrosion on the circuit boards) are underwater they are scrap. Good luck, but if the insurance company offers a Wright-off I would accept it. sounds like my previous 1998 Audi A6. The ECU control module for the windows, door locks and security systems was under the carpet in the passenger footwell. The battery was located in a well in the scuttle which had a small drain hole. if leaves got under the hinged edge of the bonnet they would collect under the battery and block the drain. It was impossible to clean them out without removing the battery, even if you were aware of the problem. The owner's manual did not say "DO NOT PARK UNDER TREES". Any water running down off the screen would collect and overflow, some of it running down in front of the door post and collecting in the well in the floor panel that held the ECU, which did not have a drain hole. When I tracked the problems I was having down I lifted out the ECU that was encased in a plastic enclosure and water ran out of the cable entry hole. The cables were badly corroded and I had to patch them up to keep the systems semi-working. Unfortunately the damage had affected the link to the air bag ECU that would operate for a couple of weeks before failing - red light on the dashboard - MOT fail. I got into the habit of leaving it disconnected until just before the MOT was due. I also drilled a big hole in the floor panel and had to remember not to park in deep water. Lovely car, let down by poorly planned electronics locations.
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Post by NigelMoore on Nov 9, 2019 17:11:34 GMT
I am still trying to dry out books and papers soaked while stored in my sister’s garage, and I have not yet dared to check out the Jag, which filled with water to the leather seats. Gilly’s Mini has just been written off, much to her anguish. Depends on the age of the Jag, but if electronic control modules, so things like ABS, engine ecu, air bag computers etc some of which are powered up all the time (galvanic corrosion on the circuit boards) are underwater they are scrap. Good luck, but if the insurance company offers a Wright-off I would accept it. Not insured, has been stored in my sister's garage awaiting a new exhaust system. Battery will have been dead, which might be a good thing? Still has water in the boot, but the boats are taking priority at the moment. The ECU was already compromised, and seems impossible to replace, because this is a 1995 model XJR, and everything after that has a different connector.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2019 17:51:39 GMT
Depends on the age of the Jag, but if electronic control modules, so things like ABS, engine ecu, air bag computers etc some of which are powered up all the time (galvanic corrosion on the circuit boards) are underwater they are scrap. Good luck, but if the insurance company offers a Wright-off I would accept it. Not insured, has been stored in my sister's garage awaiting a new exhaust system. Battery will have been dead, which might be a good thing? Still has water in the boot, but the boats are taking priority at the moment. The ECU was already compromised, and seems impossible to replace, because this is a 1995 model XJR, and everything after that has a different connector. Jag man, wigan.
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 9, 2019 19:15:56 GMT
The title is an attempt at humour If you were to ask kris, he'd say it was an attempt at racism. Taking the piss out of Indians.
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 9, 2019 19:22:34 GMT
333 Hi, this is three, how may I help you today I have no signal on my phone Hi, this is three, thankyou, what province are you in please I'm not in a province, I'm in the uk Hi, this is three, thankyou, what province in the uk please I'm not in a province, I am in a place, a canal and river trust place. Canal and river trust don't have provinces, they have places Hi, this is three, thankyou. Does canal and river trust place have tower Yes, an ivory one Hi, this is three, thankyou. The problem will be with this tower, I will send an engineer immediately to fix Bloody hell, we've been trying to fix it for years Hi, this is three, thankyou. No problem, we will fix. Is there anything else I can help you with today Well yes, now you mention it, could you send some engineers to wigan flight, it's being taken over by o2 Hi, this is three. Thankyou. Yes we will repair that also. Thankyou for speaking to us today, have a good day I had a good laugh at that one. What a wag. wag. A person whose words or actions provoke or are intended to provoke amusement or laughter: clown, comedian, comic, farceur, funnyman, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, quipster, wit, zany. Yes, zany, that'll do.
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Post by thebfg on Nov 9, 2019 19:45:17 GMT
Depends on the age of the Jag, but if electronic control modules, so things like ABS, engine ecu, air bag computers etc some of which are powered up all the time (galvanic corrosion on the circuit boards) are underwater they are scrap. Good luck, but if the insurance company offers a Wright-off I would accept it. sounds like my previous 1998 Audi A6. The ECU control module for the windows, door locks and security systems was under the carpet in the passenger footwell. The battery was located in a well in the scuttle which had a small drain hole. if leaves got under the hinged edge of the bonnet they would collect under the battery and block the drain. It was impossible to clean them out without removing the battery, even if you were aware of the problem. The owner's manual did not say "DO NOT PARK UNDER TREES". Any water running down off the screen would collect and overflow, some of it running down in front of the door post and collecting in the well in the floor panel that held the ECU, which did not have a drain hole. When I tracked the problems I was having down I lifted out the ECU that was encased in a plastic enclosure and water ran out of the cable entry hole. The cables were badly corroded and I had to patch them up to keep the systems semi-working. Unfortunately the damage had affected the link to the air bag ECU that would operate for a couple of weeks before failing - red light on the dashboard - MOT fail. I got into the habit of leaving it disconnected until just before the MOT was due. I also drilled a big hole in the floor panel and had to remember not to park in deep water. Lovely car, let down by poorly planned electronics locations. sounds familiar, 2001 passat. ECU went mental and wouldn't lock. Found loads of water so up came the carpets and I dried everything out. The drain he was blocked so I kept it clear and constantly checked.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2019 19:48:37 GMT
I keep wanting to put the word "Slimy" in front of the title !
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 9, 2019 20:45:26 GMT
Call centres are simply a fact of modern life ... sad that the call answerers are detached from, and have little or no understanding of the system. Why should an Indian on £4/day wages give a toss about any English person with a boat worth £85,000?
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Post by NigelMoore on Nov 9, 2019 20:53:39 GMT
Thanks. Bit far away, but every bit of info re: contacts will be helpful when I have time to address this. There is actually a specialist near Boston, who occasionally makes visits to the area for old customers, but he is hard to get hold of.
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 9, 2019 20:55:32 GMT
(if you need any bits from Finland we can bring them over at Xmas) (bringing a rucksack this time)
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