Author Topic: Peterborough to be under water by 2012  (Read 3339 times)

bounty hunter

  • Guest
Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« on: September 07, 2008, 08:35:36 pm »
Peterborough could be one of the first towns to flood owing to rising ground water a spokesman for Huntingdon Tourist Information Centre has claimed.  Global Warming and ancient fenland water levels would make the town uninhabitable by the next Olymics said the source. 'We strongly recommend people come to Huntingdon if they want a nice holiday in this part of the world', they continued.

In rebuttle, Mark Holness of Peterborough town council refuted the allegations saying, 'this is nothing but scare mongering by Huntingdon.  We have conducted our own aluvial studies and found no cause concern.  People should continue to take their holidays in Peterborough. We have a nice cathedral and shops and things.'

paulham

  • Guest
Re: Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2008, 08:39:37 pm »
You can always hope! ;)

Offline loulou

  • Global Moderator
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 27694
  • Karma: 104
    • View Profile
Re: Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2008, 09:42:46 pm »
It is all pure speculation.
A power-crazy bitch who lives in a fantasy world

Offline oldspice

  • Addict (blue)
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 10623
  • Karma: 113
    • View Profile
Re: Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2008, 07:09:37 am »
I would doubt that anyone would take a holiday in either Peterborough or Huntingdon. Both are beautiful and both have exceptional places of interest close by but neither offers much in the way of holiday accommodation and neither are very close to the coast.

As for Peterborough being under water in the future - well a few million years ago it was under water. If it is to flood again, the most likely cause would we be flooding from the Wash. That would mean a good few towns nearer to the Wash would flood first (Boston, Spalding, Crowland) and huntingdon would not be far behind. If, on the other hand the flood was to be from the river over-flowing onto the fens (as it has done in the past) then Huntingdon would not escape as the same river flows through both cities!  I have seen Huntingdon suffering flooding from the river overflowing at the same time as Peterborough.
Old but spicey!

Offline Forth Bridges

  • Addict (red)
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 8745
  • Karma: 57
    • View Profile
Re: Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2008, 09:10:44 am »
why not bulid some dams? or will hollend being going underwater..

Offline oldspice

  • Addict (blue)
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 10623
  • Karma: 113
    • View Profile
Re: Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2008, 07:07:01 am »
We have dikes.
Old but spicey!

bounty hunter

  • Guest
Re: Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2008, 07:25:08 am »
And gays

Offline loulou

  • Global Moderator
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 27694
  • Karma: 104
    • View Profile
Re: Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2008, 10:00:40 am »
I can't believe you said that bounty.
A power-crazy bitch who lives in a fantasy world

Offline smurfboy

  • Global Moderator
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 16836
  • Karma: 105
    • View Profile
Re: Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2008, 01:38:40 pm »
I can.
Who needs karma when you know you're great already?

bounty hunter

  • Guest
Re: Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2008, 07:44:11 pm »
It was a bit below the belt.

paulham

  • Guest
Re: Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2008, 08:26:26 pm »
The three things below the belt tend to be dicks, fannies and arses.
Which one are you, Bounty?

bounty hunter

  • Guest
Re: Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2008, 07:22:33 am »
You forgot the perineum.  Typical of a Scot to overlook an interesting bit.

Offline loulou

  • Global Moderator
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 27694
  • Karma: 104
    • View Profile
Re: Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2008, 04:20:01 pm »
and he forgot the haggis.
A power-crazy bitch who lives in a fantasy world

Offline oldspice

  • Addict (blue)
  • Addict
  • *****
  • Posts: 10623
  • Karma: 113
    • View Profile
Re: Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2008, 05:52:24 pm »
And the legs
Old but spicey!

paulham

  • Guest
Re: Peterborough to be under water by 2012
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2008, 06:49:12 pm »