Private Island...
Added 2025-01-07 19:01:10 +0000 UTCIβve been caught out in the Leicestershire floods.
I had to move the van twice last night as the water reached the tops of the axles and my diesel heater exhaust started bubbling.
Until we reached this high spot and there was nowhere else to go.
My mateβs narrowboat became unreachable so we had to campout 2 up in here and both phoneβs went off with a crazy localised alert from the emergency services, didnβt know they could do that but either way it came a few hours too late.
Needless to say it wasnβt the best nightβs sleep. π
Thankfully the water stopped lifting around 2am after the water was lapping my wheels again. Itβs receding quite quickly today so hopefully in a day or two we can get out, but plenty of supplies on board & my new βneighbourβ has sorted us out for water so for now all there is to do is sit and wait it out on our own private island. ποΈ
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When time has gone and hairs are grey,a wry smile from a quiet old man, who fondly recalls his time with a dog and a large grey van
dogdude
2025-01-30 21:06:23 +0000 UTCAre you ok and are you making any new videos
Dean Mcdonagh
2025-01-30 01:16:31 +0000 UTCLeicestershire, Rutland itβs the same place ππ€£ ask Tom Thumb
Robert Lee
2025-01-17 23:01:09 +0000 UTCHi CJ Have I just seen you repairing your rear brakes at Alβs place 6d dieselβs ?
Mike Smith
2025-01-15 22:24:09 +0000 UTCYes mate, your van is pretty rapid bro lol
Mr B
2025-01-15 00:02:46 +0000 UTCOh was that you! π I quite enjoyed our little game of Leapfrog down the 34 π
Project.Amber
2025-01-14 23:59:46 +0000 UTCHey CJ, Out of all the motorways in all the land, i happened to see you today, tbh i recognised van and said, "Noooo it cant be" then drove past and it was. Sorry about the beeping and waving haha, Hope You Got Where you were goin safely Mate.
Mr B
2025-01-11 22:55:58 +0000 UTCOakham is our county town of Rutland. If the locals have any Leicestershire connection they'll go ballistic. We have been living in Rutland for 21 years and they still think we're " blow ins" π
andrew matlock
2025-01-09 17:33:02 +0000 UTCStay safe fella
Dean Mcdonagh
2025-01-08 18:32:48 +0000 UTCHope you're OK
David
2025-01-08 16:30:48 +0000 UTCOMG. I hope lance doesn't get up to mischief and goes for a swimπ± stay inside warm and safe guys and no paddling ok. ππ
Wenna
2025-01-08 15:39:06 +0000 UTCLeicestershire you say. Is this you CJ? π "Man wakeboards along flooded road in Liecestershire" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q0j3yzy4ko
Dale
2025-01-08 14:20:14 +0000 UTCWatching them also highly recommend
Robert Lee
2025-01-08 00:18:09 +0000 UTCBleddy hell, best wishes, hope all is well.
Layman of the sea
2025-01-08 00:11:20 +0000 UTCSaw it on Instagram too. Hope that was before this post as it looked really bad. Fingers crossed for yoπ€
Susan twomey
2025-01-07 22:54:40 +0000 UTCWhat a mess! Looks like a lot of England's much wetter than usual right now (and whiter, seen any snow there yet?). I ran across a narrowboat YouTuber's channel yesterday who's been on the Bridgewater Canal, southwest of Manchester, when it collapsed a few days ago. (@TaylorsAboardaNarrowboat, if you're interested. They've got some good drone footage) They were scurrying in the dark to loosen their moor lines, as they were beginning to tip when the water level started dropping. In 2013-14 I lived on a property by that canal, in Lymm, about 5km from where it collapsed, so it got my attention. All this flooding is hurting a lot of people and a lot's going to have to be spent restoring and beefing up infrastructure. Hope your travels can continue soon. Stay safe out there!
Bart
2025-01-07 22:20:28 +0000 UTCBeen bad over the border in Rutland ,stay safe
andrew matlock
2025-01-07 21:04:15 +0000 UTCStay safe buddy
Tom Simcox
2025-01-07 20:25:50 +0000 UTCKeep safe there CJ and everyone who is stuck there .
Mark Lewis
2025-01-07 20:13:07 +0000 UTCOh what a sod? Hope you're safe lad. How's the levels now? Theres More rain and snow forecast nationwide unfortunately.
Scouse with no House
2025-01-07 20:10:14 +0000 UTCStay safe sham
toe-knee
2025-01-07 20:05:49 +0000 UTCMaybe a project for the future. You could go full chitty chitty bang bang and fix inflatables and wings
G HASTINGS
2025-01-07 19:32:21 +0000 UTCStay safe
Michael Garry
2025-01-07 19:30:22 +0000 UTCWow that's scary. Bit much for your recovery boards, hope all is OK soon
Darren Swaby
2025-01-07 19:26:28 +0000 UTCGlad all still OK CJ. No rain in forcast until maybe a bit Friday night. Hope your mates boat is OK as well!!
Chas House
2025-01-07 19:18:33 +0000 UTCI went to Oakham today (Leicestershire) itβs not the best ππ€£ stay safe and nerd plenty
Robert Lee
2025-01-07 19:13:43 +0000 UTCTake care x
Andrea Blurton
2025-01-07 19:13:01 +0000 UTCStay safe CJ
X111 SEV
2025-01-07 19:11:08 +0000 UTCWe've had warnings for snow further south in west midlands (redditch)
Ben Hamilton
2025-01-07 19:08:02 +0000 UTCNot yet, might have a day or two to wait and hope for no rain. ππ»
Project.Amber
2025-01-07 19:04:09 +0000 UTCHave you managed to get out yet? I spotted your instagram post about it. Hope you and lance and your friend are all ok ππ»
Ben Hamilton
2025-01-07 19:03:04 +0000 UTC
