Stewart,
Please let me add my sympathies to the many already passed on.
When our street was flooded a few years ago, we were one of the few houses not affected. The only thing we lost was the new plants I had just put into the rockery at street level. I did, however, hydraulic the engine of my Peugot 406 as I foolishly tried to follow a morris minor through a nearby flood in an effort to get home. His air intake, of course, was on the top of the engine. Mine wasn't. Thankfully the insurer agreed to pick up most of the £1900 engine rebuild, though I had to wait 3 months for it, the garage having been overwhelmed by dead Peugots.
The flood here is history now, but the neighbours had a pretty tough year living in caravans on their front drives while the houses were dried out and refitted. I'm afraid some were not back in until 10 months later, but there are many good stories to be heard in the village now. With the additional drainage work undertaken 3 years ago, we hope there will be no repeat.
Wish you all the best for for getting your life back in 2016.
