Rely on thestate eh??

[NorthernRaider]

One thing you CAN be certain of is any assurances from the state that your home is protected from floods by modern flood defences is TOTAL BOLLOCKS.

And also all this waffle about floods being a once in a 1000/ 500/250/100 year event is now clearly also TOTAL BOLLOCKS

Now we could argue CAUSE til the cows come home ( if they have not drowned) BUT that is utterly pointless and beyond OUR control. What we have to do as sensible responsible preppers is do a survey of the likely future risks that could DIRECTLY affect us and respond as best we can. YES some can move home but many cannot, but few can say honestly that there is nothing they can do. Even if its only making covers for air bricks, water proof barriers for their doors, one way flap valves in the toilet and sink wastes, increasing and thickening the height of the garden wall, moving fuse boxes to higher positions, water proofing the electricity and gas meter boxes, storing valuables in plastic tubs and water proof bags etc. We can all do SOMETHING.

One of the farmers up here screwed up today because as we were coming home we spotted four hoofs sticking up out of the flooded beck bobbing along like a sick cartoon could have been a pony or goat didnt stop tofind out.