@wild edges: it's one of those pictures that, once you've seen it, you can't see it any other way! I am still shaking with laughter - one of the funniest things for a long time (and we need some humour and brightness at the moment). Thanks!
Just been talking to my sister whose daughter should have had her twins on Friday but who got told not to go in, they were too busy! She had to go in yesterday for anther scan but got told if she went into labour last night, she would have to go from Southampton to Oxford as the nearest hospital with two neo-natal cots! We are so worried.
I always wondered if they had beds with extra space for multiple babies. The wards we were on barely had room for one.
A mate of mine just emailed to say the river reached his driveway last night. He's way above the river level too so that must be some serious water levels to get that close. At least it didn't rise the last few inches it would need to reach his house though. Very lucky.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
@Lizzie27 - hope all is now well for your niece, and she gets to the right hospital in time... my daughter's second baby was delivered in an ambulance after a similar problem. It was the end of the day for the paramedics and since all went smoothly, they were really happy to be delivering a new life.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Niece and her hubby were told at 6pm tonight to drive themselves from Fareham up to Chertsey in Surrey (in rush-hour!) - the nearest hospital to Portsmouth that has 2 neo-natal cots free. She was in early labour then so god knows what's happening now. Waiting to hear more. Apparently one twin is 7lb, the other 6lb, hefty weights for twins.
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I'm never going to get that thought and image out of my mind now.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.