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Flooded

What woke me up this morning was the fact that a truck was passing the house very slowly.  When I drove back from tennis last night I noticed the river had burst its bank but it is a long way from here so was not that worried.  However as a precaution I left the car on higher ground.  I am so glad I did because the road is flooded.  At five this morning I was talking to my neighbours from our upstairs windows, watching the water rise.  Monsieur Toutee, a neighbour, appeared in the middle of the road in high boots, which were rapidly filling with water.  The other neighbours ducked inside their houses while I waved to him and said bonjour.  He raised his arms like King Canute and shook his fists then went to move his tractor.  The other neighbours opened their windows again.

I am moving stuff upstairs just in case.  Their are 3 steps up to the front door and the water has covered one of them.  I am lucky.  My neighbours opposite are already flooded on the ground floor and their garden is completely under water.  If I was a horrible person could I possibly think it is retribution for unplugging my freezers?

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