Jax blogged about our shopping expotition. She didn’t mention that we went to Meadowhall, which is still recovering from the flooding.
Quite a while ago, I forget quite when, my posh Sony K800i mobile phone died on me. So I got a PAYG replacement, another Sony but a much lower range model (K750i) and took the K800i in to the T-Mobile shop in Meadowhall for repair.
Unfortunately, after being repaired it was sent back to the shop just before the flood. It was there when the shop filled with water, so I now have a brand new k800i sealed in its box with a brand new twelve month warranty.
The only thing is, I like the k750i better. It has a 2MP camera instead of the 3MP on the K800i and the UI is a bit clunkier, but it works fine and I like it, so I think my expensive brand new phone will end up on ebay. Anyone want one?
There are still lots of closed shops at Meadowhall, I must admit I think it is extraordinary that a major modern shopping centre could be built in such a way that it was a) vulnerable to flooding and b) so severely effected.
My suspicion is that what people have been hearing when they are told that there is a once in forty year flood risk is “it will probably never flood, and if it does, it won’t be for forty years”, instead of “it will definitely flood some time and it could be next year” and planning is (not) undertaken accordingly. It also seems to me that downside risk is never taken sufficiently into account. Even if an event is low risk, if its impact if it does happen would be severe then it needs to be planned for properly.
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