Thames Barrier

Protecting London from flooding since 1982.

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@rosamundi I was told by a girder that JXXIII said: "I am infallible when I speak ex cathedra, therefore I shall not speak ex cathedra."

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@ClareLissaman Well, nothing surprises me. And I stop London from being underwater!

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@jackofkent However, I note the RCJ is not that far from the river, if you need a favour...

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@jackofkent I hope you didn't mean me on the blocking. I do a valuable job from stopping London disappearing underwater!

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Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner/ That I love @thelondonstone.,,

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Just had a call from Cumbria, asking if I fancied a trip to the Lake District. Had to decline.

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@smallrabbit I'm a busymiracle of engineering, my dear. Particularly this last week or so.

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Hello all my delightful followers. Sorry for the silence, but @riverthames has been keeping me busy. How are you lovely people and things?

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No sooner did I pass my test than it started raining. Few of the lads a bit worried, but I coped with everything.

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@smallrabbit Indeed I did! I barely noticed the Sunday bit - they had me on maths an jography an history an reading and spelling on Monday!

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@Britt_W THAT IS CHILD EXPLOITATION!!!!

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@rosamundi Awww! You're making me blush, which usually only happens with a good sunset!

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a) Once upon a time, this wur all reclaimed land; b) OMG! Send for Robert Carlyle; or c) Not at all, @thames_barrier is up to the job.

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If one @Riverthames drops a flood on me at high tide while a storm surge comes upriver at the same time, how buggered is London?

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@TheGherkin @Canary_Wharf Can you keep it down? Some of us are trying to concentrate! It'll be your fault if I fail and you both get flooded

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Oooh, the physiotherapist has me rolling me bits one by one: http://twitpic.com/kd7ub

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It's raining, @Riverthames no longer has a tide and people are looking at my bottom!

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@Chelsea_Bridge Maybe they did, but the dog wasn't responsible for all the noxious stuff.

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@nminers Oooh, very nice. I see you got my sexy side. Bit embarrassed for @Riverthames and its gravelling bottom on display there.

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@Chelsea_Bridge You know, a lot of the smelly stuff comes from your vicinity - it's not our fault, but we have to deal with the fallout.