emily may

Gardener, rollerblading idiot, walking haircut

[emily may @touchmyspine]

@Miss_Shirland @CityWestminster @NafsikaT @w9maidavale @iamritabegum @westbinster Surely half of this stuff is people still removing flood damaged stuff from their flats and gardens?

[emily may @touchmyspine]

they did basically just admit that super basements make flooding more likely though :)))(

[emily may @touchmyspine]

somebody help me! being explained how water drainage works by a slimy middle aged man on the public flood meeting… YES DEAR I THINK WE ALL KNOW HOW WATER WORKS

[emily may @touchmyspine]

I’m having to stop myself unmuting my microphone to make rude comments.

[emily may @touchmyspine]

I often wonder if being hired for a council job is based on how committed one is to being obstructive and bureaucratic. I’ve been homeless twice and each time the process was like banging my head against a brick wall.
I hoped never to experience it again, but here we are

[emily may @touchmyspine]

Westminster council are a joke. In 2021 they have no way to sign an online consent form for a homelessness application, apparently I need to go and spend money and time finding a printer only to have to photograph it and send it back via email 😂

[emily may @touchmyspine]

Sorry love, I’m a bit busy being homeless, might not have time to do that today.

[emily may @touchmyspine]

@MayorofLondon @LondonFire @metpoliceuk @TfL what about 2 weeks ago when LFB had over 1,000 calls and half of west London was underwater? 100s of people have lost everything.

[emily may @touchmyspine]

@dnsnow Well said, I cannot BELIEVE what I’m seeing

[Life In Kilburn @LifeInKilburn]

This is one the interceptor outlet for our Kilburn sewage system. Second time it happens in 2 weeks.

[emily may @touchmyspine]

And the council offered to house her in another basement!!! Unbelievable

[Jacob Phillips @JakePhillipsBBC]

Flooding damage across London has continued to wreck people's lives.

Maida Vale resident Shahanara broke down in tears when she told me she'd lost £30,000 worth of possessions in just five hours.

@myldn @mywestldn @NafsikaT @w9maidavale @iamritabegum

https://t.co/k0tJCos6t2

[emily may @touchmyspine]

Post flooding emotions are very strange. almost tearful thinking about losing all the calendula, antirrhinum, and veg I grew from seed this year and the neglected roses I brought back to life after a shit winter! all of which are really the absolute least of my problems right now

[Life In Kilburn @LifeInKilburn]

Statement from @thameswater about the flooding. 😡 No explanation why the water receded very quickly even though it was still raining. A whitewash that needs explanations @MayorofLondon @Georgia_Gould @MAsgharButt2 @KarenPBuckMP @TulipSiddiq https://t.co/3BNmIJ2ffp 1/2

[emily may @touchmyspine]

it’s a curtain. it’s literally a curtain.

[emily may @touchmyspine]

the absolute state of buy to let landlords in London - the bathroom on this property has NO DOOR, and it costs £1625 a month. I don’t even live there and I want to complain! I’ve stayed in hostels with better facilities

https://t.co/zmI6gk2CKw

[emily may @touchmyspine]

@Rollissimo @jodythompson I am so sorry! I had no idea Acton was also affected - this just shows the gravity and breadth of the flooding and the lack of wider press

[emily may @touchmyspine]

@pirirama @jodythompson @MayorofLondon @CityWestminster @KarenPBuckMP @w9maidavale Yes it certainly feels like a cover up!! Hard not to be suspicious when such devastation has been more or less ignored outside of local circles

[emily may @touchmyspine]

@MaidaValeNews thank you for sharing♥️

[emily may @touchmyspine]

Quite frankly if you “need” a swimming pool and cinema in your house - move to the suburbs where you have plenty of space to do so.

[emily may @touchmyspine]

obviously proliferated in W9, W10, W11 and who pays the price for somebody else’s underground swimming pool?
I don’t see any of these “affluent professionals” who build caverns dipping into their pockets to help with flood displacement efforts

[The Guardian @guardian]

London basement extensions now as normal as loft conversions, study finds https://t.co/YHdyexIDqp