It is always a hazard of living that close to a river. Very pretty, but always a chance that there might be a flood, sometime. Thank you for bringing us this very interesting video presentation which is very much appreciated.
I saw this at Southend and thought whoa that looks like a big tide. Thankfully it didn't coincide with a low in the North sea, I think one moved across in the last couple of days, but the tides wouldn't have been as high.
Watching this the other side of the autumn equinox with nothing but flood damage on the evening news, especially the relandscaping of one of of the corner flags at Wimbledon's ground, I wonder if you've been back for more. A couple of unsolicited tips if I may; when filming moving things, it's easy to forget that we the audience only get a fraction of the view that you have in the 360° real world. Therefore it's best to go slower than you think when filming and to focus (ha!) on fewer subjects. So, in this instance, simply following the wake from the boats to the shore would have been more impactful. Likewise, dropping down to sea level and putting your camera's waterproofing to the test by recording as close to the submerged railings would probably have been more notable too. I know that this was a bit of serendipity but I'm one of those awkward buggers who likes to be enlightened as well as engagingly entertained. So a quick sentence on why you're there in the first place, why it's unusual wouldn't have gone amiss. I hope that you take these suggestions in the spirit of constructive criticism in which I write them and thank you for the video.
@@JP_TaVeryMuch You, an awkward bugger? Yes!!! Taking tips on? Sure. Accepting spirit of criticism? Sure. Gratitude at the end? Appreciated. My advice to you? Try less shit in the sandwich. Ie give 2 compliments (the buns) to every 1 criticism (the patty). It has a far more appetising effect 😊
It looks worse than it really is - with properties in Papermill Wharf costing £600k plus, I doubt they would be concerned - after all its been making paper for 100's of years.
Get the comment about the Thames Barrier but surely the river police or port of London authority should impose the speed limit ( presuming there is one of course!)....
@@Lensonthethames in the forty years that I've boated on the Thames the expression has always been " watch your wash" called say to a speeding boat passing moored boats. A rolling wash can be flowing " in the wake of a boat " ( behind it). It doesn't matter because your commentary is quite clear and easily understood. I'm just a pedantic old man!
probably sediment but as the thames is controlled by thames water its also likely sewage! where i live 36 miles up from london on the thames you can drink the water unless you filter it.
Water is not solid.It's a liqiud. 😁 I'm only pulling your leg. Ya coulda popped in Sir Ian McKellan's pub,The Grapes,for a quick pint?..Ya might;ve seen the great man himself?
The Thames is a commercial highway and like any other London highway should be subjected to severe ‘traffic’ speed restrictions in the event of these dangerously high flood tides.
@@catherinehamer5653 Can’t disagree with that. Several embankments have had to be fortified (eg outside Dunbar Wharf a few years ago) as a result of ‘erosion’. Usually the owners of the wharves have to pay for it!
Trouble is if the tide is high and you have rain/storm water from up stream then the barriers are counter intuitive. But yes speed limits at high tides should be informed. But the country can't enforce law on land so don't think the water is a priority to them
@@Lensonthethames So the barrier was apparently raised to stop or reduce the flow. Why is global warming a factor in this? Did the tide top the barrier? Sea levels have hardly risen and many Islands which were due to be underwater by now are not?
@@GreenStreetPlayer1 I don’t work for Thames flood barrier, so you’ll need to check with them. As for global warming, you’ll need to have a chat with Sir David Attenborough.
@@GreenStreetPlayer1 Unfortunately in this situation we have a rising tide meeting rising river levels due to increased rainfall/ raised water table and at the end where the barrier (which was only built to hold back surge tides)operates its quite a tricky juggle trying to keep water out, whilst also at the same time not trying to hold too much water in. Water levels have risen quite a bit, you are watcing what that looks like in this video.
Rich - rain. We’ve had a terrible summer and lots of rain since. I’m sure they’ve even named some of the storms we’ve had recently. They built the flood barrier long before ‘ ‘climate change’ nonsense was ever proposed.
@Lostgleanmedia - every ten years they say the earth has only got ten years or 8 or whatever. The sea level rise they claim to observe is within the error margin of the equipment used to measure - so no true observable rise
Wow, thats way too high. Great video.
Thanks. 😊
Wow! Entire communities were washed out to sea!
It is always a hazard of living that close to a river. Very pretty, but always a chance that there might be a flood, sometime. Thank you for bringing us this very interesting video presentation which is very much appreciated.
Thanks John. Nice to have a positive comment on here !!!
I saw this at Southend and thought whoa that looks like a big tide. Thankfully it didn't coincide with a low in the North sea, I think one moved across in the last couple of days, but the tides wouldn't have been as high.
those boats don`t give a shit.
Excellent Video. A Full Moon High Tide. Thank you.
@@fp30e Pleasure
Nice to see the accomodation (where you were) was protected with steps
Very interesting, thanks.
good work
Those wakes were pretty small.
Watching this the other side of the autumn equinox with nothing but flood damage on the evening news, especially the relandscaping of one of of the corner flags at Wimbledon's ground, I wonder if you've been back for more.
A couple of unsolicited tips if I may; when filming moving things, it's easy to forget that we the audience only get a fraction of the view that you have in the 360° real world. Therefore it's best to go slower than you think when filming and to focus (ha!) on fewer subjects. So, in this instance, simply following the wake from the boats to the shore would have been more impactful.
Likewise, dropping down to sea level and putting your camera's waterproofing to the test by recording as close to the submerged railings would probably have been more notable too.
I know that this was a bit of serendipity but I'm one of those awkward buggers who likes to be enlightened as well as engagingly entertained. So a quick sentence on why you're there in the first place, why it's unusual wouldn't have gone amiss.
I hope that you take these suggestions in the spirit of constructive criticism in which I write them and thank you for the video.
@@JP_TaVeryMuch You, an awkward bugger? Yes!!! Taking tips on? Sure. Accepting spirit of criticism? Sure. Gratitude at the end? Appreciated. My advice to you? Try less shit in the sandwich. Ie give 2 compliments (the buns) to every 1 criticism (the patty). It has a far more appetising effect 😊
@@Lensonthethames Noted!
The spring tide was just what we needed for the river race on Saturday.
Sorry that I missed it. Hope you had fun
So much for the Thames Barrier stopping London from flooding
Nothing can stop water in full force….
lvx joust like anöthörr mäinhättänn - .-
It actually is doing exactly what it’s supposed to… it’s like you people come on here knowing absolutely nothing and say the most ridiculous things
@@Glowsaphinebaker with you on that one...
@@Glowsaphinebaker Okay smartarse. Explain or forever stfu
Hope.there no cellars in that studio flats
Only place in London you can go more than 20 mph
did you know there are some forms of cement and brick that actually get stronger under water. fascinating stuff.
Perhaps concentrate peoples minds about cleaning up the river-sewage in the parlor.
It looks worse than it really is - with properties in Papermill Wharf costing £600k plus, I doubt they would be concerned - after all its been making paper for 100's of years.
Not concerned with losing 600k ?!
Why wasn’t the barriers raised look at the state of that water😅
@@janicehatcher2843 It was Janice. If it wasn’t, I would be in my SCUBA gear!
Thames barrier cant even stop a spilt bowl of soup what does liquid do when ir hits a object it just goes round it
Proverb: People who build house in river should not be amazed when their carpets get wet.
Get the comment about the Thames Barrier but surely the river police or port of London authority should impose the speed limit ( presuming there is one of course!)....
The speed limits change near Wapping (clippers slow down going upstream) - unsure why they are allowed to have different speeds
Surely wash rather than wake?
What’s the difference please?
@@Lensonthethames in the forty years that I've boated on the Thames the expression has always been " watch your wash" called say to a speeding boat passing moored boats. A rolling wash can be flowing " in the wake of a boat " ( behind it). It doesn't matter because your commentary is quite clear and easily understood. I'm just a pedantic old man!
@@johnfaulkner6776 Thanks.
@@Lensonthethames your welcome. Great video and glad I didn't upset you.
@@johnfaulkner6776 Thanks for clarifying John.
Look at those floating turds !!!
That water is disgusting.
@@mrsstaff78 It’s mostly sediment being stirred up.
Thats looks of rain water washing of the land much further up river and big part of it flooding
probably sediment but as the thames is controlled by thames water its also likely sewage! where i live 36 miles up from london on the thames you can drink the water unless you filter it.
Water is not solid.It's a liqiud. 😁 I'm only pulling your leg. Ya coulda popped in Sir Ian McKellan's pub,The Grapes,for a quick pint?..Ya might;ve seen the great man himself?
I cant believe the houses will still get sold at London prices despite the river stench coating the walls every hightide
Raw sewage on your doorstep
Splish Splash.
Live on a hill it's safer 😅
As the planet heats up, in 20 years you won't be able to GIVE those houses away, let alone sell one.
Thames barrier should have been raised together with a speed limit imposed by the Port of London Authority, maybe next time????
@@brianskinner3027 probably was raised but a good point on the speed of boats
The Thames is a commercial highway and like any other London highway should be subjected to severe ‘traffic’ speed restrictions in the event of these dangerously high flood tides.
@@catherinehamer5653 Can’t disagree with that. Several embankments have had to be fortified (eg outside Dunbar Wharf a few years ago) as a result of ‘erosion’. Usually the owners of the wharves have to pay for it!
😂 The Port of London Authority doesn't give a s**t!
Trouble is if the tide is high and you have rain/storm water from up stream then the barriers are counter intuitive. But yes speed limits at high tides should be informed. But the country can't enforce law on land so don't think the water is a priority to them
The question should be asked why wasn’t the Thames barrier in operation with these predicted very high tides?
The flood barrier most certainly was raised. The issue here is global warming and the need for another river barrier.
@@Lensonthethames So the barrier was apparently raised to stop or reduce the flow. Why is global warming a factor in this? Did the tide top the barrier? Sea levels have hardly risen and many Islands which were due to be underwater by now are not?
@@GreenStreetPlayer1 I don’t work for Thames flood barrier, so you’ll need to check with them. As for global warming, you’ll need to have a chat with Sir David Attenborough.
@@Lensonthethames Why David?
@@GreenStreetPlayer1 Unfortunately in this situation we have a rising tide meeting rising river levels due to increased rainfall/ raised water table and at the end where the barrier (which was only built to hold back surge tides)operates its quite a tricky juggle trying to keep water out, whilst also at the same time not trying to hold too much water in. Water levels have risen quite a bit, you are watcing what that looks like in this video.
the new Venice....
Going to be seeing a lot more videos like this as the climate collapses and sea levels rise
The sea levels aren’t rising in any measurable way. Stop panicking
@@andywatts8654 that is the predictions
@@andywatts8654 What's causing the flooding, then?
Rich - rain. We’ve had a terrible summer and lots of rain since. I’m sure they’ve even named some of the storms we’ve had recently.
They built the flood barrier long before ‘ ‘climate change’ nonsense was ever proposed.
@Lostgleanmedia - every ten years they say the earth has only got ten years or 8 or whatever.
The sea level rise they claim to observe is within the error margin of the equipment used to measure - so no true observable rise
lvx joust like anöthörr mäinhättänn - .-
Irresponsible Über captain should be reprimanded
They should know to slow down. FFS