Reading Roars!

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Another flood update has been released by Reading Borough Council.  Waters at Reading have risen, but only slightly.  They are expected to rise again tomorrow morning:
The Environment Agency have put the River Thames at Reading on Flood Warning (along with almost all of the surrounding areas including Sonning, Twyford, Caversham, Wargrave, Charvil etc). The Environment [...]

Did you know… that Reading, PA in the United States was flooded in June 2006?  The Office of the Mayor issued the following flood emergency advisory:
Reading (June 28, 2006) - The Mayor has declared a flood emergency in the City of Reading. The Schuylkill River has reached flood stages of 22.14 as of 9:10 a.m. [...]

A little late, perhaps, but here are some pictures taken in Reading after it really, really poured last Friday (the above was snapped at the Overdown Road/Kentwood Hill roundabout in Tilehurst - a lady can be seen gingerly crossing the flooded road):

Water sloshes about as cars approach a flooded Overdown Road/Kentwood Hill roundabout
Traffic grinds to [...]

As I write, the streets of Reading are bathed in glorious afternoon sunshine.  Very pleasant and very much what we expect (hope) to see at this time of year.
Visitors have been streaming in today as a result of the flood notice I posted yesterday.  I was wrong about my traffic forecast: today vehicles flowed smoothly [...]

* For February 2009 flood information, please visit the Environment Agency website. *
You probably know this already, but because of the wet weather we have been experiencing recently the Thames river level in Reading is expected to rise in the early hours of Tuesday morning.  The following flood warning has been issued by Reading Borough [...]

Reading Roars! is now 2 years old.  I’ll probably have a pint this weekend to mark this unlikely anniversary.  Join me, if you like.

I went to Reading’s new cocktail bar Mix last night and enjoyed it. The cocktail menu was interesting, though many of the drinks looked very sugary to me. The bar was elegantly designed and there were cream sofas, pink walls, chandeliers, mirrors and flowers. All very feminine, in other words. Four bartenders did their best [...]

A sparkling new cocktail bar in the heart of Reading is to open its doors to the public on Friday evening.
Mix, located at The Walk near The Oracle, looks very similar in style to London’s opulent Jewel and Vanilla. Big chandeliers hang from the ceiling and there is very a large and ornate mirror for [...]

I was wondering… are there any readers of this blog who own or manage a small business?  Or who are interested in Microsoft products/technologies?
The reason I ask is because a Microsoft blog was launched recently with information specifically for small businesses, located at the following address: http://blogs.technet.com/smallbusiness.  Now, I’d rather not blog about irrelevant subjects [...]

Reading FC’s achievements last season reminded me of Getafe CF’s exploits in Spain’s La Liga.  Indeed, both clubs have a few things in common.
Getafe is a small club just south of Madrid (and Reading is a relatively small club west of London).  Both towns have similar populations - 156,000 in Getafe’s case and there are [...]