I know its a bit late now, but on Nov 8th Dave asked "What did you do" in this thread, addressed to me. I've only just come across it. In case anyone thinks Ive dodged answering it, I, along with 35 other worthy individuals, was presented with a certificate thanking us for services to the communities of Towyn and Kinmel Bay in their hours of need, i.e. the flood of Feb 1990. That day I happened to be in Towyn, it was my youngest daughters first day in a nursery school. The wind was howling, it had been for six days, the tide was well over the seawall (not unusual, it had happened only about 10 days before) but this time was different, it got over the main road and then there was nothing to stop it for literally miles. I owned seven coaches and three cars, all except one caught in the flood (the exception was in Chester. It had broken down!!!). From midday I was involved in evacuating residents, many elderly, the largest peacetime evacuation in the U.K. ever. Three days and nights, nonstop, I drove the one coach which was still capable of moving. Me and my bus were commandeered by the Police, so all driving hoursregulations went out of the window. Mike