A farmer determined to ‘save his residence’ from flooding resorted to constructing a barricade of animal dung, however his neighbours have shared their issues about water contamination.
Tommy Cannon determined to improvise when heavy rain induced a stream to burst its banks and despatched water dashing down his road close to Dumfries, Scotland, on December 30.
The 38-year-old farm employee claims he couldn’t drive to city for sandbags so as an alternative used manure from work to ‘save his residence from being flooded’.
A viral video exhibits a digger dropping piles of brown fertiliser throughout his driveway as he laughs and says ‘you recognize you are a farmer whenever you’re utilizing dung as a flood defence’.
Tommy Cannon had his drive stuffed with an animal dung barrier to guard his home from flooding
He determined to improvise when heavy rain induced a stream to burst its banks and despatched water dashing down his road. Pictured: The sector behind Tommy’s flooded again backyard
Many Fb customers praised his ‘fast considering’ and stated the act was a ‘no-brainer’ on condition that ‘typically emergencies name for determined measures’.
Nevertheless some Fb customers stated they have been stunned atmosphere chiefs haven’t paid him a go to as they feared his reeking barricade may have contaminated native water.
One enraged farmer, referred to as Dan, branded him ‘thick’ and blamed actions like Mr Tommy’s for the ‘purple tape’ round spreading manure on fields.
Tommy Cannon stated he used manure to ‘save his residence’
Tommy hit again joking ‘if you happen to had brains you would be harmful’ earlier than sharing a video of his flooded driveway, again backyard and the fields behind to point out his state of affairs.
The Scottish Authorities’s Water Atmosphere Laws prohibit fertiliser similar to dung from being saved or utilized to ‘waterlogged’ land.
Tommy stated: ‘It was what I needed to do to avoid wasting my home.
‘It was the one factor I needed to block the highway. It wasn’t potential to get to city by the highway so I could not get sandbags.
‘A stream had burst its banks and it was coming down the highway like a river. I used to be apprehensive about my home getting flooded.
‘It is saved in areas with correct drainage on the farm so it took us 5 minutes to get it. You may see from the image from the subsequent day that I cleaned all the pieces up.
‘We had a very heavy downpour and inside an hour I may see water swelling up round my home and my storage began to flood. If I hadn’t finished this my home would undoubtedly have flooded.
‘I realise there’s lots of people who will say it is irresponsible, however with the quantity of water taking place the highway it will have been properly diluted and no one would discover a factor.’
A digger drops animal dung on Tommy’s drive in an try to assist cease the flooding
The 38-year-old farm employee claims he couldn’t drive to city for sandbags so as an alternative used manure. Pictured: The sector behind Tommy’s flooded again backyard
Tommy Cannon, who lives close to Dumfries in Scotland defended his actions in opposition to critics
Tommy defined that his space confronted 4 inches of rain in 12 hours and claims he cleaned all the pieces up by 10.30am the subsequent morning.
The farmer declares the dung is again in storage and his drive has been washed earlier than asking if there was anything disgruntled farmer Dan would really like him to do.
Tommy says the rain died off all through the day however the water continued to stream down his highway till New 12 months’s Eve morning when he cleaned up.
The agricultural contractor was happy nearly all of feedback have been supportive of his improvisation and dismissed Dan’s criticism as ‘his drawback’.
His put up merely reads ‘drastic occasions name for drastic measures. It labored although’.
One commented: ‘Wow, wants should. I might reasonably have this on my driveway than the home flooded. No-brainer actually. Good job.’
One other stated: ‘You grabbed what you needed to hand and I do not blame you both. Properly finished on the short considering.’
Tommy defined that his space confronted 4 inches of rain in 12 hours. Pictured: Tommy’s flooded drive
The Scottish Authorities’s Water Atmosphere Laws prohibit fertiliser similar to dung from being saved or utilized to ‘waterlogged’ land. Pictured: Tommy’s flooded drive
The farmer defended his actions advert stated: ‘If I hadn’t finished this my home would undoubtedly have flooded.’ Pictured: The highway outdoors Tommy’s home
A 3rd defined: ‘If the place was flooding, the water would have reached the muck and had the identical impact anyway!’
Nevertheless farmer Dan stated: ‘What a okay***. Then [he] questions why the Atmosphere Company is pounding the door. It is idiots like that that make a lot purple tape for everybody else.’
One other agreed and stated: ‘Stunned the atmosphere company hasn’t been onto them for contamination of water!’
One joked: ‘That flood defence is a load of s***.’
One other added: ‘Little bit of a s*** place to be in.’
The Scottish Atmosphere Safety Company confirmed there was no criticism concerning the incident and declined to remark additional.
