we are standing at the very point weathercock meets the derwent, that run through cockermouth and you can see the height the figures now even at the peak has passed at one point this town came close to devastation. by and large, the flood defences here have protected most of the people here but there have been one or two properties where water got in. we ve been through this before so it s get up, get on with it. yes, it s upsetting that we kind of got a bit hardened to it, that used to it, and we just have to crack on and sort it out. of course, back in 20,009 in 2015 anyone he was here cannot forget pictures of water running waist deep in the worst on main street saint last night of course was an anxious night for people who own businesses in this town. since the 20092015 floods, 90% of us haven t got insurance, so if we get flooded this time we have to pay for rebuild an everything, which, you