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My partner is autistic, trans, has POTS & I suspect has dyspraxia. I have a physical disability causing all over joint pain & mobility problems plus ADHD & PTSD. My partner bought a 4.5" pair of heels to wear to Pride. With the heels, she's just shy of 6'8". She was upset and angry when I said I didn't think they were a good idea to wear, because she's wobbly anyway and not used to heels and that if she falls into me I could break my leg (I have trauma from a previous leg break). She said I was carastrophising. This is even though she's fainted twice in the recent heat. We have had a huge argument about it and things aren't resolved, and she still thinks I'm catastrophising. The other issue is in heat and crowds, especially when standing for any length of time, I often need her support, and that will be much harder if she's wobbly herself and well over a foot taller than me.

Am I catastrophising?

Flood & storm damage info thread -

The UK and Bath aren't really built for monsoon downpours and long lightning storms, like we had yesterday evening.

It clearly caused a lot of damage. I know of several people whose roofs leaked badly, and now their stuff is ruined :(

The library got flooded and is closed today. Waitrose has been affected. Prior Park Road surface came up and is now closed. There's a big crack in Twerton High St, possibly caused by a lighting strike. A cyclist narrowly escaped death due to a falling tree, Oldfield Park Juniors is closed due to being flooded by overflowing sewage.....

What other impacts have you heard about or seen?

What do folks think are going to be the short/medium/long-term consequences for the UK of the continued closure of the strait?