Yeah, I really don't know how they work exiled, or where they are supposed to divert the water to, but clients in Cockermouth and Keswick tell me it is different from last time. The water in Cockermouth came from different areas, and it was a good deal lower than the last time. Keswick was much higher, and the damage to some of our clients there has been considerable, but some clients who had homes flooded last time haven't this time and vice versa. So I assume that the defences only partly worked in both cases, but I'm no expert.