Sharks in Chatelet and Uber boats! Parisians see funny side of floods

In case you haven't heard there's a lot of water in Paris right now. But French Twitter users are refusing to see let their sense of humour be dampened.
With the Seine in Paris expected to reach its peak at 6.2 metres above normal levels on Friday afternoon, many in Paris are starting to get a bit worried.
Striking before and after photos of the rising waters show how familiar spots around Paris have been swallowed up by the Seine.
But instead of panicking or letting the depressing news get them down, some Twitter users in France are trying to see the lighter side of things (often with a little help from Photoshop).
To start, there are many inventive new modes of transport making the rounds.
Behold the new generation of RER commuter trains in Paris.
Le #RER nouvelle génération. #inondations #parisflood #Seine #CrueSeine #CrueParis pic.twitter.com/hytpsOhtD0
— Alex_Mithra (@Alex_Mithra) June 3, 2016
The city's bike rental service Velib also added its own helpful transport suggestions for commuters.
Vous êtes plutot Jetlib' ou Pedalib' ? Juste au cas où... #CrueSeine pic.twitter.com/N2aLu6B6Vj
— Vélib' (@Velib) June 3, 2016
For her part, the Eiffel Tower is keeping dry as best as she can.
What's Paris using to protect its most famous monument against flooding? Yes it's the Eiffel Towel#sorry #CrueParis pic.twitter.com/CfGADC42kZ
— Stephen Clarke (@SClarkeWriter) June 3, 2016
The Mona Lisa isn't letting a little moisture chase her out of her home.
Flood on Seine hits 6m mark but Mona Lisa is refusing to budge from the #Louvre https://t.co/bMm1mdry3Z #CrueParis pic.twitter.com/vgo5hs97v3
— The Local France (@TheLocalFrance) June 3, 2016
One Twitter user looked ahead to the Euro 2016 football championship, suggesting a game of "Poolball" might be in order instead of football.
Euro 2016 en Juin,
On se fait un petit Poolball ? #CrueSeine #CrueParis #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/KlTgLYVNHf
— BiNk (@bink_kreation) June 3, 2016
Another version of flipper-shoes is perfect for your commute and as a bonus, totally office-appropriate.
Moi, je sais quoi mettre comme paire aujourd'hui !
#CrueParis pic.twitter.com/eZMRHQW1fT
— Lawra Meschi (@lawrameschi) June 3, 2016
Just be sure to avoid the Chatelet Metro station on your way to work...
Les copains évitez de changer à Chatelet ça devient chaud. #CrueSeine pic.twitter.com/Ed1WvQUM5M
— Pierre (@padamecour) June 2, 2016
Although perhaps Chatelet aboveground is fine...as long as you're appropriately attired. The photo below is captioned: "Waiting for the bus at Chatelet with friends."
Petite photo en attendant le bus à Châtelet avec des potes. #CrueSeine pic.twitter.com/RYwSbNs59D
— K. (@Super_daddy_) June 2, 2016
If your office looks like this, perhaps it's just best to work from home from the day... if you can make it back there.
Il fait humide au bureau ou c'est moi ?#CrueSeine #CrueParis #innondations #parisflood #ParisPlage pic.twitter.com/KH9GqRIB9s
— adcleek (@adcleek) June 3, 2016
Maybe traveling by boat is your best bet? But even they are not always on time.
"I've been waiting for my boat for 20 minutes," laments the Twitter user below.
20 minutes que j'attends mon bateau #CrueParis pic.twitter.com/ZKKR92JyYc
— Victor. M (@victen95) June 3, 2016
"When can we expect Uber Boat?" someone else questioned.
A quand #UberBOAT à #Paris ? @UberFR #CrueParis #CrueSeine #InondationPeople #inondations #Seine pic.twitter.com/41qWJqhX4N
— Johan Ayache (@ayachejohan) June 3, 2016
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With the Seine in Paris expected to reach its peak at 6.2 metres above normal levels on Friday afternoon, many in Paris are starting to get a bit worried.
Striking before and after photos of the rising waters show how familiar spots around Paris have been swallowed up by the Seine.
But instead of panicking or letting the depressing news get them down, some Twitter users in France are trying to see the lighter side of things (often with a little help from Photoshop).
To start, there are many inventive new modes of transport making the rounds.
Behold the new generation of RER commuter trains in Paris.
Le #RER nouvelle génération. #inondations #parisflood #Seine #CrueSeine #CrueParis pic.twitter.com/hytpsOhtD0
— Alex_Mithra (@Alex_Mithra) June 3, 2016
The city's bike rental service Velib also added its own helpful transport suggestions for commuters.
Vous êtes plutot Jetlib' ou Pedalib' ? Juste au cas où... #CrueSeine pic.twitter.com/N2aLu6B6Vj
— Vélib' (@Velib) June 3, 2016
For her part, the Eiffel Tower is keeping dry as best as she can.
What's Paris using to protect its most famous monument against flooding? Yes it's the Eiffel Towel#sorry #CrueParis pic.twitter.com/CfGADC42kZ
— Stephen Clarke (@SClarkeWriter) June 3, 2016
The Mona Lisa isn't letting a little moisture chase her out of her home.
Flood on Seine hits 6m mark but Mona Lisa is refusing to budge from the #Louvre https://t.co/bMm1mdry3Z #CrueParis pic.twitter.com/vgo5hs97v3
— The Local France (@TheLocalFrance) June 3, 2016
One Twitter user looked ahead to the Euro 2016 football championship, suggesting a game of "Poolball" might be in order instead of football.
Euro 2016 en Juin,
— BiNk (@bink_kreation) June 3, 2016
On se fait un petit Poolball ? #CrueSeine #CrueParis #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/KlTgLYVNHf
Another version of flipper-shoes is perfect for your commute and as a bonus, totally office-appropriate.
Moi, je sais quoi mettre comme paire aujourd'hui !
— Lawra Meschi (@lawrameschi) June 3, 2016
#CrueParis pic.twitter.com/eZMRHQW1fT
Just be sure to avoid the Chatelet Metro station on your way to work...
Les copains évitez de changer à Chatelet ça devient chaud. #CrueSeine pic.twitter.com/Ed1WvQUM5M
— Pierre (@padamecour) June 2, 2016
Although perhaps Chatelet aboveground is fine...as long as you're appropriately attired. The photo below is captioned: "Waiting for the bus at Chatelet with friends."
Petite photo en attendant le bus à Châtelet avec des potes. #CrueSeine pic.twitter.com/RYwSbNs59D
— K. (@Super_daddy_) June 2, 2016
If your office looks like this, perhaps it's just best to work from home from the day... if you can make it back there.
Il fait humide au bureau ou c'est moi ?#CrueSeine #CrueParis #innondations #parisflood #ParisPlage pic.twitter.com/KH9GqRIB9s
— adcleek (@adcleek) June 3, 2016
Maybe traveling by boat is your best bet? But even they are not always on time.
"I've been waiting for my boat for 20 minutes," laments the Twitter user below.
20 minutes que j'attends mon bateau #CrueParis pic.twitter.com/ZKKR92JyYc
— Victor. M (@victen95) June 3, 2016
"When can we expect Uber Boat?" someone else questioned.
A quand #UberBOAT à #Paris ? @UberFR #CrueParis #CrueSeine #InondationPeople #inondations #Seine pic.twitter.com/41qWJqhX4N
— Johan Ayache (@ayachejohan) June 3, 2016
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