Author Topic: Are Our Aussie Members Okay? (Read 5477 times)

medic09 · « **on:** January 04, 2011, 05:24:41 PM »

Saw the flooding briefly on the news at work. Fearful damage! I don't know where are fellows are located. Everybody okay? Need anything?

dave500 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2011, 08:28:11 PM »

the gold coast is fine thanks medic09,its not much further north of brisbane though,heaps of damage and homes lost,farmers have lost stock and crops,expecting more rain aswell.

petercb750 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2011, 08:33:07 PM »

Thoughts are with those people so affected by this - the scale of damage is unreal, and in an area as large as NSW!!! far out, that's a lot of water, and more to come.
To put it into perspective, I heard on the news last night that a dam on the Fitzroy River is 150% capacity, and enough water to fill Sydney harbour is flowing out of it every 2 days...........hard to believe. And that water is heading to and through Rockhampton.
Even the coal mining is badly affected. Will be months/years before things get back to normal.
Good luck and best wished to all involved.
Peter.

rhos1355 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 05, 2011, 01:20:18 AM »

From the pictures I saw on the news of Rockhampton High street, you guys are gonna need a bigger boat

dave500 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2011, 01:25:18 AM »

just watching the news,already insurance companies are back pedaling on what is rain damage and flood damage,dont you just love em?

voxonda · « **Reply #5 on:** January 05, 2011, 01:48:12 AM »

My thoughts are with those who suffer.
What a way to start a new year

They should drown these insurance(

) companies! They are the real 'white collar criminals'.

Rob

FrankenFrankenstuff · « **Reply #6 on:** January 05, 2011, 09:49:19 AM »

Before joining this forum I had no connection to other parts of the world. Now I have made a few contacts and hope that everything is alright.
My basement floods every year (inches) and that is a headache, I just cant imagine the devastation that others must go through by losing EVERYTHING.

simon#42 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 05, 2011, 10:28:21 AM »

its hard to imagine the scale of it , said on the news that the area affected was the same size as france and germany put together . hope the worst is now over for you boys

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #8 on:** January 05, 2011, 10:32:37 AM »

One thing I found interesting in any of the personal interviews I saw on the news, the Australian residents were quite stoic about it, as in these things happen, as apposed the typical Manhattan resident last week and that snow was gone in a few days.

voxonda · « **Reply #9 on:** January 05, 2011, 10:32:32 PM »

Aussies are way COOL!!!!

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #10 on:** January 05, 2011, 10:53:35 PM »

Quote from: voxonda on January 05, 2011, 10:32:32 PM

Aussies are way COOL!!!!

Thanks Rob....

There is an area of over a million square kilometres under water, 60% of the State and its still raining. Most of my work is outdoors so i have done 1 days work since before Christmas....

Mick

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #11 on:** January 05, 2011, 11:57:37 PM »

Steve, our wet starts at the middle to end of January....

and we have already had the wettest year on record,{all in one month.!!!} they say there is plenty more to come as well.....Time to get my boat up and running....

Mick

demon78 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 06, 2011, 03:39:01 AM »

Hey Mick! Luck! Anyone heard from Terrence the Terrible?
Bill the demon.

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #13 on:** January 06, 2011, 03:47:41 AM »

Quote from: demon71 on January 06, 2011, 03:39:01 AM

Hey Mick! Luck! Anyone heard from Terrence the Terrible?
Bill the demon.

Yeah Bill, Terry's ok, actually i think its bloody hot down his way....

Mick

dave500 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 06, 2011, 04:01:08 AM »

Quote from: Bob Wessner on January 05, 2011, 10:32:37 AM

One thing I found interesting in any of the personal interviews I saw on the news, the Australian residents were quite stoic about it, as in these things happen, as apposed the typical Manhattan resident last week and that snow was gone in a few days.

tough breed,full stop.youll get that all over australia.were in it together thick and thin.

mick7504 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 06, 2011, 04:18:36 AM »

I'm in Qld at the moment with family inland a bit from Nambour. Plenty of rain but no serious flooding. Back to Darwin on Saturday for some more rain. It's one of the wettest years I've seen for a while & a cyclone or 2 is real possibility this Wet Season.

dave500 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 10, 2011, 12:18:40 AM »

its getting worse again,more heavy rain on its way,two more towns swamped,gympie,dalby and toowoomba is cut in half.

petercb750 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 10, 2011, 01:15:16 AM »

Those pictures from Toowoomba were just frightening...........man, things are rough up there.
Best wishes to all.

petercb750 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 10, 2011, 01:20:23 AM »

click on "begin gallery".
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/gallery-e6frer9f-1225979450055

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #19 on:** January 10, 2011, 01:29:11 AM »

My sister lives in Toowoomba,she lost her brand new car at lunch time today,a huge 4 meter wall of water took everything in its path including her car, they found it later under 2 other cars..

A couple of people are dead in Toowoomba but its worse at the bottom of the range. The water has completely engulfed a small town and it is at roof level right through town,houses are floating away and a couple in one of the homes are thought to be gone, the wall of water is heading to the next town. Crazy #$%* man, its forecast for the same here tonight, we had 300 mm {12 inches} last night and there is water everywhere.... We are all ok though and probably high enough not to be inundated .....i hope....

Mick

trueblue · « **Reply #20 on:** January 10, 2011, 01:35:16 AM »

I'm live just outside Maryborough and it is amazing the amount of people (southerners mainly) that are amazed that the water can come so high, and we have only copped a small flood, so far, 8.4 metres I think was the peak (our highest ever recorded was about 12.5m) but there is more to come it hasn't rained here much in the last day or so but upstream from us, at Gympie, the water is still rising and they are expecting a peak of 20 metres or more there, so it will be an interesting next couple of days. I personally hope the flood doesn't hang around too long as I am starting a new job at the end of next week on Lady Elliot Island and atm there is water in between me and the airport. $:-\$

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #21 on:** January 10, 2011, 01:38:34 AM »

Quote from: trueblue on January 10, 2011, 01:35:16 AM

I'm live just outside Maryborough and it is amazing the amount of people (southerners mainly) that are amazed that the water can come so high, and we have only copped a small flood, so far, 8.4 metres I think was the peak (our highest ever recorded was about 12.5m) but there is more to come it hasn't rained here much in the last day or so but upstream from us, at Gympie, the water is still rising and they are expecting a peak of 20 metres or more there, so it will be an interesting next couple of days. I personally hope the flood doesn't hang around too long as I am starting a new job at the end of next week on Lady Elliot Island and atm there is water in between me and the airport. $:-\$

Lucky bugger, what is the job on Lady Elliot..?, i have land just outside 1770, beautiful part of the world.....Pack your fishing gear....

Are you all good with the water situation....?

Mick

dave500 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 10, 2011, 01:39:46 AM »

my first day back at work today,finished at 230pm,wet,wet,wet,most years the first week back is flat out long days in the rubbish industry.

trueblue · « **Reply #23 on:** January 10, 2011, 01:51:58 AM »

Quote from: Retro Rocket on January 10, 2011, 01:38:34 AM

Quote from: trueblue on January 10, 2011, 01:35:16 AM
I'm live just outside Maryborough and it is amazing the amount of people (southerners mainly) that are amazed that the water can come so high, and we have only copped a small flood, so far, 8.4 metres I think was the peak (our highest ever recorded was about 12.5m) but there is more to come it hasn't rained here much in the last day or so but upstream from us, at Gympie, the water is still rising and they are expecting a peak of 20 metres or more there, so it will be an interesting next couple of days. I personally hope the flood doesn't hang around too long as I am starting a new job at the end of next week on Lady Elliot Island and atm there is water in between me and the airport. $:-\$

Lucky bugger, what is the job on Lady Elliot..?, i have land just outside 1770, beautiful part of the world.....Pack your fishing gear....
Are you all good with the water situation....?

Mick

We are fine as far as the floods go, our place is about 45 metres above the river, if we go under Maryborough will be long gone. Mind you I am sick of the rain, our driveway is that chopped up and soupified that anything less than a 4x4 won't get near the place, in december we had 27" of rain and at least another 10" this year so far, and to think our total rainfall for 2009 was only 15". I am sick of shoveling rock into the driveway. I will be working in the maintenance department doing mechanicing and general maintenance around the resort. I visited Lady Elliot a few years ago and it was the closest I can imagine to being in paradise on earth. Mind you, my view of the place may change once I start working there, but I can't see it happening. As far as taking the fishing gear goes, the government has stuffed that up they put a whopping great green zone with Lady Elliot right in the middle $:-\$ but I will definately be packing my snorkeling gear

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #24 on:** January 10, 2011, 02:01:19 AM »

Quote from: trueblue on January 10, 2011, 01:51:58 AM

Quote from: Retro Rocket on January 10, 2011, 01:38:34 AM
Quote from: trueblue on January 10, 2011, 01:35:16 AM
I'm live just outside Maryborough and it is amazing the amount of people (southerners mainly) that are amazed that the water can come so high, and we have only copped a small flood, so far, 8.4 metres I think was the peak (our highest ever recorded was about 12.5m) but there is more to come it hasn't rained here much in the last day or so but upstream from us, at Gympie, the water is still rising and they are expecting a peak of 20 metres or more there, so it will be an interesting next couple of days. I personally hope the flood doesn't hang around too long as I am starting a new job at the end of next week on Lady Elliot Island and atm there is water in between me and the airport. $:-\$

Lucky bugger, what is the job on Lady Elliot..?, i have land just outside 1770, beautiful part of the world.....Pack your fishing gear....
Are you all good with the water situation....?

Mick
We are fine as far as the floods go, our place is about 45 metres above the river, if we go under Maryborough will be long gone. Mind you I am sick of the rain, our driveway is that chopped up and soupified that anything less than a 4x4 won't get near the place, in december we had 27" of rain and at least another 10" this year so far, and to think our total rainfall for 2009 was only 15". I am sick of shoveling rock into the driveway. I will be working in the maintenance department doing mechanicing and general maintenance around the resort. I visited Lady Elliot a few years ago and it was the closest I can imagine to being in paradise on earth. Mind you, my view of the place may change once I start working there, but I can't see it happening. As far as taking the fishing gear goes, the government has stuffed that up they put a whopping great green zone with Lady Elliot right in the middle $:-\$ but I will definately be packing my snorkeling gear

There's going to be boats there

......i would still pack the fishing gear. I have fished a lot around the bunker group and there are piles of good fish there.....

Mick

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