Flooding

[Epic_Dragon]

Are our members in flood zone ok? I saw on TV news footage just before, 2 disco 2s caught up in it. So hope everyone is ok!

[scarry]

Fine here,but gee its been hosing down.

Reminds me of '74.

Certainly broken that drought we had[biggrin]

[jerryd]

It was a bit damp on our drive this morning [bighmmm]

No work today so I've declared it ''National Land Rover Dormobile Work Day'' Been doing a bit more fiddly stuff [biggrin]

[V8Ian]

Fine here too, at 153 metres above sea level and on top of the hill, I'm not expecting problems.
177226

[Saitch]

I'm expecting problems tomorrow and it won't be the weather.
The good woman just phoned to say that she can't get home this arvo and that she will be staying at her niece's place.
I suggested that she stay at work and do a double shift. You know. Think of the money!
In hindsight, probably not a wise choice of words.[bigwhistle]

[scarry]

It was a bit damp on our drive this morning [bighmmm]

No work today so I've declared it ''National Land Rover Dormobile Work Day'' Been doing a bit more fiddly stuff [biggrin]

That is a bit wild.

We are the same as Ian,on top of a hill,good place to be in this weather.

One of the DIL,parents, live in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.The fences were washed away a couple of days ago,350mm in the rain guage overnight,as were the sheep.[bigsad]Cattle are fine,they didnt realise half the fences were gone,just stayed in the paddocks.[biggrin]

They found 6 sheep early the next day,went back to get the ute and trailer,came back and wild dogs had got to them,one survived.[bigsad]
They havent had much luck lately,two months ago,their Kelpie,which was 13 yrs old,but still good on the farm,got hold a bait,so that was the end of her.[bigsad]
They dont bait but many others in the area do,the crows are generally the culprits,moving the baits around.

[V8Ian]

Jerry's been keeping me updated with pictures of his fiefdom. I doubt they'll be any picnics on the ground this weekend.


https://youtu.be/OwlIKImxvuo
Not for you, Jerry. [wink11]

[jerryd]

Jerry's been keeping me updated with pictures of his fiefdom. I doubt they'll be any picnics on the ground this weekend.


https://youtu.be/OwlIKImxvuo
Not for you, Jerry. [wink11]

In the garage ole chap [biggrin] floor's dry

[scarry]

In the garage ole chap [biggrin] floor's dry

Or the back of the Panel Van,back in the good old days[thumbsupbig]

[Saitch]

Well, the missus still not home. I hope she is OK and gets home soon, as it's waaay past my normal, brekky time.[bighmmm]

Our nearby, little town.


https://www.facebook.com/groups/351759516131311

[incisor]

Or the back of the Panel Van,back in the good old days[thumbsupbig]

brings back memories of coppers banging on the side of mine down at downey park late one evening...

was thankful at the end of the day as we only just made it through the flood waters at Alderley/Enogera on the way home on that night in Jan 74 :p

[incisor]

pretty damp here in downtown Godwin Beach at a lowly 3m above sea level but we are fairing a lot better than my eldest daughter up at Pomona. more than half her acreage is under water and it's still rising..

about to try and get hold of my son out Laidley way and see how he is getting on..

hope everyone is safe and dry out there...

[jerryd]

Well, the missus still not home. I hope she is OK and gets home soon, as it's waaay past my normal, brekky time.[bighmmm]

Our nearby, little town.


https://www.facebook.com/groups/351759516131311


Shall I bring you a bacon sandwich and a bucket of grout ?? [bigwhistle]

[incisor]

In the garage ole chap [biggrin] floor's dry

cannot be the garage with an MG in it then.... [biggrin][biggrin][biggrin]

[V8Ian]

Shall I bring you a bacon sandwich and a bucket of grout ?? [bigwhistle]
And a spirit level.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Bloody drive in drive home Publicans... a little bit of rain and they stay away...
Anyone would think 8 metres of water OVER a bridge was some sort of excuse...

[scarry]

So a mate called,he lives near Lake Cootharaba.

No rain guage,put a drum with a cut out lid, out in the yard on Tuesday morning.
This morning it has 721mm in it.

[scarry]

on the way home on that night in Jan 74 :p

We were on Fraser island,our parents had to get us back home to school,i remember them saying[bighmmm]

From the Forestry camp at Coomboo lake,Series one with wooden trailer in tow,dodging the dead trees and the sea, at the south end of the island,washed up.King tide rising,luckily Gorden Elmer saw the flashing headlights of the vehicle as he was going to head off.He had been radioed the day before,but we were running late,and with the tide,he didnt think we would get there..

Couldnt get the barge in,it was very rough and blowing a gale.Eventually,with hand signal communication,through around 1M of sea water,we eventually were on the barge and tied down.Over on the other side,it wouldnt start,battery flat as a tack,the generator light had been on for most of the trip.Jump started it into life,off the barge,and home around 5 hours later,all soaked through like drowned rats[biggrin]

i think it was wetter inside the vehicle than outside.[bigsad][biggrin]

i remember also,whenever the speed into the water was enough for the water to hit the windscreen,it used to splutter and usually die,out with the can of RP7,i think it was called in those days,give the engine a good spray,then off again until the next time it happened.And on that trip it happened with regularlity.A bit hairy when it happened on the beach dodging the waves.

EDIT,we also had the school holidays extended for a week,same as this year because of Covid.

[1950landy]

Here in Westlake , my small rain gauge started over flowing on Wednesday but was raining too heavy to empty it , we have had a lot more rain on Thursday & Friday . I emptied it this morning but it has been raining stead all night. The gauge holds 150mm , my guess is we have had at least 400mm this week so far because the pool had come up around 350mm & started overflowing around 4pm yesterday , but we had lost power 10pm the night before so could not use the pump.

[trout1105]

We were on Fraser island,our parents had to get us back home to school,i remember them saying[bighmmm]

From the Forestry camp at Coomboo lake,Series one with wooden trailer in tow,dodging the dead trees and the sea, at the south end of the island,washed up.King tide rising,luckily Gorden Elmer saw the flashing headlights of the vehicle as he was going to head off.He had been radioed the day before,but we were running late,and with the tide,he didnt think we would get there..

Couldnt get the barge in,it was very rough and blowing a gale.Eventually,with hand signal communication,through around 1M of sea water,we eventually were on the barge and tied down.Over on the other side,it wouldnt start,battery flat as a tack,the generator light had been on for most of the trip.Jump started it into life,off the barge,and home around 5 hours later,all soaked through like drowned rats[biggrin]

i think it was wetter inside the vehicle than outside.[bigsad][biggrin]

i remember also,whenever the speed into the water was enough for the water to hit the windscreen,it used to splutter and usually die,out with the can of RP7,i think it was called in those days,give the engine a good spray,then off again until the next time it happened.And on that trip it happened with regularlity.A bit hairy when it happened on the beach dodging the waves.

I had a mini moke Californian that used to splutter and konk out even in light rain, A rubber glove over the dizzy (one finger for each plug and one for the coil) secured with cable ties sorted that problem out[thumbsupbig]

[V8Ian]

177254 177255 177256

[V8Ian]

177258 177259

[ChookD2]

You really need to get that crack in your camera lens fixed. [bigwhistle][bighmmm] It is more annoying than the photos being sideways. [biggrin]

[Saitch]

The Dayboro bakery had to close!


https://www.facebook.com/abcinbrisbane/posts/10160313556144669

[scarry]

The Dayboro bakery had to close!


https://www.facebook.com/abcinbrisbane/posts/10160313556144669

I think more than the bakery had to close.

[Saitch]

Yep. Both the creeks' water levels have been up and down, like a whore's drawers. My wife had a bit of a fright, on her way home this a.m, when she was waved through about 3" of water by the firies and halfway across, a 2' wall of water came down and hit her Kia Cerato. A quick uee and thankfully, no harm down. She eventually found another route home, which has since closed.

Gave her a bit of a fright, I can tell!

[ChookD2]

So who got the bigger fright, Helen with the water? Or you when you woke this morning and realised she wasn't there and you couldn't feed and dress yourself? [bigwhistle][biggrin]

[Saitch]

So who got the bigger fright, Helen with the water? Or you when you woke this morning and realised she wasn't there and you couldn't feed and dress yourself? [bigwhistle][biggrin]

Was worse last night, when she couldn't get home and I had to do a Douglas Bader impersonation to get to the Engel.
A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do, though. ay!

[V8Ian]

The Dayboro bakery had to close!


https://www.facebook.com/abcinbrisbane/posts/10160313556144669
Probably wasn't worth opening, if Jerry couldn't get out of his driveway.

[V8Ian]

You really need to get that crack in your camera lens fixed. [bigwhistle][bighmmm] It is more annoying than the photos being sideways. [biggrin]
Would love to, I'll follow up any leads on a genuine replacement.

[trout1105]

Fixed,
Can't see any problems with the images at all.[thumbsupbig]

177268177269

[ChookD2]

Would love to, I'll follow up any leads on a genuine replacement.

EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens | Canon Australia (https://www.canon.com.au/camera-lenses/ef-50mm-f-1-8-stm) [thumbsupbig]

[4bee]

Or the back of the Panel Van,back in the good old days[thumbsupbig]


S'funny Paul,somehow you always seem to bring backs of Panel Vans into conversations. Summat you wish to confide? [bighmmm]Just me, no-one else will get to hear. Scout's Honour.:Rolling:

[V8Ian]

Fixed,
Can't see any problems with the images at all.[thumbsupbig]

177268177269
Do you do mobile repairs, Trout? [biggrin]

[NavyDiver]

A mate posted a pic of 353mm to 8am this morning then 500mm a short time later. 1/2 a metre before lunch. His house in at the top of a hill. I did ask if he wants my boat if it continues[biggrin]



Keep safe you Northerners

[trout1105]

Do you do mobile repairs, Trout? [biggrin]

NO problem, Send me sideways or upside down pic's and I will sort them out for you in a jiffy just for you Old Mate[thumbsupbig]
Here's a thought maybe "Preview" the images that you post Before you post them and make sure that they are correctly orientated prior to posting would alleviate any problems [thumbsupbig]

[trout1105]

A mate posted a pic of 353mm to 8am this morning then 500mm a short time later. 1/2 a metre before lunch. His house in at the top of a hill. I did ask if he wants my boat if it continues[biggrin]



Keep safe you Northerners

Crikey that is a bucket full of rain in a day and more than we get here in total for a year, Stay safe people.

[trout1105]

S'funny Paul,somehow you always seem to bring backs of Panel Vans into conversations. Summat you wish to confide? [bighmmm]Just me, no-one else will get to hear. Scout's Honour.:Rolling:

Never owned a PV (always wanted one) But I seemed to do OK in various other vehicles in my younger days[biggrin][bigwhistle]

[ChookD2]

Beerburrum weather station, about 12-14km northish from me, recorded 293mm in 24hrs to 9am this morning (26/2) and as at 2130 (qld time) has recorded another 234mm since 9am, in just 12hrs.

There is A LOT of water around this area as shown by Saitch's concern for the cake shop. Currently there are 216 road closures in the Moreton Bay Regional Council area. It is not a time to be on the road unless it is absolutely necessary and even then a great deal of care must be taken.

Unfortunately forecast is for more of the same tomorrow, with the system moving slowly south(ish). We've smashed the record for the wettest February here.

[scarry]

S'funny Paul,somehow you always seem to bring backs of Panel Vans into conversations. Summat you wish to confide? [bighmmm]Just me, no-one else will get to hear. Scout's Honour.:Rolling:

We used to call them dual purpose vehicles[biggrin]

Work trucks,and umm,recreational vehicles,if you know what i mean.[bigrolf]

Anyway,back on topic,its still hosing down,hasnt stopped since Thursday.Not just drizzle,pouring at times.
The Logan river is way up,not quite up to 2011 levels,but not far off.See how it goes in the morning with a high tide,and its around 2.5M,so up a bit as well.

[V8Ian]

https://youtu.be/pyZD7eoHZT8

[scarry]

Even the dog is sulking,i think we have all had enough of the rain.[biggrin]

https://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/16476248/640/16476248.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/16476248)

[1950landy]

Here in Westlake my 150 mm rain gauge overflowed during the night & the pool which I emptied down to the bottom of the skimmer box has come up to just under the coping over night which would be around 250mm. We are having steady rain at the moment but it has just started to thunder. We live on the side of a hill with the river on one side & the lake on the other, we will be OK but the

Centenary suburb's started flooding yesterday morning & Wivenhoe again has opened the flood gates & the water is due to reach Brisbane at the high tide yet again but that's OK peoples insurance will foot the bill. Surely by now they can calculate a time frame where the water reaches Brisbane at low tide & the BOM can give the Dams more accurate information about how much the weather is going to impact the dam so they can start releasing some water earlier so it dose not impact those living below the dam. Wivenhoe was built to stop flooding but it has become a sauce of revenue & they hold the water until it is too late which causes a lot more flooding .
One of the problems with the Brisbane River is that the Bremmer River & most of the creeks enter the River heading up stream instead of down stream so when there is when the river floods the water flows into the Bremmer & the creeks causing them to back up .
Well that is my rant for today , every one take care & don't drive through flood water & stay safe.

[scarry]

https://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/16476261/640/16476261.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/16476261)


We have records from 1975 until 1985 living at Daisy hill in Brisbane,and the maximum for any 24hr period is 180mm on 10 th May 1980.

I am pretty sure the last few days have blown that figure well out of the water.

[Epic_Dragon]

Glad you guys are all ok. Looks pretty crazy. None of the photos are loading for me

[4bee]

We used to call them dual purpose vehicles[biggrin]

Work trucks,and umm,recreational vehicles,if you know what i mean.[bigrolf]

Anyway,back on topic,its still hosing down,hasnt stopped since Thursday.Not just drizzle,pouring at times.
The Logan river is way up,not quite up to 2011 levels,but not far off.See how it goes in the morning with a high tide,and its around 2.5M,so up a bit as well.


Niiiiiice.[bighmmm] Could do with a bit of H2O here now but summat is % forecast for the next few days so fingers crossed.


A bit of a weird Summer so far but no out of control Bushfires. Yet.

[4bee]

https://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/16476261/640/16476261.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/16476261)


We have records from 1975 until 1985 living at Daisy hill in Brisbane,and the maximum for any 24hr period is 180mm on 10 th May 1980.

I am pretty sure the last few days have blown that figure well out of the water.


Pun or no Pun intended?[bigrolf]

[4bee]

Here in Westlake my 150 mm rain gauge overflowed during the night & the pool which I emptied down to the bottom of the skimmer box has come up to just under the coping over night which would be around 250mm. We are having steady rain at the moment but it has just started to thunder. We live on the side of a hill with the river on one side & the lake on the other, we will be OK but the

Centenary suburb's started flooding yesterday morning & Wivenhoe again has opened the flood gates & the water is due to reach Brisbane at the high tide yet again but that's OK peoples insurance will foot the bill. Surely by now they can calculate a time frame where the water reaches Brisbane at low tide & the BOM can give the Dams more accurate information about how much the weather is going to impact the dam so they can start releasing some water earlier so it dose not impact those living below the dam. Wivenhoe was built to stop flooding but it has become a sauce of revenue & they hold the water until it is too late which causes a lot more flooding .
One of the problems with the Brisbane River is that the Bremmer River & most of the creeks enter the River heading up stream instead of down stream so when there is when the river floods the water flows into the Bremmer & the creeks causing them to back up .
Well that is my rant for today , every one take care & don't drive through flood water & stay safe.



I can sympathise with that. I seem to recall a hell of a lot of indecision being made by folk who should have known better. Seemed to be a lot of he said, They said, I said **** going on.



Meanwhile residents were the losers.

Insurance may cover a lot of it but they will always up next year's Premiums so really residents can't win eventually..

[4bee]

Never owned a PV (always wanted one) But I seemed to do OK in various other vehicles in my younger days[biggrin][bigwhistle]

[bigrolf] Did you happen to own an A30, Morris Minor, Mini? Talk about being behind the 8 ball.

[bigrolf]

[roverrescue]

Good drop of liquid sunshine at harper creek
This is off the back deck looking at our usually quiet swimming hole

[Saitch]

Good drop of liquid sunshine at harper creek
This is off the back deck looking at our usually quiet swimming hole

You're more than welcome to borrow my kayak.[thumbsupbig]

[V8Ian]

Here in Westlake my 150 mm rain gauge overflowed during the night & the pool which I emptied down to the bottom of the skimmer box has come up to just under the coping over night which would be around 250mm. We are having steady rain at the moment but it has just started to thunder. We live on the side of a hill with the river on one side & the lake on the other, we will be OK but the

Centenary suburb's started flooding yesterday morning & Wivenhoe again has opened the flood gates & the water is due to reach Brisbane at the high tide yet again but that's OK peoples insurance will foot the bill. Surely by now they can calculate a time frame where the water reaches Brisbane at low tide & the BOM can give the Dams more accurate information about how much the weather is going to impact the dam so they can start releasing some water earlier so it dose not impact those living below the dam. Wivenhoe was built to stop flooding but it has become a sauce of revenue & they hold the water until it is too late which causes a lot more flooding .
One of the problems with the Brisbane River is that the Bremmer River & most of the creeks enter the River heading up stream instead of down stream so when there is when the river floods the water flows into the Bremmer & the creeks causing them to back up .
Well that is my rant for today , every one take care & don't drive through flood water & stay safe.
Ipswich has one of the most complex flood systems in Australia, definitely the most complex system in a populated area. Many of the creeks can flow in either direction, depending on where the rain falls. Bundamba Creek can flow in either direction, faster than an SES floodboat can travel in still water.
As your suburb is a short distance downstream from the confluence of the the Brisbane and Bremer Rivers, your area would be impacted by any flooding in Ipswich.
Stay safe, mate.

[1950landy]

[bigrolf] Did you happen to own an A30, Morris Minor, Mini? Talk about being behind the 8 ball.

[bigrolf]
I owned a Mini , the front seats were held in with wing nuts . So drop out the two bolts securing the front seats & turn them 90deg & you have a full length bed , really good to sleep in or what ever. Pop the bolts back in & wing nuts back on & driving home from the drive in in a couple of minutes .[biggrin]

[V8Ian]

Good drop of liquid sunshine at harper creek
This is off the back deck looking at our usually quiet swimming hole
Looks like an intensified version of Easter with Konradical.

[1950landy]

Ipswich has one of the most complex flood systems in Australia, definitely the most complex system in a populated area. Many of the creeks can flow in either direction, depending on where the rain falls. Bundamba Creek can flow in either direction, faster than an SES floodboat can travel in still water.
As your suburb is a short distance downstream from the confluence of the the Brisbane and Bremer Rivers, your area would be impacted by any flooding in Ipswich.
Stay safe, mate.

We are OK up on the hill here , In 74 the water didn't get anywhere near our place , Bit concerned about daughter at Riverhills though. If it is no worst than 74 she will be OK don't think it impacted there property in 74 but was at the the other end of there street in 2011. Other daughter in Camira lost power this morning but is back on now, They are high & water will never impact them except they may have to find other ways to get out of where they live.

[roverrescue]

The creek broke its banks
The camping block would have been half a metre underwater

Neighbours say it’s biggest seen ?

Now the work begins

[ChookD2]

Good drop of liquid sunshine at harper creek
This is off the back deck looking at our usually quiet swimming hole


You're more than welcome to borrow my kayak.[thumbsupbig]

Steve is bringing it over right now!.....

Kayaking in Dayboro (https://www.facebook.com/moreton.NEWS.media/videos/484679419733238/). (https://www.facebook.com/groups/aulro/'multi_permalinks=10158598579071186&notif_id=1645926415548215&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif)

[V8Ian]

I never expected to see it, but there was a young girl surfing in Glamorgan Vale yesterday.

[4bee]

I owned a Mini , the front seats were held in with wing nuts . So drop out the two bolts securing the front seats & turn them 90deg & you have a full length bed , really good to sleep in or what ever. Pop the bolts back in & wing nuts back on & driving home from the drive in in a couple of minutes .[biggrin]


[bigrolf] Well designed then? I wonder if they had "what ever" in mind when on the drawing board?[bigrolf]

[incisor]

absolutely hammering down here yet again...
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220227/016eb34420ec6930f9d372f52a5ac8c5.jpg

[jerryd]

The Dayboro bakery had to close!


https://www.facebook.com/abcinbrisbane/posts/10160313556144669

Had to have eggs and bacon this morning, still no power, still got trees across bridge so no chance of checking out the bakery [bighmmm] But the power has just come back on [smilebigeye]

[V8Ian]

Had to have eggs and bacon this morning, still no power, still got trees across bridge so no chance of checking out the bakery [bighmmm] But the power has just come back on [smilebigeye]
Cold bacon and raw eggs don't sound too appetizing. [bigsad]

[scarry]

absolutely hammering down here yet again...

Blown the cover off the gazebo as well?[wink11]

Just been down the park,which is next to the Logan River.
Its almost up to 2011 levels,and its higher now at low tide than it was at high tide this morning.
Tomorrows high will be interesting.

We are way up on a hill,fridge full of food,so fine.Just trying to sort out roof leaks....again[bigsad][biggrin]

[jerryd]

Cold bacon and raw eggs don't sound too appetizing. [bigsad]

[bigsmile][bigsmile] We have a gas cook top Ian and a gas hob as back up in the dormobile [tonguewink]


We've managed to clear the bridge of rather large driftwood, although the water rose 2 feet while we were paddling in it with a chainsaw. So we are still stranded

[Jpdv]

It's overflowing the bridge at the bowls club north of Samford now- that's got to be 6 or 7 m above normal?

[V8Ian]

[bigsmile][bigsmile] We have a gas cook top Ian and a gas hob as back up in the dormobile [tonguewink]


We've managed to clear the bridge of rather large driftwood, although the water rose 2 feet while we were paddling in it with a chainsaw. So we are still stranded
You need a flying fox from the dining room verandah, to the front gate.

[1950landy]

I have been pumping 200mm of water out of the pool all day , just finished the 4th pump. Big bill at the pool shop when this is over. Will put about 10L liquid chlorine in the morning can't be much salt left with what I have pumped out last few days.[bighmmm]

[1950landy]

[bigsmile][bigsmile] We have a gas cook top Ian and a gas hob as back up in the dormobile [tonguewink]


We've managed to clear the bridge of rather large driftwood, although the water rose 2 feet while we were paddling in it with a chainsaw. So we are still stranded
We have been cooking on a portable single butane gas burner for last 6 weeks , Our induction cook top carked it & is dearer to repair than for a new one . Because we have stone bench tops we had to buy the same brand again , there web site showed in stock two 1week delivery , 3 days later they sent new D/D of 4 weeks then the day before delivery rang to say another two weeks , STD reason on transport due to Covid . New D/D is tomorrow , won't hold my breath , new excuse will be due to floods i guess.

[4bee]

We have been cooking on a portable single butane gas burner for last 6 weeks , Our induction cook top carked it & is dearer to repair than for a new one . Because we have stone bench tops we had to buy the same brand again , there web site showed in stock two 1week delivery , 3 days later they sent new D/D of 4 weeks then the day before delivery rang to say another two weeks , STD reason on transport due to Covid . New D/D is tomorrow , won't hold my breath , new excuse will be due to floods i guess.


Jeezuz! You poor buggers are really copping it. I've never seen water flow along a Public road & into properties like some of those images. Being swept away would be your biggest concern I would think. The worst is yet to come I imagine, with repairs & cleaning up the Manor.

We'd just like a bit of that but it always goes North & South of Adelaide for some reason until later in the season.
I reckon it is probably the hot air rising from Parliament House that cause the wet stuff to divert, a bit like a Freeway.
Oh well keep dry & keep safe if you can. If you can't be careful.


"Ah Queensland, beautiful one day & a ****ing ocean the next". [bigsad]

[1950landy]

Jeezuz! You poor buggers are really copping it. I've never seen water flow along a Public road & into properties like some of those images. Being swept away would be your biggest concern I would think. The worst is yet to come I imagine, with repairs & cleaning up the Manor.

We'd just like a bit of that but it always goes North & South of Adelaide for some reason until later in the season.

Oh well keep dry & keep safe if you can. If you can't be ca


"Ah Queensland, beautiful one day & a ****ing ocean the next". [bigsad]

Problem is here in Qld it is almost impossible to find any trades people to do the work , I have been trying to get a Brick Layer for over 2 years all say there too busy & if you use the people your insurance send out it takes for ever to get the job completed. We used our insurances recommended repairer about a year & half ago , they quoted $12,000 to replace two whirlybirds , three roof tiles , three colour bond sheets on our pergola & the pool heater solar panels , took then a year to complete the work . The pool heater panels installed was around $3,000 so they pocketed $9,000 for less than a days work & less than $500 in materials. No wonder our insurance is so expensive . I should have taken the Insurance Co's offer to pay me out , could have done it all in less than a week & for less than $6,000. This is going to make it even worst.

[loanrangie]

Stay safe everyone, watching the news and feel for anyone caught in the flooded areas - no river or flooded road crossing heroes please.

[4bee]

Problem is here in Qld it is almost impossible to find any trades people to do the work , I have been trying to get a Brick Layer for over 2 years all say there too busy & if you use the people your insurance send out it takes for ever to get the job completed. We used our insurances recommended repairer about a year & half ago , they quoted $12,000 to replace two whirlybirds , three roof tiles , three colour bond sheets on our pergola & the pool heater solar panels , took then a year to complete the work . The pool heater panels installed was around $3,000 so they pocketed $9,000 for less than a days work & less than $500 in materials. No wonder our insurance is so expensive . I should have taken the Insurance Co's offer to pay me out , could have done it all in less than a week & for less than $6,000. This is going to make it even worst.


Word of advice which you probably realise by now. Apologies 1950.
Never ever (I know that is bad grammar according to my primary school teacher of yore but she probably won't read this. [bighmmm])

never pay anyone all the money up front. Pay only for the work done by Progress Claims on presentation of their invoice. Usually that sorts out the Bushrangers from the Bank Managers, not always, but it lets them know you are keeping them honest.


Sort of like "Oh ****, this guy means business."

Wisdom comes with personal experience.

[V8Ian]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/flight/
You're loosing the plot, B. [tonguewink] Want me to move it? :thumbsup:

[4bee]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/flight/
You're loosing the plot, B. [tonguewink] Want me to move it? :thumbsup:


Thanks Ian, but dunno now.
It is Flight but I think it is also General Chat.????? Up to you Mein Kommandant.

Now if it only had 5 engines they might have got away with in.[bighmmm][smilebigeye]

[V8Ian]

I'll move it Des, even the longest bow can't make it fit into a flood thread. [biggrin]

[4bee]

I'll move it Des, even the longest bow can't make it fit into a flood thread. [biggrin] Ok, as far as I'm concerned it is General Chat. I had to place it somewhere & really could not locate Flight (I can now of course)

Des.

[V8Ian]

It'll last a lot longer in flight, Des. It will be lost and buried within days, in GC.

[4bee]

It'll last a lot longer in flight, Des. It will be lost and buried within days, in GC.


The Ukes will be happy about that, it was being on the ground that buggered it. I get it.[bighmmm].

Sorry to be a problem child.[bigrolf]

[Hoges]

Problem is here in Qld it is almost impossible to find any trades people to do the work , I have been trying to get a Brick Layer for over 2 years all say there too busy & if you use the people your insurance send out it takes for ever to get the job completed. We used our insurances recommended repairer about a year & half ago , they quoted $12,000 to replace two whirlybirds , three roof tiles , three colour bond sheets on our pergola & the pool heater solar panels , took then a year to complete the work . The pool heater panels installed was around $3,000 so they pocketed $9,000 for less than a days work & less than $500 in materials. No wonder our insurance is so expensive . I should have taken the Insurance Co's offer to pay me out , could have done it all in less than a week & for less than $6,000. This is going to make it even worst.

I feel your pain! Having previously learned the hard way also, I obtained several quotes for a re-roofing job after the widespread 2015 Bris. hailstorm. I negotiated with RACQ for a payout to manage the job personally: they said OK, just tell us when it's completed to your satisfaction...and sent the $$$ upfront to my account. Couldn't fault them.

[scarry]

I feel your pain! Having previously learned the hard way also, I obtained several quotes for a re-roofing job after the widespread 2015 Bris. hailstorm. I negotiated with RACQ for a payout to manage the job personally: they said OK, just tell us when it's completed to your satisfaction...and sent the $$$ upfront to my account. Couldn't fault them.

Same with the smaller work,i have leaks and maintenance work needed on our sheds,bloody hard to find a good roofer.

About 5yrs ago,i found one,a guy who works for himself,but he is bloody busy,so hard to nail down.

As i say to him,i pay same day,which i do,they look after me,i look after them.I trust him,just DD the money over,done.

He fixes things once,properly,no rubbish left around,to cause more rust,and is proactive about what is going to need doing in the future,i often meet him there to look at it all,or he sends pics.

[NavyDiver]

Good Tradies are tough to find any where[bigwhistle] Insurance issues are a bit overwhelmed as well. A tap flooded a relatives house last week. Apparently 70K damage[bighmmm][bighmmm] They were told it had to be done quickly before mold made the house uninhabitable. They cannot get onto the insurance company now due to NSW and QLD floods apparently.

Wet even were its not raining is very common apparently.

Sydney headline a few hours ago "rain bomb smashes city" and laughted at this one "When will it ever stop raining in Sydney?"

wet wet wet is a band of singers as well as rain! Keep safe all


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3gEkwhdXUE

[4bee]

Same with the smaller work,i have leaks and maintenance work needed on our sheds,bloody hard to find a good roofer.

About 5yrs ago,i found one,a guy who works for himself,but he is bloody busy,so hard to nail down.

As i say to him,i pay same day,which i do,they look after me,i look after them.I trust him,just DD the money over,done.

He fixes things once,properly,no rubbish left around,to cause more rust,and is proactive about what is going to need doing in the future,i often meet him there to look at it all,or he sends pics.[/

[QUOTE]busy,so hard to nail down.

You are so full of Puns lately Paul. Intentional or not. Have you tried screws?[bigrolf][bigrolf]

[RANDLOVER]

Stay safe everyone, watching the news and feel for anyone caught in the flooded areas - no river or flooded road crossing heroes please.

Very easy to do, especially if it's dark and raining and you get there before the cops or council have put up signs or barriers. I nearly did on Sunday night in a area I know well.

[jerryd]

The bakery is now open [smilebigeye]




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7GPrX9-hCw

[V8Ian]

The bakery is now open [smilebigeye]




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7GPrX9-hCw
So have the shakes stopped? [biggrin]

[scarry]

Water levels haven’t changed much here in Logan,unlike the city.

[4bee]

So have the shakes stopped? [biggrin]


Great, make mine 2xMeat pies with "Blood", 2 cheesecakes & 'arf a Jam roll.


Getting a tad hungry as have been trying to locate the owner of a dog that wandered in here this am. Bugger likes ALDI Cheese though. Owner just called & taken him off. Nice dog, I miss him already.[happycry]

How to catch a stray dog Lesson 1 by Mr bee.

Method.

He was quite a timid dog so I used small bits of Aldi's Speshul Fromage to draw him in closer then he got some larger bits until I could grab his collar & read the Council details, so phoned them. It really was the strangest thing though. The name on the Dog Tag it seems was the same name as a company I worked for once who gave me the irrits. but the guy had abbreviated the real name to that. I couldn't believe it, it was fate that had brought us together. :wub:

Anyway, finished up with ***** laying at my feet trying to have a zzzzzzzz & it felt like we'd been mates for a long time. The only thing I could grab as a "lead" in case he wanted to bugger off again was a bent wire coat hanger. No kid. [bigsad]


Anyway, once he heard tyres on gravel he knew the jig was up. We bid each other a fond farewell & off he went.

The bloke had built a new fence but ***** had easily got out. Now he has got the taste of Ye olde aged 50 years Aldi Speshul Fromage I just know he'll be back one day.


Maybe it wasn't the cheese that attracted him after all, but the classy Dog Lead.

[NavyDiver]

kayaks are fun- Lift to hospital via one for this about to be mum- 21 st birthday pic for this kid I bet[biggrin]

Brisbane floodwaters surrounded Krystle'''s house when she was due to give birth. A good Samaritan came to her rescue - ABC News (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-02/brisbane-weather-flooding-pregnant-woman-rescue/100873290)
Edit- I think its a canoe [biggrin]

https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/6a92a8fa73c3970bebcdae3c3c0338a4?impolicy=wcms_cro p_resize&cropH=338&cropW=601&xPos=0&yPos=293&width=862&height=485

[4bee]

kayaks are fun- Lift to hospital via one for this about to be mum- 21 st birthday pic for this kid I bet[biggrin]

Brisbane floodwaters surrounded Krystle'''s house when she was due to give birth. A good Samaritan came to her rescue - ABC News (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-02/brisbane-weather-flooding-pregnant-woman-rescue/100873290)
Edit- I think its a canoe [biggrin]

https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/6a92a8fa73c3970bebcdae3c3c0338a4?impolicy=wcms_cro p_resize&cropH=338&cropW=601&xPos=0&yPos=293&width=862&height=485


I think its a canoe
I disagree, it appears like a normal Birth size to me.[biggrin]
,

Any bets going that "Rob Kayak" will be the kid's Godfather or even the kid's real Father? [bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf][bighmmm]


She will remember this day alright.

[W&KO]

Sooo, I don’t watch a lot of TV……..however

Reporter standing in flowing water giving their live updates….really!!!

And know I’m hearing 1/1000 year flood, we are they pulling these records from. The good old 1/100 was a stretch….

[NavyDiver]

Sooo, I don’t watch a lot of TV……..however

Reporter standing in flowing water giving their live updates….really!!!

And know I’m hearing 1/1000 year flood, we are they pulling these records from. The good old 1/100 was a stretch….

TV- whats that[biggrin] Haven't seen control of the remote in my place for years[bigwhistle]

On the stats. Fully agree 1/1000 might be tough to prove at a local level[biggrin] A fishing yarn perhaps. Missed the reporter standing in the water. Some real colour to the news report my have needed them on a roof for a day or so [bigrolf]

[4bee]

Sooo, I don’t watch a lot of TV……..however

Reporter standing in flowing water giving their live updates….really!!!

And know I’m hearing 1/1000 year flood, we are they pulling these records from. The good old 1/100 was a stretch….


Was Noah around when the last 1000 year flood occurred? Maybe not, so who did they ask? He was the bloke who knew a thing or two about floods.[bigrolf]

[jonesfam]

The way things are going it will be a 1 in 5 year flood.

[V8Ian]

I've heard 1/200, 1/1000 and 1/2000. I think they make it up as they report.

[4bee]

I've heard 1/200, 1/1000 and 1/2000. I think they make it up as they report.


This one may even be #1? [bigrolf]

[Saitch]

I saw footage of a D4 driving at speed through floodwaters at Scarborough, Qld, on the weekend. From the reports, the vehicle drove through the waters several times, with it's bow waves washing through houses.[bigsad]

The people who put the footage up, also gave the rego. number.

[V8Ian]

I saw footage of a D4 driving at speed through floodwaters at Scarborough, Qld, on the weekend. From the reports, the vehicle drove through the waters several times, with it's bow waves washing through houses.[bigsad]

The people who put the footage up, also gave the rego. number.
Must have been stolen, definitely not an AULRO member.:bat:

[4bee]

Must have been stolen, definitely not an AULRO member.:bat:



Why would that make a difference pray tell?:Thump::Rolling:

[Saitch]

Must have been stolen, definitely not an AULRO member.:bat:

I've noted the rego.
I always enjoy a friendly chat with other Disco drivers.[bigwhistle]

[3toes]

You know the flood is really serious when even the navy park their boats out of harms way https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220302/e0fff90df9e0c2b4bab24feef2cdb697.jpgon the land in the botanical gardens

[1950landy]

Well it's taken the main TV reporting off Covid for a while . & now it's NSW's turn until something happens may be the war or they move back to the Royal family.

[Saitch]

What has happened to all the terrorist threats, lately? Covid seemed to knock them off the media bandwagon.

'Tis raining here again, with 190mm for the week, so far. We really picked a good time to reno the house, hey!

Our "Project Manager" was trapped by flood waters. :rolleyes:

[scarry]

Raining again,huge storm has gone through,particularly Western suburbs,Ipswich,etc.[bigsad]

Just what we need[bigsad]

[4bee]

What has happened to all the terrorist threats, lately? Covid seemed to knock them off the media bandwagon.

'Tis raining here again, with 190mm for the week, so far. We really picked a good time to reno the house, hey!

Our "Project Manager" was trapped by flood waters. :rolleyes:



Oh dear, sounds like you had got to the stage of ripping the roof off & new ceilings & the new Gyprock had just been delivered.

Not really Reno weather is it, you should have waited for Autumn. Oh hang about.[bigsad]




Remember, even with Noah's bunch it only rained for 40 days & 40 nights so there may be light at the end of the tunnel.


With all your luck it will be the Brissie to Cairns express.[bighmmm]

[4bee]

Raining again,huge storm has gone through,particularly Western suburbs,Ipswich,etc.[bigsad]

Just what we need[bigsad]


Paul how is this for an idea to save you doing regular posts? Post when it isn't raining. Good eh?[bighmmm]

[bigrolf]

[NavyDiver]

wow- cool wall if your on the left side of this pic in "Maryborough's $6 million flood levee is the big hero in town."


https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/a1ea13175e6217be0ecebe44cea81807?impolicy=wcms_cro p_resize&cropH=2250&cropW=4000&xPos=0&yPos=672&width=862&height=485

[4bee]

wow- cool wall if your on the left side of this pic in "Maryborough's $6 million flood levee is the big hero in town."


https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/a1ea13175e6217be0ecebe44cea81807?impolicy=wcms_cro p_resize&cropH=2250&cropW=4000&xPos=0&yPos=672&width=862&height=485


A great idea that & used in the UK a lot. I wonder what the seal to the ground is on the LH side & joining the blue sheets as it doesn't appear to let anything through at all. You just hope there are no Dutch kids around with pointy digits.

[NavyDiver]

A great idea that & used in the UK a lot. I wonder what the seal to the ground is on the LH side & joining the blue sheets as it doesn't appear to let anything through at all. You just hope there are no Dutch kids around with pointy digits.

Just had another look at the Pic. Was Westpac originally the Bank of NSW? Any one else wonder about the position of the leeve leving a sunk bank[biggrin] Just Kidding the engineers did a great job.

Heavy chain on the inside to hold it down does an amazing job as no seepage is showing at all. Sandbagged first I guess

[1950landy]

We were to have a new induction cook top delivered Tuesday , driver rang in the morning asking about access into our house & flooding in our local area , I told him the Centenary Hwy was closed at the bridge & he would need to come via Gateway & Logan Motorway , with that he cancelled saying it was too expensive , didn't want to pay the tolls. I would not have minded only that we purchased the cook top 7 weeks & I received a receipt stating in stock Brisbane & delivery 2 days , the day after D/D they contacted me to say C/T was not in stock & gave me a new D/D in 4 weeks , the day before that date was contacted again stating due to Covid & lack of transport from Melbourne the new date would be Tuesday. Now they are saying Friday so we now have to cancel my doctors appointments hoping they will turn up Friday. I spent half of Wednesday on the phone yesterday trying to get through to the supplier listing to how my call was important to them to be told it had been delivered & I informed them it hadn't because the driver wouldn't use toll roads . The centenary Hwy reopened yesterday , we have just had another 60mm over night & there is a lot more to come today so if this keeps up it may close again . To make things worst we lost power 10pm last Friday & power came back on just before lunch yesterday & the guy we who is going to enlarge the hole in our granite bench top business went under water in Sumner Park so we may have to find someone else. Suppose we can.t complain there are lots who have lost everything , just getting sick of cooking on one of those single burner stoves that take the small butane pressure cans.

[ramblingboy42]

I love cooking on the single butane burner stove.....it means I'm out bush away from all this......

[4bee]

Just had another look at the Pic. Was Westpac originally the Bank of NSW? Any one else wonder about the position of the leeve leving a sunk bank[biggrin] Just Kidding the engineers did a great job.

Heavy chain on the inside to hold it down does an amazing job as no seepage is showing at all. Sandbagged first I guess


Yes they were before they closed down every branch they could think of. Stirling does not even have a cash machine anymore & that was the last remaining vestige that there had even been Banks here. That machine was installed in the front of the Pharmacy of all places.
Fortunately AP can do a Balance print out for the Finance guy coming today but cash? Oh no. That **** is olde fashioned don't you know. No idea why it was removed, maybe the rental charges were too great.

CBA, gone ANZ gone Westpac went a couple of years ago Who else is there these days? No body.
If we need Bank services we have to go down to the smoke to Burnside or East to Mount Barker neither are convenient & Stirling is now quite a large, growing town. Or try & do it online.
My computer won't spit out $100 notes, does yours? You wish eh?[bigrolf]

There appears to be an Air Compressor or summat in that image or could it be a Vac pump for summat used in the installation or was it nicked & dumped?

[NavyDiver]

Yes they were before they closed down every branch they could think of. Stirling does not even have a cash machine anymore & that was the last remaining vestige that there had even been Banks here. That machine was installed in the front of the Pharmacy of all places.
Fortunately AP can do a Balance print out for the Finance guy coming today but cash? Oh no. That **** is olde fashioned don't you know. No idea why it was removed, maybe the rental charges were too great.

CBA, gone ANZ gone Westpac went a couple of years ago Who else is there these days? No body.
If we need Bank services we have to go down to the smoke to Burnside or East to Mount Barker neither are convenient & Stirling is now quite a large, growing town. Or try & do it online.
My computer won't spit out $100 notes, does yours? You wish eh?[bigrolf]

There appears to be an Air Compressor or summat in that image or could it be a Vac pump for summat used in the installation or was it nicked & dumped?
Nicked is cool Well done QLD Police "Police catch man in kayak allegedly stealing bait and tackle from a flood-affected store. (Supplied: QPS)(Supplied: Queensland Police Service)"
Police charge alleged looters in Rocklea. (Supplied: QPS)
Risk-taking, panic-buying triggered by south-east Queensland flood and pandemic double whammy, expert says - ABC News (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-03/qld-south-east-queensland-floods-risky-behaviour/100874672)

[4bee]

Nicked is cool Well done QLD Police "Police catch man in kayak allegedly stealing bait and tackle from a flood-affected store. (Supplied: QPS)(Supplied: Queensland Police Service)"
Police charge alleged looters in Rocklea. (Supplied: QPS)
Risk-taking, panic-buying triggered by so & uth-east Queensland flood and pandemic double whammy, expert says - ABC News (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-03/qld-south-east-queensland-floods-risky-behaviour/100874672)



The poor bugger was probably very hungry [bighmmm] & while the bait wasn't his it would have been on the nose if the power had gone.


Then again, maybe he's is a bit weird? Was it Rob Kayak moonlighting?[bigrolf]

[ramblingboy42]

yeah 4bee , I understand your feelings about cash , but to be honest , I have had about $150 cash in my wallet that I have not touched for about 18mths......I have no need to....eftpos /cashless trade has caught up to me , as the mobile phone usage is as well , mostly because I have a very patient tolerant wife who lives this life as I get dragged along behind , not kicking and struggling as much as I used to.

I have just inherited her "old" smart phone as her employer just issued new ones to their management team.

I am slowly understanding how the smartphone can take control of everything in our dailly lives.....actually quite painlessly

So yeah, once you get used to using these things you don't need to visit the at machines( my computer wont let me write the abbreviated form)

so, the smart phone, as long as it is charged is making life so much easier for the thousands of flood affected people without power, access to their banks , or other services they need.

and just to add to everything , we are experiencing thunderstorms and more heavy rain this morning....better charge my phone up hahaha.

[NavyDiver]

yeah 4bee , I understand your feelings about cash , but to be honest , I have had about $150 cash in my wallet that I have not touched for about 18mths......I have no need to....eftpos /cashless trade has caught up to me , as the mobile phone usage is as well , mostly because I have a very patient tolerant wife who lives this life as I get dragged along behind , not kicking and struggling as much as I used to.

I have just inherited her "old" smart phone as her employer just issued new ones to their management team.

I am slowly understanding how the smartphone can take control of everything in our dailly lives.....actually quite painlessly

So yeah, once you get used to using these things you don't need to visit the at machines( my computer wont let me write the abbreviated form)

so, the smart phone, as long as it is charged is making life so much easier for the thousands of flood affected people without power, access to their banks , or other services they need.

and just to add to everything , we are experiencing thunderstorms and more heavy rain this morning....better charge my phone up hahaha.
Thunder struck?

Brisbane radar ouch (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.loop.shtml)
Your have had your share mate. Send it south again [thumbsupbig]

Keep safe and charged[biggrin]

[JDNSW]

And as long as the mobile coverage is working and the place they are buying from has power and a working connection for EFTPOS!

[ramblingboy42]

I don't think anyone wants it at the moment

maybe Perth....go West.....

[ramblingboy42]

I couldn't help myself [bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf]
Pet Shop Boys - Go West - with lyrics - YouTube (https://youtu.be/9U9ab7CwcJc)

[scarry]

We were to have a new induction cook top delivered Tuesday , driver rang in the morning asking about access into our house & flooding in our local area , I told him the Centenary Hwy was closed at the bridge & he would need to come via Gateway & Logan Motorway , with that he cancelled saying it was too expensive , didn't want to pay the tolls. I would not have minded only that we purchased the cook top 7 weeks & I received a receipt stating in stock Brisbane & delivery 2 days , the day after D/D they contacted me to say C/T was not in stock & gave me a new D/D in 4 weeks , the day before that date was contacted again stating due to Covid & lack of transport from Melbourne the new date would be Tuesday. Now they are saying Friday so we now have to cancel my doctors appointments hoping they will turn up Friday. I spent half of Wednesday on the phone yesterday trying to get through to the supplier listing to how my call was important to them to be told it had been delivered & I informed them it hadn't because the driver wouldn't use toll roads . The centenary Hwy reopened yesterday , we have just had another 60mm over night & there is a lot more to come today so if this keeps up it may close again . To make things worst we lost power 10pm last Friday & power came back on just before lunch yesterday & the guy we who is going to enlarge the hole in our granite bench top business went under water in Sumner Park so we may have to find someone else. Suppose we can.t complain there are lots who have lost everything , just getting sick of cooking on one of those single burner stoves that take the small butane pressure cans.

I dont know where the truck was coming from,but going from somewhere like Brookfield to Ipswich was a nightmare with Centenary HWY shut.Milton road and Coronation drives were also closed.
One of the boys had to go from Brookfield to Borallon,gave up,went the next day when the Centenary HWY was open.

But not going somewhere because of Tolls is a real **** poor excuse.

[scarry]

Paul how is this for an idea to save you doing regular posts? Post when it isn't raining. Good eh?[bighmmm]

[bigrolf]

Ok,i get the hint,maybe i go hide under a rock,thats if i can find one that is dry underneath[thumbsupbig][bigrolf]

The dog might keep me warm[wink11][biggrin]

[1950landy]

I love cooking on the single butane burner stove.....it means I'm out bush away from all this......

If I was out bush I wouldn't mind but not at home , It wasn't so bad until we lost power , we still had an oven , kettle , toaster & oven , to cook with but wears a bit thin for any length of time.

[4bee]

Ok,i get the hint,maybe i go hide under a rock,thats if i can find one that is dry underneath[thumbsupbig][bigrolf]

The dog might keep me warm[wink11][biggrin]




OI! No hint intended.[biggrin] Just my SoH to save you braving the Rain, Ice & snow And Floods.


Fin bloke has just left leaving smiles on our faces so not going to jump out of our tallest building or blow me brains out.

He should be the one with problems, he drives a new Discovery, well about 6 months olde. A grey job, Diseasel.. But he is most pleased with it. Odd that.[bighmmm]


[bigrolf]


EDIT. By that RADAR it appears as though the bad **** has now gone offshore. It would have been noice to have shared it, 2" would have been noice, overnight.

Old fashioned? Moi?

[4bee]

I dont know where the truck was coming from,but going from somewhere like Brookfield to Ipswich was a nightmare with Centenary HWY shut.Milton road and Coronation drives were also closed.
One of the boys had to go from Brookfield to Borallon,gave up,went the next day when the Centenary HWY was open.

But not going somewhere because of Tolls is a real **** poor excuse.



Hope it wasn't coming from Kiev ( I do wish the media would get the spelling roight. It's where the chicken comes from) Ok ok I know it is spelt correctly to them.


TiC.

[4bee]

yeah 4bee , I understand your feelings about cash , but to be honest , I have had about $150 cash in my wallet that I have not touched for about 18mths......I have no need to....eftpos /cashless trade has caught up to me , as the mobile phone usage is as well , mostly because I have a very patient tolerant wife who lives this life as I get dragged along behind , not kicking and struggling as much as I used to.

I have just inherited her "old" smart phone as her employer just issued new ones to their management team.

I am slowly understanding how the smartphone can take control of everything in our dailly lives.....actually quite painlessly

So yeah, once you get used to using these things you don't need to visit the at machines( my computer wont let me write the abbreviated form)

so, the smart phone, as long as it is charged is making life so much easier for the thousands of flood affected people without power, access to their banks , or other services they need.

and just to add to everything , we are experiencing thunderstorms and more heavy rain this morning....better charge my phone up hahaha.


Me too but some jobs just need "cash or no job mate".[bighmmm][bigrolf]

[1950landy]

I dont know where the truck was coming from,but going from somewhere like Brookfield to Ipswich was a nightmare with Centenary HWY shut.Milton road and Coronation drives were also closed.
One of the boys had to go from Brookfield to Borallon,gave up,went the next day when the Centenary HWY was open.

But not going somewhere because of Tolls is a real **** poor excuse.


Was coming from Export Industrial Park some where near Brisbane Airport .I would thought Gateway , Logan Motor Way then Centenary Hwy & turn off at Darra exit to go to Westlake . would have been quickest even if roads were not flooded . Just didn't want to pay tolls.

[4bee]

Was coming from Export Industrial Park some where near Brisbane Airport .I would thought Gateway , Logan Motor Way then Centenary Hwy & turn off at Darra exit to go to Westlake . would have been quickest even if roads were not flooded . Just didn't want to pay tolls.


How much are the tolls? We don't have them here YET. [bighmmm][bighmmm]. & how do you actually pay them, a quick flash of the Credit card as you fly through the entrance or wot?,

[scarry]

Was coming from Export Industrial Park some where near Brisbane Airport .I would thought Gateway , Logan Motor Way then Centenary Hwy & turn off at Darra exit to go to Westlake . would have been quickest even if roads were not flooded . Just didn't want to pay tolls.

All those roads were clear,so no excuse.
Centenary was shut at Jindalee,so i presume to get to your place would have been easy.

Tolls,what a load of crap

4BEE,they have different amounts,cars,commercial vehicles,private vehicles,company vehicles,trucks,etc.
Different prices at different tolls.Same as tunnels.
Some are $3.00,some $6.00,at a guess.

Transponder on windscreen activates when travelling through,we have an account,paid monthly.
It certainly adds up,one job for us can cost over $25.00 in tolls.[bigsad]

You will be getting them one day for sure.
We had none once....[bighmmm]

[4bee]

All those roads were clear,so no excuse.
Centenary was shut at Jindalee,so i presume to get to your place would have been easy.

Tolls,what a load of crap

4BEE,they have different amounts,cars,commercial vehicles,private vehicles,company vehicles,trucks,etc.
Different prices at different tolls.Same as tunnels.
Some are $3.00,some $6.00,at a guess.

Transponder on windscreen activates when travelling through,we have an account,paid monthly.
It certainly adds up,one job for us can cost over $25.00 in tolls.[bigsad]

You will be getting them one day for sure.
We had none once....[bighmmm]


Thanks Paul.. The Transponder sounds the shot so long as it can't be fiddled with by Govt.

Does away with the expensive bloke in the little box then?


Tell me, how do visitors get on? Do they have to go through the rigamarole of getting a Trannie or do you buy them from the little weed/Mum & Dad shop down the road?

EDIT. S'ok i found this.

How to get an electronic tag or pass | NSW Government (https://www.nsw.gov.au/topics/tolling/get-an-electronic-tag-or-pass#toc-how-to-get-a-tag-or-pass)

[1950landy]

How much are the tolls? We don't have them here YET. [bighmmm][bighmmm]. & how do you actually pay them, a quick flash of the Credit card as you fly through the entrance or wot?,

Not sure for a body truck if that is what they were using or a courier would be different charges , they charge by no of axels , You have a transponder mounted on inside if windscreen that registers as you drive under the gantry , I usually have $50 on mine which automatically gets toped up from my bank account when it is getting low . & they send you notification when they have done a bank withal. If you don't have a transponder the camera will take a photo of your No Plate & they will send you an account with an administration fee.

I just received a message saying they are coming between 8.30 & 11.30 tomorrow morning.

[scarry]

Thanks Paul.. The Transponder sounds the shot so long as it can't be fiddled with by Govt.

Does away with the expensive bloke in the little box then?


Tell me, how do visitors get on? Do they have to go through the rigamarole of getting a Trannie or do you buy them from the little weed/Mum & Dad shop down the road?

EDIT. S'ok i found this.

How to get an electronic tag or pass | NSW Government (https://www.nsw.gov.au/topics/tolling/get-an-electronic-tag-or-pass#toc-how-to-get-a-tag-or-pass)

Ok,Google is your friend.[thumbsupbig]

I have noticed our transponder works in the Sydney area so maybe they are all hooked up together,ripping us off.

I remember when we bought the D4 from a Melbourne dealer we drove it back with no plates on it,which is within the rules.Through the tolls around Sydney and here for a few days,no worries [biggrin]

But yes the bill we get for our work vehicles is pretty high,just imagine what it would be like for some of these large trucking firms.

Don’t know what tourists do about tolls,maybe it goes on the car hire bill when they get it.

[4bee]

Not sure for a body truck if that is what they were using or a courier would be different charges , they charge by no of axels , You have a transponder mounted on inside if windscreen that registers as you drive under the gantry , I usually have $50 on mine which automatically gets toped up from my bank account when it is getting low . & they send you notification when they have done a bank withal. If you don't have a transponder the camera will take a photo of your No Plate & they will send you an account with an administration fee.

I just received a message saying they are coming between 8.30 & 11.30 tomorrow morning.



Good luck with that then.[biggrin]



I think I saw the admin fee mentioned as a Video charge or something.

[Saitch]

I just received a message saying they are coming between 8.30 & 11.30 tomorrow morning.

Perhaps because the tolls have been dropped, due to the floods?[biggrin]

Hope they show up for you.

[1950landy]

Perhaps because the tolls have been dropped, due to the floods?[biggrin]

Hope they show up for you.


From what I read the tolls have only been dropped on the tunnels , I believe the gateway & Logan Motorway are still active . With the Centenary Hwy now reopened he can come through the Airport & Legacy Tunnels onto Centenary Hwy, which would be quicker than Gateway ,Logan Motorway & Centenary Hwy.

[incisor]

bloody rain... my backyard in now a paddy field full of paspalum :p

pity my gum boots are up the block...

[ramblingboy42]

back to the butane stove.

after we lost power from the storm prior to the floods, I offered to cook breakfast for the SSWMBO and looked at me and said "yeah, what"

I went into the shed and bought out the stove and within about 15mins had hot coffee , fried eggs on hot buttered toast ready to go.

She looked at me and said "do you always do this when you go bush" I said "yeah sometimes I do it for 7 or 8 guys if theyre awake"

she ate up and said yum. big compliment from her to Den.

btw , I do run a b'fast service for the boys .....and have to change the butane cylinder several times.

I have a saucepan that fills my coffee plunger perfectly and some mornings that gets filled a lot of times.

[3toes]

Is it just me ……. you are in a flood with roads closed due to the water level. The tolls remain on the roads but are taken off the tunnels???

[1950landy]

Is it just me ……. you are in a flood with roads closed due to the water level. The tolls remain on the roads but are taken off the tunnels???

The BCC announced over night the all Tolls have been taken off until Sunday 6th / 02 22 but did hear on news this morning one of the tunnels is now closed not sure why.[bighmmm]

[Saitch]

but did hear on news this morning one of the tunnels is now closed not sure why.[bighmmm]

I heard that a kitchen appliance truck had broken down in it![bigwhistle]

[V8Ian]

I heard that a kitchen appliance truck had broken down in it![bigwhistle]
Is it dry under your bridge? [tonguewink]

[V8Ian]

The BCC announced over night the all Tolls have been taken off until Sunday 6th / 02 22 but did hear on news this morning one of the tunnels is now closed not sure why.[bighmmm]
Breakfast Creek tunnel is closed thanks to eight metres of water over the roadway, too deep for all vehicles without particularly tall snorkles.

[1950landy]

No a sadder note for me & my family, our Grand Parents house on the banks of the Bremer River Ipswich just below the new bridge has gone under again 177387 The house was built on the sand stone foundation ( carved by convicts ) of the first beer brewery in Queensland by my grand mother's father after the brewery after it burned down. Her father also built two other houses on the site for the family & on his death my grand parents inherited it , one next door on same sand stone foundations & a high set behind them , these were built for the other two sisters. The house next door was demolished after the 74 floods & the high set is still standing . Up until 74 the water had only come up to just under the floor boards of this house , in 74 the water i believe was 1.8m's over the roof . The house was then rented as two flats until sold some time between 74 & 2011 . At this time my wife & I thought about buying the house after the Qld Gov said that Wivenhoe was built to prevent the flooding , we had just built a new house at the time so decided not to buy it (thank God) In 2011 the house was flooded again . This flood I am told the was fully under yet again.177386 This next photo is taken from a different position on the bridge & you can just see the top of the green roof , the guy who took the photo said the water was up to the gutters & was a couple of days before the river peaked 177393 So sad to see this , so many child hood memories in this house , sleep overs with my cousin , playing in the dark cellar ( no lights ) making up ghost stories to scare our younger cousins when they came to visit us . During the depression years my Grand Parents allowed homeless men looking for work to sleep in the cellar . This house has a lot of history , the cast railings , windows , doors & other fittings of the house came from the Castle on Blackstone Hill. :BigCry: The Castle 177400 I do hope my Grand Parents house can be saved again for out & Ipswich's history.

[1950landy]

Breakfast Creek tunnel is closed thanks to eight metres of water over the roadway, too deep for all vehicles without particularly tall snorkles.

The new cook top arrived about 1/2 hr ago so now to find some one to cut 15 mm out of the back of the hole in the stone. I think the guy I had arranged to do it went under in Sumner Park , I have sent him a text will see what he says when he get's back to me., Think there is another one in higher ground in Sumner Park so will have to go & see them, the people who made out kitchen told me to use them as a last resort.[bighmmm]

[4bee]

All those roads were clear,so no excuse.
Centenary was shut at Jindalee,so i presume to get to your place would have been easy.

Tolls,what a load of crap

4BEE,they have different amounts,cars,commercial vehicles,private vehicles,company vehicles,trucks,etc.
Different prices at different tolls.Same as tunnels.
Some are $3.00,some $6.00,at a guess.

Transponder on windscreen activates when travelling through,we have an account,paid monthly.
It certainly adds up,one job for us can cost over $25.00 in tolls.[bigsad]

You will be getting them one day for sure.
We had none once....[bighmmm]



Is it a fair system? Seems to me that when the Bridge, Motorway etc etc is paid for will they still be ripping money off drivers at a reduced rate for routine Maintenance etc or will it still go into General Govt. coffers?

[4bee]

The new cook top arrived about 1/2 hr ago so now to find some one to cut 15 mm out of the back of the hole in the stone. I think the guy I had arranged to do it went under in Sumner Park , I have sent him a text will see what he says when he get's back to me., Think there is another one in higher ground in Sumner Park so will have to go & see them, the people who made out kitchen told me to use them as a last resort.[bighmmm]


Is it the hole diam that needs enlarging or deepening, if so, can you not do it yourself with a Hammer & sharp chisel (s) bit by bit?


Just a thought as you haven't exactly described your problem.

Our Induction stove didn't need any faffing around as it was the full Induction stove, ie. Standard ovens but Induction top. It just required a heavier cable back to the board to be on the safe side.


She loves it more than me I fear, but she can't take it to bed with her.


BTW, if you can beg borrow or steal the gear, drilling a series of say 1/2" holes close together would allow you to chisel out the remaining stuff & join up the holes rather than doing it as one large exercise.
[biggrin]

[1950landy]

Is it the hole diam that needs enlarging or deepening, if so, can you not do it yourself with a Hammer & sharp chisel (s) bit by bit?


Just a thought as you haven't exactly described your problem.

Our Induction stove didn't need any faffing around as it was the full Induction stove, ie. Standard ovens but Induction top. It just required a heavier cable back to the board to be on the safe side.


She loves it more than me I fear, but she can't take it bed with her.


BTW, if you can beg borrow or steal the gear, drilling a series of say 1/2" holes close together would allow you to chisel out the remaining stuff & join up the holes rather than doing it as one large exercise.
[biggrin]
Wish it was that easy , the bench top is made of Granite , Need proper PPE & cutting blade . Only one side needs to be cut , the length is correct thank goodness other wise we would have had to get a new cabinet made but the width is 15 mm too short . The stove top is same brand but they don't make the same model any more & I looked at other brands & I would have had to cut the length as well as the width. We had the same problem when we had to replace our cloths dryer , Laundry had been built around the washing machine & dryer & second fridge / freezer , I only found one brand that would fit onto the space . I don't want to do it my self encase I brake it.

[4bee]

Wish it was that easy , the bench top is made of Granite , Need proper PPE & cutting blade . Only one side needs to be cut , the length is correct thank goodness other wise we would have had to get a new cabinet made but the width is 15 mm too short . The stove top is same brand but they don't make the same model any more & I looked at other brands & I would have had to cut the length as well as the width. We had the same problem when we had to replace our cloths dryer , Laundry had been built around the washing machine & dryer & second fridge / freezer , I only found one brand that would fit onto the space . I don't want to do it my self encase I brake it.


Ah ok, I hear the granite tops can be a bit tricky so can understand your reluctance A new top could cost more than the induction stuff

As a very last resort you can buy 100mm Diamond blades at Bunnings etc, it just needs a small amount of water dribbling over the cut while you are cutting. Saves the dust, ergo PPE & cools the blade. Needs steady hands though.

Blades normally fit an angle Grinder. Sorry I can't help further but would if I could but can't.

I guess if you can afford to wait that is the better option rather than the brown stuff hitting the spinny thing. She would not be happy & remind visitors of your gallant attempt until your dying day.

[bigsad] [bigrolf]

[1950landy]

As I said the other day about the media , Shaen Warne's death has quickly taken over the top news from the floods[bighmmm]

[scarry]

As I said the other day about the media , Shaen Warne's death has quickly taken over the top news from the floods[bighmmm]

The floods have pretty much gone anyway.

ALthough the huge cleanup hasnt.[bigsad]

After Warne,i suppose we will be back to Covid.[bighmmm]

I havent seen much mentioned about Covid for the last week or so.
Or the footy,its starting soon.

[superquag]

The floods have pretty much gone anyway.

ALthough the huge cleanup hasnt.[bigsad]

After Warne,i suppose we will be back to Covid.[bighmmm]

I havent seen much mentioned about Covid for the last week or so.
Or the footy,its starting soon.

Nah, covid was Putin's first kill....

[V8Ian]

I've heard 1/200, 1/1000 and 1/2000. I think they make it up as they report.
There must've been some catching up to do, since Noah's last gig.

177650

[NavyDiver]

News re a resignation over flood recovery funds might be a bit spicy for General chat[biggrin] Those that get it and those that don't divided by a murky system?

Hope every one gets the help needed myself. Not making a political mileage "Look at MI MI Me" just might help that happen.

[rick130]

I can't overstate it, it's still a bloody war zone here [emoji20]

The devastation is more vast than anything I've been in/seen in my plus 50 years.

People from Brisbane and other parts of NSW who have been involved in flood recovery are gobsmacked by the scale and totality of it in Lismore.
In site meetings for most of the morning, was told that 2000 homes are to be demolished. I'm still lairy of those numbers, but it's huge.

I've resisted taking photos, if anyone is interested there are plenty on Insta and FB
#revivethenorthernrivers on Insta is a good one.