Anyone else sick of this rain.

[Roverlord off road spares]

Hi guys well it has been a bad week for me with this rain. At the back of our house there is a creek which runs in to a barrel drain. Council has not cleared and of the growth and rubbish of it for say 7 years.
It was done when we got flooded out in about 2016. Any way the water was so high and fast it punched a large hole in the back of garage, where water as about waist high, and the garage door gave way.
So now all Mario tools and power tools , fishing gear ect have been flooded with water mud and branches. The shelving we had in there was over with everything that was on it in water and mud. These council are not doing there job of checking drain and creeks that run in to barrel drains. The water was just about 2 base boards a way from coming in to the back of the house
So I have been flooded on the Tuesday and then again Thursday. My neigbours have been great they put the self in harms way trying to clear the drains. I did report it to the council to one of there subbranch in Upwey, and I have rang the council again to let the know it happen again and my friends are putting them self at risk. And I have been on to Shannons and they have been great support helping me. They have a guy coming out next wed to see the damage and they are going to organize a team to help clean the garage out. Sorry for the rant. Heather

[loanrangie]

Yep I'm over it, can't do a bloody thing.
Mind you my inconvenience is nothing compared to all those people affected by the flooding.
Our downstairs laundry keeps flooding and can't fix it til the ground dries out.

[V8Ian]

Hot and fine here. Queensland, beautiful one day, perfect the next. [wink11]

[NavyDiver]

Hi guys well it has been a bad week for me with this rain. At the back of our house there is a creek which runs in to a barrel drain. Council has not cleared and of the growth and rubbish of it for say 7 years.
It was done when we got flooded out in about 2016. Any way the water was so high and fast it punched a large hole in the back of garage, where water as about waist high, and the garage door gave way.
So now all Mario tools and power tools , fishing gear ect have been flooded with water mud and branches. The shelving we had in there was over with everything that was on it in water and mud. These council are not doing there job of checking drain and creeks that run in to barrel drains. The water was just about 2 base boards a way from coming in to the back of the house
So I have been flooded on the Tuesday and then again Thursday. My neigbours have been great they put the self in harms way trying to clear the drains. I did report it to the council to one of there subbranch in Upwey, and I have rang the council again to let the know it happen again and my friends are putting them self at risk. And I have been on to Shannons and they have been great support helping me. They have a guy coming out next wed to see the damage and they are going to organize a team to help clean the garage out. Sorry for the rant. Heather

I wonder if the Insurance company asked the Council to pay them what they pay you for your loses?



While were where fishing Mario mentioned some thing like "it has to be a good day if we can complain" as we are alive. I might have been grumbling about the very low tide and western port mud [biggrin]

I do love listening to the rain on the roof. Its a bit like watching the waves roll in.

I'm Off to Portland for a 4 hour run in the rain possibly Sunday. Oddly a NNE wind for the morning! It will be a chilled run!

I Love Portland- its windy, rainy and the half marathon people cheer as they run past me up a big hill they start on at my 21km half way point!

I had no choice- The Portland runners club used my ugly mug from a few years ago before titanium reinforcements modification added to me, to promote this years run.


LOOK AWAY NOW!!

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I think it rained a little that day as well. Such is life :)

[Tins]

Hot and fine here. Queensland, beautiful one day, perfect the next. [wink11]

Yeah. Never rains in Qld.....

[Tins]

You'll be getting the runoff from up here, Heather.

Best of luck with the council, but YarraRanges are hopeless. Maybe Shannpn's can deal with them. You have enough to deal with.

[Roverlord off road spares]

Shannons have been great so far, the claim assistant I have been assigned to has been good rang me about 3 time yesterday with information and what they have done to start this claim. She also told me that the have support counselling if I need it for free. She said if I need to talk she is there for me as she knew Mario passed away due to changing the policy in to my name now.. It was just upsetting to see all Mario stuff cover in mud and water, it seems I have lost him again, sorry my rant I should stop. Thanks guys, Heather

[V8Ian]

Heather, if you need to talk, there are plenty of us with functioning ears. Any time. [bigsmile1]

[V8Ian]

Yeah. Never rains in Qld.....
When it does, it's generally worthwhile.
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[Tins]

When it does, it's generally worthwhile.
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Could have been taken from my window this morning, except we have real trees.

[scarry]

Yes,34 degrees here,that’s on the van dash read out,and not a cloud in the sky[bigwhistle]

Sorry to hear of your woes,Heather,it’s so frustrating dealing with Govt departments at times.
Anyway,hopefully the damage to the gear in the shed,and the shed,is not too bad.

[Roverlord off road spares]

Well the garage double front door looks like a pretzel and the back has a meter by meter hole in it. Well I am a bit happier today, Shannon has organized some people to come on Monday to clean the inside of the garage and asses the damage tools etc. If the company finish there other jobs earlier they may be here on Sunday. And the is a guy coming out to asses the garage it self. Happy that they have acted so fast, just hope when Shannon gets all the reports they are fast on paying out or replacing/ repair the garage. Heather

[V8Ian]

For those like me, who didn't win a rahzoo in last night's lottery, perhaps our fortune lies in a suitably PPE attired nag, next week.
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[Saitch]

For those like me, who didn't win a rahzoo in last night's lottery, perhaps our fortune lies in a suitably PPE attired nag, next week.
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Sorry, Ian, not with you here. Am I missing something?

[scarry]

Sorry, Ian, not with you here. Am I missing something?

I was wondering which race it is in?

[V8Ian]

Sorry, Ian, not with you here. Am I missing something?
Next Tuesday.
Melbourne Cup 2022 | Latest news, Updates, Tips & Results (https://www.racenet.com.au/melbourne-cup)

[scarry]

Next Tuesday.
Melbourne Cup 2022 | Latest news, Updates, Tips & Results (https://www.racenet.com.au/melbourne-cup)

Well i suppose it should do well on a very wet track,thanks for the tip.[bigrolf]

Oh,what is it's name?[biggrin]

I was thinking maybe El Nino?

But i cant see it in the form guide.

[V8Ian]

Well i suppose it should do well on a very wet track,thanks for the tip.[bigrolf]

Oh,what is it's name?[biggrin]

I was thinking maybe El Nino?

But i cant see it in the form guide.
Can't give you all the info, mate. It'll shorten the odds.[wink11]

[Saitch]

Next Tuesday.
Melbourne Cup 2022 | Latest news, Updates, Tips & Results (https://www.racenet.com.au/melbourne-cup)

Oh. https://emojipedia-us.s3.dualstack.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/thumbs/120/samsung/349/yawning-face_1f971.png

[350RRC]

Oh. https://emojipedia-us.s3.dualstack.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/thumbs/120/samsung/349/yawning-face_1f971.png

My brother has a horse entered, but won't know if it's in the field till Sat night. It's 25 in a field of 24.

Was in the field last year but he scratched it coz it had a knee infection.

Will post horse name Sat night if the stars line up and it is in.

One of his Japanese horses won a Group1 race in Dubai a few months ago and the other one he flew over from Japan (along with the trainer and a couple of jockeys) got up to win @ 66/1.

He ain't yawning, DL

[Saitch]

My brother has a horse entered, but won't know if it's in the field till Sat night. It's 25 in a field of 24.

Was in the field last year but he scratched it coz it had a knee infection.

Will post horse name Sat night if the stars line up and it is in.

One of his Japanese horses won a Group1 race in Dubai a few months ago and the other one he flew over from Japan (along with the trainer and a couple of jockeys) got up to win @ 66/1.

He ain't yawning, DL

Back in the 80s, I had this huge cane toad which, in its day, won numerous races at the Airlie Beach pub's cane toad events. I hope your brother is as successful!

[350RRC]

Back in the 80s, I had this huge cane toad which, in its day, won numerous races at the Airlie Beach pub's cane toad events. I hope your brother is as successful!

Didn't the backpackers like licking the backs of cane toads?

[scarry]

Just a bit of trivia,some of the lakes on Fraser Island have lost nearly all the resident freshwater turtles,due to them eating Cane Toad tadpoles.[bigsad][bigsad]

[Saitch]

Just a bit of trivia,some of the lakes on Fraser Island have lost nearly all the resident freshwater turtles,due to them eating Cane Toad tadpoles.[bigsad][bigsad]

Luckily Gnoorganbin, a.k.a. Mulgumpin/Moreton Island, has no cane toads as far as can be certain. A bloke I know, who resides there, has a cane toad locating, 'Service Dog'. The good hound located a few toads on debris which had washed up on the Western Beach, after the floods earlier this year.

I never knew such dogs existed, until this one.

You have to love trivia, ay! [smilebigeye]

[scarry]

Luckily Gnoorganbin, a.k.a. Mulgumpin/Moreton Island, has no cane toads as far as can be certain. A bloke I know, who resides there, has a cane toad locating, 'Service Dog'. The good hound located a few toads on debris which had washed up on the Western Beach, after the floods earlier this year.

I never knew such dogs existed, until this one.

You have to love trivia, ay! [smilebigeye]

They often come in accidently with building materials as well.

Hounds are used to detect heaps of different things,i was reading about some that had been taught to locate some sort of noxious weed.
A different weed than the one some are thinking[biggrin]

[Arapiles]

One of his Japanese horses won a Group1 race in Dubai a few months ago and the other one he flew over from Japan (along with the trainer and a couple of jockeys) got up to win @ 66/1.

He ain't yawning, DL


Yes, one of JRA's training complexes - a very, very large building with everything inside out of the weather - was across the road from my place in Tokyo. It would've cost a fortune to build, and that's not counting what a hectare or so of land costs in central Tokyo. And the private estates in Hokkaido, from what I've seen of them, are similarly impressive.

[Saitch]

They often come in accidently with building materials as well.

Hounds are used to detect heaps of different things,i was reading about some that had been taught to locate some sort of noxious weed.
A different weed than the one some are thinking[biggrin]

A girl I knew in another life, had two dogs called 'Cheech' and 'Chong'.

Anyway, I think we digress!

It's fine here at the moment.

[Tins]

Oh,what is it's name?[biggrin]

I was thinking maybe El Nino?

But i cant see it in the form guide.

El Nino pulled up lame and probably won't run again until 2024, if at all. Look for its sister, La Nina.

[NavyDiver]

El Nino pulled up lame and probably won't run again until 2024, if at all. Look for its sister, La Nina.

Could we have Malcolm in the middle for a while first? [biggrin]

Noticed huge patches of road lifting up a floating to the side after traffic on it looked and felt it was a suspension bridge on the weekend. Princes Highway western Vic. Too hot the road melts. too wet it can float sort of. A bit of the Middle child of La Nina and El Nino pretty please.

[V8Ian]

Li Nino or Ea Nino?

[NavyDiver]

Li Nino or Ea Nino?no

Snow Nino ?

Snow Cams - Falls Creek Ski Lifts (https://www.skifalls.com.au/snow-cams)


https://youtu.be/0OtVlfDj2w8

[V8Ian]

The only place for snow is on a Christmas card, James.

[ramblingboy42]

ewww , soppy wet xmas cards

[Roverlord off road spares]

Hi guys just an update on the flood that I had last Tues/Thurs/. Had a guy out Mon and he took measurement of the garage and he said that they would arrange a clean up and today I had another guy came today.
And he took notes, he is saying that it will be a new garage and shelving. And I am to list all Mario power tools and other stuff that I want to claim on. He wasn't sure what Shannons will do a pay out on all the stuff in the garage, or if Shannons will get quote from companies to replace the garage. The guy said about he has to do a report to Shannons and I should hopefully get a reply from Shannons with in 5 bussines days what they are going to do.

[4bee]

Hot and fine here. Queensland, beautiful one day, perfect the next. [wink11]

Adelaide atm, beautiful one day & cack the next.[bigsad]

[JDNSW]

Now had one full day without rain. But the river is still nearly two metres over the bridge, and I'm still not game to try to drive anywhere! But maybe things are looking up - the forecast is for no significant rain for the next week, so maybe things will dry out?

[Saitch]

I hope you don't dry out like here, JD. We have gone from rain to dry, 20+ knot winds.

[ramblingboy42]

Adelaide atm, beautiful one day & cack the next.

can you be a bit specific?

which day was it beautiful?

[DoubleChevron]

Hi guys just an update on the flood that I had last Tues/Thurs/. Had a guy out Mon and he took measurement of the garage and he said that they would arrange a clean up and today I had another guy came today.
And he took notes, he is saying that it will be a new garage and shelving. And I am to list all Mario power tools and other stuff that I want to claim on. He wasn't sure what Shannons will do a pay out on all the stuff in the garage, or if Shannons will get quote from companies to replace the garage. The guy said about he has to do a report to Shannons and I should hopefully get a reply from Shannons with in 5 bussines days what they are going to do.

I'm betting they pay out on all the tools. Shannons selling point is they are motoring enthusiests..... motoring enthusiests are going to have garages full of tools. When I was insured with shannons years ago there was documention there on how they covered parts and tools in your shed. They become extremely expensive for house/contents insurance, so I went elsewhere. Otherwise I'd still be with them.

[scarry]

I hope you don't dry out like here, JD. We have gone from rain to dry, 20+ knot winds.

And its been freezing cold.[bigsad]

[JDNSW]

I hope you don't dry out like here, JD. We have gone from rain to dry, 20+ knot winds.

I hope I do! I need at least a week of no rain, and preferably temperatures at least in the high twenties, and a good brisk northerly to dry the ground out. In another week, I'll be running short on food, or at least short on variety, if we don't get this.

[Graeme]

It's forecast to come back the week-end after this so you'll need to be quick JD!

[JDNSW]

Gee! Thanks!

Just what I wanted to hear!

[4bee]

Gee! Thanks!

Just what I wanted to hear!

It is surprising how many forecasts they do get wrong though, so no wonder they had a name change. I have always believed that the Weather Forecasters forecast race results while Race Forecasters do the weather.


Both seem to achieve the results of the other mob, possibly.:wallbash::Rolling:

[V8Ian]

I hope I do! I need at least a week of no rain, and preferably temperatures at least in the high twenties, and a good brisk northerly to dry the ground out. In another week, I'll be running short on food, or at least short on variety, if we don't get this.
Apparently Chook can organise emergency sustenance drops by helicopter. [biggrin]

[ChookD2]

Apparently Chook can organise emergency sustenance drops by helicopter. [biggrin]

Only iced coffee. [biggrin][bigwhistle]

[ramblingboy42]

aghhhh , the anguish of it all

I'm not religious but I do remember something in the bible saying build on the rocks and not upon the sand.

The reason so many people are affected by floods is because of where they chose to live.

This rain has really done so much good for the whole country , flushing out stale waterways, and revitalising our rivers , lakes and filling nearly all water storage in the country to maximum levels.

You really can't fight nature, some of our countries inhabitants have lived with it for 50-60,000yrs without problem, but we are struggling to get past 200 and I dont think we are going to be any better by 250......

[Saitch]

Apparently Chook can organise emergency sustenance drops by helicopter. [biggrin]

By Ch(in)ook?

[4bee]

aghhhh , the anguish of it all

I'm not religious but I do remember something in the bible saying build on the rocks and not upon the sand.

The reason so many people are affected by floods is because of where they chose to live.

This rain has really done so much good for the whole country , flushing out stale waterways, and revitalising our rivers , lakes and filling nearly all water storage in the country to maximum levels.

You really can't fight nature, some of our countries inhabitants have lived with it for 50-60,000yrs without problem, but we are struggling to get past 200 and I dont think we are going to be any better by 250......


You're right you know when one sees footage of water trying to flow under bridges but can't because of the rubbish that folk have chucked into various waterways. Where the **** do they think it is going to go? Upstream to where it originated? DUHHHHH!

Are Councils not doing a proper job in cleaning/clearing or allowing people to build on flood prone water meadows etc?

[ramblingboy42]

both of the above.....ya nailed it

[econti]

The rain earlier this week contributed to a major failure of the area's gas pipeline, so now Bathurst, Oberon, Wallerawang and Young are without gas and the estimate is a few weeks until its fixed. I'm not sure how many people are affected but Bathurst is about 45,000 so that's quite a lot. Haven't seen any major news coverage of it either.

[JDNSW]

Covered on ABC radio central West.

[4bee]

I wonder if the Insurance company asked the Council to pay them what they pay you for your loses?



While were where fishing Mario mentioned some thing like "it has to be a good day if we can complain" as we are alive. I might have been grumbling about the very low tide and western port mud [biggrin]

I do love listening to the rain on the roof. Its a bit like watching the waves roll in.

I'm Off to Portland for a 4 hour run in the rain possibly Sunday. Oddly a NNE wind for the morning! It will be a chilled run!

I Love Portland- its windy, rainy and the half marathon people cheer as they run past me up a big hill they start on at my 21km half way point!

I had no choice- The Portland runners club used my ugly mug from a few years ago before titanium reinforcements modification added to me, to promote this years run.


LOOK AWAY NOW!!

181558"

I think it rained a little that day as well. Such is life :)



Announcer from the Boat Hiring shack
"Come in 42236 your time is up" Bloody Hell! If I looked half as good as you 236 I'd be more than 'appy.:clap2::BigThumb::TakeABow:
But why are you waving a Blue Banana?[biggrin]

I also like the sound of rain on a tin roof & why I'd never buy a place that had a tiled roof or similar.

This house was built in 1915 with tin roof but the insulation we added does tend to cut down the sound a bit.:no2:

The only ceiling insulation previously was Dust & horse Chaff from the next door Stables. Still, a lovely pong though.

[NavyDiver]

Here it comes again
"Spring 2022 is on track to be the wettest on record for south-east Australia as yet another round of heavy rain and flooding arrives this weekend.

In a repeat of the pattern observed numerous times since August, a band of thunderstorms will initially develop over central and South Australia on Saturday then extend to eastern states through Sunday and Monday, dropping heavy rain from north-west Queensland to Tasmania."

[bighmmm][bighmmm][bighmmm]



Spring tracking to become the wettest on record for southeast Australia as wet weekend predicted - ABC News (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-11/spring-tracking-to-become-the-wettest-on-record/101641378?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web)

[Tins]

With apologies to the late Murray Ball:

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[NavyDiver]

With apologies to the late Murray Ball:

181855

Unless your an Elders share holder or crop farmer who cannot get the crop off perhaps John[bighmmm]

Interesting article in the paper today. Victoria's 2nd largest dam is a storage dam which was and is not designed for flood mitigation. It does function as one to some extent often of course.

Lake Eildon for your information[biggrin] ( Not you John- we know it well) Climate risk for dams revealed as Eildon struggles to hold back floods (https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/climate-risk-for-dams-revealed-as-eildon-struggles-to-hold-back-floods-20221110-p5bx9p.html)

I put an article about atmospheric rivers in another thread. They are not caused by climate change - warmer air does make more heavy rainfall more likely of course!

Mitigation is a interesting topic I assume we might be hearing a bit more about. For some in high flood risk areas it may be a significant mater for so not making a joke about it.

Take care in NSW and Vic flood zones- Its looking like INCOMMING records for several places.

[JDNSW]

I expect to be isolated again by this afternoon. In Dubbo, which has minor flooding, but is expected to have moderate flooding by now, the river gauge, which had been rising by a few centimetres every fifteen minutes, at 0900 jumped about 1.2m - and there have been no data since. I wonder if it just washed away?

[NavyDiver]

NSW via BBC- BIG overflow event!
It was "Wyangala Dam was spilling at 230,000 megalitres per day on Monday


Australia floods: Rain turns streets and towns into rivers - BBC News (https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-63252568)

[Saitch]

Unless your an Elders share holder or crop farmer who cannot get the crop off perhaps John[bighmmm]

Interesting article in the paper today. Victoria's 2nd largest dam is a storage dam which was and is not designed for flood mitigation. It does function as one to some extent often of course.

Lake Eildon for your information[biggrin] ( Not you John- we know it well) Climate risk for dams revealed as Eildon struggles to hold back floods (https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/climate-risk-for-dams-revealed-as-eildon-struggles-to-hold-back-floods-20221110-p5bx9p.html)

.

Lake Eildon September 2007.

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[Tins]

[QUOTE=NavyDiver;3170421]Unless your an Elders share holder or crop farmer who cannot get the crop off perhaps John[bighmmm]

If you had followed the long suffering adventures of Wallace Cadwaller Footrot you would know that this was precisely the point of this strip. Wal was the Kiwi exponent of Murphy's Law.

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[Tins]

Lake Eildon September 2007.

181866

I remember it well. You could step over the "lake" under the Bonnie Doon bridge without getting your feet wet.

[Saitch]

I remember it well. You could step over the "lake" under the Bonnie Doon bridge without getting your feet wet.

The photo was taken from our 'Lakeside Cabin' at some sort of resort. It was our main base for our poking about the High Country.
I do remember the waterski club being a kilometre or two, from water. [biggrin]

[Tins]

The photo was taken from our 'Lakeside Cabin' at some sort of resort. It was our main base for our poking about the High Country.
I do remember the waterski club being a kilometre or two, from water. [biggrin]

I parked the bus on the boat ramp at Peppin Point. Any water in Brankeet was largely illusionary. Most of it was passing through the GMID. Or, more likely, had already passed through the GMID. I often wondered why the North-South pipeline wasn't turned into the South-North pipeline. Could have given the desal plant something to do.

[RANDLOVER]

I think I just saw a Series Landrover rolled over in the flood in Eugowra on channel 7looks like the place where it has been deposited can be contacted on 0456 (0) 084520.

[JDNSW]

Not raining here,but the water is still coming down the river. I literally cannot go anywhere.

[JDNSW]

With any luck, the river will be below the bridge this afternoon at the rate it is dropping. Hopefully, the bridge will be still usable!

[Tins]

Hopefully, the bridge will be still usable!

Or still there!

[JDNSW]

Gee thanks! Should be appearing above water now, a bit later than I expected. I'll go look at it tomorrow.

[V8Ian]

Hang onto your hat Jonesfam, it's going to get breezy right down the channel country, into western NSW.

[d2dave]

Would love a drop of rain now at my place.

Paddocks starting to get a little dry. I will have to turn on the sprinklers tomorrow.

[jonesfam]

Hang onto your hat Jonesfam, it's going to get breezy right down the channel country, into western NSW.

I'm hoping the weather stays reasonable for a little while.
I want/hope/expect to drive to Curry after work on Christmas eve, then back to Doomadgee Christmas night.
The joys of not having an Assistant Manager:2up: (see Grumpy Old Buggers)
Then after 7th of January I'm supposed to me moving to Curry for good, lets see how that goes.
Jonesfam