Thread: Flooding

Originally Posted by scarry

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

The dog might keep me warm

OI! No hint intended. 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.





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?

Originally Posted by scarry

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.

Originally Posted by 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.

Me too but some jobs just need "cash or no job mate".

Originally Posted by scarry

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.

Originally Posted by 1950landy

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. . & how do you actually pay them, a quick flash of the Credit card as you fly through the entrance or wot?,

Originally Posted by 1950landy

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.

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

Originally Posted by scarry

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.

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

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

Originally Posted by 4bee

How much are the tolls? We don't have them here YET. . & 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.