TC Lawrence is now heading West after leaving Darwin earlier today.

pain master said:

TC Lawrence is now heading West after leaving Darwin earlier today.

Really? How west? …and more to the point, how South West?

>Really? How west? …and more to the point, how South West?

At this stage we are closer to Melbourne than the cyclone.

Thanks Collie. :)

Still no rain and none predicted. Humidity has been sitting on 98% for 2 days now. And we have been really really good round here. Can we have a few drops please, pretty plleeeaaassseee!

Derby is on red alert for a direct hit by Lawrence at 9pm tonight….

We have been getting some rain…

This is a shot looking South West over the Ross River towards Mt Stuart.

and this one is looking from the best beach in Kingsland looking out towards Magnetic Island.

pain master said:

We have been getting some rain…

This is a shot looking South West over the Ross River towards Mt Stuart.

Oh look at the green:)

Lovely photo.

pain master said:

and this one is looking from the best beach in Kingsland looking out towards Magnetic Island.

I can see me laying on the beach :)

Another lovely photo.

pain master said:

and this one is looking from the best beach in Kingsland looking out towards Magnetic Island.

Yes! That’s weather alright.

>I can see me laying on the beach :)

Gee that dark sand would be warm…

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

and this one is looking from the best beach in Kingsland looking out towards Magnetic Island.

I can see me laying on the beach :)

Another lovely photo.

They’re Seagulls Lucky… seagulls.

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

and this one is looking from the best beach in Kingsland looking out towards Magnetic Island.

I can see me laying on the beach :)

Another lovely photo.

They’re Seagulls Lucky… seagulls.

ROTFL

CollieWA said:

>I can see me laying on the beach :)

Gee that dark sand would be warm…

Its river sand from the Black River.

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

We have been getting some rain…

This is a shot looking South West over the Ross River towards Mt Stuart.

Oh look at the green:)

Lovely photo.

Trust me Lucky, it’s WAY too hot for you. LOL

pomolo said:

pain master said:

and this one is looking from the best beach in Kingsland looking out towards Magnetic Island.

Yes! That’s weather alright.

Best beach??????

Bubba Louie said:

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

We have been getting some rain…

This is a shot looking South West over the Ross River towards Mt Stuart.

Oh look at the green:)

Lovely photo.

Trust me Lucky, it’s WAY too hot for you. LOL

Yeah I know…….. :)

Bubba Louie said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

and this one is looking from the best beach in Kingsland looking out towards Magnetic Island.

Yes! That’s weather alright.

Best beach??????

Yeah, somebody voted it Best Beach for 2007 and 2009… I think it was a Tidy Town award or some crap.

here’s a clod from this afternoon.

pain master said:

here’s a clod from this afternoon.

Is that normal for this time of the year…or do you get clouds like this size all year round?? Will it turn to a rain cloud??

Elf says hi PM.

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

here’s a clod from this afternoon.

Is that normal for this time of the year…or do you get clouds like this size all year round?? Will it turn to a rain cloud??

Elf says hi PM.

this is a typical summer afternoon clod that wanders past and dumps rain at Paluma or at least north of Rollingstone. Townsville is still very dry even in the wet season. But between April and November we do not see a single clod in the sky.

and a big G’day to the Elf :)

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pain master said:

here’s a clod from this afternoon.

Is that normal for this time of the year…or do you get clouds like this size all year round?? Will it turn to a rain cloud??

Elf says hi PM.

this is a typical summer afternoon clod that wanders past and dumps rain at Paluma or at least north of Rollingstone. Townsville is still very dry even in the wet season. But between April and November we do not see a single clod in the sky.

Thanks….FAB photo:)

>>I can see me laying on the beach :)

>>Another lovely photo.

>They’re Seagulls Lucky… seagulls.

Et Tu, Brutus?

8^)

>Yeah, somebody voted it Best Beach for 2007 and 2009… I think it was a Tidy Town award or some crap.

Collie won Tidy Town in 2006.

Now we have Maccas. Didn’t want to win again anyway.

pain master said:

here’s a clod from this afternoon.

We had that very same clod pass over us too. It and 10,000 of it’s closest clods. Lurv clods I do.

Perth has been thoroughly overcast all of yesterday and now this morning too. I think I got 5 drops of rain last night, and ten drops on my way in to work this morning!! No fair!! The clouds are huge and dark..

CollieWA said:

>Yeah, somebody voted it Best Beach for 2007 and 2009… I think it was a Tidy Town award or some crap.

Collie won Tidy Town in 2006.

Now we have Maccas. Didn’t want to win again anyway.

Don’t start me but the garbage that radiates from the Maccas here in Townsville is disgusting. Obviously the council care only for the Strand and Riverway that the other pretty parts of the city just wait for a real wet day to wash the garbage out to see. And with AIMS just down the road, I find it abhorrent that the council can get away with it…

pomolo said:

pain master said:

here’s a clod from this afternoon.

We had that very same clod pass over us too. It and 10,000 of it’s closest clods. Lurv clods I do.

cheers pom :)

It rained again this morning, so I got out early and wandered up Castle Hill for some shots….

looking SE from the Hill out towards Cape Cleveland.

same time looking SW out towards Thuringower….

and lastly looking out to the right of Magnetic Island off to the NE.

Amazing photo:)

Love weather pics:D

thanks Lucky, I do like the colour of the water in the last shot when it goes all green!

pain master said:

same time looking SW out towards Thuringower….

Browntown might’nt be brown for much longer. The rain has arrived.

pain master said:

and lastly looking out to the right of Magnetic Island off to the NE.

It’s everywhere! It’s everywhere!

it is raining now and the neighbours gauge is up to around 22mms.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

and lastly looking out to the right of Magnetic Island off to the NE.

It’s everywhere! It’s everywhere!

No it’s not. I can see gaps. ;)

No Gaps now, it is smashing down and has done so for a few hours…. Brownsville no longer, the Wet has arrived.

take that Brown Lawn!

4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain….

pain master said:

4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain….

bugger, bushland beach just to the North has had 9 inches!

It is smashing down again!

whooo oooh, Bushland Beach is now past 10 inches! We’re getting closer to 5…

reports are coming in that parts of Townsville have now received 2 metres of rainfall for 2009. That’s nearly 79 inches!

133mm :) from the neighbours gauge :)

:)

pain master said:

133mm :) from the neighbours gauge :)

:)

Yea :) the area needs it!

wettest 24hr total for a December Day on record!

pain master said:

4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain….

go on, rub it in!

(I’m pleased for you really!)

pain master said:

4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain….

Na na na na na! We’ve had 7 inches.

OMG! Just checked the forecast for today! 38C and it is windy too. You know that this is just going to suck all the moisture out of the ground!

At least there is the possibility of rain tonight…

pain master said:

wettest 24hr total for a December Day on record!

Wonderful for you all.

bluegreen said:

OMG! Just checked the forecast for today! 38C and it is windy too. You know that this is just going to suck all the moisture out of the ground!

At least there is the possibility of rain tonight…

I feel for you and the sozzies as well.

pain master said:

whooo oooh, Bushland Beach is now past 10 inches! We’re getting closer to 5…

Oh crap…. can we have some….rain………… not crap….ta

pain master said:

reports are coming in that parts of Townsville have now received 2 metres of rainfall for 2009. That’s nearly 79 inches!

Bloody hell says the elf!!!!

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain….

go on, rub it in!

(I’m pleased for you really!)

Yeah okay we’re pleased for you….. can you still share with us……huh huh????:D

pomolo said:

pain master said:

4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain, 4 inches of rain….

Na na na na na! We’ve had 7 inches.

You tell him Pomolo…..then send some to me:)

Here comes the rain again!

pain master said:

Here comes the rain again!

I want my winter and rain…….sniff.

You enjoy some of that for me PM:)

I have just heard via tv that Townsville is experiencing flooding and general havoc because of all the rain. Hope things aren’t to bad up there.

pomolo said:

I have just heard via tv that Townsville is experiencing flooding and general havoc because of all the rain. Hope things aren’t to bad up there.

Here’s the Bruce Hwy…

Well the Old Bruce Hwy, they have built a new version which isn’t a low-lying as this one….

and here is a signpost…

The Rain is back and heavier….

No General Havoc as I could see when I wandered around this morning… just a Private Havoc or two.

Hee hee, I went into work this morning to empty the rain gauge, one of those Nylex gauges with the inner tube and ten the outer sleeve, and if you get more than 26mms it overflows from the inner into the outer….

Well the whole thing was full, you couldn’t get anymore in. That’s 280mm or around 11 inches!!!

pain master said:

Hee hee, I went into work this morning to empty the rain gauge, one of those Nylex gauges with the inner tube and ten the outer sleeve, and if you get more than 26mms it overflows from the inner into the outer….

Well the whole thing was full, you couldn’t get anymore in. That’s 280mm or around 11 inches!!!

Wow PM, when it rains up there it really means it!!

orchid40 said:

pain master said:

Hee hee, I went into work this morning to empty the rain gauge, one of those Nylex gauges with the inner tube and ten the outer sleeve, and if you get more than 26mms it overflows from the inner into the outer….

Well the whole thing was full, you couldn’t get anymore in. That’s 280mm or around 11 inches!!!

Wow PM, when it rains up there it really means it!!

Yeah it is weird, we can get around 10mm in a shower and the gardens don’t even care, it takes at least 25mm for the grass to think about greening up but if we get 35 – 50mm or over, then things just bolt out of the ground….

pain master said:

pomolo said:

I have just heard via tv that Townsville is experiencing flooding and general havoc because of all the rain. Hope things aren’t to bad up there.

Here’s the Bruce Hwy…

Well the Old Bruce Hwy, they have built a new version which isn’t a low-lying as this one….

I’ve been there a few times. I was probably been held up by floods as well.

pain master said:

and here is a signpost…

Yeah, you’d probably call that a flood.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

and here is a signpost…

Yeah, you’d probably call that a flood.

Oh a duck pond comes to mind….lol

pain master said:

Hee hee, I went into work this morning to empty the rain gauge, one of those Nylex gauges with the inner tube and ten the outer sleeve, and if you get more than 26mms it overflows from the inner into the outer….

Well the whole thing was full, you couldn’t get anymore in. That’s 280mm or around 11 inches!!!

If that’s the case I guess you win. How is your new purchase holding up in the downpour? Still on it’s stumps?

its like walking through a brick furnace with the thunder god thor smashing the thunder out of hollow clouds – down here in sozzies

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Hee hee, I went into work this morning to empty the rain gauge, one of those Nylex gauges with the inner tube and ten the outer sleeve, and if you get more than 26mms it overflows from the inner into the outer….

Well the whole thing was full, you couldn’t get anymore in. That’s 280mm or around 11 inches!!!

If that’s the case I guess you win. How is your new purchase holding up in the downpour? Still on it’s stumps?

Good way to find out if the new house is subject to flooding.

pepe said:

its like walking through a brick furnace with the thunder god thor smashing the thunder out of hollow clouds – down here in sozzies

Nice photos…. if you stick a needle in there….. will they bust and let the rain fall??

pepe said:

its like walking through a brick furnace with the thunder god thor smashing the thunder out of hollow clouds – down here in sozzies

Hope those clouds produce something useful for you Pepe.

Here rain….come here boy…. who’s a cute rain cloud…yes you are…yes you are……

pomolo said:

pepe said:

its like walking through a brick furnace with the thunder god thor smashing the thunder out of hollow clouds – down here in sozzies

Hope those clouds produce something useful for you Pepe.

thanks pomolo.
a 10 degree drop in temperature would be good at this stage.

>Well the whole thing was full, you couldn’t get anymore in. That’s 280mm or around 11 inches!!!

But how much did Tully get?

colliewa said:

>Well the whole thing was full, you couldn’t get anymore in. That’s 280mm or around 11 inches!!!

But how much did Tully get?

I feel a song comming on. LOL

Today nice one.. clear blue sky…light brezze..not that hot.. just right.

Today the patch is alive …. tatty wing having fun in the lavender.

urban-wombat said:

Today nice one.. clear blue sky…light brezze..not that hot.. just right.

Today the patch is alive …. tatty wing having fun in the lavender.

Beautiful:)

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Hee hee, I went into work this morning to empty the rain gauge, one of those Nylex gauges with the inner tube and ten the outer sleeve, and if you get more than 26mms it overflows from the inner into the outer….

Well the whole thing was full, you couldn’t get anymore in. That’s 280mm or around 11 inches!!!

If that’s the case I guess you win. How is your new purchase holding up in the downpour? Still on it’s stumps?

we did a driveby and the drainage trenchy roadside gutter thingo is definitely the low point and where the water was. The rest of the block looked alright :)

pepe said:

its like walking through a brick furnace with the thunder god thor smashing the thunder out of hollow clouds – down here in sozzies

Hope you get some rain outta those clods.

colliewa said:

>Well the whole thing was full, you couldn’t get anymore in. That’s 280mm or around 11 inches!!!

But how much did Tully get?

Tully got 1 inch to 9am and 1 inch more since. All the rain was funneling past Cairns, Innisfail, Tully and hitting the Townsville Northern Beaches, Bushland beach scored the most with 12 inches.

Bit more around the state….

Whoooo ooooh, a Severe Weather Warning has been issued by the BOM for our district… It appears that Halifax (just up the road) has copped 139mm in the past 3 hours….

I rang my dad who’s in Port Augusta and they had 2 spots:(

urban-wombat said:

Today nice one.. clear blue sky…light brezze..not that hot.. just right.

Today the patch is alive …. tatty wing having fun in the lavender.

Oh lovely – what a great colour combo Col :)

We’ve just had the cool change come through, it’s soooo nice and cool now. Thunder in the distance though. Someone’s letting off fireworks already. That can’t be legal!

Now tis is odd!… down on the southern corner of WA we get plenty of gray ‘n dull days.. even when the day has been sunny late arvo the sometimes clouds roll in..today the sky today has been bright all day and it’s now 5.30 and still no sign of any clouds…

>tatty wing having fun in the lavender.

Nice photo!

>139mm in the past 3 hours….

Thems big drops.

-We’ve just had the storm hit us and put the power out too. Obviously it’s back on now LOL. Plenty of heavy rain but the rain gauge is waaay down the garden in the dark !

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

and here is a signpost…

Yeah, you’d probably call that a flood.

Oh a duck pond comes to mind….lol

Did someone say Duck?

urban-wombat said:

Now tis is odd!… down on the southern corner of WA we get plenty of gray ‘n dull days.. even when the day has been sunny late arvo the sometimes clouds roll in..today the sky today has been bright all day and it’s now 5.30 and still no sign of any clouds…

You have 5.30 at your place…. wow we have 11.49

pain master said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Yeah, you’d probably call that a flood.

Oh a duck pond comes to mind….lol

Did someone say Duck?

aaawww

Today the patch is alive …. tatty wing having fun in the lavender.
——————————————
luv it – the striking lavender colour makes the tatty wing look dull.

pepe said:

Today the patch is alive …. tatty wing having fun in the lavender.
——————————————
luv it – the striking lavender colour makes the tatty wing look dull.

i noticed – just as i was leaving to do a bit of watering – that this is entirely the wrong thread. well done all and welcome to confusion HQ wombat.

pepe said:

pepe said:

Today the patch is alive …. tatty wing having fun in the lavender.
——————————————
luv it – the striking lavender colour makes the tatty wing look dull.

i noticed – just as i was leaving to do a bit of watering – that this is entirely the wrong thread. well done all and welcome to confusion HQ wombat.

It’s New Year Pepe. No one is thinking straight atm.

Raining again!

pain master said:

Raining again!

Stop hogging it all! :D

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Raining again!

Stop hogging it all! :D

Its my wet season and I’ll cry if I want to… cry if I want to…

Currently 27C and 80% stupidity!

pain master said:

Currently 27C and 80% stupidity!

more on my behalf….

pain master said:

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Raining again!

Stop hogging it all! :D

Its my wet season and I’ll cry if I want to… cry if I want to…

You would cry too if it happened to you….

hortfurball said:

pain master said:

bon008 said:

Stop hogging it all! :D

Its my wet season and I’ll cry if I want to… cry if I want to…

You would cry too if it happened to you….

do do do doo do!

By the way, woke up to rain falling again :)

pain master said:

pain master said:

Currently 27C and 80% stupidity!

more on my behalf….

You don’t have to verify what you meant. We know already.

I washed the car yesterday and it’s raining again, oh Lord I’m losing a friend…..

dah dah dah dah da da dahhhhh!

only half an inch of rain overnight…

pain master said:

only half an inch of rain overnight…

Hallelujah , it’s raining….

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

only half an inch of rain overnight…

Hallelujah , it’s raining….

No rain down south another bright blue sky day….

The flash on David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album cover was inspired by the logo from a rice cooker.

and 99 other things we possibly didn’t know..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/

Happy Potter said:

The flash on David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album cover was inspired by the logo from a rice cooker.

and 99 other things we possibly didn’t know..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/

One of the openers on that page:

The Channel between Dover and Calais froze over in 1673.
More details.

Was that due to global warming too?

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

The flash on David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album cover was inspired by the logo from a rice cooker.

and 99 other things we possibly didn’t know..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/

One of the openers on that page:

The Channel between Dover and Calais froze over in 1673.
More details.

Was that due to global warming too?

I dunno. But it would have been a blast to ski/sail acoss it! lol

pomolo said:

The Channel between Dover and Calais froze over in 1673.
More details.

Was that due to global warming too?

No, it was due to what’s known as “The Little Ice Age”…

One of the openers on that page:

The Channel between Dover and Calais froze over in 1673.
More details.

Was that due to global warming too?

==========

Another inconvenient truth..

I believe man can’t make gold, world peace or climate.

hortfurball said:

pain master said:

bon008 said:

Stop hogging it all! :D

Its my wet season and I’ll cry if I want to… cry if I want to…

You would cry too if it happened to you….

Playin’ my records, keep dancin’ all night
Leave me alone for a while
‘Till Johnny’s dancin’ with me
I’ve got no reason to smile

Lucky1 said:

hortfurball said:

pain master said:

Its my wet season and I’ll cry if I want to… cry if I want to…

You would cry too if it happened to you….

Playin’ my records, keep dancin’ all night
Leave me alone for a while
‘Till Johnny’s dancin’ with me
I’ve got no reason to smile

Having two older sisters I grew up listening to this era. Still love it.

bubba louie said:

Lucky1 said:

hortfurball said:

You would cry too if it happened to you….

Playin’ my records, keep dancin’ all night
Leave me alone for a while
‘Till Johnny’s dancin’ with me
I’ve got no reason to smile

Having two older sisters I grew up listening to this era. Still love it.

Best era of music..not like todays crap.

Lucky1 said:

bubba louie said:

Lucky1 said:

Playin’ my records, keep dancin’ all night
Leave me alone for a while
‘Till Johnny’s dancin’ with me
I’ve got no reason to smile

Having two older sisters I grew up listening to this era. Still love it.

Best era of music..not like todays crap.

It’s not all crap.

bubba louie said:

Lucky1 said:

bubba louie said:

Having two older sisters I grew up listening to this era. Still love it.

Best era of music..not like todays crap.

It’s not all crap.

true.,…

pain master said:

I washed the car yesterday and it’s raining again, oh Lord I’m losing a friend…..

dah dah dah dah da da dahhhhh!

Hmm, maybe I should try washing my car.. it does need it.

37 here today.

Have to do some laps at the pool I think.

After a sleep. Night shift last night.

CollieWA said:

37 here today. Have to do some laps at the pool I think. After a sleep. Night shift last night.

damn – take it easy – only 20 laps – that weather normally comes our way.
where’s my/lucky’s winter

CollieWA said:

37 here today.

Have to do some laps at the pool I think.

After a sleep. Night shift last night.

Hey Collie.. do you use Gmail? I’ve got one of those themes that shows you the weather.. it’s got SNOW!!! I’ve double checked that the location is correct. I can’t express how much I wish it would snow today instead of reaching 39 degrees..

>do you use Gmail?

Yes, but it via POP, so I don’t log on with the browser to get mail, thunderbird does it.

CollieWA said:

>do you use Gmail?

Yes, but it via POP, so I don’t log on with the browser to get mail, thunderbird does it.

Hmm, I should try that. I’m on a mailing list with lots of (mostly pointless – bloody teenagers) emails. Back in the day when I had no other way to access my email account, I used Pine, and it did rock, because I could go through the emails so damn quick. Now I’m using a free online email service and it takes forever for each email to load, and then there’s all the mousing involved to delete…

>and then there’s all the mousing involved to delete…

Your delete key broken?

CollieWA said:

>and then there’s all the mousing involved to delete…

Your delete key broken?

You know, I never thought of that. It’s a really clunky web interface so I just figured it wouldn’t work.

Whooo oooh, its raining :)

had one inch tonight here…. but nearly two at our soon home…

we have had rain fall everyday for the last 13 days…. officially

pain master said:

we have had rain fall everyday for the last 13 days…. officially

That’s 350.8mms or around 14 inches during the last fortnight.

Well we had sunsdhine for most of the day. I couldn’t hear myself think because everybody who was at home was out on their rideon trying to cut a path to the house.

pomolo said:

Well we had sunsdhine for most of the day. I couldn’t hear myself think because everybody who was at home was out on their rideon trying to cut a path to the house.

we are so there in a few weeks time… our little acre of Oz…

pain master said:

we have had rain fall everyday for the last 13 days…. officially

Le sigh. We haven’t had any since November.

bon008 said:

pain master said:

we have had rain fall everyday for the last 13 days…. officially

Le sigh. We haven’t had any since November.

That is why, I live in the tropics and you mexicans don’t…. it’s my summer and I’ll cry if I want to, cry if I want to…

Once again; Lesley Gore.

The Pomolorosa had 15mls from a storm last evening. Fortunately we missed the “severe weather” part of it.

Lots of humidity now.

pomolo said:

The Pomolorosa had 15mls from a storm last evening. Fortunately we missed the “severe weather” part of it.

Lots of humidity now.

Don’t you worry about a thing… Ex-TC Olga is heading south at a good rate of knots and Dinetta0 will cop some over the next 48hours followed by you Mexicans in Queensland…

pomolo said:

The Pomolorosa had 15mls from a storm last evening. Fortunately we missed the “severe weather” part of it.

Lots of humidity now.

We are getting some showers and it’s much cooler. I didn’t even get to 30 today. Tomorrow looks even better. Think I’ll go and sleep on it. Rain on the Gal iron roof makes for good sleeping..

Night BG, Collie and any lurkers.

Night Pom.

I’m fading in and out, news here soon.

pomolo said:

We are getting some showers and it’s much cooler. I didn’t even get to 30 today. Tomorrow looks even better. Think I’ll go and sleep on it. Rain on the Gal iron roof makes for good sleeping..

Night BG, Collie and any lurkers.

Not torrential rain eh but? Can’t sleep with the sound of a Fokker F28 landing on your roof!

pain master said:

pomolo said:

We are getting some showers and it’s much cooler. I didn’t even get to 30 today. Tomorrow looks even better. Think I’ll go and sleep on it. Rain on the Gal iron roof makes for good sleeping..

Night BG, Collie and any lurkers.

Not torrential rain eh but? Can’t sleep with the sound of a Fokker F28 landing on your roof!

More showers during the night. A lovely multi shades of beautiful greys for our sky this morning. We were planning on going to the Maleny daylily farm today, buying a few new ones and lunching in the town. MrP’s BD today so we were goiing to bung it on a bit. Now not so sure. Nice place Maleny but not so good in the wet. I would really like some daylilies though. Will we or won’t we. Will we or won’t we. Should we or shouldn’t we.

GRrrr. The decisions you have to make when you’re retired. Lurv it!

I guess you’ll find out when I do.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

We are getting some showers and it’s much cooler. I didn’t even get to 30 today. Tomorrow looks even better. Think I’ll go and sleep on it. Rain on the Gal iron roof makes for good sleeping..

Night BG, Collie and any lurkers.

Not torrential rain eh but? Can’t sleep with the sound of a Fokker F28 landing on your roof!

More showers during the night. A lovely multi shades of beautiful greys for our sky this morning. We were planning on going to the Maleny daylily farm today, buying a few new ones and lunching in the town. MrP’s BD today so we were goiing to bung it on a bit. Now not so sure. Nice place Maleny but not so good in the wet. I would really like some daylilies though. Will we or won’t we. Will we or won’t we. Should we or shouldn’t we.

GRrrr. The decisions you have to make when you’re retired. Lurv it!

I guess you’ll find out when I do.

HAPPY B’DAY MRP.

I tried to find the day lily farm years ago but it was closed down.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Not torrential rain eh but? Can’t sleep with the sound of a Fokker F28 landing on your roof!

More showers during the night. A lovely multi shades of beautiful greys for our sky this morning. We were planning on going to the Maleny daylily farm today, buying a few new ones and lunching in the town. MrP’s BD today so we were goiing to bung it on a bit. Now not so sure. Nice place Maleny but not so good in the wet. I would really like some daylilies though. Will we or won’t we. Will we or won’t we. Should we or shouldn’t we.

GRrrr. The decisions you have to make when you’re retired. Lurv it!

I guess you’ll find out when I do.

HAPPY B’DAY MRP.

I tried to find the day lily farm years ago but it was closed down.

A lady from another forum lives at Buderim and they have been missing all the rain. Her garden’s dying. :(

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Not torrential rain eh but? Can’t sleep with the sound of a Fokker F28 landing on your roof!

More showers during the night. A lovely multi shades of beautiful greys for our sky this morning. We were planning on going to the Maleny daylily farm today, buying a few new ones and lunching in the town. MrP’s BD today so we were goiing to bung it on a bit. Now not so sure. Nice place Maleny but not so good in the wet. I would really like some daylilies though. Will we or won’t we. Will we or won’t we. Should we or shouldn’t we.

GRrrr. The decisions you have to make when you’re retired. Lurv it!

I guess you’ll find out when I do.

HAPPY B’DAY MRP.

I tried to find the day lily farm years ago but it was closed down.

Not closed down as such Bubba. It’s now only a mail order nursery. No visitors. I had been there once when it was open to the public and although a mess there was a huge choice of daylilys available. I’ll probably have to consider mail order I suppose. I’m looking for some plants for a bare patch of garden but I want something pretty hardy this time. Getting tired of the constant battle over heat and water for so many of our plants.

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

More showers during the night. A lovely multi shades of beautiful greys for our sky this morning. We were planning on going to the Maleny daylily farm today, buying a few new ones and lunching in the town. MrP’s BD today so we were goiing to bung it on a bit. Now not so sure. Nice place Maleny but not so good in the wet. I would really like some daylilies though. Will we or won’t we. Will we or won’t we. Should we or shouldn’t we.

GRrrr. The decisions you have to make when you’re retired. Lurv it!

I guess you’ll find out when I do.

HAPPY B’DAY MRP.

I tried to find the day lily farm years ago but it was closed down.

Not closed down as such Bubba. It’s now only a mail order nursery. No visitors. I had been there once when it was open to the public and although a mess there was a huge choice of daylilys available. I’ll probably have to consider mail order I suppose. I’m looking for some plants for a bare patch of garden but I want something pretty hardy this time. Getting tired of the constant battle over heat and water for so many of our plants.

I did know it was still mail order. The nursery it’self was shut down after they discovered a disease has come in from OS.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

HAPPY B’DAY MRP.

I tried to find the day lily farm years ago but it was closed down.

Not closed down as such Bubba. It’s now only a mail order nursery. No visitors. I had been there once when it was open to the public and although a mess there was a huge choice of daylilys available. I’ll probably have to consider mail order I suppose. I’m looking for some plants for a bare patch of garden but I want something pretty hardy this time. Getting tired of the constant battle over heat and water for so many of our plants.

I did know it was still mail order. The nursery it’self was shut down after they discovered a disease has come in from OS.

The Day Lily Soc used to have an annual show/sale at Clayfield. If they still do it might be worth the trip, or there’s another Day Lily Farm down here somewhere. Or there used to be anyway.

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

Not closed down as such Bubba. It’s now only a mail order nursery. No visitors. I had been there once when it was open to the public and although a mess there was a huge choice of daylilys available. I’ll probably have to consider mail order I suppose. I’m looking for some plants for a bare patch of garden but I want something pretty hardy this time. Getting tired of the constant battle over heat and water for so many of our plants.

I did know it was still mail order. The nursery it’self was shut down after they discovered a disease has come in from OS.

The Day Lily Soc used to have an annual show/sale at Clayfield. If they still do it might be worth the trip, or there’s another Day Lily Farm down here somewhere. Or there used to be anyway.

http://www.daylilygardens.com.au/

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

I did know it was still mail order. The nursery it’self was shut down after they discovered a disease has come in from OS.

The Day Lily Soc used to have an annual show/sale at Clayfield. If they still do it might be worth the trip, or there’s another Day Lily Farm down here somewhere. Or there used to be anyway.

http://www.daylilygardens.com.au/

Leonie was the owner of Cashmere Cottage Garden, my fav open garden, but she’s moved to a new place. She sells her own plants and had a lot of Day Lilies before so I think she still would. I’m not sure what her opening hours are now.

Leonie Kearney – (Roses & Perennials) 922 Mount Samson Road Samsonvale 4520 ph 07 3289 9250

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

The Day Lily Soc used to have an annual show/sale at Clayfield. If they still do it might be worth the trip, or there’s another Day Lily Farm down here somewhere. Or there used to be anyway.

http://www.daylilygardens.com.au/

Leonie was the owner of Cashmere Cottage Garden, my fav open garden, but she’s moved to a new place. She sells her own plants and had a lot of Day Lilies before so I think she still would. I’m not sure what her opening hours are now.

Leonie Kearney – (Roses & Perennials) 922 Mount Samson Road Samsonvale 4520 ph 07 3289 9250

I knew about the Acacia Ridge place but I see they aren’t open now except by appointment. I remember you talking about the lady with the roses at Samsonvale. I’ll have to do some planning as to where I go to get them and when.

You must be next in line for some of Olgas left overs. We have had rain all day today but not torrential stuff. All gratefully recieved anyway.

pomolo said:

More showers during the night. A lovely multi shades of beautiful greys for our sky this morning. We were planning on going to the Maleny daylily farm today, buying a few new ones and lunching in the town. MrP’s BD today so we were goiing to bung it on a bit. Now not so sure. Nice place Maleny but not so good in the wet. I would really like some daylilies though. Will we or won’t we. Will we or won’t we. Should we or shouldn’t we.

GRrrr. The decisions you have to make when you’re retired. Lurv it!

I guess you’ll find out when I do.

Did you? And Happy Bidet to Mr P :)

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

Not closed down as such Bubba. It’s now only a mail order nursery. No visitors. I had been there once when it was open to the public and although a mess there was a huge choice of daylilys available. I’ll probably have to consider mail order I suppose. I’m looking for some plants for a bare patch of garden but I want something pretty hardy this time. Getting tired of the constant battle over heat and water for so many of our plants.

I did know it was still mail order. The nursery it’self was shut down after they discovered a disease has come in from OS.

That was a rust wasn’t it? What about the Qld Daylilly Society in Caboolture I think? They can do mail order too.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

More showers during the night. A lovely multi shades of beautiful greys for our sky this morning. We were planning on going to the Maleny daylily farm today, buying a few new ones and lunching in the town. MrP’s BD today so we were goiing to bung it on a bit. Now not so sure. Nice place Maleny but not so good in the wet. I would really like some daylilies though. Will we or won’t we. Will we or won’t we. Should we or shouldn’t we.

GRrrr. The decisions you have to make when you’re retired. Lurv it!

I guess you’ll find out when I do.

Did you? And Happy Bidet to Mr P :)

No. They don’t allow visitors any more. Only mail order. So we lunched at a pub in town. MrP said thank you for the wishes and to tell you that the low was moving back up north because Towntown is probably drying out and you could do with some rain. He cracked himself up.

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

Not closed down as such Bubba. It’s now only a mail order nursery. No visitors. I had been there once when it was open to the public and although a mess there was a huge choice of daylilys available. I’ll probably have to consider mail order I suppose. I’m looking for some plants for a bare patch of garden but I want something pretty hardy this time. Getting tired of the constant battle over heat and water for so many of our plants.

I did know it was still mail order. The nursery it’self was shut down after they discovered a disease has come in from OS.

That was a rust wasn’t it? What about the Qld Daylilly Society in Caboolture I think? They can do mail order too.

I’m onto all of them now.

We are getting some serious rain today. Had 2 inches over the last couple of days but it’s coming down heaver than that today. Water is gushing into the tank and gushing out the overflow just as fast.

Won’t be doing much outside I guess. It better not wreck my watermelons this time. I bet it finishes the ivy geraniums though. It’s still a blessing for all that.

pomolo said:

We are getting some serious rain today. Had 2 inches over the last couple of days but it’s coming down heaver than that today. Water is gushing into the tank and gushing out the overflow just as fast.

Won’t be doing much outside I guess. It better not wreck my watermelons this time. I bet it finishes the ivy geraniums though. It’s still a blessing for all that.

Another 1” since 9am this morning. Eased off now for a while.

pomolo said:

pomolo said:

We are getting some serious rain today. Had 2 inches over the last couple of days but it’s coming down heaver than that today. Water is gushing into the tank and gushing out the overflow just as fast.

Won’t be doing much outside I guess. It better not wreck my watermelons this time. I bet it finishes the ivy geraniums though. It’s still a blessing for all that.

Another 1” since 9am this morning. Eased off now for a while.

I hear one place had over 300mm in a 24 hours time. Think it was Mackay…….I think

pomolo said:

No. They don’t allow visitors any more. Only mail order. So we lunched at a pub in town. MrP said thank you for the wishes and to tell you that the low was moving back up north because Towntown is probably drying out and you could do with some rain. He cracked himself up.

Well he got two things right. It is drying up and he cracked himself up…

Rain has been easing o/n. All is wet enough enyway. Gusts of wind happening every now and then. Remnants of Olga for sure.

Have put the slow cooker on and am off to my day at the centre. Better take a book because it will be very quiet down there.

I’ll check back in this evening.

adelaide is hot, sticky, cloudy, dusty and weird.

it was dark this morning at 6am but nothing in the way of rain all day.
there is the remnants of the cyclone in the north of the state but it’s not here yet.

I hear NSW is going to get some rain from Olga. That can only be good news.

25mms fell at Mangolia this afternoon.

We finally got our storms and rain this afternoon. Managed to get 4inches in 2 hours. Boy O Boy did she rain? Lightning flashing and thunder clap after thunder clap. They were so low (if low is the right word) our house was trembling and shaking. All the gullys leading to the bottom of the property and the dam were like rapids. The dam water rose onto the mowed lawn surrounding it. It was exciting..A skim board would have worked a treat.

Expecting a repeat performance tomorrow.

pomolo said:

We finally got our storms and rain this afternoon. Managed to get 4inches in 2 hours. Boy O Boy did she rain? Lightning flashing and thunder clap after thunder clap. They were so low (if low is the right word) our house was trembling and shaking. All the gullys leading to the bottom of the property and the dam were like rapids. The dam water rose onto the mowed lawn surrounding it. It was exciting..A skim board would have worked a treat.

Expecting a repeat performance tomorrow.

Well then I expect you to head to your nearest outdoor and adventure shop and buy yerself a skim board.

Still raining here, yesterday the Nylex had an inch in a half init so I’d be innerested to see how much more is in there this morn.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

We finally got our storms and rain this afternoon. Managed to get 4inches in 2 hours. Boy O Boy did she rain? Lightning flashing and thunder clap after thunder clap. They were so low (if low is the right word) our house was trembling and shaking. All the gullys leading to the bottom of the property and the dam were like rapids. The dam water rose onto the mowed lawn surrounding it. It was exciting..A skim board would have worked a treat.

Expecting a repeat performance tomorrow.

Well then I expect you to head to your nearest outdoor and adventure shop and buy yerself a skim board.

Still raining here, yesterday the Nylex had an inch in a half init so I’d be innerested to see how much more is in there this morn.

Got one already. #1 sons before he got into surfing. It’s far more fun watching others use it. You can larf a lot and you don’t get hurt.

Just some drizzle happening here now. I’ve done the morning walk around the place and it’s a bit squishy but I still love it. The gully is still a rushing torrent and a whole lot of veg rubbish has washed down from somewhere above so that will have to be cleared away. A bit difficult to walk under the trees too. They are all hanging so low with the weight of the water.

Won’t be doing much outside again I suppose but it’s not because of the heat this time.

Morning TE. Happy Wednesday!

morning Pom, bloody dry here again, getting bloody fed up with it all !!!

well the rain eased for a moment, but its back again. Was hoping to mow the meadow but that’s unlikely as there are puddles and I still have to finish putting the mulch under the Mangoes. This drop will bring my year to date total to over 800mms or around 32 inches.

pomolo said:

We finally got our storms and rain this afternoon. Managed to get 4inches in 2 hours. Boy O Boy did she rain? Lightning flashing and thunder clap after thunder clap. They were so low (if low is the right word) our house was trembling and shaking. All the gullys leading to the bottom of the property and the dam were like rapids. The dam water rose onto the mowed lawn surrounding it. It was exciting..A skim board would have worked a treat. Expecting a repeat performance tomorrow.

at least you’re high up – i think – that much rain is bound to flood somewhere.

Everyone complains about the weather.

Thousands went to Copenhagen to try to change the weather cycle, our own dentist Kevin Rudd took an entourage of 114 for heavens sake!

He failed.

at least you’re high up – i think – that much rain is bound to flood somewhere.

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We are higiher than the dam, obviously but we have more homes behind and further the hill above us.

>We are higiher than the dam, obviously but we have more homes behind and further the hill above us.

Ahh, that place. Got it!

8^)

CollieWA said:

>We are higiher than the dam, obviously but we have more homes behind and further the hill above us.

Ahh, that place. Got it!

8^)

Then would you explain it to the others please. It’s lucky you are there because all the others have no conception. You must be of supeerior intelligence. LOL.

pomolo said:

CollieWA said:

>We are higiher than the dam, obviously but we have more homes behind and further the hill above us.

Ahh, that place. Got it!

8^)

Then would you explain it to the others please. It’s lucky you are there because all the others have no conception. You must be of supeerior intelligence. LOL.

“Superior” even.

“Superior” even.
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….as in above.
i get ya – you are high enough but there are others higher.
feed dem worms – they come with the rain – in well drained soil.

pomolo said:

CollieWA said:

>We are higiher than the dam, obviously but we have more homes behind and further the hill above us.

Ahh, that place. Got it!

8^)

Then would you explain it to the others please. It’s lucky you are there because all the others have no conception. You must be of supeerior intelligence. LOL.

I know where you are.

apparently Brisvegas’ recent flooding rains are about to land on my doorstep. Severe Weather Warning shave been issued.

>You must be of supeerior intelligence. LOL.

Way too modest to comment here Pom. 8^)

pain master said:

pomolo said:

CollieWA said:

>We are higiher than the dam, obviously but we have more homes behind and further the hill above us.

Ahh, that place. Got it!

8^)

Then would you explain it to the others please. It’s lucky you are there because all the others have no conception. You must be of supeerior intelligence. LOL.

I know where you are.

You wouldn’t find me now because of all the trees. lol.

pain master said:

apparently Brisvegas’ recent flooding rains are about to land on my doorstep. Severe Weather Warning shave been issued.

I’m sure you need some more too.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

Then would you explain it to the others please. It’s lucky you are there because all the others have no conception. You must be of supeerior intelligence. LOL.

I know where you are.

You wouldn’t find me now because of all the trees. lol.

As long as the local store is still there… I’d reckon I’d find ya. GF and I had a great roadtrip that week, meeting you, bubba and yeehah! L)

pomolo said:

pain master said:

apparently Brisvegas’ recent flooding rains are about to land on my doorstep. Severe Weather Warnings have been issued.

I’m sure you need some more too.

They have arrived of about half hour ago…. Boy is it heavy rain. And to think I was almost going to fire up the Victa this morning… later of course.

well it rained 38.5mms between midnight and 3am. It then stopped but as of 15minutes ago, it is back with a vengence.

Rain Rain go away, come again some other day!

10inches for the month of Feb and added to January’s 23inches, we have a pond full.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

I know where you are.

You wouldn’t find me now because of all the trees. lol.

As long as the local store is still there… I’d reckon I’d find ya. GF and I had a great roadtrip that week, meeting you, bubba and yeehah! L)

The shop is still there. Maybe we’ll all do it again sometime.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

apparently Brisvegas’ recent flooding rains are about to land on my doorstep. Severe Weather Warnings have been issued.

I’m sure you need some more too.

They have arrived of about half hour ago…. Boy is it heavy rain. And to think I was almost going to fire up the Victa this morning… later of course.

You’ll have to learn how to read the signs PM. When it’s safe to hang out the washing, when to mow. When it’s time to wash the outside house walls because of the mould. Only kidding.

pain master said:

well it rained 38.5mms between midnight and 3am. It then stopped but as of 15minutes ago, it is back with a vengence.

Rain Rain go away, come again some other day!

10inches for the month of Feb and added to January’s 23inches, we have a pond full.

Not far to go to get to a metre.

no rain here….just heat, though not as bad as what is was going to be.

well yesterday afternoon was nice and clear, and then I awoke around 2 this morning to hear the rain falling again. Another 18.5mm o’ernight brings the 24 hour total to 2inches and the Feb total so far to 12inches

pomolo said:

pain master said:

well it rained 38.5mms between midnight and 3am. It then stopped but as of 15minutes ago, it is back with a vengence.

Rain Rain go away, come again some other day!

10inches for the month of Feb and added to January’s 23inches, we have a pond full.

Not far to go to get to a metre.

less than 5inches to go.

pain master said:

well yesterday afternoon was nice and clear, and then I awoke around 2 this morning to hear the rain falling again. Another 18.5mm o’ernight brings the 24 hour total to 2inches and the Feb total so far to 12inches

rub it in why dont yas

pain master said:

well yesterday afternoon was nice and clear, and then I awoke around 2 this morning to hear the rain falling again. Another 18.5mm o’ernight brings the 24 hour total to 2inches and the Feb total so far to 12inches

Start paddlin Maddelin.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

well yesterday afternoon was nice and clear, and then I awoke around 2 this morning to hear the rain falling again. Another 18.5mm o’ernight brings the 24 hour total to 2inches and the Feb total so far to 12inches

Start paddlin Maddelin.

not at all, no rain today and the lakes have returned to their puddle status. If it doesn’t rain tonight, I’m on the Victa tomorrow morn!

Tonight’s Rain has meant the building of my Ark has had to step up in production time.

17 inches of rain for Feb alone, and now the year to date has risen past 40 inches. There’s a new reservoir in town and it is my backyard (and everyone else’s in Brownsville)

pain master said:

Tonight’s Rain has meant the building of my Ark has had to step up in production time.

17 inches of rain for Feb alone, and now the year to date has risen past 40 inches. There’s a new reservoir in town and it is my backyard (and everyone else’s in Brownsville)

I know it’s the rainy season, and I know I know it’s been many years, but I don’t remb that much rain in t’ville.

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Tonight’s Rain has meant the building of my Ark has had to step up in production time.

17 inches of rain for Feb alone, and now the year to date has risen past 40 inches. There’s a new reservoir in town and it is my backyard (and everyone else’s in Brownsville)

I know it’s the rainy season, and I know I know it’s been many years, but I don’t remb that much rain in t’ville.

well they had a corker last year which I missed and the other year I lived here, I saw only 21 inches so this year is my first real “wet”

4 inches in the past 24 hours which makes me a wet happy chappy :)

pain master said:

Tonight’s Rain has meant the building of my Ark has had to step up in production time.

17 inches of rain for Feb alone, and now the year to date has risen past 40 inches. There’s a new reservoir in town and it is my backyard (and everyone else’s in Brownsville)

17 inches. Piffle mate. Ever been to PNG? LOL!

>17 inches. Piffle mate. Ever been to PNG? LOL!

I think not…

8^)

Stupid hot weather and lack of rain is slowly driving me crazy… :(

bon008 said:

Stupid hot weather and lack of rain is slowly driving me crazy… :(

yeah it’ll do that. I just had to read posts from those other Mexicans Longy and Collie…. stir crazy the lot of ‘em.

bon008 said:

Stupid hot weather and lack of rain is slowly driving me crazy… :(

me too.
pepe gets up to do more watering. i swear i’m going to put in irrigation with every future crop – stuff this hand watering rubbish. cool here today for the first time in months.

17 inches of rain for Feb alone, and now the year to date has risen past 40 inches. There’s a new reservoir in town and it is my backyard (and everyone else’s in Brownsville)
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at least it’s not saltwater from a tsunami. in theory such a flood should do bad things to the soil – but i guess its an annual event??

pepe said:

bon008 said:

Stupid hot weather and lack of rain is slowly driving me crazy… :(

me too.
pepe gets up to do more watering. i swear i’m going to put in irrigation with every future crop – stuff this hand watering rubbish. cool here today for the first time in months.

Oh cool, enjoy your cool weather :)

pepe said:

bon008 said:

Stupid hot weather and lack of rain is slowly driving me crazy… :(

me too.
pepe gets up to do more watering. i swear i’m going to put in irrigation with every future crop – stuff this hand watering rubbish. cool here today for the first time in months.

I can feel for you both. We have had our dry spells and it’s a kind of agony. If our wet season this year continues for you southeners, then you may get a good winter wet season as well. Wouldn’t that be nice?

Almost got 2 inches yesterday. The ground is satched and mould is starting to form on the walls and places. It’s one way to find out where something has splashed or split on the inside walls. That’s the first place the mould grows. Makes you wipe the marks then, I can tell you. LOL.

Almost got 2 inches yesterday. The ground is satched and mould is starting to form on the walls and places. It’s one way to find out where something has splashed or split on the inside walls. That’s the first place the mould grows. Makes you wipe the marks then, I can tell you. LOL.
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that sounds difficult as well.
it is becoming colder here. people are now starting to wear jumpers at night and in the mornings.

Not sure if it’ll happen, but we have rain forecast from about Thursday for a few days. Going to watch the weather report tonight.

Lucky1 said:

Not sure if it’ll happen, but we have rain forecast from about Thursday for a few days. Going to watch the weather report tonight.

Fingers crossed for your rain, Lucky. When you’ve had your fill, send it this way!

Hottest and driest summer on record in Perth :(

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/perths-summer-the-driest-and-hottest-on-record-20100228-pay3.html

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Not sure if it’ll happen, but we have rain forecast from about Thursday for a few days. Going to watch the weather report tonight.

Fingers crossed for your rain, Lucky. When you’ve had your fill, send it this way!

Hottest and driest summer on record in Perth :(

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/perths-summer-the-driest-and-hottest-on-record-20100228-pay3.html

Noted Bon…..Its strange how some areas are over flowing and others are just so dry.

A SEQ weather report. It hasn’t stopped raining for about 36hours. It’s not heavy drenching rain, so that’s a blessing. Strong winds are expected later on but I hope not strong enough to blow over these water logged trees. Teev said this whole monsoon system is actually what would be a cyclone if it was out over the ocean. I’m not even sure we will be able to get to Brisbane tomorrow because lots of roads are flooded.

I want my beach holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pomolo said:

A SEQ weather report. It hasn’t stopped raining for about 36hours. It’s not heavy drenching rain, so that’s a blessing. Strong winds are expected later on but I hope not strong enough to blow over these water logged trees. Teev said this whole monsoon system is actually what would be a cyclone if it was out over the ocean. I’m not even sure we will be able to get to Brisbane tomorrow because lots of roads are flooded.

I want my beach holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want your rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pepe said:

17 inches of rain for Feb alone, and now the year to date has risen past 40 inches. There’s a new reservoir in town and it is my backyard (and everyone else’s in Brownsville)
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at least it’s not saltwater from a tsunami. in theory such a flood should do bad things to the soil – but i guess its an annual event??

You are right pepe, even up here, there are some soils which this time of year swell up so much with the moisture that they push the air out and become quite dead. Aeration is required and sub-surface drainage is important in some cases.

Judging by the look of this, the rain isn’t going to be light for much longer.

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR083.loop.shtml#skip

pomolo said:

A SEQ weather report. It hasn’t stopped raining for about 36hours. It’s not heavy drenching rain, so that’s a blessing. Strong winds are expected later on but I hope not strong enough to blow over these water logged trees. Teev said this whole monsoon system is actually what would be a cyclone if it was out over the ocean. I’m not even sure we will be able to get to Brisbane tomorrow because lots of roads are flooded.

I want my beach holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This low dropped down to 960mbar yesterday so yes, if it were over water it would be a Cat3 or 4!

pain master said:

pepe said:

17 inches of rain for Feb alone, and now the year to date has risen past 40 inches. There’s a new reservoir in town and it is my backyard (and everyone else’s in Brownsville)
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at least it’s not saltwater from a tsunami. in theory such a flood should do bad things to the soil – but i guess its an annual event??

You are right pepe, even up here, there are some soils which this time of year swell up so much with the moisture that they push the air out and become quite dead. Aeration is required and sub-surface drainage is important in some cases.

leeching all the nutrients out to sea would be a pain as well. oh well i’m sure you and GF have the system worked out.

pepe said:

pain master said:

pepe said:

17 inches of rain for Feb alone, and now the year to date has risen past 40 inches. There’s a new reservoir in town and it is my backyard (and everyone else’s in Brownsville)
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at least it’s not saltwater from a tsunami. in theory such a flood should do bad things to the soil – but i guess its an annual event??

You are right pepe, even up here, there are some soils which this time of year swell up so much with the moisture that they push the air out and become quite dead. Aeration is required and sub-surface drainage is important in some cases.

leeching all the nutrients out to sea would be a pain as well. oh well i’m sure you and GF have the system worked out.

speaking of leeching, we have leaches.

pomolo said:

Judging by the look of this, the rain isn’t going to be light for much longer.

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR083.loop.shtml#skip

swap ya!

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR513.shtml

>speaking of leeching, we have leaches.

Funny sketch in Blackadder involving leaches…

pain master said:

pepe said:

pain master said:

You are right pepe, even up here, there are some soils which this time of year swell up so much with the moisture that they push the air out and become quite dead. Aeration is required and sub-surface drainage is important in some cases.

leeching all the nutrients out to sea would be a pain as well. oh well i’m sure you and GF have the system worked out.

speaking of leeching, we have leaches.

I wonder what I would dislike the most……snakes or leaches. No , still snakes.

pomolo said:

I wonder what I would dislike the most……snakes or leaches. No , still snakes.

I don’t agree. Snakes usually want to get away, leeches WANT to feed off you!

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pepe said:

leeching all the nutrients out to sea would be a pain as well. oh well i’m sure you and GF have the system worked out.

speaking of leeching, we have leaches.

I wonder what I would dislike the most……snakes or leaches. No , still snakes.

A friend of ours lives at Pinkenba, near the Bris river, and a while back there was a big tide surge. All the gutters filled up and crabs were climbing out onto the footpaths.

Lots of people were collecting them for the pot.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pepe said:

leeching all the nutrients out to sea would be a pain as well. oh well i’m sure you and GF have the system worked out.

speaking of leeching, we have leaches.

I wonder what I would dislike the most……snakes or leaches. No , still snakes.

Eugh, definitely leaches for me. Snakes may be a bit dangerous, but they’re pretty too :)

bon008 said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

speaking of leeching, we have leaches.

I wonder what I would dislike the most……snakes or leaches. No , still snakes.

Eugh, definitely leaches for me. Snakes may be a bit dangerous, but they’re pretty too :)

That should be……

Speaking of LEACHING we have LEECHES.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

I wonder what I would dislike the most……snakes or leaches. No , still snakes.

I don’t agree. Snakes usually want to get away, leeches WANT to feed off you!

But……………leaches won’t kill you either.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

speaking of leeching, we have leaches.

I wonder what I would dislike the most……snakes or leaches. No , still snakes.

A friend of ours lives at Pinkenba, near the Bris river, and a while back there was a big tide surge. All the gutters filled up and crabs were climbing out onto the footpaths.

Lots of people were collecting them for the pot.

You mean like Muddies? Not soldier crabs?

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

I wonder what I would dislike the most……snakes or leaches. No , still snakes.

I don’t agree. Snakes usually want to get away, leeches WANT to feed off you!

But……………leaches won’t kill you either.

I knew someone who got a nasty blood infection after being bitten by a leech.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

I don’t agree. Snakes usually want to get away, leeches WANT to feed off you!

But……………leaches won’t kill you either.

I knew someone who got a nasty blood infection after being bitten by a leech.

But they also use leeches to suck away infections. Note that they are using snake venom to keep us looking younger. Now which is the most useful?

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

I don’t agree. Snakes usually want to get away, leeches WANT to feed off you!

But……………leaches won’t kill you either.

I knew someone who got a nasty blood infection after being bitten by a leech.

Leeches are the “new” beauty treatment overseas.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

I don’t agree. Snakes usually want to get away, leeches WANT to feed off you!

But……………leaches won’t kill you either.

I knew someone who got a nasty blood infection after being bitten by a leech.

Glad you never mentioned that before I went to Indonesia :D

I was surprised how long it took for the leech bite marks to disappear – couple of months at least before they faded completely.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pepe said:

leeching all the nutrients out to sea would be a pain as well. oh well i’m sure you and GF have the system worked out.

speaking of leeching, we have leaches.

I wonder what I would dislike the most……snakes or leaches. No , still snakes.

Leaches are okay. We don’t have snakes yet… not that I have seen one.

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

pomolo said:

I wonder what I would dislike the most……snakes or leaches. No , still snakes.

Eugh, definitely leaches for me. Snakes may be a bit dangerous, but they’re pretty too :)

That should be……

Speaking of LEACHING we have LEECHES.

I was only quoting the poster before me pendant. ;)

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

I wonder what I would dislike the most……snakes or leaches. No , still snakes.

A friend of ours lives at Pinkenba, near the Bris river, and a while back there was a big tide surge. All the gutters filled up and crabs were climbing out onto the footpaths.

Lots of people were collecting them for the pot.

You mean like Muddies? Not soldier crabs?

The Muddies crawl out of the drains in South Townsville during King Tides.

pomolo said:

But they also use leeches to suck away infections. Note that they are using snake venom to keep us looking younger. Now which is the most useful?

Leeches, nothing worse then a young looking infected woman.

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

Eugh, definitely leaches for me. Snakes may be a bit dangerous, but they’re pretty too :)

That should be……

Speaking of LEACHING we have LEECHES.

I was only quoting the poster before me pendant. ;)

Your lucky charm posts here too?

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

I wonder what I would dislike the most……snakes or leaches. No , still snakes.

A friend of ours lives at Pinkenba, near the Bris river, and a while back there was a big tide surge. All the gutters filled up and crabs were climbing out onto the footpaths.

Lots of people were collecting them for the pot.

You mean like Muddies? Not soldier crabs?

Muddies and/or sandies.

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

But……………leaches won’t kill you either.

I knew someone who got a nasty blood infection after being bitten by a leech.

But they also use leeches to suck away infections. Note that they are using snake venom to keep us looking younger. Now which is the most useful?

Sterile leeches bred for the job.

They don’t actually suck away infection, they remove excess blood. Sterile maggots are bred to eat infected flesh.

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

Eugh, definitely leaches for me. Snakes may be a bit dangerous, but they’re pretty too :)

That should be……

Speaking of LEACHING we have LEECHES.

I was only quoting the poster before me pendant. ;)

Yep, that’s me. Gotta get my kicks somewhere.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

speaking of leeching, we have leaches.

I wonder what I would dislike the most……snakes or leaches. No , still snakes.

Leaches are okay. We don’t have snakes yet… not that I have seen one.

I can lend you some snakes if you feel deprived.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

A friend of ours lives at Pinkenba, near the Bris river, and a while back there was a big tide surge. All the gutters filled up and crabs were climbing out onto the footpaths.

Lots of people were collecting them for the pot.

You mean like Muddies? Not soldier crabs?

Muddies and/or sandies.

I have a story about shellfish. I will tell it here or I may never get around to it. MrP and I were having a walk around the grounds yesterday, taking photos of fungi, rushing gullies and wet stuff generally. On the edge of one of the gullies I found a crab/lobbie/yabbie claw lying on the bank. It’s dark blue in colour and about 10cm long. Quite supple and fresh at that time. I assume it came from a small dam that is on the side of the hill above us. Something I never seen around here but what happened to the rest of it. What would eat freshwater crayfish? Do birds eat them?

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

A friend of ours lives at Pinkenba, near the Bris river, and a while back there was a big tide surge. All the gutters filled up and crabs were climbing out onto the footpaths.

Lots of people were collecting them for the pot.

You mean like Muddies? Not soldier crabs?

Muddies and/or sandies.

Sorry. Yabbies aren’t a summer weather subject. Smacking my wrist.

What would eat freshwater crayfish? Do birds eat them?
++++++++
Yep. Kookas and magpies would be my first suspects.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

I knew someone who got a nasty blood infection after being bitten by a leech.

But they also use leeches to suck away infections. Note that they are using snake venom to keep us looking younger. Now which is the most useful?

Sterile leeches bred for the job.

They don’t actually suck away infection, they remove excess blood. Sterile maggots are bred to eat infected flesh.

Thank you Professor Louie. LOL.

Longy said:

What would eat freshwater crayfish? Do birds eat them?
++++++++
Yep. Kookas and magpies would be my first suspects.

You reckon. Spose a kooka could because they bash lots of foods on a post or a tree limb. It has opened my eyes to a whole new world I didn’t know was around here.

You reckon.
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Yep.
I get these li’l crustaceans in my culvert. They move they get et by the boids.
fair dinkum.

Longy said:

You reckon.
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Yep.
I get these li’l crustaceans in my culvert. They move they get et by the boids.
fair dinkum.

So are they just there or are they coming from private breeding dam or such? What I mean is, are they a native?

pomolo said:

Longy said:

You reckon.
++++++
Yep.
I get these li’l crustaceans in my culvert. They move they get et by the boids.
fair dinkum.

So are they just there or are they coming from private breeding dam or such? What I mean is, are they a native?
They are native. There is a natural watercourse downstream from me. As there is in most places, which harbours small fish and critters, When it rains they move upstream, which includes my culvert. Good thing to do is take a brolly and go look at the water during rain. All manner of critter abounds and you get to know your property drainage tracts.

Longy said:

pomolo said:

Longy said:

You reckon.
++++++
Yep.
I get these li’l crustaceans in my culvert. They move they get et by the boids.
fair dinkum.

So are they just there or are they coming from private breeding dam or such? What I mean is, are they a native?
They are native. There is a natural watercourse downstream from me. As there is in most places, which harbours small fish and critters, When it rains they move upstream, which includes my culvert. Good thing to do is take a brolly and go look at the water during rain. All manner of critter abounds and you get to know your property drainage tracts.

Our dam only has gambousea. I have no idea how to spell that word. I have learnt that if you have them you won’t have anything else because they eat everything.

Our dam only has gambousea
++++++++++++++++++++++
I have no idea. I will google.

Longy said:

Our dam only has gambousea
++++++++++++++++++++++
I have no idea. I will google.

Gambusia. It’s a fish.

Longy said:

Longy said:

Our dam only has gambousea
++++++++++++++++++++++
I have no idea. I will google.

Gambusia. It’s a fish.

Didn’t I mention that? Even I knew that much.

Longy said:

Longy said:

Our dam only has gambousea
++++++++++++++++++++++
I have no idea. I will google.

Gambusia. It’s a fish.

As discussed here.

http://www.streamwatch.org.au/cms/resources/manual_pdfs/gambusia_factsheet.pdf

Best of luck with that mongrel Pom.

Longy said:

Longy said:

Longy said:

Our dam only has gambousea
++++++++++++++++++++++
I have no idea. I will google.

Gambusia. It’s a fish.

As discussed here.

http://www.streamwatch.org.au/cms/resources/manual_pdfs/gambusia_factsheet.pdf

Best of luck with that mongrel Pom.

So I’ve been told. Maybe one day I might investigate it’s extinction somehow.

pomolo said:

Longy said:

Longy said:

Gambusia. It’s a fish.

As discussed here.

http://www.streamwatch.org.au/cms/resources/manual_pdfs/gambusia_factsheet.pdf

Best of luck with that mongrel Pom.

So I’ve been told. Maybe one day I might investigate it’s extinction somehow.

Can’t be done without killing off everything else that lives in the dam.

according to willy weather, we have 27C today, 30C tomorrow then it dips to low 20s for the rest of the week ,with some rain about.

Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!!

ahem. Pomolo and Bubba, please get out yer umbrella. There looks like a low out by Fiji which is slowly tracking west/southwest. There is talk that is maybe a Cat 4 or 5 when it hits Qld and the talk is either Townsville or even South of Mackay.

Whichever, it looks like more rain your way comes…

TC Ului is headed this way with his Big Brother TC Tomas right behind him….

Here comes TC Ului!

That’s him leaving Vanuatu…

Pity they didn’t build that Dam on the Mary eh Pomolo? It would have been full to the brim come next weekend…

still looking for wetness come this weekend for Brisvegas…

a bit lengthy, but here is the latest forecast for Fiji…

Special Weather Bulletin Number SIXTEEN for Fiji ON TROPICAL CYCLONE
TOMAS
ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI at 7:48am on Monday the 15th of March 2010

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR EASTERN HALF OF VANUA LEVU,
CIKOBIA, TAVEUNI, RABI, KIOA, YACATA, KORO, GAU, BATIKI, NAIRAI,
WAKAYA, MAKOGAI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS.
A STORM WARNING IS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF VANUA LEVU, OVALAU,
LAKEBA, VANUA BALAVU, MOALA,MATUKU,TOTOYA, CICIA AND NEARBY SMALLER
ISLANDS.
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF THE FIJI GROUP.

SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE TOMAS CENTRE 940HPA CATEGORY 4 WAS LOCATED
NEAR 15 DECIMAL 2 SOUTH 179 DECIMAL 5 WEST OR ABOUT 185 KM NORTHEAST
OF LABASA OR 395 KM NORTHEAST OF SUVA AT 7AM TODAY. CLOSE TO ITS
CENTRE THE CYCLONE IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE AVERAGE WINDS OF 170 KM/HR
INCREASING TO 205 KM/HR IN THE NEXT 18 TO 24 HOURS WITH MOMENTARY
GUSTS UP TO 270 KM/HR . THE CYCLONE IS INTENSIFYING AND MOVING
SOUTH AT 11 KM/HR.

ON THIS TRACK, THE CYCLONE CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED ABOUT 60
KM EAST OF LABASA OR 290KM NORTHEAST OF SUVA AT 7PM TODAY AND ABOUT
60KM SOUTHEAST OF LABASA OR 110KM EAST-NORTHEAST OF SUVA AT 7AM
TOMORROW MORNING.

FOR EASTERN HALF OF VANUA LEVU, CIKOBIA, TAVEUNI, RABI, KIOA, YACATA,
KORO, GAU, BATIKI, NAIRAI, WAKAYA, MAKOGAI AND NEARBY SMALLER
ISLANDS;
WINDS INCREASING TO VERY DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WITH AVERAGE
SPEEDS OF 170 KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 230 KM/HR.
FREQUENT HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. PHENOMINAL SEAS.
DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS. FLOODING INCLUDING FLOODING OF LOW-LYING
COASTAL AREAS.

FOR THE REST OF VANUA LEVU, OVALAU, LAKEBA, VANUA BALAVU, MOALA,
MATUKU, TOTOYA,CICIA AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS.
WINDS INCREASING TO DESTRUCTIVE STORM FORCE WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS OF
90KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS 130 KM/HR. FREQUENT HEAVY RAIN AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. VERY HIGH SEAS. DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS.
FLOODING INCLUDING FLOODING OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

FOR THE REST OF FIJI :
WINDS INCREASING TO DAMAGING GALE FORCE WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 75
KM/HR AND MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 110 KM/HR. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS. DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS. FLOODING INCLUDING
SEA FLOODING OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS EXPECTED.

The following information is provided especially for the mariners:
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE WITH
PHENOMINAL SEAS. STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE
WITH VERY HIGH SEAS. GALE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF
CENTRE WITH HIGH SEAS. STRONG WINDS OUTSIDE 150 MILES OF CENTER. VERY
ROUGH SEAS. DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS.

THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FIJI ON TC TOMAS WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND MIDDAY TODAY OR EARLIER.

and here is a rainfall map, so that we can put places to the names in that last bulletin…

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/15/2846237.htm on the cyclone, picking up pace :(

I hope people can get to safety

pain master said:

Pity they didn’t build that Dam on the Mary eh Pomolo? It would have been full to the brim come next weekend…

Thanks for the offer PM but we have had 7+ inches in the past 10 days and things are pretty gooey already.

temperature dropped to 21.5C yesterday morning… hasn’t been that cold since November!

Ului is getting closer! Suggested landfall to be Bowen at the mo’, but each new forecast pokes it up the coast just a tad each time….

pain master said:

Ului is getting closer! Suggested landfall to be Bowen at the mo’, but each new forecast pokes it up the coast just a tad each time….

Hold on to your hats those of you in it’s path, and stay safe.

morning..it’s so quiet and still out at the moment, overcast and dark. But only a 10% chance of 1mm of rain. Perfect to do some bed clearing up in the garden, pull those toms out and tame the beans ,without the sun on me poor scone.

And did you trick Thee, well your sons trick.. I left a bag of meat on top of the freezer. It was thin sliced scotch fillet for steak sangers and packed in lots of 6, and theres 6 bags, eeek.
So I’m going to use it asap. I’ll marinate it then cut into strips ,thread onto skewers with red green and yellow caps and onions and invite every man and his dog for tea.