Left click works on the cyclones but not on the Lows…
TC Anthony appears to be heading for Cameron’s Corner”:http://www.bom.gov.au/products/national_radar_sat.loop.shtml
Pretty, but it doesn’t give much idea of the big picture.
The BOM Site is the best place to get information from.
Hoping Painmaster’s heading for higher ground
This is the current forecast track map.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml
and here’s some nice pictures:
(Not dialup friendly)
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/gms/
so far Yasi has not listened to the Fiji Met, the Vanuatu Met nor the JTWC. To date she has also not listened to the BOM. Her history has suggested that she has maintained a westerly track without not to much variation to the North or South. I hope this continues, although if this where to eventuate, I feel sorry for my friends in the Cape York and Torres Strait communities.
I have this odd feeling that Yasi will do one of those two week journeys across the top of the country, and over to WA… but I doubt it very very very much. Townsville is about to get a bit windy.
Here’s what the Americans think.
Here is what a very wet Townsville could possibly look like as predicted by our local Mayor; King Les and friends.
pain master said:
so far Yasi has not listened to the Fiji Met, the Vanuatu Met nor the JTWC. To date she has also not listened to the BOM. Her history has suggested that she has maintained a westerly track without not to much variation to the North or South. I hope this continues, although if this where to eventuate, I feel sorry for my friends in the Cape York and Torres Strait communities.I have this odd feeling that Yasi will do one of those two week journeys across the top of the country, and over to WA… but I doubt it very very very much. Townsville is about to get a bit windy.
Here’s what the Americans think.
Funny, I was just telling my UK friend June last night that I think Cairns is going to cop that cyclone.
I’ve never seen a cyclone so big.
Teleost said:
Pretty, but it doesn’t give much idea of the big picture.The BOM Site is the best place to get information from.
Hoping Painmaster’s heading for higher ground
This is the current forecast track map.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml
and here’s some nice pictures:
(Not dialup friendly)
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/gms/
Not sure what “big picture” you’re referring to. The link I put up shows where Yasi originated (more or less) and how far she has to travel before she hits Australia…obviously she is travelling at speed to reach Australia in the couple of days that they say…
Every time I open my browser, I have a tab that automatically opens at the BoM as welll.
pain master said:
Here is what a very wet Townsville could possibly look like as predicted by our local Mayor; King Les and friends.
You won’t know downtown if a storm surge hits…I still remember the last one even tho’ I wasn’t there (if you get what I mean)
What are the wind speeds for Yasi now?
Technical Info on Cyclone Yasi @ 17:00 last night
I don’t really know how to read the wind gusts on this information sheet but usually between now and 9 am there will be an update…
Here is another BoM Map of Yasi
Note that ex-cyclone Anthony looks like it is passing to the south west of Lake Eyre…
Dinetta said:
Technical Info on Cyclone Yasi @ 17:00 last nightI don’t really know how to read the wind gusts on this information sheet but usually between now and 9 am there will be an update…
thanks :)
trichome said:
Dinetta said:
Technical Info on Cyclone Yasi @ 17:00 last nightI don’t really know how to read the wind gusts on this information sheet but usually between now and 9 am there will be an update…
thanks :)
It’s very detailed, isn’t it? It’s not just the one wind speed they measure, they measure two standards of gusts as well…moving west at 22 knots…this must be for the people who use this info the most, as in the sea-faring community…
What I mean is, the use of “knots” as a term in these cyclone updates, rather than kilometres per hour…
Dinetta said:
What I mean is, the use of “knots” as a term in these cyclone updates, rather than kilometres per hour…
the kph are in brackets on the right
trichome said:
]the kph are in brackets on the right
scratch that off, wrong comment :)
trichome said:
Dinetta said:
What I mean is, the use of “knots” as a term in these cyclone updates, rather than kilometres per hour…
the kph are in brackets on the right
I see them now, thanks for that… :)
Sheesh I so need a coffee…
ex-cyclone anthony on the move still
Looks like he is going to avoid SA and is coming down SE from the NSW north-west corner…anti-clockwise direction…
Schools have been closed until Thursday. They say it’s bigger than Larry.
And yes, she looks to be bigger than Larry…her winds cover a huge area…
Dinetta said:
She’s zipping alongAnd yes, she looks to be bigger than Larry…her winds cover a huge area…
yikes!
personally i would be in the artherton tablelands by now.
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
She’s zipping alongAnd yes, she looks to be bigger than Larry…her winds cover a huge area…
yikes!
personally i would be in the artherton tablelands by now.
Cairns base hospital is being evacuated now as well.
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
She’s zipping alongAnd yes, she looks to be bigger than Larry…her winds cover a huge area…
yikes!
personally i would be in the artherton tablelands by now.
Me too!
Stay safe yous up there :(
Queensland: rain one day, disaster the next!!
bubba louie said:
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
She’s zipping alongAnd yes, she looks to be bigger than Larry…her winds cover a huge area…
yikes!
personally i would be in the artherton tablelands by now.
Cairns base hospital is being evacuated now as well.
Where do they take the patients? And where do the general public go anyway?
Happy Potter said:
bubba louie said:Cairns base hospital is being evacuated now as well.
Where do they take the patients? And where do the general public go anyway?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/01/3127118.htm
Brisbane
Yeehah said:
Happy Potter said:
bubba louie said:Cairns base hospital is being evacuated now as well.
Where do they take the patients? And where do the general public go anyway?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/01/3127118.htm
Brisbane
Thanks Yeehah, I didn’t see that before
bubba louie said:
Schools have been closed until Thursday. They say it’s bigger than Larry.
The Beatles said they were Bigger then Jebus!
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
She’s zipping alongAnd yes, she looks to be bigger than Larry…her winds cover a huge area…
yikes!
personally i would be in the artherton tablelands by now.
Atherton will be stonkered by Thursday lunchtime… They are now suggesting that Yasi will be TC Cat 1 even as far out as Croydon!
bubba louie said:
pepe said:
Dinetta said:
She’s zipping alongAnd yes, she looks to be bigger than Larry…her winds cover a huge area…
yikes!
personally i would be in the artherton tablelands by now.
Cairns base hospital is being evacuated now as well.
Noticed the elderly care and RSL village on the Townsville foreshore was evacuated today.
27ft waves at the eye at the moment! bugga me that is one super swell!
ohhh, looks so harmless eh?
looks super disgusting here though….
keep safe up there everyone please…
bluegreen said:
keep safe up there everyone please…
thanks BG, we’re thinking of you guys too, sweating it out in 40+ heat! Bugga that eh?
pain master said:
Here is what a very wet Townsville could possibly look like as predicted by our local Mayor; King Les and friends.
Are you going to be high enough to stay dry then PM? Not that the rain is the biggest worry with this one but it’s sure going to be wet.
pain master said:
ohhh, looks so harmless eh?
not when you look at the satellite image. It’s huge!
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Here is what a very wet Townsville could possibly look like as predicted by our local Mayor; King Les and friends.Are you going to be high enough to stay dry then PM? Not that the rain is the biggest worry with this one but it’s sure going to be wet.
we’ll be dry enough (fingers crossed) and we have opened up our house to others who are in the flood potential area, if they need refuge.
AnneS said:
pain master said:
ohhh, looks so harmless eh?
not when you look at the satellite image. It’s huge!
yeah, this is just a tease…. just the fringe.
Dinetta said:
ex-cyclone anthony on the move stillLooks like he is going to avoid SA and is coming down SE from the NSW north-west corner…anti-clockwise direction…
When did it change to anti-clockwise I wonder?
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
ex-cyclone anthony on the move stillLooks like he is going to avoid SA and is coming down SE from the NSW north-west corner…anti-clockwise direction…
When did it change to anti-clockwise I wonder?
could only do that on another hemisphere… me thinks dinetta mis-read a sat pic.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
ex-cyclone anthony on the move stillLooks like he is going to avoid SA and is coming down SE from the NSW north-west corner…anti-clockwise direction…
When did it change to anti-clockwise I wonder?
could only do that on another hemisphere… me thinks dinetta mis-read a sat pic.
I don’t think the actual spin of Tony was meant, just the track he is following
bluegreen said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:When did it change to anti-clockwise I wonder?
could only do that on another hemisphere… me thinks dinetta mis-read a sat pic.
I don’t think the actual spin of Tony was meant, just the track he is following
Ohhhh.. sorry, blonde moment again.
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:could only do that on another hemisphere… me thinks dinetta mis-read a sat pic.
I don’t think the actual spin of Tony was meant, just the track he is following
Ohhhh.. sorry, blonde moment again.
Yes, the track he is following…
Dinetta said:
She’s zipping alongAnd yes, she looks to be bigger than Larry…her winds cover a huge area…
Our regional weather man on teev said that Yasi has hurricane winds and he had never seen hurrican winds in Qld before…ever. I’m not certain just what he meant by that but he’s a very knowledgeable weather man and I could tell by his voice he was flabbergasted. This particular bloke is a favourite in this house. I just know that one day some big network will come along and offer him a contract that he just can’t refuse and he’ll be off to the big smoke. I will cry on that day.
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
ex-cyclone anthony on the move stillLooks like he is going to avoid SA and is coming down SE from the NSW north-west corner…anti-clockwise direction…
When did it change to anti-clockwise I wonder?
When it felt the south’s heat and did a double spin back on itself :P
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
She’s zipping alongAnd yes, she looks to be bigger than Larry…her winds cover a huge area…
Our regional weather man on teev said that Yasi has hurricane winds and he had never seen hurrican winds in Qld before…ever. I’m not certain just what he meant by that but he’s a very knowledgeable weather man and I could tell by his voice he was flabbergasted. This particular bloke is a favourite in this house. I just know that one day some big network will come along and offer him a contract that he just can’t refuse and he’ll be off to the big smoke. I will cry on that day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_scale
MrBL said we’ve had them before.
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
looks super disgusting here though….I keep going back to this…
you and me both… that is such a sickening loop. yuck. Is there anywhere safe in Qld?
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
looks super disgusting here though….I keep going back to this…
you and me both… that is such a sickening loop. yuck. Is there anywhere safe in Qld?
We’ve fared pretty well.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
Dinetta said:I keep going back to this…
you and me both… that is such a sickening loop. yuck. Is there anywhere safe in Qld?
We’ve fared pretty well.
:D
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Here is what a very wet Townsville could possibly look like as predicted by our local Mayor; King Les and friends.Are you going to be high enough to stay dry then PM? Not that the rain is the biggest worry with this one but it’s sure going to be wet.
we’ll be dry enough (fingers crossed) and we have opened up our house to others who are in the flood potential area, if they need refuge.
That’s a nice thing to do. I just hope it won’t be necessary.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
ex-cyclone anthony on the move stillLooks like he is going to avoid SA and is coming down SE from the NSW north-west corner…anti-clockwise direction…
When did it change to anti-clockwise I wonder?
could only do that on another hemisphere… me thinks dinetta mis-read a sat pic.
That’s what I thought too.
Australia… once a continent, now a clod turns us into an Island…
bluegreen said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:When did it change to anti-clockwise I wonder?
could only do that on another hemisphere… me thinks dinetta mis-read a sat pic.
I don’t think the actual spin of Tony was meant, just the track he is following
You could be right BG.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:Are you going to be high enough to stay dry then PM? Not that the rain is the biggest worry with this one but it’s sure going to be wet.
we’ll be dry enough (fingers crossed) and we have opened up our house to others who are in the flood potential area, if they need refuge.
That’s a nice thing to do. I just hope it won’t be necessary.
Police are starting mandatory evacuations from 5am tomorrow for those in low-lying regions.
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
bluegreen said:I don’t think the actual spin of Tony was meant, just the track he is following
Ohhhh.. sorry, blonde moment again.
Yes, the track he is following…
Sorry D.
Happy Potter said:
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
ex-cyclone anthony on the move stillLooks like he is going to avoid SA and is coming down SE from the NSW north-west corner…anti-clockwise direction…
When did it change to anti-clockwise I wonder?
When it felt the south’s heat and did a double spin back on itself :P
Yeah! It tried to back away.
bubba louie said:
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
She’s zipping alongAnd yes, she looks to be bigger than Larry…her winds cover a huge area…
Our regional weather man on teev said that Yasi has hurricane winds and he had never seen hurrican winds in Qld before…ever. I’m not certain just what he meant by that but he’s a very knowledgeable weather man and I could tell by his voice he was flabbergasted. This particular bloke is a favourite in this house. I just know that one day some big network will come along and offer him a contract that he just can’t refuse and he’ll be off to the big smoke. I will cry on that day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_scale
MrBL said we’ve had them before.
Tell him to get ready because he might have to take over from Liveo when he gets snapped up elsewhere.
pain master said:
Australia… once a continent, now a clod turns us into an Island…
Holy crap, that’s bloody massive :( I have everything crossed in the hope that it changes to a storm with a bit of wind
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
Australia… once a continent, now a clod turns us into an Island…
Holy crap, that’s bloody massive :( I have everything crossed in the hope that it changes to a storm with a bit of wind
Hey Potter, take a look at the couple of clods that are just to the left of Cape York, they are falling into the Gulf of Carpentaria. These clods will normally sit proud on top of the hot land mass range that is the Cape York, but in this case, TC Yasi has scared the feck out of the little clods and made them fill their kimbies and fall into the sea.
Even storm clods are scared of Yasi!
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
Australia… once a continent, now a clod turns us into an Island…
Holy crap, that’s bloody massive :( I have everything crossed in the hope that it changes to a storm with a bit of wind
Hey Potter, take a look at the couple of clods that are just to the left of Cape York, they are falling into the Gulf of Carpentaria. These clods will normally sit proud on top of the hot land mass range that is the Cape York, but in this case, TC Yasi has scared the feck out of the little clods and made them fill their kimbies and fall into the sea.
Even storm clods are scared of Yasi!
I have been through cyclones and boy, scary stuff. But never seen one that big.
Is the town of Inkeman in the path ?
Multi coloured Yasi!
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:we’ll be dry enough (fingers crossed) and we have opened up our house to others who are in the flood potential area, if they need refuge.
That’s a nice thing to do. I just hope it won’t be necessary.
Police are starting mandatory evacuations from 5am tomorrow for those in low-lying regions.
Channel 10 in it’s wisdom has just announced on it’s late news that Yasi will make landfall tomorrow night at 1am. Perhaps it’s Wednesday night where they broadcast from.
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:Holy crap, that’s bloody massive :( I have everything crossed in the hope that it changes to a storm with a bit of wind
Hey Potter, take a look at the couple of clods that are just to the left of Cape York, they are falling into the Gulf of Carpentaria. These clods will normally sit proud on top of the hot land mass range that is the Cape York, but in this case, TC Yasi has scared the feck out of the little clods and made them fill their kimbies and fall into the sea.
Even storm clods are scared of Yasi!
I have been through cyclones and boy, scary stuff. But never seen one that big.
Is the town of Inkeman in the path ?
every town is potter…
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:we’ll be dry enough (fingers crossed) and we have opened up our house to others who are in the flood potential area, if they need refuge.
That’s a nice thing to do. I just hope it won’t be necessary.
Police are starting mandatory evacuations from 5am tomorrow for those in low-lying regions.
You and M make sure you are very, very safe please.
pain master said:
Multi coloured Yasi!
History in the making, I think…natural history that is…
pomolo said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:That’s a nice thing to do. I just hope it won’t be necessary.
Police are starting mandatory evacuations from 5am tomorrow for those in low-lying regions.
Channel 10 in it’s wisdom has just announced on it’s late news that Yasi will make landfall tomorrow night at 1am. Perhaps it’s Wednesday night where they broadcast from.
So, the ABC on Sunday night were saying that TC Anthony would make landfall sometime on Monday morning. This was several hours after the eye had passed Bowen…
pomolo said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:That’s a nice thing to do. I just hope it won’t be necessary.
Police are starting mandatory evacuations from 5am tomorrow for those in low-lying regions.
You and M make sure you are very, very safe please.
I’ll let you know on Thursday arvy eh?
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:Hey Potter, take a look at the couple of clods that are just to the left of Cape York, they are falling into the Gulf of Carpentaria. These clods will normally sit proud on top of the hot land mass range that is the Cape York, but in this case, TC Yasi has scared the feck out of the little clods and made them fill their kimbies and fall into the sea.
Even storm clods are scared of Yasi!
I have been through cyclones and boy, scary stuff. But never seen one that big.
Is the town of Inkeman in the path ?
every town is potter…
Ok. I have a sister in Inkeman and she and her family are off to Rockhampton.
pain master said:
So, the ABC on Sunday night were saying that TC Anthony would make landfall sometime on Monday morning. This was several hours after the eye had passed Bowen…
here is the latest target aiming thingo for Yasi…
This is so Larry-esque.
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
Australia… once a continent, now a clod turns us into an Island…
Holy crap, that’s bloody massive :( I have everything crossed in the hope that it changes to a storm with a bit of wind
Apparently it will cover an area of 500kms. that really is huge.
Dinetta said:
pain master said:So, the ABC on Sunday night were saying that TC Anthony would make landfall sometime on Monday morning. This was several hours after the eye had passed Bowen…
and this is why people love the BoM radar…however I was told by MrD, on our drive home, that TC Anthony had “passed straight over the top of Bowen” … we arrived home at 11 pip emma so I can’t really recall the time of TC Anthony’s impact… defs before midnight…
I meant, on our drive home on Sunday night…
pain master said:
here is the latest target aiming thingo for Yasi…
This is so Larry-esque.
Trevor…
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:Hey Potter, take a look at the couple of clods that are just to the left of Cape York, they are falling into the Gulf of Carpentaria. These clods will normally sit proud on top of the hot land mass range that is the Cape York, but in this case, TC Yasi has scared the feck out of the little clods and made them fill their kimbies and fall into the sea.
Even storm clods are scared of Yasi!
I have been through cyclones and boy, scary stuff. But never seen one that big.
Is the town of Inkeman in the path ?
every town is potter…
LOL.
pomolo said:
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
Australia… once a continent, now a clod turns us into an Island…
Holy crap, that’s bloody massive :( I have everything crossed in the hope that it changes to a storm with a bit of wind
Apparently it will cover an area of 500kms. that really is huge.
I hear Yasi is 700kms from gassy side to side… that’s a reasonable day’s drive.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:Police are starting mandatory evacuations from 5am tomorrow for those in low-lying regions.
Channel 10 in it’s wisdom has just announced on it’s late news that Yasi will make landfall tomorrow night at 1am. Perhaps it’s Wednesday night where they broadcast from.
So, the ABC on Sunday night were saying that TC Anthony would make landfall sometime on Monday morning. This was several hours after the eye had passed Bowen…
They’re are a wonder to behold aren’t they?
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
here is the latest target aiming thingo for Yasi…
This is so Larry-esque.
Trevor…
Trevor Trevor Trevor… Trevor Larry? Larry Trevor? Nope! Got me Yasied!
My comment on the “Larry-esque”…as in whatevs… don’t take me seriously in this instance….
I see where TC Yasi is now a level 4…
pain master said:
here is the latest target aiming thingo for Yasi…
This is so Larry-esque.
My D comes from Innisfail and we have a number of friends up there. Most of them are pretty cyclone proof or they were up till Yasi.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:Channel 10 in it’s wisdom has just announced on it’s late news that Yasi will make landfall tomorrow night at 1am. Perhaps it’s Wednesday night where they broadcast from.
So, the ABC on Sunday night were saying that TC Anthony would make landfall sometime on Monday morning. This was several hours after the eye had passed Bowen…
They’re are a wonder to behold aren’t they?
Media, or Cyclones?
Dinetta said:
My comment on the “Larry-esque”…as in whatevs… don’t take me seriously in this instance….I see where TC Yasi is now a level 4…
Buggerdammit!
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:So, the ABC on Sunday night were saying that TC Anthony would make landfall sometime on Monday morning. This was several hours after the eye had passed Bowen…
They’re are a wonder to behold aren’t they?
Media, or Cyclones?
Both. In very different ways though.
I have no chance of catching up with the weekend’s posts (am going to give it a bit of a go tomorrow but don’t like my chances…)
Just wanted to say: stay safe Queenslanders!
Ok Cat 5 now. I hope yous just all get well out of it’s path or have left already
hortfurball said:
I have no chance of catching up with the weekend’s posts (am going to give it a bit of a go tomorrow but don’t like my chances…)Just wanted to say: stay safe Queenslanders!
I agree….. hope you are all safe when this is over.
roughbarked said:
Hell……..
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
looks super disgusting here though….I keep going back to this…
you and me both… that is such a sickening loop. yuck. Is there anywhere safe in Qld?
the bluddy thing is the size of queensland. youse guys will have had your share of nature after this. we have our fingers crossed for you.
Lucky1 said:
hortfurball said:
I have no chance of catching up with the weekend’s posts (am going to give it a bit of a go tomorrow but don’t like my chances…)Just wanted to say: stay safe Queenslanders!
I agree….. hope you are all safe when this is over.
Ditto
Can’t buy block ice…only bags…so I am going to start freezing some 4 litre ex-vinegar bottles…re-arrange the freezers…a contributor to TheE’s forum says she puts doonas on top of the ice in the freezers, if the power goes off…sounds like a plan to me…
We are getting thick cloud cover…ahead of Yasi is my guess…they’re lining up for fuel so I guess I will too…prolly more panic buying going on in the shops…
AnneS said:
I’m here but I’m lost for words on Yasi.
Lucky1 said:
hortfurball said:
I have no chance of catching up with the weekend’s posts (am going to give it a bit of a go tomorrow but don’t like my chances…)Just wanted to say: stay safe Queenslanders!
I agree….. hope you are all safe when this is over.
Ditto
Dinetta said:
Can’t buy block ice…only bags…so I am going to start freezing some 4 litre ex-vinegar bottles…re-arrange the freezers…a contributor to TheE’s forum says she puts doonas on top of the ice in the freezers, if the power goes off…sounds like a plan to me…We are getting thick cloud cover…ahead of Yasi is my guess…they’re lining up for fuel so I guess I will too…prolly more panic buying going on in the shops…
Get to it D. You need to cover your back with this one.
The weather station on Willis Island has gone. Into the sea or just on the ground I guess. Makes predicting it’s path dificult I bet.
pomolo said:
The weather station on Willis Island has gone.
NASA is tracking this cyclone as well…
pepe said:
pain master said:
Dinetta said:I keep going back to this…
you and me both… that is such a sickening loop. yuck. Is there anywhere safe in Qld?
the bluddy thing is the size of queensland. youse guys will have had your share of nature after this. we have our fingers crossed for you.
Brisbane isn’t expecting anything dramatic.
pomolo said:
The weather station on Willis Island has gone. Into the sea or just on the ground I guess. Makes predicting it’s path dificult I bet.
Only the wind speed equipement is out. Just heard it on ABC radio.
How many of you live in its path? I don’t know which bits of Qld you’re all in, although something tells me PM and Dinetta are up in the danger zone while Pom and Bubba are below the predicted track, but that’s only a guess.
hortfurball said:
How many of you live in its path? I don’t know which bits of Qld you’re all in, although something tells me PM and Dinetta are up in the danger zone while Pom and Bubba are below the predicted track, but that’s only a guess.
that is my understanding. Trichome is also in the area I think
I was contacted the other day by a potential new housemate (old one is moving in with her boyfriend) who is in Cairns – due to fly to Perth on Saturday but she’s not sure if the flight will be canceled! Depends whether the airport is flooded I suppose, and various other things, like whether there is still a flight tower after Yasi has been through. We have a tentative date to meet and for her to see the room on Sunday, Yasi permitting.
hortfurball said:
How many of you live in its path? I don’t know which bits of Qld you’re all in, although something tells me PM and Dinetta are up in the danger zone while Pom and Bubba are below the predicted track, but that’s only a guess.
PM is in the danger zone, I am not…but I’m stocking up on non-perishables just in case the power cuts out…or maybe we’ll get isolated again…we are just getting windspeed up now, and are on the very southern edge of the cloud associated with TC Yasi…but thanks for the thoughts…
pomolo said:
The weather station on Willis Island has gone. Into the sea or just on the ground I guess. Makes predicting it’s path dificult I bet.
grumblegrumblegrumble…. that radar and obs were invaluable this morning. I noticed it did the same thing during Larry too!
What I can see.
27C Barometer is dropping 1003mbar, strong squally windy shower has just been and gone.
Flinders Reef is next in the firing line.
hortfurball said:
How many of you live in its path? I don’t know which bits of Qld you’re all in, although something tells me PM and Dinetta are up in the danger zone while Pom and Bubba are below the predicted track, but that’s only a guess.
Pretty close there HFB.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
The weather station on Willis Island has gone. Into the sea or just on the ground I guess. Makes predicting it’s path dificult I bet.
grumblegrumblegrumble…. that radar and obs were invaluable this morning. I noticed it did the same thing during Larry too!
What I can see.
27C Barometer is dropping 1003mbar, strong squally windy shower has just been and gone.
You’re right about Willis Island instruments getting knocked about during Larry.. I’m sure I heard them say this morning that the new facilities were built to a catagory 5 level this time, too. What happens if there is ever a catagory 6 cyclone? I know there is no such thing but do we have a construction level to cover a 6?
pomolo said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:
The weather station on Willis Island has gone. Into the sea or just on the ground I guess. Makes predicting it’s path dificult I bet.
grumblegrumblegrumble…. that radar and obs were invaluable this morning. I noticed it did the same thing during Larry too!What I can see.
27C Barometer is dropping 1003mbar, strong squally windy shower has just been and gone.
You’re right about Willis Island instruments getting knocked about during Larry.. I’m sure I heard them say this morning that the new facilities were built to a catagory 5 level this time, too. What happens if there is ever a catagory 6 cyclone? I know there is no such thing but do we have a construction level to cover a 6?
Concrete bunker would probably defeat the purpose :P
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/floodrelief/how-cyclone-yasi-compares-around-the-world/story-fn7ik2te-1225998762870
bubba louie said:
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/floodrelief/how-cyclone-yasi-compares-around-the-world/story-fn7ik2te-1225998762870
just looked at it from a FB link. Big bugger.
You’re right about Willis Island instruments getting knocked about during Larry.. I’m sure I heard them say this morning that the new facilities were built to a catagory 5 level this time, too. What happens if there is ever a catagory 6 cyclone? I know there is no such thing but do we have a construction level to cover a 6?
—
the yanks built a whole city-under-the-mountains to withstand a nuclear holocaust.
so yes – we have the technology – but not sufficient money to save everybody.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:
The weather station on Willis Island has gone. Into the sea or just on the ground I guess. Makes predicting it’s path dificult I bet.
grumblegrumblegrumble…. that radar and obs were invaluable this morning. I noticed it did the same thing during Larry too!
What I can see.
27C Barometer is dropping 1003mbar, strong squally windy shower has just been and gone.
You’re right about Willis Island instruments getting knocked about during Larry.. I’m sure I heard them say this morning that the new facilities were built to a catagory 5 level this time, too. What happens if there is ever a catagory 6 cyclone? I know there is no such thing but do we have a construction level to cover a 6?
The new towns in WA and in Darwin have stricter codes then us, and they can build to Cat 4, but up here in NQ, I’m pretty sure no builder is allowed to say he/she can build to above Cat 3. Litigation is the issue. Our place is cat 3 rated and was built after TC Althea (bigger then Larry and bigger then Tracy but then you’d think a Cyclone destroying Townsville on Xmas Day would be newsworthy but nah) when building regs were pretty strict.
Current obs, 26C and very cool, 1000mb and falling, Southerly winds, fairly gusty and 4mm of rain.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:grumblegrumblegrumble…. that radar and obs were invaluable this morning. I noticed it did the same thing during Larry too!
What I can see.
27C Barometer is dropping 1003mbar, strong squally windy shower has just been and gone.
You’re right about Willis Island instruments getting knocked about during Larry.. I’m sure I heard them say this morning that the new facilities were built to a catagory 5 level this time, too. What happens if there is ever a catagory 6 cyclone? I know there is no such thing but do we have a construction level to cover a 6?
The new towns in WA and in Darwin have stricter codes then us, and they can build to Cat 4, but up here in NQ, I’m pretty sure no builder is allowed to say he/she can build to above Cat 3. Litigation is the issue. Our place is cat 3 rated and was built after TC Althea (bigger then Larry and bigger then Tracy but then you’d think a Cyclone destroying Townsville on Xmas Day would be newsworthy but nah) when building regs were pretty strict.
Current obs, 26C and very cool, 1000mb and falling, Southerly winds, fairly gusty and 4mm of rain.
How far off if the cyclone PM?? Have you an idea at all??
pomolo said:
You’re right about Willis Island instruments getting knocked about during Larry.. I’m sure I heard them say this morning that the new facilities were built to a catagory 5 level this time, too. What happens if there is ever a catagory 6 cyclone? I know there is no such thing but do we have a construction level to cover a 6?
I checked with MrD…our building standards out here are Category 2, not related to cyclone ratings: where Pain Master lives and other exposed coastal sites would be Category 1. There are areas here and west of the Great Divide that would be suitable for Category 3, but the local council has insisted for the past 28 or so years, that all structures be to Category 2 standard…
was wondering about Category 6 as well…
Dinetta said:
pomolo said:You’re right about Willis Island instruments getting knocked about during Larry.. I’m sure I heard them say this morning that the new facilities were built to a catagory 5 level this time, too. What happens if there is ever a catagory 6 cyclone? I know there is no such thing but do we have a construction level to cover a 6?
I checked with MrD…our building standards out here are Category 2, not related to cyclone ratings: where Pain Master lives and other exposed coastal sites would be Category 1. There are areas here and west of the Great Divide that would be suitable for Category 3, but the local council has insisted for the past 28 or so years, that all structures be to Category 2 standard…
was wondering about Category 6 as well…
Is there a category 6??? I thought 5 was the highest.???
Now it is raining… and very blustery. Just put the ducks to bed in their new brick house, but they are unsure about it…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KzEifiuFEu8
I hope that plays.. Castle Hill winds
Happy Potter said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KzEifiuFEu8I hope that plays.. Castle Hill winds
Bugga. It’s on this page, scroll down.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/cyclone-yasi/
pain master said:
Now it is raining… and very blustery. Just put the ducks to bed in their new brick house, but they are unsure about it…
This is what is so sad:( Animals who don’t know what is going on and how scared they are….let alone the human race.
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:You’re right about Willis Island instruments getting knocked about during Larry.. I’m sure I heard them say this morning that the new facilities were built to a catagory 5 level this time, too. What happens if there is ever a catagory 6 cyclone? I know there is no such thing but do we have a construction level to cover a 6?
The new towns in WA and in Darwin have stricter codes then us, and they can build to Cat 4, but up here in NQ, I’m pretty sure no builder is allowed to say he/she can build to above Cat 3. Litigation is the issue. Our place is cat 3 rated and was built after TC Althea (bigger then Larry and bigger then Tracy but then you’d think a Cyclone destroying Townsville on Xmas Day would be newsworthy but nah) when building regs were pretty strict.
Current obs, 26C and very cool, 1000mb and falling, Southerly winds, fairly gusty and 4mm of rain.
How far off if the cyclone PM?? Have you an idea at all??
The eye is exactly 286kms away.
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:The new towns in WA and in Darwin have stricter codes then us, and they can build to Cat 4, but up here in NQ, I’m pretty sure no builder is allowed to say he/she can build to above Cat 3. Litigation is the issue. Our place is cat 3 rated and was built after TC Althea (bigger then Larry and bigger then Tracy but then you’d think a Cyclone destroying Townsville on Xmas Day would be newsworthy but nah) when building regs were pretty strict.
Current obs, 26C and very cool, 1000mb and falling, Southerly winds, fairly gusty and 4mm of rain.
How far off if the cyclone PM?? Have you an idea at all??
The eye is exactly 286kms away.
The eyet is when its quiet until the next round of storm arrives???
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:
pomolo said:You’re right about Willis Island instruments getting knocked about during Larry.. I’m sure I heard them say this morning that the new facilities were built to a catagory 5 level this time, too. What happens if there is ever a catagory 6 cyclone? I know there is no such thing but do we have a construction level to cover a 6?
I checked with MrD…our building standards out here are Category 2, not related to cyclone ratings: where Pain Master lives and other exposed coastal sites would be Category 1. There are areas here and west of the Great Divide that would be suitable for Category 3, but the local council has insisted for the past 28 or so years, that all structures be to Category 2 standard…
was wondering about Category 6 as well…
Is there a category 6??? I thought 5 was the highest.???
Yes it is, there’s also a low Cat 5 and a High Cat 5 (I think thems’ the terms)…but TC Yasi is just so biiiiiiiiig she’s well and truly in the High Cat 5 …
Happy Potter said:
Happy Potter said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KzEifiuFEu8I hope that plays.. Castle Hill winds
Bugga. It’s on this page, scroll down.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/cyclone-yasi/
What’s that structure on Castle Hill, and how long has it been there?
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:How far off if the cyclone PM?? Have you an idea at all??
The eye is exactly 286kms away.
The eyet is when its quiet until the next round of storm arrives???
It is highly unlikely that we will see the eye, that should cross land 180kms north of us. I really really hope.
pain master said:
It is highly unlikely that we will see the eye, that should cross land 180kms north of us. I really really hope.
You will still get buffeted, don’t you worry…you did say the duks are housed in brick?
wet wet wet wet wet
Dinetta said:
pain master said:It is highly unlikely that we will see the eye, that should cross land 180kms north of us. I really really hope.
You will still get buffeted, don’t you worry…you did say the duks are housed in brick?
yup, brikhaus for the duks.
Is that “section of pie” bit, near Charlies Trousers, where the radar is not reading? Good to see CT getting some decent rain at last…
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:It is highly unlikely that we will see the eye, that should cross land 180kms north of us. I really really hope.
You will still get buffeted, don’t you worry…you did say the duks are housed in brick?
yup, brikhaus for the duks.
That’s alright then…
Dinetta said:
Is that “section of pie” bit, near Charlies Trousers, where the radar is not reading? Good to see CT getting some decent rain at last…
CT has been very green of late, has only just started to dry out a bit. The goldfield ashes were a green wicket paradise!
That is probably just a blimp in the radar, maybe the tower was obscured by something… a flying cow maybe?
we’re having a thunderstorm at present…lots of rain and a bit of wind…nothing compared to what PM is facing….but it makes easier to be able to empathise…
AnneS said:
we’re having a thunderstorm at present…lots of rain and a bit of wind…nothing compared to what PM is facing….but it makes easier to be able to empathise…
And here I’ll sleep (if I am lucky) safely in my bed, while some who have no bed…will be in the thick of it.
I must say to me….Anna Bligh is doing a mighty job:)
Lucky1 said:
AnneS said:
we’re having a thunderstorm at present…lots of rain and a bit of wind…nothing compared to what PM is facing….but it makes easier to be able to empathise…
And here I’ll sleep (if I am lucky) safely in my bed, while some who have no bed…will be in the thick of it.
I must say to me….Anna Bligh is doing a mighty job:)
She sure is. My estimation of her has gone up many notches over the last couple of months. I didn’t think much of her before this.
AnneS said:
Lucky1 said:
AnneS said:
we’re having a thunderstorm at present…lots of rain and a bit of wind…nothing compared to what PM is facing….but it makes easier to be able to empathise…
And here I’ll sleep (if I am lucky) safely in my bed, while some who have no bed…will be in the thick of it.
I must say to me….Anna Bligh is doing a mighty job:)
She sure is. My estimation of her has gone up many notches over the last couple of months. I didn’t think much of her before this.
She reminds me of the Mayor of New York when the towers went down. He wasn’t liked much…………. but by the end…he was.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/cyclone-yasi-live-blog-20110202-1acsz.html
Lucky1 said:
AnneS said:
Lucky1 said:And here I’ll sleep (if I am lucky) safely in my bed, while some who have no bed…will be in the thick of it.
I must say to me….Anna Bligh is doing a mighty job:)
She sure is. My estimation of her has gone up many notches over the last couple of months. I didn’t think much of her before this.
She reminds me of the Mayor of New York when the towers went down. He wasn’t liked much…………. but by the end…he was.
Saw the Townsville Mayor on TV this morning. Thought he looked like a good chap – a proper country bloke, rather than a politician.
Yeehah said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:grumblegrumblegrumble…. that radar and obs were invaluable this morning. I noticed it did the same thing during Larry too!
What I can see.
27C Barometer is dropping 1003mbar, strong squally windy shower has just been and gone.
You’re right about Willis Island instruments getting knocked about during Larry.. I’m sure I heard them say this morning that the new facilities were built to a catagory 5 level this time, too. What happens if there is ever a catagory 6 cyclone? I know there is no such thing but do we have a construction level to cover a 6?
Concrete bunker would probably defeat the purpose :P
You’d need to build it up high. LOL.
hey we’re cooking with gas now… camp stove is happening, genset is blasting away keepin beer, light and laptop happening.
30mm of rain so far, barometer down to 998, wind? squally from the SWest… if I had a potty mouth, I’d swear all about the wind….
happy days…
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
AnneS said:She sure is. My estimation of her has gone up many notches over the last couple of months. I didn’t think much of her before this.
She reminds me of the Mayor of New York when the towers went down. He wasn’t liked much…………. but by the end…he was.
Saw the Townsville Mayor on TV this morning. Thought he looked like a good chap – a proper country bloke, rather than a politician.
That would be King Les…. we don’t have Mayors up here, we have Kings… especially as Towntown is the un-official Capital of Kingsland.
King Mooney did some good for a fair time… King Les tries to rip us off with water rates!
pomolo said:
Yeehah said:
pomolo said:You’re right about Willis Island instruments getting knocked about during Larry.. I’m sure I heard them say this morning that the new facilities were built to a catagory 5 level this time, too. What happens if there is ever a catagory 6 cyclone? I know there is no such thing but do we have a construction level to cover a 6?
Concrete bunker would probably defeat the purpose :P
You’d need to build it up high. LOL.
Concrete bunker in the sky!
pepe said:
You’re right about Willis Island instruments getting knocked about during Larry.. I’m sure I heard them say this morning that the new facilities were built to a catagory 5 level this time, too. What happens if there is ever a catagory 6 cyclone? I know there is no such thing but do we have a construction level to cover a 6?
—
the yanks built a whole city-under-the-mountains to withstand a nuclear holocaust.
so yes – we have the technology – but not sufficient money to save everybody.
Too true Pep.
pain master said:
Now it is raining… and very blustery. Just put the ducks to bed in their new brick house, but they are unsure about it…
A brick house built ot level 5 catagory. Luv it. LOL.
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:The eye is exactly 286kms away.
The eyet is when its quiet until the next round of storm arrives???
It is highly unlikely that we will see the eye, that should cross land 180kms north of us. I really really hope.
The eye is weird. Perfect stillness after such a buffeting. With this cyclone I don’t think it matters much wether you’re under the eye or 100km from it.
pain master said:
hey we’re cooking with gas now… camp stove is happening, genset is blasting away keepin beer, light and laptop happening.30mm of rain so far, barometer down to 998, wind? squally from the SWest… if I had a potty mouth, I’d swear all about the wind….
happy days…
Stay safe…………………
pain master said:
wet wet wet wet wet
“Tis tisn’t it?
How’s this… I think it is raining.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Now it is raining… and very blustery. Just put the ducks to bed in their new brick house, but they are unsure about it…
A brick house built ot level 5 catagory. Luv it. LOL.
yeah, the ducks love it…. they’re outside the window as I type…. but all I can hear is the frogs and the gentle sway of the trees.
pain master said:
How’s this… I think it is raining.
Although I would have expected a lot more yellow/red pixels – does the windiness affect the way the rain shows up on the radar?
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:The eyet is when its quiet until the next round of storm arrives???
It is highly unlikely that we will see the eye, that should cross land 180kms north of us. I really really hope.
The eye is weird. Perfect stillness after such a buffeting. With this cyclone I don’t think it matters much wether you’re under the eye or 100km from it.
Reading it sounds scary:(
Lucky1 said:
AnneS said:
we’re having a thunderstorm at present…lots of rain and a bit of wind…nothing compared to what PM is facing….but it makes easier to be able to empathise…
And here I’ll sleep (if I am lucky) safely in my bed, while some who have no bed…will be in the thick of it.
I must say to me….Anna Bligh is doing a mighty job:)
Women don’t seem to be the best politicans but they certainly come to the fore in an emergency situation.
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
hey we’re cooking with gas now… camp stove is happening, genset is blasting away keepin beer, light and laptop happening.30mm of rain so far, barometer down to 998, wind? squally from the SWest… if I had a potty mouth, I’d swear all about the wind….
happy days…
Stay safe…………………
Ditto!
bon008 said:
pain master said:
How’s this… I think it is raining.
Although I would have expected a lot more yellow/red pixels – does the windiness affect the way the rain shows up on the radar?
don’t know the answer to that bon…
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:It is highly unlikely that we will see the eye, that should cross land 180kms north of us. I really really hope.
The eye is weird. Perfect stillness after such a buffeting. With this cyclone I don’t think it matters much wether you’re under the eye or 100km from it.
Reading it sounds scary:(
Being here is scarier… #8-)
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:
AnneS said:
we’re having a thunderstorm at present…lots of rain and a bit of wind…nothing compared to what PM is facing….but it makes easier to be able to empathise…
And here I’ll sleep (if I am lucky) safely in my bed, while some who have no bed…will be in the thick of it.
I must say to me….Anna Bligh is doing a mighty job:)
Women don’t seem to be the best politicans but they certainly come to the fore in an emergency situation.
I think she has done enough in the past two months to warrant another term.
pain master said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:
How’s this… I think it is raining.
Although I would have expected a lot more yellow/red pixels – does the windiness affect the way the rain shows up on the radar?
don’t know the answer to that bon…
I must say I was the same….. thought the colours would be in the higher range.
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:The eye is weird. Perfect stillness after such a buffeting. With this cyclone I don’t think it matters much wether you’re under the eye or 100km from it.
Reading it sounds scary:(
Being here is scarier… #8-)
Oh no doubt PM.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:And here I’ll sleep (if I am lucky) safely in my bed, while some who have no bed…will be in the thick of it.
I must say to me….Anna Bligh is doing a mighty job:)
Women don’t seem to be the best politicans but they certainly come to the fore in an emergency situation.
I think she has done enough in the past two months to warrant another term.
Ditto
Wind is sustained speed of just over 50kph, humidity is 98% and it is raining.
bon008 said:
pain master said:
How’s this… I think it is raining.
Although I would have expected a lot more yellow/red pixels – does the windiness affect the way the rain shows up on the radar?
I f you look at the radar on the national scale, you will see that the cyclone is “flinging” rain at the mainland, occasionally…
some good falls yah?
Dinetta said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:
How’s this… I think it is raining.
Although I would have expected a lot more yellow/red pixels – does the windiness affect the way the rain shows up on the radar?
I f you look at the radar on the national scale, you will see that the cyclone is “flinging” rain at the mainland, occasionally…
and flinging it sideways!
Well, she was…it’s constant now…but I really don’t think the wind has a great deal of bearing on how the radar “reads” the rain in the clouds…
pain master said:
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:And here I’ll sleep (if I am lucky) safely in my bed, while some who have no bed…will be in the thick of it.
I must say to me….Anna Bligh is doing a mighty job:)
Women don’t seem to be the best politicans but they certainly come to the fore in an emergency situation.
I think she has done enough in the past two months to warrant another term.
I don’t.
pain master said:
I think she has done enough in the past two months to warrant another term.
…even tho’ Queensland doesn’t have an Opposition worthy of the name…
pain master said:
pomolo said:
Lucky1 said:And here I’ll sleep (if I am lucky) safely in my bed, while some who have no bed…will be in the thick of it.
I must say to me….Anna Bligh is doing a mighty job:)
Women don’t seem to be the best politicans but they certainly come to the fore in an emergency situation.
I think she has done enough in the past two months to warrant another term.
I think I would have to agree, even though she is not of my preferred political persuasion :)
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:Women don’t seem to be the best politicans but they certainly come to the fore in an emergency situation.
I think she has done enough in the past two months to warrant another term.
Ditto
I still don’t.
If you go here, to this part of BoM, and leave the “satellite” box unticked, you will see the “eye” very clearly…
NO, NO NO…leave the RADAR box unticked, and the satellite box TICKED…
sorry…
Dinetta said:
NO, NO NO…leave the RADAR box unticked, and the satellite box TICKED…sorry…
What ever way it looked scary:(
25C still, barometer 997mbar and did I say it was raining?
Now I know that I have gone on in the past about tropical rain, and how sometimes it rains… yeah well shut my mouth, its raining!
pain master said:
some good falls yah?
Flipping heck.
For comparison, the fizzler that was TC Bianca (at least, before it hit the coast) gave me 5mm. After all the hype and preparations, it was a bit ofa disappointment. That said, I only wish Yasi were more of a disappointment.
its like being at a pool party when EVERYONE is splashing!
bon008 said:
pain master said:
some good falls yah?
Flipping heck.
For comparison, the fizzler that was TC Bianca (at least, before it hit the coast) gave me 5mm. After all the hype and preparations, it was a bit ofa disappointment. That said, I only wish Yasi were more of a disappointment.
we got a massive 2.5mm from grumpy ol’ TC Anthony last Sunday.
I’m off to read my rain guage
pain master said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:
some good falls yah?
Flipping heck.
For comparison, the fizzler that was TC Bianca (at least, before it hit the coast) gave me 5mm. After all the hype and preparations, it was a bit ofa disappointment. That said, I only wish Yasi were more of a disappointment.
we got a massive 2.5mm from grumpy ol’ TC Anthony last Sunday.
I’m off to read my rain guage
Hope it’s a big guage!! :)
pain master said:
we got a massive 2.5mm from grumpy ol’ TC Anthony last Sunday.
I’m off to read my rain guage
Hope it’s anchored…
Looking at the 4-day forecast, I think TC Yasi is going to get most of Australia wet…
bon008 said:
pain master said:
bon008 said:Flipping heck.
For comparison, the fizzler that was TC Bianca (at least, before it hit the coast) gave me 5mm. After all the hype and preparations, it was a bit ofa disappointment. That said, I only wish Yasi were more of a disappointment.
we got a massive 2.5mm from grumpy ol’ TC Anthony last Sunday.
I’m off to read my rain guage
Hope it’s a big guage!! :)
My Nylex can hold 350mm… but I like to get out there from time to time… get in touch with mother nature.
55mm so far this afternoon.
Dinetta said:
pain master said:we got a massive 2.5mm from grumpy ol’ TC Anthony last Sunday.
I’m off to read my rain guage
Hope it’s anchored…
it was the one thing I was concerned about… so far, standing up quite well
Dinetta said:
Looking at the 4-day forecast, I think TC Yasi is going to get most of Australia wet…
yeah and youse all appreciate it too! I’m trying my hardest to steal as much rain as I can!
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
Looking at the 4-day forecast, I think TC Yasi is going to get most of Australia wet…
yeah and youse all appreciate it too! I’m trying my hardest to steal as much rain as I can!
Sunny and windy here :(
Severe thunderstorm warnings out in the wheatbelt, though.
pain master said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:we got a massive 2.5mm from grumpy ol’ TC Anthony last Sunday.
I’m off to read my rain guage
Hope it’s a big guage!! :)
My Nylex can hold 350mm… but I like to get out there from time to time… get in touch with mother nature.
55mm so far this afternoon.
Also can hold a little piglet:)
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
bon008 said:Hope it’s a big guage!! :)
My Nylex can hold 350mm… but I like to get out there from time to time… get in touch with mother nature.
55mm so far this afternoon.
Also can hold a little piglet:)
sure can!
The wind is now getting nasty… so far it has been meh, this is alright…. but now it is starting to freak me out.
Only 12 more hours to go, only 12 more hours to go!
bon008 said:
pain master said:
bon008 said:Flipping heck.
For comparison, the fizzler that was TC Bianca (at least, before it hit the coast) gave me 5mm. After all the hype and preparations, it was a bit ofa disappointment. That said, I only wish Yasi were more of a disappointment.
we got a massive 2.5mm from grumpy ol’ TC Anthony last Sunday.
I’m off to read my rain guage
Hope it’s a big guage!! :)
you shouldn’t be going outside!
AnneS said:
you shouldn’t be going outside!
He’s male, AnneS, and they lurve battling the elements, remember?
AnneS said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:we got a massive 2.5mm from grumpy ol’ TC Anthony last Sunday.
I’m off to read my rain guage
Hope it’s a big guage!! :)
you shouldn’t be going outside!
the rain guage don’t work inside
Dinetta said:
AnneS said:you shouldn’t be going outside!
He’s male, AnneS, and they lurve battling the elements, remember?
lol
pain master said:
AnneS said:
bon008 said:Hope it’s a big guage!! :)
you shouldn’t be going outside!
the rain guage don’t work inside
Dinetta said:
Looking at the 4-day forecast, I think TC Yasi is going to get most of Australia wet…
Except for us over in the south west. It says we will get some wind, but no rain. :(
AnneS said:
Dinetta said:
AnneS said:you shouldn’t be going outside!
He’s male, AnneS, and they lurve battling the elements, remember?
lol
I wore my driza-bone and my gum boots
http://www.abc.net.au/emergency/cyclone/yasi/
live radio from Cairns, good reports from the locals up there
pain master said:
AnneS said:
Dinetta said:He’s male, AnneS, and they lurve battling the elements, remember?
lol
I wore my driza-bone and my gum boots
thinking of you up there PM :)
trichome said:
http://www.abc.net.au/emergency/cyclone/yasi/
live radio from Cairns, good reports from the locals up there
Where are you trichome…are you up that way?
AnneS said:
trichome said:http://www.abc.net.au/emergency/cyclone/yasi/
live radio from Cairns, good reports from the locals up there
Where are you trichome…are you up that way?
no, south from there, wet coastal sub-tropics, we will probably get rain from it later on
pain master said:
I wore my driza-bone and my gum boots
What’s the fun in that? All dressed up? What about the rain slashing your face like wet nails? What about absent-mindedly noting that the back yard is flooded to your ankles? Geez…live a little!
pain master said:
AnneS said:
Dinetta said:He’s male, AnneS, and they lurve battling the elements, remember?
lol
I wore my driza-bone and my gum boots
Lucky you didn’t do a Mary Poppins and fly away in the driza bone.
trichome said:
http://www.abc.net.au/emergency/cyclone/yasi/
live radio from Cairns, good reports from the locals up there
…and good reports is what folk need in times like these…not freaking sensationalist headlines that look good but aren’t anywhere near the real facts…
AnneS said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:we got a massive 2.5mm from grumpy ol’ TC Anthony last Sunday.
I’m off to read my rain guage
Hope it’s a big guage!! :)
you shouldn’t be going outside!
Quite right.
pain master said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:
some good falls yah?
Flipping heck.
For comparison, the fizzler that was TC Bianca (at least, before it hit the coast) gave me 5mm. After all the hype and preparations, it was a bit ofa disappointment. That said, I only wish Yasi were more of a disappointment.
we got a massive 2.5mm from grumpy ol’ TC Anthony last Sunday.
I’m off to read my rain guage
It sounds as though you are just loving this. You are aren’t you?
pain master said:
AnneS said:
Dinetta said:He’s male, AnneS, and they lurve battling the elements, remember?
lol
I wore my driza-bone and my gum boots
Yep, that’d stop a tree branch…
pm has dropped off the list
trichome said:
pm has dropped off the list
“Please explain?” (what list?)
Oh, do you mean the LHS “by Time” frame?
Dinetta said:
Oh, do you mean the LHS “by Time” frame?
yes, no comments from him for a while
http://www.theweatherchaser.com/videos/201101-tropical-cyclone-yasi
pain master said:
AnneS said:
Dinetta said:He’s male, AnneS, and they lurve battling the elements, remember?
lol
I wore my driza-bone and my gum boots
It’s your head that’s in the worst danger. If something falls on your head your brains fall out silly.
trichome said:
thinking of you up there PM :)
thank you trichome… i’d be thinking too if it weren’t for the freight train that is ripping past my window!
trichome said:
Dinetta said:
Oh, do you mean the LHS “by Time” frame?
yes, no comments from him for a while
http://www.theweatherchaser.com/videos/201101-tropical-cyclone-yasi
Thanks for putting that up, Trichome…Scrap (the kitten) found the forming cyclone fascinating and was batting the rain patterns…I think the Big Grey Cat may be in hiding and Little Grey Cat (Scrap) is looking for something to play with….
Gives a whole new meaning to “barrelling”, watching that cyclone head for the coast…
Dinetta said:
pain master said:I wore my driza-bone and my gum boots
What’s the fun in that? All dressed up? What about the rain slashing your face like wet nails? What about absent-mindedly noting that the back yard is flooded to your ankles? Geez…live a little!
I tried that three times and discovered I was filling the laundry basket getting into something dry eh?
trichome said:
AnneS said:
trichome said:http://www.abc.net.au/emergency/cyclone/yasi/
live radio from Cairns, good reports from the locals up there
Where are you trichome…are you up that way?
no, south from there, wet coastal sub-tropics, we will probably get rain from it later on
As far south as me?
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:I wore my driza-bone and my gum boots
What’s the fun in that? All dressed up? What about the rain slashing your face like wet nails? What about absent-mindedly noting that the back yard is flooded to your ankles? Geez…live a little!
I tried that three times and discovered I was filling the laundry basket getting into something dry eh?
You could just wear your togs, that’s what I do…
pain master said:
trichome said:thinking of you up there PM :)
thank you trichome… i’d be thinking too if it weren’t for the freight train that is ripping past my window!
that’s music to our ears – stay safe….. and yes the roar is frightening.
trichome said:
Dinetta said:
Oh, do you mean the LHS “by Time” frame?
yes, no comments from him for a while
http://www.theweatherchaser.com/videos/201101-tropical-cyclone-yasi
I’m surprised that he has been able to stay on as long as he has!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/cyclone-season-2010-2011/comparison.htm
http://www.owithalinethroughit.com/gallery/d/24690-1/m20110202_0334_aqua_x_visqkm_11PYASI_125kts-929mb-164S-1499E_100pc.jpg
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/waystolisten/australia.htm
hortfurball said:
pain master said:
AnneS said:lol
I wore my driza-bone and my gum boots
Yep, that’d stop a tree branch…
Zackery!
pomolo said:
pain master said:
bon008 said:Flipping heck.
For comparison, the fizzler that was TC Bianca (at least, before it hit the coast) gave me 5mm. After all the hype and preparations, it was a bit ofa disappointment. That said, I only wish Yasi were more of a disappointment.
we got a massive 2.5mm from grumpy ol’ TC Anthony last Sunday.
I’m off to read my rain guage
It sounds as though you are just loving this. You are aren’t you?
yeah… but like everything, it’s always fun until someone gets hurt…. then its hilarious???
pomolo said:
trichome said:
AnneS said:Where are you trichome…are you up that way?
no, south from there, wet coastal sub-tropics, we will probably get rain from it later on
As far south as me?
a bit further south Pom
trichome said:
pm has dropped off the list
sorry, scored a barrage of chat on concerned friends in fb land…
pomolo said:
pain master said:
AnneS said:lol
I wore my driza-bone and my gum boots
It’s your head that’s in the worst danger. If something falls on your head your brains fall out silly.
I keep them in my toe, and my gum boots are steel capped.
pepe said:
pain master said:
trichome said:thinking of you up there PM :)
thank you trichome… i’d be thinking too if it weren’t for the freight train that is ripping past my window!
that’s music to our ears – stay safe….. and yes the roar is frightening.
its getting louder…
you still got power pm ?
trichome said:
you still got power pm ?
nope, went out 4 hours ago
just heard the sound of splitting eucalypt
any sounds of roofs coming off yet ?
pain master said:
just heard the sound of splitting eucalypt
not good…how are the ducks?
trichome said:
any sounds of roofs coming off yet ?
one over in Idalia and one closer to town according to the weather forum
AnneS said:
pain master said:
just heard the sound of splitting eucalypt
not good…how are the ducks?
they’re still up, I can hear them from time to time, just outside this window
quack quack they’re saying…
trichome said:
pomolo said:
trichome said:no, south from there, wet coastal sub-tropics, we will probably get rain from it later on
As far south as me?
a bit further south Pom
It must be NSW then.
pomolo said:
trichome said:
pomolo said:As far south as me?
a bit further south Pom
It must be NSW then.
near the border
pain master said:
AnneS said:
pain master said:
just heard the sound of splitting eucalypt
not good…how are the ducks?
they’re still up, I can hear them from time to time, just outside this window
quack quack they’re saying…
Well you take care. I have to go to Sydney very early tomorrow so I’d best get some sleep (something I doubt you’ll get to do tonight). Will be thinking of you.
pain master said:
AnneS said:
pain master said:
just heard the sound of splitting eucalypt
not good…how are the ducks?
they’re still up, I can hear them from time to time, just outside this window
quack quack they’re saying…
Discussing their new home or the lousy weather. LOL.
Another Eucalypt has just split the scene… its a crackin’ night indeed
and I think I can hear tin
trichome said:
pomolo said:
trichome said:a bit further south Pom
It must be NSW then.
near the border
So you may not be a true Queenslander like PM. there aren’t many of us real ones I must admit.
AnneS said:
pain master said:
AnneS said:not good…how are the ducks?
they’re still up, I can hear them from time to time, just outside this window
quack quack they’re saying…
Well you take care. I have to go to Sydney very early tomorrow so I’d best get some sleep (something I doubt you’ll get to do tonight). Will be thinking of you.
Thanks Anne, GF is getting some sleep at the mo…. I’m buzzin a bit. Have a safe journey to Sydders
pomolo said:
pain master said:
AnneS said:not good…how are the ducks?
they’re still up, I can hear them from time to time, just outside this window
quack quack they’re saying…
Discussing their new home or the lousy weather. LOL.
I think they’re are wondering when their old house will be ready for return…
pomolo said:
trichome said:
pomolo said:It must be NSW then.
near the border
So you may not be a true Queenslander like PM. there aren’t many of us real ones I must admit.
NSW not QLD
is PM a real Q’lander?
trichome said:
pomolo said:
trichome said:near the border
So you may not be a true Queenslander like PM. there aren’t many of us real ones I must admit.
NSW not QLD
is PM a real Q’lander?
No he isn’t but he is trying to qualify.
trichome said:
pomolo said:
trichome said:near the border
So you may not be a true Queenslander like PM. there aren’t many of us real ones I must admit.
NSW not QLD
is PM a real Q’lander?
I will be after tonight!
latest track
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml
show us ya…
trichome said:
pomolo said:
trichome said:near the border
So you may not be a true Queenslander like PM. there aren’t many of us real ones I must admit.
NSW not QLD
is PM a real Q’lander?
You must be somewhere neat Longfellow. Wonder where he has gotten to anyway.
pain master said:
trichome said:
pomolo said:So you may not be a true Queenslander like PM. there aren’t many of us real ones I must admit.
NSW not QLD
is PM a real Q’lander?
I will be after tonight!
what ? one category 5 and you’re in ?
pomolo said:
You must be somewhere
yes :)
trichome said:
latest track
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml
beat me by 6 seconds
A huge wave was reported off Townsville…about 7 mtrs or was that 9????
pain master said:
trichome said:latest track
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtmlbeat me by 6 seconds
you win with the faster html :)
trichome said:
pain master said:
trichome said:NSW not QLD
is PM a real Q’lander?
I will be after tonight!
what ? one category 5 and you’re in ?
sorry sir… hangs head down…
but what about Larry, and Guba, and Olga and Anthony and… and… and….
Lucky1 said:
A huge wave was reported off Townsville…about 7 mtrs or was that 9????
yes 9m is right, i’m listening to the ABC Cairns
pain master said:
just heard the sound of splitting eucalypt
Oh hell…. I don;‘t think I can read these posts…..
I’m off to bed.
PM I hope you stay safe.. seems hollow to say.
I hope you still have an address in the morning. Otherwise I won’t be able to send you spaghetti squash seeds, and it sounds like you may need something to re vegetate the block…
Lucky1 said:
A huge wave was reported off Townsville…about 7 mtrs or was that 9????
Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story eh?
okay, the only fact I know is TC Yasi has been pushing a wave height of between 21 and 35ft. This does not relate to sea swell.
There was to be expected a 2.5metre swell above the tide, which at high was 3.5 so potentially a 7 metre swell.
But it has missed the high tide.
Stay safe PM.
you running on a generator?trichome said:
pain master said:
trichome said:latest track
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtmlbeat me by 6 seconds
you win with the faster html :)
its all about service delivery
trichome said:
Lucky1 said:
A huge wave was reported off Townsville…about 7 mtrs or was that 9????
yes 9m is right, i’m listening to the ABC Cairns
Jesus………………………
pain master said:
But it has missed the high tide.
that is good
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
just heard the sound of splitting eucalypt
Oh hell…. I don;‘t think I can read these posts…..
and I’m typing in the dark
Happy Potter said:
I’m off to bed.
PM I hope you stay safe.. seems hollow to say.I hope you still have an address in the morning. Otherwise I won’t be able to send you spaghetti squash seeds, and it sounds like you may need something to re vegetate the block…
Thanks Potter, lurve Spagetti Squash!
bluegreen said:
pain master said:But it has missed the high tide.
that is good
Captain Bligh has talked about a second storm surge tomorrow morning, with the arrival of high tide
roughbarked said:
Stay safe PM. you running on a generator?
nope roughy. we have one, but I am just running on macbook power.
we’ll use the genny for emergencies eh?
trichome said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:But it has missed the high tide.
that is good
Captain Bligh has talked about a second storm surge tomorrow morning, with the arrival of high tide
and the storm will take longer to cross over as it is traveling slower now.
http://www.youtube.com/v/FNGp1PPi4Q0&hl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNGp1PPi4Q0&hl
roughbarked, why are you posting info from here to another forum?
Jesus………………………
——-
9.5m on the windward side of Magnetic Island…
roughbarked said:
Jesus………………………
——-9.5m on the windward side of Magnetic Island…
and what does that mean ?
trichome said:
roughbarked said:
Jesus………………………
——-9.5m on the windward side of Magnetic Island…
and what does that mean ?
it means that this was the measurement of the wave.
info is info.. once it is on the net it is out there.
roughbarked said:
info is info.. once it is on the net it is out there.
I saw this in context – some news site did a page showing Yasi sitting over different continents, just to give an idea of the size.
yep, that came from the Brisbane Times.
trichome said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:But it has missed the high tide.
that is good
Captain Bligh has talked about a second storm surge tomorrow morning, with the arrival of high tide
saw that on the QPS facebook page… sounds like an invitation for sight see-ers?
pain master said:
just heard the sound of splitting eucalypt
…and you think that Pom and I are mother hens…
being a gardener in a cyclone zone must be heart wrenching.
pain master said:
AnneS said:
pain master said:they’re still up, I can hear them from time to time, just outside this window
quack quack they’re saying…
Well you take care. I have to go to Sydney very early tomorrow so I’d best get some sleep (something I doubt you’ll get to do tonight). Will be thinking of you.
Thanks Anne, GF is getting some sleep at the mo…. I’m buzzin a bit. Have a safe journey to Sydders
Gees, how could anyone sleep
pomolo said:
trichome said:
pomolo said:So you may not be a true Queenslander like PM. there aren’t many of us real ones I must admit.
NSW not QLD
is PM a real Q’lander?
No he isn’t but he is trying to qualify.
What do you have to do to qualify? Someone told me the Far North Qlders are a bit odd but they were a bit vague as to details…
roughbarked said:
being a gardener in a cyclone zone must be heart wrenching.
I worked on a job up in the Tablelands last year. I spoke to my boss yesterday and said that if Yasi follows the same path as Larry, then say good night to all the work we did…
trichome said:
pomolo said:You must be somewhere
yes :)
In disguise?
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
A huge wave was reported off Townsville…about 7 mtrs or was that 9????
Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story eh?
okay, the only fact I know is TC Yasi has been pushing a wave height of between 21 and 35ft. This does not relate to sea swell.
There was to be expected a 2.5metre swell above the tide, which at high was 3.5 so potentially a 7 metre swell.
But it has missed the high tide.
Clear as mud…
sustained wind gusts now 80kph with individual wind gusts up to 120kph recorded in Townsville.
barometer down to 993 and temp still a balmy 25C
you can clearly see Tully in the eye of the storm now… hopefully Yasi will now start to ease up… although she is still sucking huge amounts of water off the Coral Sea…
Holy Slappin’ Bumcheeks Batman, what a ride!
Wind is still (10 minute sustained) gusts to 80kph and gusting to 102kph from the ENE, which means we are now on the good side, which will hopefully see only a few more hours of this??? Barometer is on the rise at 997mbar :)
pain master said:
Holy Slappin’ Bumcheeks Batman, what a ride!Wind is still (10 minute sustained) gusts to 80kph and gusting to 102kph from the ENE, which means we are now on the good side, which will hopefully see only a few more hours of this??? Barometer is on the rise at 997mbar :)
Seems that Qld got off lucky this time.
roughbarked said:
pain master said:
Holy Slappin’ Bumcheeks Batman, what a ride!Wind is still (10 minute sustained) gusts to 80kph and gusting to 102kph from the ENE, which means we are now on the good side, which will hopefully see only a few more hours of this??? Barometer is on the rise at 997mbar :)
Seems that Qld got off lucky this time.
I don’t know about what has happened at places like Cardwell or Tully or Innisfail. You might find banana prices go up again?
well I have some trees down, the Macamadamia has fallen again… bugger. The Eucalypts are without leaf. Some mangoes have been pruned. and the garden looks like shit.
the sounds of chainsaws will be loud this afternoon I daresay.
pain master said:
well I have some trees down, the Macamadamia has fallen again… bugger. The Eucalypts are without leaf. Some mangoes have been pruned. and the garden looks like shit.the sounds of chainsaws will be loud this afternoon I daresay.
the garden will recover.
congrats – you survived!
and half the forum stayed awake all night to hear your grumbles. well done mateys.
i presume that most of your roof stayed on – therefore ducks, cars, camera and – oh yes – GF are ok?
pepe said:
pain master said:
well I have some trees down, the Macamadamia has fallen again… bugger. The Eucalypts are without leaf. Some mangoes have been pruned. and the garden looks like shit.the sounds of chainsaws will be loud this afternoon I daresay.
the garden will recover.
congrats – you survived!and half the forum stayed awake all night to hear your grumbles. well done mateys.
i presume that most of your roof stayed on – therefore ducks, cars, camera and – oh yes – GF are ok?
you cant replace a life, glad your safe and well PM
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
just heard the sound of splitting eucalypt
Oh hell…. I don;‘t think I can read these posts…..
Yes, sad to think of an eucalyptus getting demolished … seriously…
roughbarked said:
being a gardener in a cyclone zone must be heart wrenching.
Yes, I don’t think the grass in that first youtube video you put up, would be happy with all the salt…by the way the second video would not come up at all??
pain master said:
well I have some trees down, the Macamadamia has fallen again… bugger. The Eucalypts are without leaf. Some mangoes have been pruned. and the garden looks like shit.the sounds of chainsaws will be loud this afternoon I daresay.
Thank goodness you are still there and voicing what you can see. Sorry about your wrecked garden and the poor old mac tree. Hope M and the ducks are ok too.
Dinetta said:
pain master said:It is highly unlikely that we will see the eye, that should cross land 180kms north of us. I really really hope.
You will still get buffeted, don’t you worry…you did say the duks are housed in brick?
Told ya!
TC Yasi is now a Cat 2 and has lost her “eye”…
From the BoM:
“At 7:00 am EST Tropical Cyclone Yasi, Category 2 was estimated to be 95
kilometres southeast of Georgetown and 205 kilometres west southwest of Cardwell
and moving west southwest at 36 kilometres per hour.
YASI CONTINUES TO WEAKEN, BUT IS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS
AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE TROPICAL INTERIOR.
The DESTRUCTIVE CORE of Yasi, with gusts in excess of 125 km/h, will weaken as
it continues to move in a west-southwesterly direction. Yasi is south-east of
Georgetown and will be near Mt Isa tonight as a tropical depression.”
As she is so far north, even tho’ she is a big cyclone, I doubt we will get much rain from TC Yasi in our area…
I still have fond memories of the WA cyclone (can’t remember the name tho’) that took it’s time to move across from WA to the eastern seaboard, raining heavily as it went…think it may have caused the March 2009 floods here?
it was the same video Dinetta.. I stuffed the second link up.
Yes there was a slow moving WA cyclone that caused lotsa floodingpepe said:
pain master said:
well I have some trees down, the Macamadamia has fallen again… bugger. The Eucalypts are without leaf. Some mangoes have been pruned. and the garden looks like shit.the sounds of chainsaws will be loud this afternoon I daresay.
the garden will recover.
congrats – you survived!and half the forum stayed awake all night to hear your grumbles. well done mateys.
i presume that most of your roof stayed on – therefore ducks, cars, camera and – oh yes – GF are ok?
roof is solid, not a tile out of place. I was really impressed with the house, no shaking, just the occasional flap of the skylights. Power lines are down out on the street. The fence looks okay, I didnt take a close look though. The shed and duckhouse looks solid. The nylex stayed upright, 180mm of rain weighed that down. The trees that fell over during TC Olga have gone again.
Bloody Hell, that wind has just kicked again!
The Estate said:
pepe said:
pain master said:
well I have some trees down, the Macamadamia has fallen again… bugger. The Eucalypts are without leaf. Some mangoes have been pruned. and the garden looks like shit.the sounds of chainsaws will be loud this afternoon I daresay.
the garden will recover.
congrats – you survived!and half the forum stayed awake all night to hear your grumbles. well done mateys.
i presume that most of your roof stayed on – therefore ducks, cars, camera and – oh yes – GF are ok?
you cant replace a life, glad your safe and well PM
thank you Thee, the ducks are still in their cyclone shelter, not safe to let them out yet…. they are trying to snooze now.
Apparently she moved south at the very last, just before hitting the coast…
Latest tracking map for TC Yasi
A lot of those place names won’t mean anything if you’re not familiar with the area…but colour me impressed! A Cat 1 cyclone near Julia Creek!
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
just heard the sound of splitting eucalypt
Oh hell…. I don;‘t think I can read these posts…..
Yes, sad to think of an eucalyptus getting demolished … seriously…
the neighbour across the road had a front garden full of gums… I can see their house today.
I have exchanged waves with one neighbour, but will wait until the wind drops a little before checking on the other neighbours.
pain master said:
roof is solid, not a tile out of place. I was really impressed with the house, no shaking, just the
A tiled roof! A throwback to your Mexican roots I suppose but that’s a mere detail… amazed that the winds didn’t knock it around…
pomolo said:
pain master said:
well I have some trees down, the Macamadamia has fallen again… bugger. The Eucalypts are without leaf. Some mangoes have been pruned. and the garden looks like shit.the sounds of chainsaws will be loud this afternoon I daresay.
Thank goodness you are still there and voicing what you can see. Sorry about your wrecked garden and the poor old mac tree. Hope M and the ducks are ok too.
Thanks pom, yeah I think the mac might have to go this time…
pain master said:
:(the neighbour across the road had a front garden full of gums… I can see their house today.
pain master said:
well I have some trees down, the Macamadamia has fallen again… bugger. The Eucalypts are without leaf. Some mangoes have been pruned. and the garden looks like shit.the sounds of chainsaws will be loud this afternoon I daresay.
So glad you are safe……… garden and be rebuilt….. but your parents broke your mold….
Dinetta said:
TC Yasi is now a Cat 2 and has lost her “eye”…
Yay…….
Glad to hear yous are ok, ducks and house ect. Bugga about the trees garden and mac’ tree.
I’m glad I don’t like in a state that includes an annual cyclone season.
Dinetta said:
Apparently she moved south at the very last, just before hitting the coast…Latest tracking map for TC Yasi
A lot of those place names won’t mean anything if you’re not familiar with the area…but colour me impressed! A Cat 1 cyclone near Julia Creek!
Mind you though, Julia Creek and Cloncurry would have experience from Gulf of Carpentaria Cyclones???
pain master said:
Mind you though, Julia Creek and Cloncurry would have experience from Gulf of Carpentaria Cyclones???
Do they? I didn’t realize that…pardon my ignorance then…
Dinetta said:
pain master said::(the neighbour across the road had a front garden full of gums… I can see their house today.
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poor gums…
Better the gums than the house or people:)
Dinetta said:
pain master said:roof is solid, not a tile out of place. I was really impressed with the house, no shaking, just the
A tiled roof! A throwback to your Mexican roots I suppose but that’s a mere detail… amazed that the winds didn’t knock it around…
I think there was fare discussion after Althea re: tiles vs tin, but this place was built just after Althea and the owner builder opted for hardwood trusses, and each tile is tied to the trusses and beams.
The smell of Eucalypt is soooo strong, the oil is thick this morning
Dinetta said:
pain master said::(the neighbour across the road had a front garden full of gums… I can see their house today.
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poor gums…
I’ll take my chainsaw over when I clear a path…
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
well I have some trees down, the Macamadamia has fallen again… bugger. The Eucalypts are without leaf. Some mangoes have been pruned. and the garden looks like shit.the sounds of chainsaws will be loud this afternoon I daresay.
So glad you are safe……… garden and be rebuilt….. but your parents broke your mold….
I’ll let them know Lucky, I’ll call them soon.
Dinetta said:
pain master said:Mind you though, Julia Creek and Cloncurry would have experience from Gulf of Carpentaria Cyclones???
Do they? I didn’t realize that…pardon my ignorance then…
I’m not 100% sure on that, just that they would know about Tropical depressions and the like
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said::(the neighbour across the road had a front garden full of gums… I can see their house today.
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poor gums…I’ll take my chainsaw over when I clear a path…
Now you can plant a lime tree!
When they lose their leaf to a big wind, they just put on more fruit! :P
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
well I have some trees down, the Macamadamia has fallen again… bugger. The Eucalypts are without leaf. Some mangoes have been pruned. and the garden looks like shit.the sounds of chainsaws will be loud this afternoon I daresay.
So glad you are safe……… garden and be rebuilt….. but your parents broke your mold….
I’ll let them know Lucky, I’ll call them soon.
So glad you both are safe.Heard on the TV that no one was killed. This is good news.
pain master said:
I think there was fare discussion after Althea re: tiles vs tin, but this place was built just after Althea and the owner builder opted for hardwood trusses, and each tile is tied to the trusses and beams.
Keep going…I’m learning lots here…
pain master said:
I’m not 100% sure on that, just that they would know about Tropical depressions and the like
Oh monsoonal troughs without a doubt, but a Cat1 cyclone…or any cyclone… that far inland?
Dinetta said:
pain master said::(the neighbour across the road had a front garden full of gums… I can see their house today.
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poor gums…
Gums aren’t the type of trees to grow in a cyclonic area obviously. Palms are built to take the force and even they give way in the big blows.
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
Dinetta said::(
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poor gums…I’ll take my chainsaw over when I clear a path…
Now you can plant a lime tree!
When they lose their leaf to a big wind, they just put on more fruit! :P
that’s a plan.
Dinetta said:
pain master said:I think there was fare discussion after Althea re: tiles vs tin, but this place was built just after Althea and the owner builder opted for hardwood trusses, and each tile is tied to the trusses and beams.
Keep going…I’m learning lots here…
we also have threaded rod, or cabling which is attached to the hardwood trusses and then runs down the cavity of the walls into the foundation. This hopefully holds the roof trusses to the ground.
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said::(the neighbour across the road had a front garden full of gums… I can see their house today.
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poor gums…Gums aren’t the type of trees to grow in a cyclonic area obviously. Palms are built to take the force and even they give way in the big blows.
Palms are super grass up here! Although I reckon with a bit of pruning nay even pollarding the gums will survive. The bleedin’ Albizia stayed upright!!!
rainfall?
pain master said:
rainfall?
A lot more red on it this time.
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:I think there was fare discussion after Althea re: tiles vs tin, but this place was built just after Althea and the owner builder opted for hardwood trusses, and each tile is tied to the trusses and beams.
Keep going…I’m learning lots here…
we also have threaded rod, or cabling which is attached to the hardwood trusses and then runs down the cavity of the walls into the foundation. This hopefully holds the roof trusses to the ground.
Sounds like the OB was hopping mad about TC Althea and determined to thwart any future cyclones from damaging his haus….did you buy from him or had the haus changed hands a few times?
pain master said:
Although I reckon with a bit of pruning nay even pollarding the gums will survive.
Hooray!
pain master said:
rainfall?
Seriously…
At this moment, Bowen is getting a drenching…
If TC Yasi barrelled across the sea, maybe she did not suck up much moisture? Not sure of the finer points of moisture collection by cyclones/hurricanes…
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
Dinetta said:Keep going…I’m learning lots here…
we also have threaded rod, or cabling which is attached to the hardwood trusses and then runs down the cavity of the walls into the foundation. This hopefully holds the roof trusses to the ground.
Sounds like the OB was hopping mad about TC Althea and determined to thwart any future cyclones from damaging his haus….did you buy from him or had the haus changed hands a few times?
changed a couple of times, OB was a nursery man, so I’m guessing he did most of the tree planting. I think he gauged the height of the trees to the distance of the roof pretty well. A couple of trees are out of place… not too many.
Dinetta said:
If TC Yasi barrelled across the sea, maybe she did not suck up much moisture? Not sure of the finer points of moisture collection by cyclones/hurricanes…
she was moving quickly and drawing water all the time, which is why she remained at 500kms across. Hopefully she has cooled the Coral Sea sufficiently so that Yasi is the last for 2011… fingers crossed.
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
If TC Yasi barrelled across the sea, maybe she did not suck up much moisture? Not sure of the finer points of moisture collection by cyclones/hurricanes…
she was moving quickly and drawing water all the time, which is why she remained at 500kms across. Hopefully she has cooled the Coral Sea sufficiently so that Yasi is the last for 2011… fingers crossed.
Thanks for that bit of information PM, would she really have cooled off the sea? I find that hard to believe…
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
If TC Yasi barrelled across the sea, maybe she did not suck up much moisture? Not sure of the finer points of moisture collection by cyclones/hurricanes…
she was moving quickly and drawing water all the time, which is why she remained at 500kms across. Hopefully she has cooled the Coral Sea sufficiently so that Yasi is the last for 2011… fingers crossed.
Thanks for that bit of information PM, would she really have cooled off the sea? I find that hard to believe…
I’ll dip my toe in later to see, but quite possibly Yasi may have cooled the sea by a degree or two. Let’s hope!
pain master said:
I’ll dip my toe in later to see, but quite possibly Yasi may have cooled the sea by a degree or two. Let’s hope!
Be careful, they haven’t put the stinger nets up yet…
Dinetta said:
pain master said:I’ll dip my toe in later to see, but quite possibly Yasi may have cooled the sea by a degree or two. Let’s hope!
Be careful, they haven’t put the stinger nets up yet…
I saw one of the stinger nets flying towards Charlies Trousers a few moments ago!
Seriously, have a confirmed report the Strand is underwater and many many trees are down.
roof is solid, not a tile out of place. I was really impressed with the house, no shaking, just the occasional flap of the skylights. Power lines are down out on the street. The fence looks okay, I didnt take a close look though. The shed and duckhouse looks solid. The nylex stayed upright, 180mm of rain weighed that down. The trees that fell over during TC Olga have gone again.
Bloody Hell, that wind has just kicked again!
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good news about the house being well built. skylights?
those who stayed in community shelters now have to find their way home. from what i see on tv the roads are all covered in debris.
pain master said:
Seriously, have a confirmed report the Strand is underwater a
fair dinkum!
pomolo said:
Yeehah said:
pomolo said:You’re right about Willis Island instruments getting knocked about during Larry.. I’m sure I heard them say this morning that the new facilities were built to a catagory 5 level this time, too. What happens if there is ever a catagory 6 cyclone? I know there is no such thing but do we have a construction level to cover a 6?
Concrete bunker would probably defeat the purpose :P
You’d need to build it up high. LOL.
Yeah but if the weather station is INSIDE the concrete bunker so that it can’t get blown away … oh, never mind!
;)
pepe said:
roof is solid, not a tile out of place. I was really impressed with the house, no shaking, just the occasional flap of the skylights. Power lines are down out on the street. The fence looks okay, I didnt take a close look though. The shed and duckhouse looks solid. The nylex stayed upright, 180mm of rain weighed that down. The trees that fell over during TC Olga have gone again.Bloody Hell, that wind has just kicked again!
—good news about the house being well built. skylights?
those who stayed in community shelters now have to find their way home. from what i see on tv the roads are all covered in debris.
two skylights and two whirlygigs… the skylight panels were making a fair rattle last night!
Dinetta said:
pain master said:Seriously, have a confirmed report the Strand is underwater a
fair dinkum!
yeah, the road went under. The Seaview Hotel would be a bit soggy I’d say!
Geez the bamboo is strong… but it has lost some foliage…
and the mess underneath the mangoes…
pain master said:
Geez the bamboo is strong… but it has lost some foliage…
wow look at the ground all the leaf litter.
pain master said:
and the mess underneath the mangoes…
Elf just had a look, said you have a little bit of work to do.
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Geez the bamboo is strong… but it has lost some foliage…
wow look at the ground all the leaf litter.
tomorrow’s mulch Lucky1, I’m gonna have a massive compost heap after this!
Deciduous mangoes eh? Well you could have fared worse.
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Geez the bamboo is strong… but it has lost some foliage…
wow look at the ground all the leaf litter.
tomorrow’s mulch Lucky1, I’m gonna have a massive compost heap after this!
Damn straight:D
where’s that shot roughy?
pain master said:
where’s that shot roughy?
That pic is from Mission Beach
she is still out there…
pain master said:
she is still out there…
yeah, it is not over yet :(
pain master said:
where’s that shot roughy?
It said Mission Beach, PM
pain master said:
its like being at a pool party when EVERYONE is splashing!
Sometimes your cogitations are borderline alarming :/
But hey, I won’t hold it against you :)
in the street… take that stobie pool.
pain master said:
in the street… take that stobie pool.
i meant pole…
some would say Yay!
pain master said:
pain master said:
in the street… take that stobie pool.
i meant pole…
I only recently learnt the meaning of stobie pole :) Not quite bilingual, but it’s a start!
bon008 said:
pain master said:
pain master said:
in the street… take that stobie pool.
i meant pole…
I only recently learnt the meaning of stobie pole :) Not quite bilingual, but it’s a start!
you’ll fare well east of the border.
hortfurball said:
Dinetta said:
Looking at the 4-day forecast, I think TC Yasi is going to get most of Australia wet…
Except for us over in the south west. It says we will get some wind, but no rain. :(
Heat wave then some rain, now that something We like to here.
Glad all the North QLDer’s are fine.
pain master said:
AnneS said:
Dinetta said:He’s male, AnneS, and they lurve battling the elements, remember?
lol
I wore my driza-bone and my gum boots
where you still dry as a bone with it on?
Veg gardener said:
pain master said:
AnneS said:lol
I wore my driza-bone and my gum boots
where you still dry as a bone with it on?
except my head. yes.
Pleased to hear you came through relatively unscathed pm. Not an experience you would like to repeat in a hurry I’m sure :)
A Stobie pole is made od steel and concrete.. isn’t it?
pain master said:
Veg gardener said:
pain master said:I wore my driza-bone and my gum boots
where you still dry as a bone with it on?
except my head. yes.
glad your ok PM same with the GF and the ducks.
pain master said:
some would say Yay!
YAY!
roughbarked said:
A Stobie pole is made od steel and concrete.. isn’t it?
yup, only because South Aussies have chosen not to use timber power poles.
Veg gardener said:
pain master said:
Veg gardener said:where you still dry as a bone with it on?
except my head. yes.
glad your ok PM same with the GF and the ducks.
Thank you Veg :)
pain master said:
Veg gardener said:
pain master said:except my head. yes.
glad your ok PM same with the GF and the ducks.
Thank you Veg :)
not gonna say thank you for the price of bananas now Pm.
pain master said:
roughbarked said:
A Stobie pole is made od steel and concrete.. isn’t it?
yup, only because South Aussies have chosen not to use timber power poles.
They didn’t bluddywell have any .. that’s why.
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
some would say Yay!
YAY!
HUH???????????????????
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
some would say Yay!
YAY!
HUH???????????????????
some don’t like Umbrella Trees Lucky1…
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Geez the bamboo is strong… but it has lost some foliage…wow look at the ground all the leaf litter.
tomorrow’s mulch Lucky1, I’m gonna have a massive compost heap after this!
Onya!
some don’t like Umbrella Trees Lucky1…
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Oh I see……. they bugger up the sewage pipes……..
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:YAY!
HUH???????????????????
some don’t like Umbrella Trees Lucky1…
Victims of whipping?? As a kid you couldn’t go past an umbrella tree without grabbing a stalk and searching out a victim..
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
Dinetta said:YAY!
HUH???????????????????
some don’t like Umbrella Trees Lucky1…
Weeeeeeeed.
bon008 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:HUH???????????????????
some don’t like Umbrella Trees Lucky1…
Victims of whipping?? As a kid you couldn’t go past an umbrella tree without grabbing a stalk and searching out a victim..
Tisk……lol
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:HUH???????????????????
some don’t like Umbrella Trees Lucky1…
Weeeeeeeed.
Bill & Ben……..lol
bon008 said:
Victims of whipping?? As a kid you couldn’t go past an umbrella tree without grabbing a stalk and searching out a victim..
No, victim of backed-up toilets due to umbrella tree roots in the sewerage pipe…
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:HUH???????????????????
some don’t like Umbrella Trees Lucky1…
Weeeeeeeed.
Thanks for the support, Bubba!
pain master said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:i meant pole…
I only recently learnt the meaning of stobie pole :) Not quite bilingual, but it’s a start!
you’ll fare well east of the border.
Well I’ve never heard of them till now! My education continues
AnneS said:
pain master said:
bon008 said:I only recently learnt the meaning of stobie pole :) Not quite bilingual, but it’s a start!
you’ll fare well east of the border.
Well I’ve never heard of them till now! My education continues
Me too.
bon008 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:HUH???????????????????
some don’t like Umbrella Trees Lucky1…
Victims of whipping?? As a kid you couldn’t go past an umbrella tree without grabbing a stalk and searching out a victim..
why stop when you grow up?
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:HUH???????????????????
some don’t like Umbrella Trees Lucky1…
Weeeeeeeed.
Indigenous native to North Queeeeeensland.
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:some don’t like Umbrella Trees Lucky1…
Weeeeeeeed.
Indigenous native to North Queeeeeensland.
Should never have been introduced to suburbia…
pain master said:
why stop when you grow up?
Umbrella trees are flora non grata
so how is it you came across any in WA, Bon? I believe that WA is more restrictive with plant movements than Tasmania…
bubba louie said:
AnneS said:
pain master said:you’ll fare well east of the border.
Well I’ve never heard of them till now! My education continues
Me too.
me three.
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:some don’t like Umbrella Trees Lucky1…
Weeeeeeeed.
Indigenous native to North Queeeeeensland.
Indigenous native to North Queeeeeensland weeeeeed.
From what I can read on the news reports, the old adage above the toilet applies ATM?
“If it’s Yellow
Let it mellow
If it’s Brown
Flush it down”
It appears that the power to the water treatment plant is out?
Dinetta said:
From what I can read on the news reports, the old adage above the toilet applies ATM?“If it’s Yellow
Let it mellow
If it’s Brown
Flush it down”It appears that the power to the water treatment plant is out?
The Council have promised that it will be fixed by morning.
bluegreen said:
bubba louie said:
AnneS said:Well I’ve never heard of them till now! My education continues
Me too.
me three.
I will be four.
They say animals know when a storm is approaching…did you notice anything different PM??? In the animal activity.
Lucky1 said:
They say animals know when a storm is approaching…did you notice anything different PM??? In the animal activity.
All the horses in the neighbourhood got in a truck and drove away…
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
They say animals know when a storm is approaching…did you notice anything different PM??? In the animal activity.
All the horses in the neighbourhood got in a truck and drove away…
Ha ha ha….. very funny….
I’m being serious….. I was told birds and such leave the area when a big storm is coming…….
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
They say animals know when a storm is approaching…did you notice anything different PM??? In the animal activity.
All the horses in the neighbourhood got in a truck and drove away…
Ha ha ha….. very funny….
I’m being serious….. I was told birds and such leave the area when a big storm is coming…….
nah the horses did, they’re goneski!
It is really odd, because for the past two weeks, all of the bugs and birds had been displaying Dry Season behaviour… they got it wrong this year. Before TC Larry, they all disappeared, but not this year…
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:All the horses in the neighbourhood got in a truck and drove away…
Ha ha ha….. very funny….
I’m being serious….. I was told birds and such leave the area when a big storm is coming…….
nah the horses did, they’re goneski!
It is really odd, because for the past two weeks, all of the bugs and birds had been displaying Dry Season behaviour… they got it wrong this year. Before TC Larry, they all disappeared, but not this year…
I heard a radio interview the day before Yasi and the guy said all the birds were gone, even the seagulls.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:Ha ha ha….. very funny….
I’m being serious….. I was told birds and such leave the area when a big storm is coming…….
nah the horses did, they’re goneski!
It is really odd, because for the past two weeks, all of the bugs and birds had been displaying Dry Season behaviour… they got it wrong this year. Before TC Larry, they all disappeared, but not this year…
I heard a radio interview the day before Yasi and the guy said all the birds were gone, even the seagulls.
not here… I even had a Channel Billed Cuckoo sit in the tree, and I thought “he knows the cyclone is to the north” because that is where he is headed this time of year… and he’s waiting for it to pass at my place.
Dinetta said:
bon008 said:Victims of whipping?? As a kid you couldn’t go past an umbrella tree without grabbing a stalk and searching out a victim..
No, victim of backed-up toilets due to umbrella tree roots in the sewerage pipe…
:( Well I know exactly how that feels.. and how much it costs:(
Dinetta said:
pain master said:why stop when you grow up?
Umbrella trees are flora non grata
so how is it you came across any in WA, Bon? I believe that WA is more restrictive with plant movements than Tasmania…
I dunno! I don’t think there are too many of them, but a few.. perhaps there was one by my primary school, and that’s why I remember it so well :)
Mr Bon has just told me his mum had one in the back garden! (He also remembers them for the whipping sticks)
bon008 said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:why stop when you grow up?
Umbrella trees are flora non grata
so how is it you came across any in WA, Bon? I believe that WA is more restrictive with plant movements than Tasmania…I dunno! I don’t think there are too many of them, but a few.. perhaps there was one by my primary school, and that’s why I remember it so well :)
Mr Bon has just told me his mum had one in the back garden! (He also remembers them for the whipping sticks)
Huh. Just googled umbrella trees in Perth – can’t see anything to suggest they’re a declared weed or anything. However, I did learn this fun fact:
“Some plants such as the umbrella tree Schefflera
actinophylla, when flowering, cause bees to fall to the
ground dazed, where they will sting people walking
barefoot in the area.”
bon008 said:
bon008 said:
Dinetta said:Umbrella trees are flora non grata
so how is it you came across any in WA, Bon? I believe that WA is more restrictive with plant movements than Tasmania…I dunno! I don’t think there are too many of them, but a few.. perhaps there was one by my primary school, and that’s why I remember it so well :)
Mr Bon has just told me his mum had one in the back garden! (He also remembers them for the whipping sticks)
Huh. Just googled umbrella trees in Perth – can’t see anything to suggest they’re a declared weed or anything. However, I did learn this fun fact:
“Some plants such as the umbrella tree Schefflera
actinophylla, when flowering, cause bees to fall to the
ground dazed, where they will sting people walking
barefoot in the area.”
and the Lorikeets will get drunk on them at the end of the season…
but not like this guy.
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
They say animals know when a storm is approaching…did you notice anything different PM??? In the animal activity.
All the horses in the neighbourhood got in a truck and drove away…
That should have been some sort of a warning to you.
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:nah the horses did, they’re goneski!
It is really odd, because for the past two weeks, all of the bugs and birds had been displaying Dry Season behaviour… they got it wrong this year. Before TC Larry, they all disappeared, but not this year…
I heard a radio interview the day before Yasi and the guy said all the birds were gone, even the seagulls.
not here… I even had a Channel Billed Cuckoo sit in the tree, and I thought “he knows the cyclone is to the north” because that is where he is headed this time of year… and he’s waiting for it to pass at my place.
There are still a pair of Channel Billed Cuckoos here. I must tell them they are supposed to be going north now.
bon008 said:
I only recently learnt the meaning of stobie pole :) Not quite bilingual, but it’s a start!
Dinetta said:
pain master said:why stop when you grow up?
Umbrella trees are flora non grata
so how is it you came across any in WA, Bon? I believe that WA is more restrictive with plant movements than Tasmania…
Simple – they’ve been here since before the restrictions.
bon008 said:
bon008 said:
Dinetta said:Umbrella trees are flora non grata
so how is it you came across any in WA, Bon? I believe that WA is more restrictive with plant movements than Tasmania…I dunno! I don’t think there are too many of them, but a few.. perhaps there was one by my primary school, and that’s why I remember it so well :)
Mr Bon has just told me his mum had one in the back garden! (He also remembers them for the whipping sticks)
Huh. Just googled umbrella trees in Perth – can’t see anything to suggest they’re a declared weed or anything. However, I did learn this fun fact:
“Some plants such as the umbrella tree Schefflera
actinophylla, when flowering, cause bees to fall to the
ground dazed, where they will sting people walking
barefoot in the area.”
Actually it is a known weed, just not a declared weed. You’ll find it on the weed lists, but it’s not illegal to have one growing in your garden, unlike salvinia, for which there is a ridiculously large fine…something like $20,000 from memory if an environmental officer happens to spot it in your pond! (I think you get a warning to remove it first though, then they come back a month later and if it’s still there, your pocket suffers BIG time)
Strange that you can have a plant that is a known weed like umbrella, but you are not obliged to remove it. I think they are not permitted to be sold in nurseries but I could be wrong. Doesn’t stop them being sold in garage sales and at markets though. Sunday Carpark markets are filled with little stalls of various weeds…
bon008 said:
“Some plants such as the umbrella tree Schefflera
actinophylla, when flowering, cause bees to fall to the
ground dazed, where they will sting people walking
barefoot in the area.”
That little gem is just a ridiculously sensationalised statement of fact anyway. Any bee on the ground will sting a barefoot person, but only if you stand on it. Fallen jacaranda flowers attract bees – funnily enough, those bees will also sting you if you stand on them barefoot.
hortfurball said:
bon008 said:
“Some plants such as the umbrella tree Schefflera
actinophylla, when flowering, cause bees to fall to the
ground dazed, where they will sting people walking
barefoot in the area.”
That little gem is just a ridiculously sensationalised statement of fact anyway. Any bee on the ground will sting a barefoot person, but only if you stand on it. Fallen jacaranda flowers attract bees – funnily enough, those bees will also sting you if you stand on them barefoot.
yep.
just the same as bees will sting people on the mouth while being interrupted in drinking from the same softdrink can.
hortfurball said:
bon008 said:
bon008 said:I dunno! I don’t think there are too many of them, but a few.. perhaps there was one by my primary school, and that’s why I remember it so well :)
Mr Bon has just told me his mum had one in the back garden! (He also remembers them for the whipping sticks)
Huh. Just googled umbrella trees in Perth – can’t see anything to suggest they’re a declared weed or anything. However, I did learn this fun fact:
“Some plants such as the umbrella tree Schefflera
actinophylla, when flowering, cause bees to fall to the
ground dazed, where they will sting people walking
barefoot in the area.”Actually it is a known weed, just not a declared weed. You’ll find it on the weed lists, but it’s not illegal to have one growing in your garden, unlike salvinia, for which there is a ridiculously large fine…something like $20,000 from memory if an environmental officer happens to spot it in your pond! (I think you get a warning to remove it first though, then they come back a month later and if it’s still there, your pocket suffers BIG time)
Strange that you can have a plant that is a known weed like umbrella, but you are not obliged to remove it. I think they are not permitted to be sold in nurseries but I could be wrong. Doesn’t stop them being sold in garage sales and at markets though. Sunday Carpark markets are filled with little stalls of various weeds…
Sunday Carpark markets are filled with little stalls of various weeds…… also fruit fly infected fruit and other nasties.
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:Ha ha ha….. very funny….
I’m being serious….. I was told birds and such leave the area when a big storm is coming…….
nah the horses did, they’re goneski!
It is really odd, because for the past two weeks, all of the bugs and birds had been displaying Dry Season behaviour… they got it wrong this year. Before TC Larry, they all disappeared, but not this year…
I heard a radio interview the day before Yasi and the guy said all the birds were gone, even the seagulls.
I heard a couple of interviews.. one where he said all the birds are starting to get wet and are coming in under the eaves to shelter.. as the cyclone was arriving.. and another where he commented on all the land birds leaving beforehand plus all the sea birds such as albotross comng to land because the storm was wearing hem out.. so such things need to be recorded accurately.. which birds sheltered under eaves? how long did they last? and etc.
hortfurball said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:why stop when you grow up?
Umbrella trees are flora non grata
so how is it you came across any in WA, Bon? I believe that WA is more restrictive with plant movements than Tasmania…Simple – they’ve been here since before the restrictions.
No wonder they brought in restrictions, then!
PM, the storm surge and flooding of homes that was predicted, did that actually happen ?
trichome said:
PM, the storm surge and flooding of homes that was predicted, did that actually happen ?
There seems to be a lot of water laying about in news reports with a further 300 mm predicted.
pain master said:
pepe said:
roof is solid, not a tile out of place. I was really impressed with the house, no shaking, just the occasional flap of the skylights. Power lines are down out on the street. The fence looks okay, I didnt take a close look though. The shed and duckhouse looks solid. The nylex stayed upright, 180mm of rain weighed that down. The trees that fell over during TC Olga have gone again.Bloody Hell, that wind has just kicked again!
skylights?
—two skylights and two whirlygigs… the skylight panels were making a fair rattle last night!
it would be a good idea to check the skylights to see if they will hold next time.
…and raise a toast to the builders and engineers who seem to be getting good at cyclonic building.
what was the maximum wind speed towntown suffered during yasi?
i saw one report suggesting towntown only got 130 kph wind. if that’s the case it was well short of the 500 kph expected.
pain master said:
and the mess underneath the mangoes…
that’s like paradise ! i mean that is surely better than anyone could hope for. i would say the previous owners planted well and built well…..either that or you are in a sheltered location.
roughbarked said:
A Stobie pole is made od steel and concrete.. isn’t it?
if no one else has replied (i’m 6 pages back) –
an engineer called Stobie won a competition in south australia to design a telegraph pole.
a stobie pole is a tall (9-12m high?) column with steel channels on the ouside and unreinforced concrete between. it’s possible to prefabricate millions of them very cheaply. they are termite resistant and stronger than the equivalent timber pole. still in use in SA today.
pepe said:
pain master said:
pepe said:
roof is solid, not a tile out of place. I was really impressed with the house, no shaking, just the occasional flap of the skylights. Power lines are down out on the street. The fence looks okay, I didnt take a close look though. The shed and duckhouse looks solid. The nylex stayed upright, 180mm of rain weighed that down. The trees that fell over during TC Olga have gone again.Bloody Hell, that wind has just kicked again!
skylights?
—two skylights and two whirlygigs… the skylight panels were making a fair rattle last night!
it would be a good idea to check the skylights to see if they will hold next time.
…and raise a toast to the builders and engineers who seem to be getting good at cyclonic building.what was the maximum wind speed towntown suffered during yasi?
i saw one report suggesting towntown only got 130 kph wind. if that’s the case it was well short of the 500 kph expected.
fairly sure no estimate got above 380kmph
pepe said:
pain master said:
and the mess underneath the mangoes…
that’s like paradise ! i mean that is surely better than anyone could hope for. i would say the previous owners planted well and built well…..either that or you are in a sheltered location.
I happen to agree
fairly sure no estimate got above 380kmph
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oops – you’re right – and most were for 300kmp – my mistake.
but what was townsville’s max wind speed?
pepe said:
roughbarked said:
A Stobie pole is made od steel and concrete.. isn’t it?
if no one else has replied (i’m 6 pages back) –
an engineer called Stobie won a competition in south australia to design a telegraph pole.
a stobie pole is a tall (9-12m high?) column with steel channels on the ouside and unreinforced concrete between. it’s possible to prefabricate millions of them very cheaply. they are termite resistant and stronger than the equivalent timber pole. still in use in SA today.
Yep.
Also very automobile resistant as can be attested by southaliens. At least moreso than the average spotted gum trunk.
pepe said:
fairly sure no estimate got above 380kmph
—-
oops – you’re right – and most were for 300kmp – my mistake.but what was townsville’s max wind speed?
fairly sure I remember 170 kmph mentioned.
pepe said:
fairly sure no estimate got above 380kmph
—-
oops – you’re right – and most were for 300kmp – my mistake.but what was townsville’s max wind speed?
looks like they got gusts up to 180kph until the equipment failed?
but going to BOM radar page and clicking on local towns that do pop up a square on moseover.. double click on Townsville then read backwards
mouseover.. ?
roughbarked said:
pepe said:
roughbarked said:
A Stobie pole is made od steel and concrete.. isn’t it?
if no one else has replied (i’m 6 pages back) –
an engineer called Stobie won a competition in south australia to design a telegraph pole.
a stobie pole is a tall (9-12m high?) column with steel channels on the ouside and unreinforced concrete between. it’s possible to prefabricate millions of them very cheaply. they are termite resistant and stronger than the equivalent timber pole. still in use in SA today.
Yep.
Also very automobile resistant as can be attested by southaliens. At least moreso than the average spotted gum trunk.
…and very ugly. but at least they save the forest – and timber poles are ugly and deadly too – just less so.
southaliens? not heard it before – are you getting inventive?
the worst winds were coming off the sea from the south.
the hon. PM lives on the north side of town – so maybe – the hill and town saved him from the worst.
pepe said:
the worst winds were coming off the sea from the south.
the hon. PM lives on the north side of town – so maybe – the hill and town saved him from the worst.
aw gawd – i am supposing PM (honorary q’billy) lives on the north side of town.
time for a coffee.
pain master said:
bon008 said:
pain master said:
some don’t like Umbrella Trees Lucky1…
Victims of whipping?? As a kid you couldn’t go past an umbrella tree without grabbing a stalk and searching out a victim..
why stop when you grow up?
Ah, but why grow up, boy wonder? :P
pepe said:
roughbarked said:
A Stobie pole is made od steel and concrete.. isn’t it?
if no one else has replied (i’m 6 pages back) –
an engineer called Stobie won a competition in south australia to design a telegraph pole.
a stobie pole is a tall (9-12m high?) column with steel channels on the ouside and unreinforced concrete between. it’s possible to prefabricate millions of them very cheaply. they are termite resistant and stronger than the equivalent timber pole. still in use in SA today.
They look ugly as all power poles do but in SA they tend to plant Ivy Generaniums around the base of them and it makes them look so much better. You don’t even notice the pole after a while just the lovely flowers.
pepe said:
the worst winds were coming off the sea from the south.
the hon. PM lives on the north side of town – so maybe – the hill and town saved him from the worst.
It’s always Position! Position! Position!
pepe said:
pepe said:
the worst winds were coming off the sea from the south.
the hon. PM lives on the north side of town – so maybe – the hill and town saved him from the worst.
aw gawd – i am supposing PM (honorary q’billy) lives on the north side of town.
time for a coffee.
I think you’re pretty close though Pepe.. I don’t know the truth but I have my suspicions.
comes from WAaliens.. not particularly inventive.. no. ;)
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:All the horses in the neighbourhood got in a truck and drove away…
Ha ha ha….. very funny….
I’m being serious….. I was told birds and such leave the area when a big storm is coming…….
nah the horses did, they’re goneski!
It is really odd, because for the past two weeks, all of the bugs and birds had been displaying Dry Season behaviour… they got it wrong this year. Before TC Larry, they all disappeared, but not this year…
Oh thanks…….elf said the birds took off with Tracy as he was working in Darwin at the time.
My sister is at Moonta and said the crabs and flathead fish are acting crazy………………….
pomolo said:
pepe said:
the worst winds were coming off the sea from the south.
the hon. PM lives on the north side of town – so maybe – the hill and town saved him from the worst.
It’s always Position! Position! Position!
That’s only circumstantial evidence though ;)
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:Ha ha ha….. very funny….
I’m being serious….. I was told birds and such leave the area when a big storm is coming…….
nah the horses did, they’re goneski!
It is really odd, because for the past two weeks, all of the bugs and birds had been displaying Dry Season behaviour… they got it wrong this year. Before TC Larry, they all disappeared, but not this year…
I heard a radio interview the day before Yasi and the guy said all the birds were gone, even the seagulls.
wow………………….must be truth in it.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
They say animals know when a storm is approaching…did you notice anything different PM??? In the animal activity.
All the horses in the neighbourhood got in a truck and drove away…
That should have been some sort of a warning to you.
LOL
hortfurball said:
bon008 said:
I only recently learnt the meaning of stobie pole :) Not quite bilingual, but it’s a start!
I’m still in the dark…
I think a stobie pole is an icon here in SA now too.
roughbarked said:
pomolo said:
pepe said:
the worst winds were coming off the sea from the south.
the hon. PM lives on the north side of town – so maybe – the hill and town saved him from the worst.
It’s always Position! Position! Position!
That’s only circumstantial evidence though ;)
Too true.
pomolo said:
pepe said:
roughbarked said:
A Stobie pole is made od steel and concrete.. isn’t it?
if no one else has replied (i’m 6 pages back) –
an engineer called Stobie won a competition in south australia to design a telegraph pole.
a stobie pole is a tall (9-12m high?) column with steel channels on the ouside and unreinforced concrete between. it’s possible to prefabricate millions of them very cheaply. they are termite resistant and stronger than the equivalent timber pole. still in use in SA today.
They look ugly as all power poles do but in SA they tend to plant Ivy Generaniums around the base of them and it makes them look so much better. You don’t even notice the pole after a while just the lovely flowers.
a few of them are like that – a few million aren’t. thanks for the thought tho’.
roughbarked said:
comes from WAaliens.. not particularly inventive.. no. ;)
new southwaliens- ok – could be useful.
roughbarked said:
pomolo said:
pepe said:
the worst winds were coming off the sea from the south.
the hon. PM lives on the north side of town – so maybe – the hill and town saved him from the worst.
It’s always Position! Position! Position!
That’s only circumstantial evidence though ;)
yeah i was just speculating.
pepe said:
roughbarked said:
pomolo said:It’s always Position! Position! Position!
That’s only circumstantial evidence though ;)
yeah i was just speculating.
Happened to a Young family up the road here, Still remember that day the little girl died.
Thanks Yasi!
My garden is 4” under water lol!
Happy Potter said:
Thanks Yasi!
My garden is 4” under water lol!
Shit!!!! Nothing here…sigh
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
They say animals know when a storm is approaching…did you notice anything different PM??? In the animal activity.
All the horses in the neighbourhood got in a truck and drove away…
That should have been some sort of a warning to you.
I just thought there was a Gymkana in the air?
how’s the cleanup going, PM?
Lucky1 said:
Happy Potter said:
Thanks Yasi!
My garden is 4” under water lol!
Shit!!!! Nothing here…sigh
Just got the power back on. OMG what a storm!!!!!!!!!
37mm of rain in 15 minutes.. shattering thunder 2 windows broken, electrials started by themselves (plugged in but switches were off) and the river is up over the ford already and road cews out to clear fallen trees. Garden completely under.
Out to check on the chook in a minute.
Happy Potter said:
Lucky1 said:
Happy Potter said:
Thanks Yasi!
My garden is 4” under water lol!
Shit!!!! Nothing here…sigh
Just got the power back on. OMG what a storm!!!!!!!!!
37mm of rain in 15 minutes.. shattering thunder 2 windows broken, electrials started by themselves (plugged in but switches were off) and the river is up over the ford already and road cews out to clear fallen trees. Garden completely under.
Out to check on the chook in a minute.
Double shit.!!
Just rang by sister and got the station hand…. Deb & Paul are off into Burra, their son has broken down with wet electrics in his car. He’s needed on Kangaroo Island for 2 weeks work on Monday. Looks like on BOM…its bucketing down in their area.
Lucky1 said:
Happy Potter said:
Thanks Yasi!
My garden is 4” under water lol!
Shit!!!! Nothing here…sigh
gentle rain for about 30 mins.
Happy Potter said:
Lucky1 said:
Happy Potter said:
Thanks Yasi!
My garden is 4” under water lol!
Shit!!!! Nothing here…sigh
Just got the power back on. OMG what a storm!!!!!!!!!
37mm of rain in 15 minutes.. shattering thunder 2 windows broken, electrials started by themselves (plugged in but switches were off) and the river is up over the ford already and road cews out to clear fallen trees. Garden completely under.
Out to check on the chook in a minute.
A real scary one.
Lucky1 said:
Happy Potter said:
Lucky1 said:Shit!!!! Nothing here…sigh
Just got the power back on. OMG what a storm!!!!!!!!!
37mm of rain in 15 minutes.. shattering thunder 2 windows broken, electrials started by themselves (plugged in but switches were off) and the river is up over the ford already and road cews out to clear fallen trees. Garden completely under.
Out to check on the chook in a minute.
Double shit.!!
Just rang by sister and got the station hand…. Deb & Paul are off into Burra, their son has broken down with wet electrics in his car. He’s needed on Kangaroo Island for 2 weeks work on Monday. Looks like on BOM…its bucketing down in their area.
Car is stuffed…..water in the motor some how…… Burra has had 4 inches from what they have heard on the repeater channel of the radio in their vehicle. Towing the lads car home 125 km away as they can’t get into Burra…. creeks are roaring,
pepe said:
Lucky1 said:
Happy Potter said:
Thanks Yasi!
My garden is 4” under water lol!
Shit!!!! Nothing here…sigh
gentle rain for about 30 mins.
Been out and looked your way and its looks like it cold drop a bucket load.
burra – that’s where my daughters gone.
i had better check with her
bbl.
pepe said:
burra – that’s where my daughters gone.
i had better check with her
bbl.
Okay…let us know if the rain was as bad as what Deb was told… and that your daughter is okay too:)
The weather crisis now switches to the South. Take care all of you down there.
pomolo said:
The weather crisis now switches to the South. Take care all of you down there.
Very quiet here Pomolo….no rain and the thunderstorm warning doesn’t include us here in the city.
pomolo said:
The weather crisis now switches to the South. Take care all of you down there.
A car floated past and the occupants had to be rescued…
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/storm-to-move-south-and-soak-victoria/story-e6frf7jo-1225999816174
It’s stopped now but there’s more to come. I’m on while for a moment before the power outage fings me off again.
Happy Potter said:
pomolo said:
The weather crisis now switches to the South. Take care all of you down there.
A car floated past and the occupants had to be rescued…
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/storm-to-move-south-and-soak-victoria/story-e6frf7jo-1225999816174
It’s stopped now but there’s more to come. I’m on while for a moment before the power outage fings me off again.
Stay safe…..
S’not Yasi, it’s bluddy Arsie Anthony! Sneaky bugger..
Hubby rang me, he’shalfway to work but can’t get there as water is over the freeway and cars stopped.
Lucky1 said:
Happy Potter said:
pomolo said:
The weather crisis now switches to the South. Take care all of you down there.
A car floated past and the occupants had to be rescued…
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/storm-to-move-south-and-soak-victoria/story-e6frf7jo-1225999816174
It’s stopped now but there’s more to come. I’m on while for a moment before the power outage fings me off again.
Stay safe…..
Always lovie. I know how to get on the roof, LOL
Nar it’s draining well between rainbursts.. but this next lot looks like a doozy. Chooks are ok huddled on the higest perch. Max is having a blast with crickets coming inside out of the rain lol!
Happy Potter said:
Lucky1 said:
Happy Potter said:A car floated past and the occupants had to be rescued…
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/storm-to-move-south-and-soak-victoria/story-e6frf7jo-1225999816174
It’s stopped now but there’s more to come. I’m on while for a moment before the power outage fings me off again.
Stay safe…..
Always lovie. I know how to get on the roof, LOL
Nar it’s draining well between rainbursts.. but this next lot looks like a doozy. Chooks are ok huddled on the higest perch. Max is having a blast with crickets coming inside out of the rain lol!
Gotta love max for having fun…..lol. Our cats love the crickets when they get inside.
roughbarked said:
bubba louie said:
pain master said:nah the horses did, they’re goneski!
It is really odd, because for the past two weeks, all of the bugs and birds had been displaying Dry Season behaviour… they got it wrong this year. Before TC Larry, they all disappeared, but not this year…
I heard a radio interview the day before Yasi and the guy said all the birds were gone, even the seagulls.
I heard a couple of interviews.. one where he said all the birds are starting to get wet and are coming in under the eaves to shelter.. as the cyclone was arriving.. and another where he commented on all the land birds leaving beforehand plus all the sea birds such as albotross comng to land because the storm was wearing hem out.. so such things need to be recorded accurately.. which birds sheltered under eaves? how long did they last? and etc.
an Albatross, wtf?
Lucky1 said:
pepe said:
burra – that’s where my daughters gone.
i had better check with her
bbl.
Okay…let us know if the rain was as bad as what Deb was told… and that your daughter is okay too:)
her mobile is out of range. she said that it would be. she’s studying those pigmy bluetongues with another girl from the university. The rain here is welcome but not heavy.
Happy Potter said:
pomolo said:
The weather crisis now switches to the South. Take care all of you down there.
A car floated past and the occupants had to be rescued…http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/storm-to-move-south-and-soak-victoria/story-e6frf7jo-1225999816174
It’s stopped now but there’s more to come. I’m on while for a moment before the power outage fings me off again.
pleased to hear the rain is draining away. take care of max znd yourself.
pepe said:
Lucky1 said:
pepe said:
burra – that’s where my daughters gone.
i had better check with her
bbl.
Okay…let us know if the rain was as bad as what Deb was told… and that your daughter is okay too:)
her mobile is out of range. she said that it would be. she’s studying those pigmy bluetongues with another girl from the university. The rain here is welcome but not heavy.
I’m sure she’s fine……..
Lucky who has no rain at her place and is sipping on decaf coffee
trichome said:
PM, the storm surge and flooding of homes that was predicted, did that actually happen ?
there was flooding during the high tide on Thursday morning in Railway Estate and South Townsville, also in the fringe of the city (the Reef Aquarium was flooded), but the swell marker out at Cape Cleveland which recorded the “monster 18m swell approaching” was actually an upturned buoy.
Lucky1 said:
pepe said:
Lucky1 said:Okay…let us know if the rain was as bad as what Deb was told… and that your daughter is okay too:)
her mobile is out of range. she said that it would be. she’s studying those pigmy bluetongues with another girl from the university. The rain here is welcome but not heavy.
I’m sure she’s fine……..
Lucky who has no rain at her place and is sipping on decaf coffee
I’m sure she is ok too, but if you’re at all worried while her phone is out of range Pepe, Lucky can give you my mobile no, then you can text me your girls number and I can relay a message.
pepe said:
pain master said:
pepe said:
roof is solid, not a tile out of place. I was really impressed with the house, no shaking, just the occasional flap of the skylights. Power lines are down out on the street. The fence looks okay, I didnt take a close look though. The shed and duckhouse looks solid. The nylex stayed upright, 180mm of rain weighed that down. The trees that fell over during TC Olga have gone again.Bloody Hell, that wind has just kicked again!
skylights?
—two skylights and two whirlygigs… the skylight panels were making a fair rattle last night!
it would be a good idea to check the skylights to see if they will hold next time.
…and raise a toast to the builders and engineers who seem to be getting good at cyclonic building.what was the maximum wind speed towntown suffered during yasi?
i saw one report suggesting towntown only got 130 kph wind. if that’s the case it was well short of the 500 kph expected.
the skylight panels are just two perspex sheets which sit into a frame at inside ceiling level… They are loose so that you can remove them easily for cleaning. Now the pressure exchanges between outside and inside during a cyclone can cause the roof to “shift”…. in our case, the weakest part was these loose panels, so they flapped for want of a better word. If they were not there, then the man-hole or woman-hole cover into the roof would have done similar.
No real need to get someone out to check the roof, but I may go up there next week to see if all is safe and sound.
No leaks despite 230mms of rain.
now TC Yasi was never going to get to 500kph… the US Navy which keep and eye on things very well always said that the central pressure and wind speed was always 160kts, or what 280kph? The BOM never said 500kph, but maybe a journo did? I dunno…
TC Tracy and TC Althea and TC Larry all busted BOM equipment at around 240kph, and the BOM will be the first to admit that anemometers are delicate and it is really really really hard to get a robust anemometer to survive a TC. I am not sure how they record wind speed up on Mt Washington in the US, but surely even that anemometer shits itself from time to time.
Towntown recorded wind speeds of close to 130, there may have been some 150s but I daresay that may have been at altitiude (Castle Hill or Mt Stuart)… but despite claims of Cat 3 winds for Townsville, I doubt it. Cat 3 will cause structural damage, and there has been no gutters down or sheds collapsing… I have seen one or two really shonky home made sheds collapse, but have also seen some not shift.
There are fences down in town, and some road signs down (all Cat 2 stuff) but every second tree is buggered… trees on Castle Hill and Mt Stuart are stripped of all leaves and many are recumbent. I have seen 3 stobie poles on the recline but only mine actually prostate… I have actually seen a palm tree down!!!
I spent the day at work on the chainsaw, and this afternoon on the chainsaw. Tomorrow should see 8 more hours on the chainsaw and still my yard maybe not clear.
pain master said:
trichome said:PM, the storm surge and flooding of homes that was predicted, did that actually happen ?
there was flooding during the high tide on Thursday morning in Railway Estate and South Townsville, also in the fringe of the city (the Reef Aquarium was flooded), but the swell marker out at Cape Cleveland which recorded the “monster 18m swell approaching” was actually an upturned buoy.
cheers :)
Next storm front is nearly apon us and there’s 123 kph winds. It’s scary.
The power is flickering and dipping so that’s me off to bed to lay there and listen to it..
pepe said:
pain master said:
and the mess underneath the mangoes…
that’s like paradise ! i mean that is surely better than anyone could hope for. i would say the previous owners planted well and built well…..either that or you are in a sheltered location.
you are more than welcome to stay a few days if you ever find your way close to paradise!
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:Ha ha ha….. very funny….
I’m being serious….. I was told birds and such leave the area when a big storm is coming…….
nah the horses did, they’re goneski!
It is really odd, because for the past two weeks, all of the bugs and birds had been displaying Dry Season behaviour… they got it wrong this year. Before TC Larry, they all disappeared, but not this year…
Oh thanks…….elf said the birds took off with Tracy as he was working in Darwin at the time.
My sister is at Moonta and said the crabs and flathead fish are acting crazy………………….
they always do in February… tidal I think…
Lucky1 said:
Car is stuffed…..water in the motor some how…… Burra has had 4 inches from what they have heard on the repeater channel of the radio in their vehicle. Towing the lads car home 125 km away as they can’t get into Burra…. creeks are roaring,
Good thing he’s not in the roaring creek then…a long way to tow a car…
Happy Potter said:
Next storm front is nearly apon us and there’s 123 kph winds. It’s scary.
The power is flickering and dipping so that’s me off to bed to lay there and listen to it..
Bed is a good place to be, hope Max is keeping you company?
roughbarked said:
pomolo said:
pepe said:
the worst winds were coming off the sea from the south.
the hon. PM lives on the north side of town – so maybe – the hill and town saved him from the worst.
It’s always Position! Position! Position!
That’s only circumstantial evidence though ;)
there’s no sea to the south of Townsville…
winds started at 3pm from the South-Swest… at around 8pm the winds increased in speed and changed to the south. The strongest winds then came in around 1130pm and were SE… Easterlys then took over but were really strong through 1-6am… 6am through to around 11am were moderately strong ENE, and then gusty ENE from 11am to around 8pm…
There was close to around 29 hours of very gusty strong winds, but around 7 hours of scary shit in the middle. But in total, being a newbie Qlders I would say prolly the worst was 8pm through to 11am…
Dinetta said:
Lucky1 said:Car is stuffed…..water in the motor some how…… Burra has had 4 inches from what they have heard on the repeater channel of the radio in their vehicle. Towing the lads car home 125 km away as they can’t get into Burra…. creeks are roaring,
Good thing he’s not in the roaring creek then…a long way to tow a car…
Yeah… hope they don’t have too many problems getting all home.
Happy Potter said:
Thanks Yasi!
My garden is 4” under water lol!
Cairns got 250mm of rain today thanks to Yasi.
bluegreen said:
how’s the cleanup going, PM?
my green waste pile ready for the council to pick up is getting bigger and bigger yet there still seems to be a mountain in the yard!!!
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
how’s the cleanup going, PM?
my green waste pile ready for the council to pick up is getting bigger and bigger yet there still seems to be a mountain in the yard!!!
local council here after big storms leaves huge piles of mulch for residents to gather from for free before it carts them away
trichome said:
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
how’s the cleanup going, PM?
my green waste pile ready for the council to pick up is getting bigger and bigger yet there still seems to be a mountain in the yard!!!
local council here after big storms leaves huge piles of mulch for residents to gather from for free before it carts them away
I’m hoping to score some mulch.
Happy Potter said:
S’not Yasi, it’s bluddy Arsie Anthony! Sneaky bugger..Hubby rang me, he’shalfway to work but can’t get there as water is over the freeway and cars stopped.
No, I’m sure it’s Yasi, as this looks like the southern tip of her flung waaaaay down…on the other hand, Anthony left the country via the south NSW coast yesterday afternoon…Yasi is now one humungous rain depression…I think…
Yasi, Anthony, bloody boys are always trouble!! LOL
Holey Crap Melbourne is drowning! I have been woken by storm after storm and water coming in then receeding as soon as it stops, then the next deluge happens.
The poor merc got wet.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/storm-to-move-south-and-soak-victoria/story-e6frf7kx-1225999816174
Happy Potter said:
Yasi, Anthony, bloody boys are always trouble!! LOLHoley Crap Melbourne is drowning! I have been woken by storm after storm and water coming in then receeding as soon as it stops, then the next deluge happens.
The poor merc got wet.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/storm-to-move-south-and-soak-victoria/story-e6frf7kx-1225999816174
So it was the pair of them together.
Excerpt from that article. We copped those hailstones here too, only not so big.
“Moorabbin and Narre Warren, in Melbourne’s southeast, were the worst-affected, but the west also endured some of the biggest downpours in memory.
Hail stones the size of golf balls fell on Leopold near Geelong, and half a dozen factories were damaged in Strezlecki Grove, Laverton, when 132km/h winds swept through the suburb.
“A mini tornado hit the area for sure,” factor owner Stephen Tennyson said.
“Floor-to-ceiling windows in my office are smashed, the flag pole is bent in four different angles and corrugated iron is strewn around the area”.
About 30,000 households in central, western and northern Victoria were left without electricity due to lightning strikes.
The deluge was due to two cyclones: the angry tail of Queensland’s killer Yasi, and the earlier Anthony.”
Happy Potter said:
Yasi, Anthony, bloody boys are always trouble!! LOLHoley Crap Melbourne is drowning! I have been woken by storm after storm and water coming in then receeding as soon as it stops, then the next deluge happens.
The poor merc got wet.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/storm-to-move-south-and-soak-victoria/story-e6frf7kx-1225999816174
http://www.countryenergy.com.au/content/stormtracker
roughbarked said:
Happy Potter said:
Yasi, Anthony, bloody boys are always trouble!! LOLHoley Crap Melbourne is drowning! I have been woken by storm after storm and water coming in then receeding as soon as it stops, then the next deluge happens.
The poor merc got wet.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/storm-to-move-south-and-soak-victoria/story-e6frf7kx-1225999816174
http://www.countryenergy.com.au/content/stormtracker
Pretty colours hey!
I tried to go back to sleep but too much thunder and torrential rain again. I’m hungry now so a cuppa and some toast will hit the spot. I can has a nana nap later.
The man has a job to do over his next days off.. clean out the gutters.
Happy Potter said:
roughbarked said:
Happy Potter said:
Yasi, Anthony, bloody boys are always trouble!! LOLHoley Crap Melbourne is drowning! I have been woken by storm after storm and water coming in then receeding as soon as it stops, then the next deluge happens.
The poor merc got wet.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/storm-to-move-south-and-soak-victoria/story-e6frf7kx-1225999816174
http://www.countryenergy.com.au/content/stormtracker
Pretty colours hey!
I tried to go back to sleep but too much thunder and torrential rain again. I’m hungry now so a cuppa and some toast will hit the spot. I can has a nana nap later.
The man has a job to do over his next days off.. clean out the gutters.
You mean he didn’t do them before the storms?
smack him for me will you? ;)roughbarked said:
Happy Potter said:
roughbarked said:http://www.countryenergy.com.au/content/stormtracker
Pretty colours hey!
I tried to go back to sleep but too much thunder and torrential rain again. I’m hungry now so a cuppa and some toast will hit the spot. I can has a nana nap later.
The man has a job to do over his next days off.. clean out the gutters.You mean he didn’t do them before the storms?
smack him for me will you? ;)
I will.. you watch. That’s slack. JJ can help too. Males spoilt rotten.. probably my fault lol..
He will have to get the sparky out to check wiring before we can switch the front porch light and outdoor spottys back on.
The fernery is under water, so are the vege beds and mini orchard. But all people and pets are ok.
Eldest daughter on nightshift at the aged care rang me in near tears, they’re evacuating the residents now.
Happy Potter said:
roughbarked said:
Happy Potter said:Pretty colours hey!
I tried to go back to sleep but too much thunder and torrential rain again. I’m hungry now so a cuppa and some toast will hit the spot. I can has a nana nap later.
The man has a job to do over his next days off.. clean out the gutters.You mean he didn’t do them before the storms?
smack him for me will you? ;)I will.. you watch. That’s slack. JJ can help too. Males spoilt rotten.. probably my fault lol..
He will have to get the sparky out to check wiring before we can switch the front porch light and outdoor spottys back on.The fernery is under water, so are the vege beds and mini orchard. But all people and pets are ok.
Eldest daughter on nightshift at the aged care rang me in near tears, they’re evacuating the residents now.
just hope everyone is safe
The Werribee Plaza inundated too, my friend who was there yest arvo tells me. The food court floor tiles erupted sending diners scrambling, tables went over and the ceiling caved in ..storm water pipes backed up probably
We don’t get bloody cyclonic weather in Melbourne!!
Well apparently we do! lol! I’ve seen it all now.
Happy Potter said:
The Werribee Plaza inundated too, my friend who was there yest arvo tells me. The food court floor tiles erupted sending diners scrambling, tables went over and the ceiling caved in ..storm water pipes backed up probably
It is all scary.. Especially if the gutters aren’t cleaned first
Happy Potter said:
We don’t get bloody cyclonic weather in Melbourne!!Well apparently we do! lol! I’ve seen it all now.
It has traditionally been the main way the inland gets any water at all
The rain amount for here jumped from 40 something mm to over a 100 mm in the last couple hours. And more to come. I think new records will be made.
Happy Potter said:
The rain amount for here jumped from 40 something mm to over a 100 mm in the last couple hours. And more to come. I think new records will be made.
…a section of the Werribee Plaza has also been flooded
Hope you’re nowhere near this, Happy Potter…
(the quote is right down near the bottom of the article)
Happy Potter said:
Yasi, Anthony, bloody boys are always trouble!! LOL
…but Yasi was a girl… a “mean, ugly sister” was how the BoM people were describing her…
I hope people stay safe, it’s too late when the water grabs them…
Melbourne has all these little hills and dales if I remember correctly…and they’d be filling up…plus all the houses are on the ground…
Dinetta said:
Happy Potter said:
The rain amount for here jumped from 40 something mm to over a 100 mm in the last couple hours. And more to come. I think new records will be made.…a section of the Werribee Plaza has also been flooded
Hope you’re nowhere near this, Happy Potter…
(the quote is right down near the bottom of the article)
Nar the plaza is a couple klms from me. Rain has stopped for now..
I thought I was seeing things when an internet crew rocked up out the front a few houses down, because I still had the internet.. then it went down.. a broken tree branch was leaning on the cable and it was about to snap. It was reported and promptly fixed.
Well we could be under water, but we cannot do without the internet! lol!
Dinetta said:
Happy Potter said:
Yasi, Anthony, bloody boys are always trouble!! LOL…but Yasi was a girl… a “mean, ugly sister” was how the BoM people were describing her…
I hope people stay safe, it’s too late when the water grabs them…
Melbourne has all these little hills and dales if I remember correctly…and they’d be filling up…plus all the houses are on the ground…
That’s the other side of Melb. Flat as a tack where I am on the Western Basalt Plains. Theres the You Yang’s range about 30 klm out north west, just hills really.
Where was all this confounded water when we all needed it so desperately?
pomolo said:
Where was all this confounded water when we all needed it so desperately?
and Please remember to send some this way.
Veg gardener said:
pomolo said:
Where was all this confounded water when we all needed it so desperately?
and Please remember to send some this way.
luckily.. in the last three days I have collected 57 mm. Which saves me from the frantic watering, a bit.
Veg gardener said:
pomolo said:
Where was all this confounded water when we all needed it so desperately?
and Please remember to send some this way.
Yes Veg. I know you need it down your way. We could do with some now too. Our place is still damp about 6 inches down but the top hs gone hard and crusty.
roughbarked said:
Veg gardener said:
pomolo said:
Where was all this confounded water when we all needed it so desperately?
and Please remember to send some this way.
luckily.. in the last three days I have collected 57 mm. Which saves me from the frantic watering, a bit.
At last, some good news. Hope you get all you need RB and lets not over do it.
ment to be some tomorrow last day of 40+ days
There are some unbelieveable photos in those links.
Veg gardener said:
ment to be some tomorrow last day of 40+ days
Been a bit like that here as well. In our case it’s been very hot. Not near 40c though. I couple of weeks ago I was longing to see the sun again. Now I wish it would get blocked out by some rain clods.
Dinetta said:
Happy Potter said:
Yasi, Anthony, bloody boys are always trouble!! LOL…but Yasi was a girl… a “mean, ugly sister” was how the BoM people were describing her…
The name Yasi has no sexual orientation, it is simply the fijian word for Sandalwood. The last 3 Fijian TCs have been Ului, Vania and now Yasi… I wonder if your name in Fiji is sexually orientated as to whether you have an “i” or an “a”???
Yesterday a shop had a sign up saying “Fresh Bread stock has arrived. Please keep smiling :)”
There are around 4 service stations open, for 175,000 people. So far not too much road rage in the long queues.
The queues at the ATMs are massive? What are you going to spend your money on? Maybe fuel and bread from that happy shop.
One fish and chip shop is open, cooking with gas.
We have promised to help the lovely mature age lady across the road get out of her driveway. I will offer her assistance once the rain stops. The odd thing? Her daughter lives next door and her son lives three houses away yet none have offered Mum any help??? But I have just noticed her son-in-law is out there with a chainsaw. It is really raining outside and he has a chainsaw in operation? Might put my ipod on so I don’t hear the screams.
pain master said:
Yesterday a shop had a sign up saying “Fresh Bread stock has arrived. Please keep smiling :)”There are around 4 service stations open, for 175,000 people. So far not too much road rage in the long queues.
The queues at the ATMs are massive? What are you going to spend your money on? Maybe fuel and bread from that happy shop.
One fish and chip shop is open, cooking with gas.
We have promised to help the lovely mature age lady across the road get out of her driveway. I will offer her assistance once the rain stops. The odd thing? Her daughter lives next door and her son lives three houses away yet none have offered Mum any help??? But I have just noticed her son-in-law is out there with a chainsaw. It is really raining outside and he has a chainsaw in operation? Might put my ipod on so I don’t hear the screams.
Nice to know your stomach isn’t suffering from Yasi aftermath. Sad about the lady over the road. It’s in times of crisis that you can sort the men from the boys Just as well the good people totally outnumber the bad overall.
how is this for Yasi’s effect on river levels… This graph show the quiet peaceful Burdekin River go from a depth of around 1.5 metres on Thursday afternoon to around 18metres by Friday night and then down again. This river is also around 400metres wide at this bridge!!!
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
Thanks Yasi!
My garden is 4” under water lol!
Cairns got 250mm of rain today thanks to Yasi.
Deb has had 280 points at the homestead since 4 pm yesterday………Cut off from Burra……non stop steady rain.
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
Thanks Yasi!
My garden is 4” under water lol!
Cairns got 250mm of rain today thanks to Yasi.
Deb has had 280 points at the homestead since 4 pm yesterday………Cut off from Burra……non stop steady rain.
Burra is in a bucket so that creek in town would be raging!
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:Cairns got 250mm of rain today thanks to Yasi.
Deb has had 280 points at the homestead since 4 pm yesterday………Cut off from Burra……non stop steady rain.
Burra is in a bucket so that creek in town would be raging!
Oh it is……. Lot of roads in that area of the state closed off. My dad has now had 75 mm in the Port.
pain master said:
Yesterday a shop had a sign up saying “Fresh Bread stock has arrived. Please keep smiling :)”There are around 4 service stations open, for 175,000 people. So far not too much road rage in the long queues.
The queues at the ATMs are massive? What are you going to spend your money on? Maybe fuel and bread from that happy shop.
One fish and chip shop is open, cooking with gas.
We have promised to help the lovely mature age lady across the road get out of her driveway. I will offer her assistance once the rain stops. The odd thing? Her daughter lives next door and her son lives three houses away yet none have offered Mum any help??? But I have just noticed her son-in-law is out there with a chainsaw. It is really raining outside and he has a chainsaw in operation? Might put my ipod on so I don’t hear the screams.
Anyone got a decent chipper/mulcher out there PM?
well just as I started chopping the neighbours tree, down came the rain again… bugger, might have a cup of tea.
I spent the day at work on the chainsaw, and this afternoon on the chainsaw. Tomorrow should see 8 more hours on the chainsaw and still my yard maybe not clear.
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thanks for the explanation. ….. and i noted that winds come from both directions on the earlier posting.
i guess you guys are going to be cleaning up everywhere for a while – so play it safe .
Veg gardener said:
pain master said:
Yesterday a shop had a sign up saying “Fresh Bread stock has arrived. Please keep smiling :)”There are around 4 service stations open, for 175,000 people. So far not too much road rage in the long queues.
The queues at the ATMs are massive? What are you going to spend your money on? Maybe fuel and bread from that happy shop.
One fish and chip shop is open, cooking with gas.
We have promised to help the lovely mature age lady across the road get out of her driveway. I will offer her assistance once the rain stops. The odd thing? Her daughter lives next door and her son lives three houses away yet none have offered Mum any help??? But I have just noticed her son-in-law is out there with a chainsaw. It is really raining outside and he has a chainsaw in operation? Might put my ipod on so I don’t hear the screams.
Anyone got a decent chipper/mulcher out there PM?
not me, but a neighbour has said she will loan us hers… but the council are driving around picking up everyone’s waste for free (until the next rate hike) and they will mulch it all and offer it back to us for free… well that’s what they normally do. So hopefully todays tree stump will be tomorrows mulch?
pepe said:
I spent the day at work on the chainsaw, and this afternoon on the chainsaw. Tomorrow should see 8 more hours on the chainsaw and still my yard maybe not clear.
———-thanks for the explanation. ….. and i noted that winds come from both directions on the earlier posting.
i guess you guys are going to be cleaning up everywhere for a while – so play it safe .
thanks pepe, I can’t believe some people though holding a wet chainsaw on wet ground cutting wet wood in the wet rain. recipe for crapola.
I’m back outside and into it, the rain has stopped and a damsel is in distress…
pain master said:
Veg gardener said:
pain master said:
Yesterday a shop had a sign up saying “Fresh Bread stock has arrived. Please keep smiling :)”There are around 4 service stations open, for 175,000 people. So far not too much road rage in the long queues.
The queues at the ATMs are massive? What are you going to spend your money on? Maybe fuel and bread from that happy shop.
One fish and chip shop is open, cooking with gas.
We have promised to help the lovely mature age lady across the road get out of her driveway. I will offer her assistance once the rain stops. The odd thing? Her daughter lives next door and her son lives three houses away yet none have offered Mum any help??? But I have just noticed her son-in-law is out there with a chainsaw. It is really raining outside and he has a chainsaw in operation? Might put my ipod on so I don’t hear the screams.
Anyone got a decent chipper/mulcher out there PM?
not me, but a neighbour has said she will loan us hers… but the council are driving around picking up everyone’s waste for free (until the next rate hike) and they will mulch it all and offer it back to us for free… well that’s what they normally do. So hopefully todays tree stump will be tomorrows mulch?
That’s what I was gonna suggest mate, get some Mulch out of it. Most probably be stocked piled at the council depo.
look out to the east of this image.. perhaps we’ll be talking about this one next week http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html
About 30,000 households in central, western and northern Victoria were left without electricity due to lightning strikes. The deluge was due to two cyclones: the angry tail of Queensland’s killer Yasi, and the earlier Anthony.”
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pleased you survived the night oh famous one
…but let me get this straight – thunder is cracking glass windows?
Nar the plaza is a couple klms from me. Rain has stopped for now..
I thought I was seeing things when an internet crew rocked up out the front a few houses down, because I still had the internet.. then it went down.. a broken tree branch was leaning on the cable and it was about to snap. It was reported and promptly fixed.
Well we could be under water, but we cannot do without the internet! lol!
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you don’t have to travel to find excitement – it all comes to you.
thanks for the stories HP.
pepe said:
About 30,000 households in central, western and northern Victoria were left without electricity due to lightning strikes. The deluge was due to two cyclones: the angry tail of Queensland’s killer Yasi, and the earlier Anthony.”
————————-pleased you survived the night oh famous one
…but let me get this straight – thunder is cracking glass windows?
Yes thunder cracked two windows, very small cracks though. The house shook. They are the last two panes that aren’t double glazed, but will have to wait to be fixed. Electrical work comes first.
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Lucky1 said:Deb has had 280 points at the homestead since 4 pm yesterday………Cut off from Burra……non stop steady rain.
Burra is in a bucket so that creek in town would be raging!
Oh it is……. Lot of roads in that area of the state closed off. My dad has now had 75 mm in the Port.
daughter just messaged to stay the pygmy bluetongues have gone to ground and she’ll be home this arvy. burra got a deluge.
Happy Potter said:
pepe said:
About 30,000 households in central, western and northern Victoria were left without electricity due to lightning strikes. The deluge was due to two cyclones: the angry tail of Queensland’s killer Yasi, and the earlier Anthony.”
————————-pleased you survived the night oh famous one
…but let me get this straight – thunder is cracking glass windows?
Yes thunder cracked two windows, very small cracks though. The house shook. They are the last two panes that aren’t double glazed, but will have to wait to be fixed. Electrical work comes first.
amazing – must have been a hell of a boom to shake houses that much.
pepe said:
Happy Potter said:
pepe said:
About 30,000 households in central, western and northern Victoria were left without electricity due to lightning strikes. The deluge was due to two cyclones: the angry tail of Queensland’s killer Yasi, and the earlier Anthony.”
————————-pleased you survived the night oh famous one
…but let me get this straight – thunder is cracking glass windows?
Yes thunder cracked two windows, very small cracks though. The house shook. They are the last two panes that aren’t double glazed, but will have to wait to be fixed. Electrical work comes first.amazing – must have been a hell of a boom to shake houses that much.
It sounded like a terrific explosion and with the lightening flash, about 3.30 am, I half fell /half flew out of bed.
Helicopter out now and sirens wail.
pain master said:
how is this for Yasi’s effect on river levels… This graph show the quiet peaceful Burdekin River go from a depth of around 1.5 metres on Thursday afternoon to around 18metres by Friday night and then down again. This river is also around 400metres wide at this bridge!!!
Wow.
Just …. wow.
Veg gardener said:
Anyone got a decent chipper/mulcher out there PM?
448 points at my sisters farm at Booleroo Centre
pepe said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:Burra is in a bucket so that creek in town would be raging!
Oh it is……. Lot of roads in that area of the state closed off. My dad has now had 75 mm in the Port.
daughter just messaged to stay the pygmy bluetongues have gone to ground and she’ll be home this arvy. burra got a deluge.
Oh glad she’s okay.
Deb & Paul are making a dash to get their son half way to Adelaide (meeting people to bring him the rest of the way to Adelaide ….need to get him to K.I. for 2 weeks work on that station)
More storms forecast this arvo and the Burra creek will be flowing AGAIN….
Veg gardener said:
pain master said:
Veg gardener said:Anyone got a decent chipper/mulcher out there PM?
not me, but a neighbour has said she will loan us hers… but the council are driving around picking up everyone’s waste for free (until the next rate hike) and they will mulch it all and offer it back to us for free… well that’s what they normally do. So hopefully todays tree stump will be tomorrows mulch?
That’s what I was gonna suggest mate, get some Mulch out of it. Most probably be stocked piled at the council depo.
Not just at the Depot, they will stockpile it in certain parks and reserves… there has to be 50,000 trees down in Towntown alone…
I’m slowly getting through the neighbours tree… she has been out to say thanks. She says he son who lives three houses away has a generator and he is sitting in front of the teev with the fan going drinking cold drinks. I told her she should go down to her son and say “I bought you into this world and I will take you out if you don’t get of ya arse and help ya mum!”
But I’m having a sandwich break and I’ll get back into clearing a path for her…
pain master said:
I’m slowly getting through the neighbours tree… she has been out to say thanks. She says he son who lives three houses away has a generator and he is sitting in front of the teev with the fan going drinking cold drinks. I told her she should go down to her son and say “I bought you into this world and I will take you out if you don’t get of ya arse and help ya mum!”But I’m having a sandwich break and I’ll get back into clearing a path for her…
You are good man pm! :)
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
how is this for Yasi’s effect on river levels… This graph show the quiet peaceful Burdekin River go from a depth of around 1.5 metres on Thursday afternoon to around 18metres by Friday night and then down again. This river is also around 400metres wide at this bridge!!!
Wow.
Just …. wow.
Oh and the bridge had 6 metres of water over the top. this all goes down to the spectacular Burdekin Dam which was on Thursday only 60cms over but this morning had a wave of 4 metres over the top!!!
That’s 4 metres over this:
pain master said:
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
how is this for Yasi’s effect on river levels… This graph show the quiet peaceful Burdekin River go from a depth of around 1.5 metres on Thursday afternoon to around 18metres by Friday night and then down again. This river is also around 400metres wide at this bridge!!!
Wow.
Just …. wow.
Oh and the bridge had 6 metres of water over the top. this all goes down to the spectacular Burdekin Dam which was on Thursday only 60cms over but this morning had a wave of 4 metres over the top!!!
That’s 4 metres over this:
and this is 1 metre over…
Yeehah said:
Veg gardener said:Anyone got a decent chipper/mulcher out there PM?
Yet again, where’s Longy when he’s needed!?!?
I really want to know now. I hope everything is OK with him and his family. Longy if you happen to be lurking can you please let someone know, via email if you want, if everything is alright down there?
pain master said:
pain master said:
Yeehah said:
Wow.Just …. wow.
Oh and the bridge had 6 metres of water over the top. this all goes down to the spectacular Burdekin Dam which was on Thursday only 60cms over but this morning had a wave of 4 metres over the top!!!That’s 4 metres over this:
and this is 1 metre over…
pain master said:
pain master said:
Yeehah said:Wow.
Just …. wow.
Oh and the bridge had 6 metres of water over the top. this all goes down to the spectacular Burdekin Dam which was on Thursday only 60cms over but this morning had a wave of 4 metres over the top!!!
That’s 4 metres over this:
and this is 1 metre over…
pain master said:
I’m slowly getting through the neighbours tree… she has been out to say thanks. She says he son who lives three houses away has a generator and he is sitting in front of the teev with the fan going drinking cold drinks. I told her she should go down to her son and say “I bought you into this world and I will take you out if you don’t get of ya arse and help ya mum!”But I’m having a sandwich break and I’ll get back into clearing a path for her…
Nice sounds a bit puny in this case but what you are doing is nice anyway.
pain master said:
pain master said:
Yeehah said:Wow.
Just …. wow.
Oh and the bridge had 6 metres of water over the top. this all goes down to the spectacular Burdekin Dam which was on Thursday only 60cms over but this morning had a wave of 4 metres over the top!!!
That’s 4 metres over this:
and this is 1 metre over…
Your photos? Silly question. I like ‘em.
My lunch break is nearly over… gonna get back into it. The green ants are fun eh? Towntown is running out of water. A few suburbs are dry now!
pomolo said:
pain master said:
pain master said:Oh and the bridge had 6 metres of water over the top. this all goes down to the spectacular Burdekin Dam which was on Thursday only 60cms over but this morning had a wave of 4 metres over the top!!!
That’s 4 metres over this:
and this is 1 metre over…
Your photos? Silly question. I like ‘em.
yeah my photos Pom, taken back in 2005 and 2006 when I was first here… Been on the forum before, but they add to the story even today :)
pain master said:
My lunch break is nearly over… gonna get back into it. The green ants are fun eh? Towntown is running out of water. A few suburbs are dry now!
You need rain already??????
Gone for a while.
pomolo said:
Yeehah said:
Veg gardener said:Anyone got a decent chipper/mulcher out there PM?
Yet again, where’s Longy when he’s needed!?!?I really want to know now. I hope everything is OK with him and his family. Longy if you happen to be lurking can you please let someone know, via email if you want, if everything is alright down there?
Sent him am email just now…asking.
pain master said:
Veg gardener said:
pain master said:not me, but a neighbour has said she will loan us hers… but the council are driving around picking up everyone’s waste for free (until the next rate hike) and they will mulch it all and offer it back to us for free… well that’s what they normally do. So hopefully todays tree stump will be tomorrows mulch?
That’s what I was gonna suggest mate, get some Mulch out of it. Most probably be stocked piled at the council depo.
Not just at the Depot, they will stockpile it in certain parks and reserves… there has to be 50,000 trees down in Towntown alone…
Plenty of Mulch then.
Lucky1 said:
pomolo said:
Yeehah said:Yet again, where’s Longy when he’s needed!?!?
I really want to know now. I hope everything is OK with him and his family. Longy if you happen to be lurking can you please let someone know, via email if you want, if everything is alright down there?
Sent him am email just now…asking.
Good on you Lucky. It’s becoming a bit of a worry.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
My lunch break is nearly over… gonna get back into it. The green ants are fun eh? Towntown is running out of water. A few suburbs are dry now!
You need rain already??????
Gone for a while.
no we don’t need rain and our Dam is chocker-block… just that the water treatment plant is running on standby mode and people are busy I dunno drinking water too much???
well the neighbour now has access to her driveway. Her daughter helped in other parts of the yard and thanked us for the work we put in… the son-in-law said “thanks, I didn’t know how to tackle that tree, it was so bloody big”. The YWAM kids drove past in a bus and stopped and helped the old guy down the road, so his jungle is a little tidier now. My hands are like mince meat but they’ll be alright in the morning. The tree we chopped up and a million green ants and GF and I are now covered in bites from our ears to our arses. One little turd even managed a bite on my eyelid. Tomorrow we will tackle our yard again. The horizontal stobie pole is now the most photographed stobie pole in Towntown, ffs. Sight bloody see-ers… Apparently the local IGA is back in business, Hoorah! No power now for 72 hours, Centrelink are giving GF and I $1000 bucks each for the inconvenience. I would like to thank Fanta Pants for the contribution! Onya Darl…
pain master said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:
My lunch break is nearly over… gonna get back into it. The green ants are fun eh? Towntown is running out of water. A few suburbs are dry now!
You need rain already??????
Gone for a while.
no we don’t need rain and our Dam is chocker-block… just that the water treatment plant is running on standby mode and people are busy I dunno drinking water too much???
I knew that.
pain master said:
well the neighbour now has access to her driveway. Her daughter helped in other parts of the yard and thanked us for the work we put in… the son-in-law said “thanks, I didn’t know how to tackle that tree, it was so bloody big”. The YWAM kids drove past in a bus and stopped and helped the old guy down the road, so his jungle is a little tidier now. My hands are like mince meat but they’ll be alright in the morning. The tree we chopped up and a million green ants and GF and I are now covered in bites from our ears to our arses. One little turd even managed a bite on my eyelid. Tomorrow we will tackle our yard again. The horizontal stobie pole is now the most photographed stobie pole in Towntown, ffs. Sight bloody see-ers… Apparently the local IGA is back in business, Hoorah! No power now for 72 hours, Centrelink are giving GF and I $1000 bucks each for the inconvenience. I would like to thank Fanta Pants for the contribution! Onya Darl…
Yous did very well! goodonya :) I hope the contribution covers the damage.
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
well the neighbour now has access to her driveway. Her daughter helped in other parts of the yard and thanked us for the work we put in… the son-in-law said “thanks, I didn’t know how to tackle that tree, it was so bloody big”. The YWAM kids drove past in a bus and stopped and helped the old guy down the road, so his jungle is a little tidier now. My hands are like mince meat but they’ll be alright in the morning. The tree we chopped up and a million green ants and GF and I are now covered in bites from our ears to our arses. One little turd even managed a bite on my eyelid. Tomorrow we will tackle our yard again. The horizontal stobie pole is now the most photographed stobie pole in Towntown, ffs. Sight bloody see-ers… Apparently the local IGA is back in business, Hoorah! No power now for 72 hours, Centrelink are giving GF and I $1000 bucks each for the inconvenience. I would like to thank Fanta Pants for the contribution! Onya Darl…
Yous did very well! goodonya :) I hope the contribution covers the damage.
It will buy a lime tree.
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
well the neighbour now has access to her driveway. Her daughter helped in other parts of the yard and thanked us for the work we put in… the son-in-law said “thanks, I didn’t know how to tackle that tree, it was so bloody big”. The YWAM kids drove past in a bus and stopped and helped the old guy down the road, so his jungle is a little tidier now. My hands are like mince meat but they’ll be alright in the morning. The tree we chopped up and a million green ants and GF and I are now covered in bites from our ears to our arses. One little turd even managed a bite on my eyelid. Tomorrow we will tackle our yard again. The horizontal stobie pole is now the most photographed stobie pole in Towntown, ffs. Sight bloody see-ers… Apparently the local IGA is back in business, Hoorah! No power now for 72 hours, Centrelink are giving GF and I $1000 bucks each for the inconvenience. I would like to thank Fanta Pants for the contribution! Onya Darl…
Yous did very well! goodonya :) I hope the contribution covers the damage.
It will buy a lime tree.
Geez mate, At that price I could sell you two ;)
roughbarked said:
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:Yous did very well! goodonya :) I hope the contribution covers the damage.
It will buy a lime tree.
Geez mate, At that price I could sell you two ;)
do I have to pay extra for postage?
pain master said:
well the neighbour now has access to her driveway. Her daughter helped in other parts of the yard and thanked us for the work we put in… the son-in-law said “thanks, I didn’t know how to tackle that tree, it was so bloody big”. The YWAM kids drove past in a bus and stopped and helped the old guy down the road, so his jungle is a little tidier now. My hands are like mince meat but they’ll be alright in the morning. The tree we chopped up and a million green ants and GF and I are now covered in bites from our ears to our arses. One little turd even managed a bite on my eyelid. Tomorrow we will tackle our yard again. The horizontal stobie pole is now the most photographed stobie pole in Towntown, ffs. Sight bloody see-ers… Apparently the local IGA is back in business, Hoorah! No power now for 72 hours, Centrelink are giving GF and I $1000 bucks each for the inconvenience. I would like to thank Fanta Pants for the contribution! Onya Darl…
i’m hating green ants. nicely summarised under stress there PM.
power will return – there are crews from everywhere helping.
hang in there.
roughbarked said:
Veg gardener said:
pomolo said:
Where was all this confounded water when we all needed it so desperately?
and Please remember to send some this way.
luckily.. in the last three days I have collected 57 mm. Which saves me from the frantic watering, a bit.
Luckily, it was soaking rain?
pain master said:
We have promised to help the lovely mature age lady across the road get out of her driveway. I will offer her assistance once the rain stops. The odd thing? Her daughter lives next door and her son lives three houses away yet none have offered Mum any help???
Sometimes the sons and daughters “can’t do it right”, but with a complete stranger it doesn’t matter
pain master said:
how is this for Yasi’s effect on river levels… This graph show the quiet peaceful Burdekin River go from a depth of around 1.5 metres on Thursday afternoon to around 18metres by Friday night and then down again. This river is also around 400metres wide at this bridge!!!
Whole lotta water! I notice it’s been raining up the Belyando catchment area as well, probably not as much as the northern catchment…
Lucky1 said:
Deb has had 280 points at the homestead since 4 pm yesterday………Cut off from Burra……non stop steady rain.
Time to clean up her art gear? lol!
The sheep won’t like that much, will they?
pain master said:
roughbarked said:
pain master said:It will buy a lime tree.
Geez mate, At that price I could sell you two ;)
do I have to pay extra for postage?
nah.. I’ll chuck that in.. and make it a bakers dozen. ;)
pepe said:
pain master said:
well the neighbour now has access to her driveway. Her daughter helped in other parts of the yard and thanked us for the work we put in… the son-in-law said “thanks, I didn’t know how to tackle that tree, it was so bloody big”. The YWAM kids drove past in a bus and stopped and helped the old guy down the road, so his jungle is a little tidier now. My hands are like mince meat but they’ll be alright in the morning. The tree we chopped up and a million green ants and GF and I are now covered in bites from our ears to our arses. One little turd even managed a bite on my eyelid. Tomorrow we will tackle our yard again. The horizontal stobie pole is now the most photographed stobie pole in Towntown, ffs. Sight bloody see-ers… Apparently the local IGA is back in business, Hoorah! No power now for 72 hours, Centrelink are giving GF and I $1000 bucks each for the inconvenience. I would like to thank Fanta Pants for the contribution! Onya Darl…
i’m hating green ants. nicely summarised under stress there PM.
power will return – there are crews from everywhere helping.
hang in there.
Saw the Ergon guys at the servo this morning, but I think they were heading towards town, not toward Mangolia… :(
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
how is this for Yasi’s effect on river levels… This graph show the quiet peaceful Burdekin River go from a depth of around 1.5 metres on Thursday afternoon to around 18metres by Friday night and then down again. This river is also around 400metres wide at this bridge!!!
Whole lotta water! I notice it’s been raining up the Belyando catchment area as well, probably not as much as the northern catchment…
falls between 250 and 400mm were recorded in 48 hours around the top of the Star River which is where most of this Burdekin flow has come from!
Dinetta said:
roughbarked said:
Veg gardener said:and Please remember to send some this way.
luckily.. in the last three days I have collected 57 mm. Which saves me from the frantic watering, a bit.
Luckily, it was soaking rain?
The record has appreciated.. it is now 110 mm this morn at 9 AM. Yes mostly a soak with a few heavier falls.. nothing runs off from my yard. I won’t allow it to until it overtops the dam walls.
roughbarked said:
pain master said:
roughbarked said:Geez mate, At that price I could sell you two ;)
do I have to pay extra for postage?
nah.. I’ll chuck that in.. and make it a bakers dozen. ;)
I haven’t got space for that many!
pain master said:
roughbarked said:
pain master said:do I have to pay extra for postage?
nah.. I’ll chuck that in.. and make it a bakers dozen. ;)
I haven’t got space for that many!
OK, I’ll charge you $5 each for the trees and deliver and plant them for the other $990
roughbarked said:
pain master said:
roughbarked said:nah.. I’ll chuck that in.. and make it a bakers dozen. ;)
I haven’t got space for that many!
OK, I’ll charge you $5 each for the trees and deliver and plant them for the other $990
well that takes care of GFs care-money. I daresay I should then spend mine on a few beers, some food and some gas for the BBQ. If you are going to plant the trees, I will have to host you for a feed and a beer for all the effort eh?
pepe said:
pain master said:
well the neighbour now has access to her driveway. Her daughter helped in other parts of the yard and thanked us for the work we put in… the son-in-law said “thanks, I didn’t know how to tackle that tree, it was so bloody big”. The YWAM kids drove past in a bus and stopped and helped the old guy down the road, so his jungle is a little tidier now. My hands are like mince meat but they’ll be alright in the morning. The tree we chopped up and a million green ants and GF and I are now covered in bites from our ears to our arses. One little turd even managed a bite on my eyelid. Tomorrow we will tackle our yard again. The horizontal stobie pole is now the most photographed stobie pole in Towntown, ffs. Sight bloody see-ers… Apparently the local IGA is back in business, Hoorah! No power now for 72 hours, Centrelink are giving GF and I $1000 bucks each for the inconvenience. I would like to thank Fanta Pants for the contribution! Onya Darl…
i’m hating green ants. nicely summarised under stress there PM.
power will return – there are crews from everywhere helping.
hang in there.
If they have the hide to bite you then eat them. I believe they are tasty.
Dinetta said:
pain master said:The tree we chopped up and a million green ants and GF and I are now covered in bites from our ears to our arses. One little turd even managed a bite on my eyelid.
dinetta said:Are these green coloured ants or the black ants with greenish tinge?
pain master said:
Hoorah! No power now for 72 hours, Centrelink are giving GF and I $1000 bucks each for the inconvenience. I would like to thank Fanta Pants for the contribution! Onya Darl…
I should imagine a lot of people are grateful for that $1000, it will help restock the foodstuffs if not much else
roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:
roughbarked said:luckily.. in the last three days I have collected 57 mm. Which saves me from the frantic watering, a bit.
Luckily, it was soaking rain?
The record has appreciated.. it is now 110 mm this morn at 9 AM. Yes mostly a soak with a few heavier falls.. nothing runs off from my yard. I won’t allow it to until it overtops the dam walls.
I bet you’re smiling.
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
Whole lotta water! I notice it’s been raining up the Belyando catchment area as well, probably not as much as the northern catchment…
falls between 250 and 400mm were recorded in 48 hours around the top of the Star River which is where most of this Burdekin flow has come from!
Not at all familiar with the northern reaches of the Burdekin catchment…
roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:
roughbarked said:luckily.. in the last three days I have collected 57 mm. Which saves me from the frantic watering, a bit.
Luckily, it was soaking rain?
The record has appreciated.. it is now 110 mm this morn at 9 AM. Yes mostly a soak with a few heavier falls.. nothing runs off from my yard. I won’t allow it to until it overtops the dam walls.
Can’t beat the old rainfall…better than irrigation any day…seems to have some “magic” that the plants respond to…
pain master said:
roughbarked said:
pain master said:I haven’t got space for that many!
OK, I’ll charge you $5 each for the trees and deliver and plant them for the other $990
well that takes care of GFs care-money. I daresay I should then spend mine on a few beers, some food and some gas for the BBQ. If you are going to plant the trees, I will have to host you for a feed and a beer for all the effort eh?
You won’t be able to afford to buy coopers reds up there.. I’ll have to bring them with me ;)
pomolo said:
roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:Luckily, it was soaking rain?
The record has appreciated.. it is now 110 mm this morn at 9 AM. Yes mostly a soak with a few heavier falls.. nothing runs off from my yard. I won’t allow it to until it overtops the dam walls.
I bet you’re smiling.
Yes it is a while since you’ve had good rain like that roughbarked. Hope it keeps up for you..
AnneS said:
pomolo said:
roughbarked said:The record has appreciated.. it is now 110 mm this morn at 9 AM. Yes mostly a soak with a few heavier falls.. nothing runs off from my yard. I won’t allow it to until it overtops the dam walls.
I bet you’re smiling.
probably about 1978.. yep I’m grinning..
Yes it is a while since you’ve had good rain like that roughbarked. Hope it keeps up for you..
Dinetta said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:The tree we chopped up and a million green ants and GF and I are now covered in bites from our ears to our arses. One little turd even managed a bite on my eyelid.
dinetta said:Are these green coloured ants or the black ants with greenish tinge?
pain master said:
Hoorah! No power now for 72 hours, Centrelink are giving GF and I $1000 bucks each for the inconvenience. I would like to thank Fanta Pants for the contribution! Onya Darl…
I should imagine a lot of people are grateful for that $1000, it will help restock the foodstuffs if not much else
the green ants that build the leaf nest.
!http://media.365project.org/1/769215_fhklpv2479_s.jpg!
Dinetta said:
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
Whole lotta water! I notice it’s been raining up the Belyando catchment area as well, probably not as much as the northern catchment…
falls between 250 and 400mm were recorded in 48 hours around the top of the Star River which is where most of this Burdekin flow has come from!
Not at all familiar with the northern reaches of the Burdekin catchment…
if you ever decide to holiday in Cairns or surrounds, continue up past Belyando, and then through Charlies Trousers and keep heading up to the Lynd. Different to the coast road that’s for sure!
pain master said:
the green ants that build the leaf nest.
Can’t imagine those cute little things biting people…
pain master said:
if you ever decide to holiday in Cairns or surrounds, continue up past Belyando, and then through Charlies Trousers and keep heading up to the Lynd. Different to the coast road that’s for sure!
If we ever decide to holiday at all…that is the question…
Thanks for the tip…
Dinetta said:
pain master said:the green ants that build the leaf nest.
Can’t imagine those cute little things biting people…
innocence at its best ;)
Happy Potter said:
We don’t get bloody cyclonic weather in Melbourne!!Well apparently we do! lol! I’ve seen it all now.
Jeez, you easterners are really copping it :( Never been so glad of Perth’s boring, hot weather.
Veg gardener said:
pomolo said:
Where was all this confounded water when we all needed it so desperately?
and Please remember to send some this way.
And this way :) but only a little bit – no floods!
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
Thanks Yasi!
My garden is 4” under water lol!
Cairns got 250mm of rain today thanks to Yasi.
Deb has had 280 points at the homestead since 4 pm yesterday………Cut off from Burra……non stop steady rain.
What is a point of rain?? Never heard the term before..
bon008 said:
What is a point of rain?? Never heard the term before..
before mm, imperial system, but i forget now what a point equals :)
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:
pain master said:Cairns got 250mm of rain today thanks to Yasi.
Deb has had 280 points at the homestead since 4 pm yesterday………Cut off from Burra……non stop steady rain.
What is a point of rain?? Never heard the term before..
100 points is roughly 25mm. Points measurement is an imperial measurement. Until we went metric (sometime in the 80s?) rain was measured that way. 100 points equals 1 inch of rain
AnneS said:
bon008 said:
Lucky1 said:Deb has had 280 points at the homestead since 4 pm yesterday………Cut off from Burra……non stop steady rain.
What is a point of rain?? Never heard the term before..
100 points is roughly 25mm. Points measurement is an imperial measurement. Until we went metric (sometime in the 80s?) rain was measured that way. 100 points equals 1 inch of rain
Ahh, OK. Well having read that, I will endeavour to forget the exact definition, and just remember it is an outdated measurement :) (I have a terribly memory so no point trying to remember something I won’t need to know later!)
bon008 said:
What is a point of rain?? Never heard the term before..
The old measure…about 4 points to a millimetre…100 points to an inch = 25 ml
AnneS
100 points is roughly 25mm. Points measurement is an imperial measurement. Until we went metric (sometime in the 80s?) rain was measured that way. 100 points equals 1 inch of rain
[/quote said:
wan’t it in the 60’s ? when we went decimal currency and all that
trichome said:
AnneS100 points is roughly 25mm. Points measurement is an imperial measurement. Until we went metric (sometime in the 80s?) rain was measured that way. 100 points equals 1 inch of rain
[/quote said:wan’t it in the 60’s ? when we went decimal currency and all that
no decimal currency was around for a fair while before we changed to metric measurements. Might have been 70’s, but I seem to remember that it was well after I left school (which was ’73). Will have to Google it :D
AnneS said:
trichome said:
AnneS100 points is roughly 25mm. Points measurement is an imperial measurement. Until we went metric (sometime in the 80s?) rain was measured that way. 100 points equals 1 inch of rain
[/quote said:wan’t it in the 60’s ? when we went decimal currency and all that
no decimal currency was around for a fair while before we changed to metric measurements. Might have been 70’s, but I seem to remember that it was well after I left school (which was ’73). Will have to Google it :D
Decimal currency was introduced on 14th February, 1966
Dinetta said:
AnneS said:
trichome said:
AnneS100 points is roughly 25mm. Points measurement is an imperial measurement. Until we went metric (sometime in the 80s?) rain was measured that way. 100 points equals 1 inch of rain
[/quote said:wan’t it in the 60’s ? when we went decimal currency and all that
no decimal currency was around for a fair while before we changed to metric measurements. Might have been 70’s, but I seem to remember that it was well after I left school (which was ’73). Will have to Google it :D
Decimal currency was introduced on 14th February, 1966
Yeah I didn’t make that clear…I meant the full metric system. How could one forget the jingle “when the money starts to mix on the 14th Febraury 1966” :D
AnneS said:
Yeah I didn’t make that clear…I meant the full metric system. How could one forget the jingle “when the money starts to mix on the 14th Febraury 1966” :D
I can still remember the conversion rates…12 pence (one shilling, a florin) = 10 cents, etc…hard to believe $2 = 1 pound, and these are now tiny coins…how much they used to buy way back then!
Dinetta said:
pain master said:the green ants that build the leaf nest.
Can’t imagine those cute little things biting people…
well today the army of green ants amassed onto the mango trees. They love those trees. Well the chopping and the chainsawing continued but this time the green ants were fierce, they attacked in waves, they would climb to higher limbs and parachute onto our heads, while climbing up our boots from the ground. The remaining green ant force would wait for the chainsaw or the bushknife and climb on board so they could attack the hands.
I am now covered in welts and smell like bentnovate.
pain master said:
well today the army of green ants amassed onto the mango trees. They love those trees. Well the chopping and the chainsawing continued but this time the green ants were fierce, they attacked in waves, they would climb to higher limbs and parachute onto our heads, while climbing up our boots from the ground. The remaining green ant force would wait for the chainsaw or the bushknife and climb on board so they could attack the hands.
I am now covered in welts and smell like bentnovate.
probably blaming you for the destruction of their habitat!
bluegreen said:
pain master said:well today the army of green ants amassed onto the mango trees. They love those trees. Well the chopping and the chainsawing continued but this time the green ants were fierce, they attacked in waves, they would climb to higher limbs and parachute onto our heads, while climbing up our boots from the ground. The remaining green ant force would wait for the chainsaw or the bushknife and climb on board so they could attack the hands.
I am now covered in welts and smell like bentnovate.
probably blaming you for the destruction of their habitat!
GF has just checked my back and nape… not pretty she says… more bites then that hardrive Bon was talking about.
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:well today the army of green ants amassed onto the mango trees. They love those trees. Well the chopping and the chainsawing continued but this time the green ants were fierce, they attacked in waves, they would climb to higher limbs and parachute onto our heads, while climbing up our boots from the ground. The remaining green ant force would wait for the chainsaw or the bushknife and climb on board so they could attack the hands.
I am now covered in welts and smell like bentnovate.
probably blaming you for the destruction of their habitat!
GF has just checked my back and nape… not pretty she says… more bites then that hardrive Bon was talking about.
Be careful. That’s a lot of broken skin even if they are microscopic punctures.
Happy Potter said:
pain master said:
bluegreen said:probably blaming you for the destruction of their habitat!
GF has just checked my back and nape… not pretty she says… more bites then that hardrive Bon was talking about.
I’ve had a cold shower, a good scrub and some antispetic cream… 100 bandaids you reckon’???
Be careful. That’s a lot of broken skin even if they are microscopic punctures.
Dinetta said:
AnneS said:Yeah I didn’t make that clear…I meant the full metric system. How could one forget the jingle “when the money starts to mix on the 14th Febraury 1966” :D
I can still remember the conversion rates…12 pence (one shilling, a florin) = 10 cents, etc…hard to believe $2 = 1 pound, and these are now tiny coins…how much they used to buy way back then!
that’s not exactly right D. Suppose it’s been picked up by now anyway.
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
AnneS said:Yeah I didn’t make that clear…I meant the full metric system. How could one forget the jingle “when the money starts to mix on the 14th Febraury 1966” :D
I can still remember the conversion rates…12 pence (one shilling, a florin) = 10 cents, etc…hard to believe $2 = 1 pound, and these are now tiny coins…how much they used to buy way back then!
that’s not exactly right D. Suppose it’s been picked up by now anyway.
Wasn’t a shilling 20 cents? And diner (deener) 10 c? I can’t quite remb, I was young.
Happy Potter said:
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:I can still remember the conversion rates…12 pence (one shilling, a florin) = 10 cents, etc…hard to believe $2 = 1 pound, and these are now tiny coins…how much they used to buy way back then!
that’s not exactly right D. Suppose it’s been picked up by now anyway.
Wasn’t a shilling 20 cents? And diner (deener) 10 c? I can’t quite remb, I was young.
No, a sixpence was a diner..I think.
Argh. Can’t remb.
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:
AnneS said:Yeah I didn’t make that clear…I meant the full metric system. How could one forget the jingle “when the money starts to mix on the 14th Febraury 1966” :D
I can still remember the conversion rates…12 pence (one shilling, a florin) = 10 cents, etc…hard to believe $2 = 1 pound, and these are now tiny coins…how much they used to buy way back then!
that’s not exactly right D. Suppose it’s been picked up by now anyway.
as in the florin was 2 shillings?
Happy Potter said:
Happy Potter said:
pomolo said:that’s not exactly right D. Suppose it’s been picked up by now anyway.
Wasn’t a shilling 20 cents? And diner (deener) 10 c? I can’t quite remb, I was young.
No, a sixpence was a diner..I think.
Argh. Can’t remb.
shilling became 10 cents, 2 shillings (a florin) became 20 cents I seem to remember
pain master said:
bluegreen said:
pain master said:well today the army of green ants amassed onto the mango trees. They love those trees. Well the chopping and the chainsawing continued but this time the green ants were fierce, they attacked in waves, they would climb to higher limbs and parachute onto our heads, while climbing up our boots from the ground. The remaining green ant force would wait for the chainsaw or the bushknife and climb on board so they could attack the hands.
I am now covered in welts and smell like bentnovate.
probably blaming you for the destruction of their habitat!
GF has just checked my back and nape… not pretty she says… more bites then that hardrive Bon was talking about.
nape?
…and how are your crest and breast LOL?
Happy Potter said:
Happy Potter said:
pomolo said:that’s not exactly right D. Suppose it’s been picked up by now anyway.
Wasn’t a shilling 20 cents? And diner (deener) 10 c? I can’t quite remb, I was young.
No, a sixpence was a diner..I think.
Argh. Can’t remb.
cyclones to pennies and tupences… only on a Gardening forum.
pepe said:
pain master said:
bluegreen said:probably blaming you for the destruction of their habitat!
GF has just checked my back and nape… not pretty she says… more bites then that hardrive Bon was talking about.
nape?
…and how are your crest and breast LOL?
no bites on the crest but the breast copped an ant or two.
pain master said:
Dinetta said:
pain master said:the green ants that build the leaf nest.
Can’t imagine those cute little things biting people…
well today the army of green ants amassed onto the mango trees. They love those trees. Well the chopping and the chainsawing continued but this time the green ants were fierce, they attacked in waves, they would climb to higher limbs and parachute onto our heads, while climbing up our boots from the ground. The remaining green ant force would wait for the chainsaw or the bushknife and climb on board so they could attack the hands.
I am now covered in welts and smell like bentnovate.
Please take care that you don’t get over bitten. If it turns to an allergic reaction you will be in deep trouble. Welts are a kind of allergic reaction already.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
Dinetta said:Can’t imagine those cute little things biting people…
well today the army of green ants amassed onto the mango trees. They love those trees. Well the chopping and the chainsawing continued but this time the green ants were fierce, they attacked in waves, they would climb to higher limbs and parachute onto our heads, while climbing up our boots from the ground. The remaining green ant force would wait for the chainsaw or the bushknife and climb on board so they could attack the hands.
I am now covered in welts and smell like bentnovate.
Please take care that you don’t get over bitten. If it turns to an allergic reaction you will be in deep trouble. Welts are a kind of allergic reaction already.
Yes mum, I am looking after myself…
pain master said:
Happy Potter said:
Happy Potter said:Wasn’t a shilling 20 cents? And diner (deener) 10 c? I can’t quite remb, I was young.
No, a sixpence was a diner..I think.
Argh. Can’t remb.
cyclones to pennies and tupences… only on a Gardening forum.
lol
Happy Potter said:
pomolo said:
Dinetta said:I can still remember the conversion rates…12 pence (one shilling, a florin) = 10 cents, etc…hard to believe $2 = 1 pound, and these are now tiny coins…how much they used to buy way back then!
that’s not exactly right D. Suppose it’s been picked up by now anyway.
Wasn’t a shilling 20 cents? And diner (deener) 10 c? I can’t quite remb, I was young.
A shilling =12pence = 1/-. Now a 10c piece.
My driveway… one gum tree across the drive, another 2 trees and 1 palm, are leaning on the fence and that driveway is normally pink granite gravel.
Our Candlenut Tree which fell over… no broken roots, so he has been uprighted again.
the neighbour’s Spathodea… weeeeeeed.
this was our sweet potato patch… we then dug ‘em up, mulched it, added some straw from the duk haus and planted a few cucumbers to ramble around…
pomolo said:
The weather crisis now switches to the South. Take care all of you down there.
…and in Perth – bushfires, four possibly five of them. 35 houses lost so far and the fire crews had to stop for the night but the strong winds won’t stop so they’ll still be fighting the fires tomorrow unless the wind changes direction overnight and blows the fire back on itself…
Global warming creating extremes in weather…of course not, this is just normal isn’t it? :P
pain master said:
this was our sweet potato patch… we then dug ‘em up, mulched it, added some straw from the duk haus and planted a few cucumbers to ramble around…
You did say that GF has circular beds as garden beds instead of square or rectangular ones?
hortfurball said:
pomolo said:
The weather crisis now switches to the South. Take care all of you down there.
…and in Perth – bushfires, four possibly five of them. 35 houses lost so far and the fire crews had to stop for the night but the strong winds won’t stop so they’ll still be fighting the fires tomorrow unless the wind changes direction overnight and blows the fire back on itself…
Global warming creating extremes in weather…of course not, this is just normal isn’t it? :P
Do they have regular burn backs in WA? As fire prevention? (Just asking is all)
pain master said:
My driveway… one gum tree across the drive, another 2 trees and 1 palm, are leaning on the fence and that driveway is normally pink granite gravel.
compost compost and more compost
hortfurball said:
pomolo said:
The weather crisis now switches to the South. Take care all of you down there.
…and in Perth – bushfires, four possibly five of them. 35 houses lost so far and the fire crews had to stop for the night but the strong winds won’t stop so they’ll still be fighting the fires tomorrow unless the wind changes direction overnight and blows the fire back on itself…
Global warming creating extremes in weather…of course not, this is just normal isn’t it? :P
Just dreadful……..
hortfurball said:
pomolo said:
The weather crisis now switches to the South. Take care all of you down there.
…and in Perth – bushfires, four possibly five of them. 35 houses lost so far and the fire crews had to stop for the night but the strong winds won’t stop so they’ll still be fighting the fires tomorrow unless the wind changes direction overnight and blows the fire back on itself…
Global warming creating extremes in weather…of course not, this is just normal isn’t it? :P
Morning. Apparently Global Warning is just one factor. There have been times of extreme weather throughout history supposedly.
pain master said:
the neighbour’s Spathodea… weeeeeeed.
one less weed in town now!
pain master said:
this was our sweet potato patch… we then dug ‘em up, mulched it, added some straw from the duk haus and planted a few cucumbers to ramble around…
it’s got its own moat!
Dinetta said:
hortfurball said:
pomolo said:
The weather crisis now switches to the South. Take care all of you down there.
…and in Perth – bushfires, four possibly five of them. 35 houses lost so far and the fire crews had to stop for the night but the strong winds won’t stop so they’ll still be fighting the fires tomorrow unless the wind changes direction overnight and blows the fire back on itself…
Global warming creating extremes in weather…of course not, this is just normal isn’t it? :P
Do they have regular burn backs in WA? As fire prevention? (Just asking is all)
Yep, but not regular enough.
Zaka is born http://severe.worldweather.org/tc/sp/
saw it a few days back before it had a name.http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html
pain master said:
My driveway… one gum tree across the drive, another 2 trees and 1 palm, are leaning on the fence and that driveway is normally pink granite gravel.
What a mess!!!
pain master said:
the neighbour’s Spathodea… weeeeeeed.
Weed they may be but I kinda like them anyway.
pain master said:
this was our sweet potato patch… we then dug ‘em up, mulched it, added some straw from the duk haus and planted a few cucumbers to ramble around…
It’s like a castle with a moat.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
the neighbour’s Spathodea… weeeeeeed.
Weed they may be but I kinda like them anyway.
Is that the roots of the tree or litter from the water flow???
roughbarked said:
Zaka is born http://severe.worldweather.org/tc/sp/ saw it a few days back before it had a name.http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html
Ah No! Not again.
pomolo said:
roughbarked said:
Zaka is born http://severe.worldweather.org/tc/sp/ saw it a few days back before it had a name.http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html
Ah No! Not again.
Not coming our way, very weak and heading to New Zealand apparently…
pomolo said:
roughbarked said:
Zaka is born http://severe.worldweather.org/tc/sp/ saw it a few days back before it had a name.http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html
Ah No! Not again.
to allay your fears but not ease the watchfulness.. Weather bureau says Cyclone Zaka, which has developed near Fiji, poses no threat to the Queensland coast.
Doesn’t say where it may end up though.
Dinetta said:
hortfurball said:
pomolo said:
The weather crisis now switches to the South. Take care all of you down there.
…and in Perth – bushfires, four possibly five of them. 35 houses lost so far and the fire crews had to stop for the night but the strong winds won’t stop so they’ll still be fighting the fires tomorrow unless the wind changes direction overnight and blows the fire back on itself…
Global warming creating extremes in weather…of course not, this is just normal isn’t it? :P
Do they have regular burn backs in WA? As fire prevention? (Just asking is all)
I don’t think they have enough, in those particular areas. Not an expert though.
roughbarked said:
Zaka is born http://severe.worldweather.org/tc/sp/
saw it a few days back before it had a name.http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html
Ah No! Not again.
to allay your fears but not ease the watchfulness.. Weather bureau says Cyclone Zaka, which has developed near Fiji, poses no threat to the Queensland coast.
Doesn’t say where it may end up though.
which way is it going ? at that level it may head to the NSW coast yes-no ?
which way is it going ? at that level it may head to the NSW coast yes-no ?
trichome said:
which way is it going ? at that level it may head to the NSW coast yes-no ?
It’s a very weak cyclone and is heading to New Zealand…
trichome said:
roughbarked said:Zaka is born http://severe.worldweather.org/tc/sp/
saw it a few days back before it had a name.http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html
Ah No! Not again.
to allay your fears but not ease the watchfulness.. Weather bureau says Cyclone Zaka, which has developed near Fiji, poses no threat to the Queensland coast.
Doesn’t say where it may end up though.
which way is it going ? at that level it may head to the NSW coast yes-no ?
those pacific islands take a battering – many cyclones have blown over the pacific ocean without ever coming here. (read that in robinson crusoe or saw it on gilligans island).
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Dinetta said:
pain master said:
this was our sweet potato patch… we then dug ‘em up, mulched it, added some straw from the duk haus and planted a few cucumbers to ramble around…
You did say that GF has circular beds as garden beds instead of square or rectangular ones?
yup cropcircles.
Great to hear you and Longy are ok…….Geeez what a start to the new year
pepe said:
trichome said:
roughbarked said:Zaka is born http://severe.worldweather.org/tc/sp/
saw it a few days back before it had a name.http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html
Ah No! Not again.
to allay your fears but not ease the watchfulness.. Weather bureau says Cyclone Zaka, which has developed near Fiji, poses no threat to the Queensland coast.
Doesn’t say where it may end up though.
which way is it going ? at that level it may head to the NSW coast yes-no ?
those pacific islands take a battering – many cyclones have blown over the pacific ocean without ever coming here. (read that in robinson crusoe or saw it on gilligans island).
Everyone’s a comedian tonight. LOL.
pomolo said:
pepe said:
trichome said:which way is it going ? at that level it may head to the NSW coast yes-no ?
those pacific islands take a battering – many cyclones have blown over the pacific ocean without ever coming here. (read that in robinson crusoe or saw it on gilligans island).
Everyone’s a comedian tonight. LOL.
Zaka is off the east coast of NZ so will never bother real Australians.
Cyclone Yasi will be remembered by Townsville as The Great Pruning
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I meant to ask, Pain Master, how did your work up in the Atherton Tablelands hold up?
Dinetta said:
I meant to ask, Pain Master, how did your work up in the Atherton Tablelands hold up?
we lost an Umbrella Tree (everyone go ohhhhhhhh!) and it took out some fence panels and a tap. But the shrubs we put in survived from the pictures I have seen. The Bruce Hwy is yet to be open for tourists and sightseerers yet. Might head up the week after next to take a look.
