Ok This Weather.............

[alliekate]

As I type this we are having another almighty thunderstorm, my terrier is hiding under my legs a quivering wreck, half of Townsville has flooded (inc our garden). Ok, it's the worst "wet" for 30 years, and we were fully expecting this when we moved here (ok no-where near this bad)

What we cannot understand is why, when the Wet happens every year, main roads (eg the Bruce Highway) are not build like flyovers in parts where they are prone to flood so they aren't cut off, drain storms are not installed to syphon (sp?) off the water where all this new building is obviously taking away the natural drainage , and everyone gets so shocked by what is happening ? I mean, no fruit or veg deliveries for - I can't remember how long.

To me, it seems like the old British Rail "leaves on the line/wrong type of snow" argument.

Am I missing something here ?

ps torches recharged and candles lit. Again !!!!

[alliekate]

The forecast is for another week of heavy rain. Not complaining about that per se, just that the community / council/ whoever does not seem to be prepared for what is obviously going to happen. We are expecting crocs to be swimming down the Bruce Highway any day now LOL. (actually not joking, a warning of crocs moving round in floodwater went around today.

Yeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

"Sorry wrong leaves on the line................."

[fatpom]

Its a simple matter of cost-benefits.

Everyone complains about about council rates and other taxes. We'd all be paying far more for infrastructure to deal with what amounts to a few days per year or less.

We simply can't have it both ways

[alliekate]

God I hope it's just a few days Fatpom !!!!!!!!!!! But they are building new roads now, and not adding height/drainage from what we can see. Cars are literally being washed away down the road and crashing into each other (mind you, they would even with drivers in them LOL) .

Maybe if they were not so intent on spending $????millions of dollars on a V8 dirt track here, and addressed the basics, I wouldn't mind so much. Mind you, not my place to mind is it LOL.

(ps think the quote for the V8 track is $8m but may be wrong)

[fatpom]

Originally Posted by alliekate

God I hope it's just a few days Fatpom !!!!!!!!!!! But they are building new roads now, and not adding height/drainage from what we can see. Cars are literally being washed away down the road and crashing into each other (mind you, they would even with drivers in them LOL) .

Maybe if they were not so intent on spending $????millions of dollars on a V8 dirt track here, and addressed the basics, I wouldn't mind so much. Mind you, not my place to mind is it LOL.

(ps think the quote for the V8 track is $8m but may be wrong)

Well I did mean a few days per year on average. After so many years of drought there's probably a few more days (or weeks) before balance is restored.

Watch out for them roaming crocs.

[alliekate]

Ha ha !!! I think roaming crocs are the least of our probs at the mo - like an overflowing cesspit (sorry tmi). You gotta laugh or you'd go even madder. Just when have house viewings on sunday and the whole place now stinks of you-know -what.

J thinks about three cans of Oust will do it - I think issuing a gasmask and waders at the front gate will be the better option, but he thinks it may put people off ??????????? But always practical, he is gonna empty the pool on Satuday................and we are trying to get the cesspit emptied this week, but the contractor is scared of getting stucking in the mud.

YYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAHHHH HHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[alliekate]

Breaking news - the rain has stopped. Probably for about an hour, but it gives Sophie time to get out and do her stuff (she doesn't like to get wet you see - a layyddddddeeeee).

And it gives time for the dengue mozzies to hatch out - how do they do that so quick ?