Guest The Pom Queen Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 There is always something making veg dearer, frost, mildew, floods, fire, hail stones, cyclones, drought, one of these happens most years. QLD and Northern NSW do flood quite regularly when we have rain but obviously this is the big flood. We are due a 100 year flood in Melbourne but has not happened yet. NZ will send veg to us a lot comes from there and Tas anyway. We also grow a lot in Victoria, oh forgot the locusts are eating our crops. Best thing get a vege patch, grown your own fruit and veg :laugh: It gets me that there is a lot of fruit and veg grown up here but they send it to Brisbane then can't send it back to us because of the floods:goofy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 There is always something making veg dearer, frost, mildew, floods, fire, hail stones, cyclones, drought, one of these happens most years. :laugh: I remember the bananas in 2006 (think it was) around $15 per kilo :elvis: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest siamsusie Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 It comes in advocado/lemon/lettuce flavour.... goodness I remember the $15 Nanas..... Roasted Possum is pretty cheap in this establishment at the moment if it wasnt for the fact she is sporting twins I would be out with a s............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petals Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Who knows why they do what they do Kate, my parents used to have difficulty in the Kimberly getting fresh veg. Living in a special tax zone softened the blow though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 The Qld floods from space. Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flakey Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 OMG!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish.01 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 The blue down the coast in the bottom image is clouds btw in case anyone thinks that is the flood :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 This link to todays courier mail shows some pictures of the flash flooding today in Brisbane. Heavy rains turn Brisbane streets into streams, while Toowoomba is on alert for flash flood and landslides | Courier Mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest36187 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Thanks for the link x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I remember the bananas in 2006 (think it was) around $15 per kilo :elvis: Yep! that was because of floods around Carnarvon way I think. They sat in the supermarket going rotten as nobody was buying 'cos they were too expensive. Most people can live without bananas at that price for a few weeks. Didn't make any sense at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest30038 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Yep! that was because of floods around Carnarvon way I think. They sat in the supermarket going rotten as nobody was buying 'cos they were too expensive. Most people can live without bananas at that price for a few weeks.Didn't make any sense at all. Exactly the same with bruussel sprouts in Coles.........10.99 a kilo and they're minging 'cause nobody will buy them at that price, especially when you can buy 500gms of frozen for 3 bucks and no waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proview220 Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/weeklyrain.shtml Fact:* Oz has had 1/3 of the rain London would have in a year in *1 day!!!! * 300mm of rain in a day (27th December 2010) - OZ 900mm of rain in a* year *- LONDON * Freaky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris955 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I was amazed to hear that many people in these areas don't have or cant get insurance for flooding so they basically have to find the money for repairs. One restaurant was expecting the bill to be in excess of $100,000. The idea that these people just take it in their stride is just absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddysMum Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I was amazed to hear that many people in these areas don't have or cant get insurance for flooding so they basically have to find the money for repairs. One restaurant was expecting the bill to be in excess of $100,000. The idea that these people just take it in their stride is just absurd. Same applies in UK if you live on a flood plain (we narrowly missed that scenario in Reading). Still feel very sorry for our flood victims though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish.01 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 This link to todays courier mail shows some pictures of the flash flooding today in Brisbane. Heavy rains turn Brisbane streets into streams, while Toowoomba is on alert for flash flood and landslides | Courier Mail Always poor inala cops it bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris955 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Poor Inala :elvis: Have you ever been there ? :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest36187 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 INala copped it, Darra copped it, Oxley copped it. Fortitude Valley copped it, Indooroopilly areas copped it. 1 monsoon a month predicted til end of wet season. We should all have every sympathy for the flood victims and do what we can to help x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Weekly Rainfall Update Fact:* Oz has had 1/3 of the rain London would have in a year in *1 day!!!! * 300mm of rain in a day (27th December 2010) - OZ 900mm of rain in a* year *- LONDON * Freaky Just to let you know, on 15th Feb 2008, Mackay had 625 mm in 6 hours; that is 24.6 inches... Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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