Drop in and dribble on about nothing serious. Seriously a mad place to hang out. Better to avoid it if you're not in the mood!!! If you're determined to be sad, bad, mad & angry then move along!!!
I just checked my rain gauge...120mm, and still raining.
Message over the phone from the council we are officially under flood watch.
It's a good thing I moved all that timber yesterday.
Bernie.
Up date... apparently we have had 250mm
That's what one of our neighbours just emptied from his.
My gauge only holds 120mm
Bernie, I have been looking at the BoM radar on and off for the past few days. You guys have been getting a deadset pizzling up that way. Stay safe, stay dry. There is probably something in the shed that Carol needs you to do. Maybe service the mower for when the rain stops.
Cheers
David
David and Terrie 2006 Winnebago Alpine Not all who wander are lost.
Morning Shirley. And everyone.
We had a real rain event yesterday and yesterday evening. We had another30+mm since last report.
The road to Biggenden was cut in two places We could watch from our backyard traffic hitting about two feet of water...So much for if it's flooded forget it Its incredible how quick the water slows the cars . Seccombes road is closed...that's a given.
Our power was out for 17 hours...a bit rich we thought, from the grape line there were two trannys destroyed by lightning and poles down...I started the Honda genny up after 10 hours till the power came back at 4.30pm (QLD) couldn't let the beer get warm
We get flooded in ...not flooded, elderly lady across the road had water through her place.
That was about it for yesterday.
Bernie.
Morning Bob.
Good morning everyone. We have only had a sprinkle , compared to some places. Less than 20mm in the gauge today. Did bugger all yesty, hope to achieve same result today. Won't be mowing the lawn, that's for sure. All the speedway cancelled, so that's Sat nights plan gone now.
Travel safe everybody, if it's flooded forget it.
Cheers
David
David and Terrie 2006 Winnebago Alpine Not all who wander are lost.
"tanks" here---
A mate sent this to me. It is a long read and easy to understand.
Where We Are Today:
Where We’ve Gone Wrong!
Given the riots in Melbourne recently, this is a fantastic summary of where Australia is today and precise reasons of where we’ve gone wrong. God help us and our magnificent country.
I have lived long enough to remember our country at its best and I have watched its decline to the bottom of the bucket through greed. I have watched our workers price our industries out of existence through greed. I have watched our politicians degrade from statesmen to corrupt self-serving dolts who don’t give a damn for our country or our citizens.
The presentation below is pretty bloody accurate!
ONE OF THE REASONS WE CLOSED DOWN INDUSTRY WAS DUE TO THE DEMANDS OF UNION PAY RISES.
BEFORE THE FORD COMPANY CLOSED HERE, THE LOWEST PAID IN THE FORD FACTORY WAS GETTING $120,000 FOR SCREWING ON THE WHEELS OF THE NEW FORD VEHICLES. THE SAME HAPPENED TO OUR SHIP BUILDING INDUSTRY, MINING ETC.
WHY MOST PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD HATE GLOBALISATION
Ten years ago Australia had five car manufacturers, Ford, GMH, Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi. Now we have none. All gone overseas and the reason given? Costs were too high. Funny in that the cars we are now importing (Malaysia etc) are no cheaper. I remember back in 1968 living in Brisbane, when the 3 major cities back then were Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide, and Adelaide was the Industrial City.
Adelaide - South Australia, was where you went to work in the Iron Ore Industry, or where you could get a job making railway tracks for B.H.P. You could get a job building ships, submarines, cars, washing machines, fridges, TV’s, Hills hoists, Victa Lawn Mowers or make tyres at Bridgestone tyres.
Lightburn Washing Machine Company even made a car called a Zeta. It was not much of a car but we built it. I worked at Stanvac where we made our own Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene and Oil. We had Oil Rigs in Bass Straight, North West Shelf and the Timor Sea.
We even had Australian owned Service Stations like (H.C. Sleigh) Golden Fleece and many of us young wanna-be mechanics back then worked as a driveway attendant. (remember the TV ad with Stanley the driveway attendant).
I remember catching a train from the city to Gawler and then on to Freeling, Hamley Bridge, Stockport, Riverton, up to Clare, Gladstone, Laura etc. And all these towns were bustling with activity, and on the weekends they were all open for business.
Our shops were filled on every shelf with food and products all proudly made or grown, in Australia. Our fridge was full of Lamb Chops and Steaks because it was cheap as we were a huge Lamb and Beef growing Nation. Once a month Mum would make us a delicacy! It was called a Sunday Roast Chicken. I remember when we all had trade skills & high quality tools that'd last & last almost forever.
But most of all we had Mates!
We as Australians watched each other’s backs even if we had not met yet, & we all said 'G’Day' to everyone with a smile.
Our kids could go anywhere they liked on their bikes, just as long as they were home before dark. Australia was pretty safe back then. Yes, Australia was once a self-supporting nation that had it all.
It had Farms that produced our dairy, fruit & Vegies and meats etc. And Politicians back then were known as Statesmen and they were voted by the people, for the people, on behalf of the people and did what the people wanted. We had public utilities owned by us the people, that guaranteed our Electricity, Water and Sewage forever.
No one knew how much the Snowy Mountain Scheme cost, we just built it. No one knew how much the Sydney Harbour Bridge or the Indian-Pacific railway cost! WE JUST BUILT IT! .
Then came CORPORATE GREED---Now everything above has GONE.
Now we don’t watch each other’s backs anymore but watch each other through security bars, burglar alarms and security screens.
Now we dob each other in. Now we import poor quality processed food. Now we import cheap tools that break just taking them out of the packet they come in.
Now we rely on ships to bring in our fuels. Now we can’t afford our own Lamb or Beef anymore. Now we eat steroid pumped chicken just about every day.
Now we import trade skill workers on 457 Visa’s. Now we have high unemployment as nearly all of our Industry and Manufacturing has gone offshore. Now we have so many Laws that we have just about outlawed ourselves. But I guess we need even more laws, so now we will have Sharia Law as well. We now pay for water that falls out of the sky at $3.80 a litre. Now we have taxes for everything. Taxes for carbon, taxes for sake of having taxes, (they're called Levy’s).
And don’t forget the newest tax, the ISLAMIC TAX (Halal Certification).
Now here in South Australia in our towns we have Railway Stations and railway tracks, but no trains. .We have Public Bus Stops in our Towns but no buses. We have Hospitals and Clinics but very few Doctors or Nurses.
We all have Mobile Phones and many still have little to no reception. We have Digital TV’s with bugger all signal in the country.
And the worst of all, is our once great nation is being sold off, piece by piece to every other country on earth, except us 'Tis very sad but very true!
Enjoy what’s left while you can ~ it won't be around for much longer. The Australia we knew when we were growing up is now STUFFED!
Gary J. Matthews
I'm now 87 years old, having experienced another birthday, and I'm still living in WA, single (gave up looking), white hair, no teeth, no money, no worries.
I plan to have another birthday next year.
Good morning again, more respectable hour to rise
21c cloudy, heavy rain predicted for us today, we have had heavy showers at night over last few days, always water laying in our street of a morning, we sleep down stairs & don't hear rain on the roof.
I need to know how to cure insomnia? I have great difficulty sleeping.
Its incredible how quick the water slows the cars . Seccombes road is closed...that's a given.
sleeping.