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Post by northernspirit on Jun 12, 2007 10:34:00 GMT 10
yeah the gazebo didnt stand a chance mate, its on the ground ive got to tidy up so yeah no more gazebo lol
re: your house, what sort of damage was done? thats really terrible mate i hope everything is water tight!
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Post by thedoc on Jun 12, 2007 11:54:06 GMT 10
I had to drive to wollongong for a basketball tournament on friday arvo, I have never been so scared in my life driving down the freeway. The tournament was also suposed to be held at maitland, newcastle and gosford, and only newcastle went ahead. Maitland was called off on sunday after an SES request, Gosford was called off due to the fact there was no power. It was just good to see that everyone drove sensibly on the freeway, because there was so much potential for accidents.
I hope that everyone is doing ok and that the power comes back on soon.
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Post by Rubbernose on Jun 12, 2007 16:01:12 GMT 10
At Forresters Beach we lost power on Friday morning just after 9am and it just came back up at about 3:25pm Tuesday. One palm tree down on our property that did barely any damage.
Immense boredom and inconvenience was our main prob so we are lucky compared to some. I smell a bit too.
All the best to everyone.
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Post by Nah. on Jun 12, 2007 19:05:31 GMT 10
there are many downsides in living on a hill, but the sloep is quite beneficial in times like this. I was fortunate to not loose power or have any damage done during the past few days.
School on friday was a disaster, had no ower from 8am till 1pm, no heat/light/hotfood. bad bad bad.
Best wishes to all, hope everythign returns to normal soon.
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Post by Andy on Jun 12, 2007 19:10:20 GMT 10
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Post by MrCelery on Jun 13, 2007 1:08:49 GMT 10
Also, the flooding in inner-city Newcastle was extraordinary and frightening to watch. Hope all our Newey friends (hello, Mr Celery) are OK. Thanks AM! Really sad about the Somersby tragedy. That's certainly was the worst it got. We’ve just got the power back on at our house last night. The damage to the city up here has been terrible, with thousands of fallen trees, power poles, plus collapsed buildings, fences, and cars strewn around in ditches, canals, etc. The big ship is still stranded off Nobby’s Beach, of course, making a it a popular tourist destination. Very impressive views I have to say! (See photos) picasaweb.google.com/srbrad/2007JuneStorm?authkey=uMkKCW_Ed4wI was home with the flu Friday night when Louise, my wife and Teia (Celery stick) came home from work and disappeared into the storm. After I hadn’t heard from her for an hour and a half (normally a 15 minute drive) the panic set in. The phones were not working properly (neither landline nor mobile) so I dragged myself out of bed, donned the wet weather gear, grabbed a torch, and waded out into the dark and the floods. It was pouring rain, lightening everywhere, and cars had water up to their roofs at this stage. I managed to wade a few kilometers, looking for our car, but couldn’t spot them. By this stage the power lines were coming down in the wind, so it was dangerous to be walking in waste deep water. I managed to finally get through to Louise on the mobile. To my immense relief, she and Teia had been able to get out of the floods and drive back to her Mum’s place in town. So Louise & Teia spent the night there, and I walked back home, helping stranded motorists along the way. Some idiots were still trying to drive through the 5-6 foot of water! I got home safely, and an hour later had stranded friends on our doorstep looking for a place to stay for the night. We had an interesting time huddled inside with the storm howling outside. The last two days has been spent navigating the streets with trees toppled everywhere, landslides, etc. While our street had a few big trees down, we survived pretty well with a little minor flooding. Unfortunately, our rental property got clobbered though. There goes the insurance excess! Considering the massive amount of damage, the rescue services, power and phone services, etc. have been brilliant in getting things back to normal. Best wishes to all in Scumland, CC, and Blingland who were affected. |
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Post by marinermick on Jun 13, 2007 13:11:05 GMT 10
yeah the gazebo didnt stand a chance mate, its on the ground ive got to tidy up so yeah no more gazebo lol re: your house, what sort of damage was done? thats really terrible mate i hope everything is water tight! very little water damage despite the gutters and roof sustaining damage a crane came and took the tree away this morning - how they managed to navigate that thing without hitting cars, powers lines and my roof was quite amazing |
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Post by northernspirit on Jun 13, 2007 17:10:27 GMT 10
thats good to hear, i saw a few crane trucks go past one of those must have been yours!
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Post by skilbeck on Jun 13, 2007 23:30:59 GMT 10
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Post by Mariner_Freak on Jun 14, 2007 19:26:10 GMT 10
Without causing cause for alarm, more heavy rainfall is expected tonight/tomorrow and over the weekend.
Let's hope it is no where near as bad as last weekend.
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Post by thesandman on Jun 14, 2007 21:40:30 GMT 10
Up to 4 inches on friday - yet other forecasts merely predict showers. And I think it was supposed to rain all week.
I think it's safe to assume that they don't have a clue what kind of weather we'll be getting this weekend....
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Post by Foriegnmariner on Jun 18, 2007 20:39:13 GMT 10
Thanks for sending down some of your rain guys. Rained non stop all day down here and when i woke up a tropical -2 celsius.
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Post by omni on Jun 18, 2007 20:54:04 GMT 10
It's STILL raining here!
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Post by marinermick on Jun 19, 2007 9:06:50 GMT 10
severe weather warning for tonight
hold on tight!
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Post by thesandman on Jun 19, 2007 18:09:44 GMT 10
Yeah, big item on 7 news about it. Reckon the winds will be hitting 125 km/h...should hit tonight, and die off by tomorrow morning.
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Post by Nah. on Jun 19, 2007 18:29:49 GMT 10
ugh.. 12 - 6am it would be at its worst, they said on some channel. i'm a bit paranoid im going to wake up in the morning with a tree through my bedroom or something.
At least we got some up in the dam this time.
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Post by nutmeg on Jun 19, 2007 22:58:03 GMT 10
These storms and blackouts aren't great with prac for uni. the first one i didn't have power for the whole weekend and i will be up all night doing planning tonight, so i hope we don't lose power this time.
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Post by MrCelery on Jun 20, 2007 10:22:51 GMT 10
ABC News Update - Pasha Bulker capsizes  |
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Post by marinermick on Jun 20, 2007 10:25:56 GMT 10
ABC News Update - Pasha Bulker capsizes hehe, great photoshopping i read a great story in the telegraph on how this has become a massive tourist boom - the area has attracted thousands of people and with that food vans, people selling pasha bulker t-shirts and buskers |
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Post by MrCelery on Jun 20, 2007 11:34:06 GMT 10
[/quote] i read a great story in the telegraph on how this has become a massive tourist boom - the area has attracted thousands of people and with that food vans, people selling pasha bulker t-shirts and buskers[/quote] Very true. Haven't seen the T-shirts, but the ship was for sale on eBay for a short time yesterday not my doing). Some very funny comments were added to the bids before the wowser moderator deleted it. There is at least one kebab\hot dog unit there. Very surprised that the Surf Club is not doing something to raise money. The biggest impact, apart from the car and foot traffic, is constant buzz of helicopters (media and Port Authority\Salvagers). |
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