01-18-2011, 04:51 PM
Hi guys, thanks for your concerns for us over here... so I will check in to say that I'm OK.
Tetters and Russ, you are right I live in the South West of Oz, or nearly exactly opposite the drama that is being played out east, and yes, it has been holidays that have made me so slack and slothful, I have just returned from a little jaunt and was checking out Big Blue when I saw this post.
The flooding has now gone all the way down the East coast of Australia (albeit a little further inland as it went south) and flooding is now being reported in the State of Victoria, with some towns receiving over half their annual rainfall in a few days, and little creeks are now raging torrents and half a mile wide.
Some of these farmers were coming off ten years of drought and could see a 5 tonne wheat crop out their front door (of which they were harvesting at the time) being swept away under 10 feet of water .. heartbreaking.
In Brisbane they said the Brisbane river rose 22 meters, that is about 70 feet I think, some of the houses were completely submerged,as well as parts of the CBD, and in towns further west houses were swept away.
The absolute force of nature.
But the people are rallying, and it is when these crisis hit, is when we find out what makes us tick. Some great stories of compassion, heroics, mateship and tragedy have emerged that define a people, enemies are suddenly friends, and we all have a common goal to see our fellow countrymen are OK, so the support is fantastic.
I guess no different from any where in the world, tragedy strikes and humanity rallies.
Thanks Folks,
Jack and the War Office.
Tetters and Russ, you are right I live in the South West of Oz, or nearly exactly opposite the drama that is being played out east, and yes, it has been holidays that have made me so slack and slothful, I have just returned from a little jaunt and was checking out Big Blue when I saw this post.
The flooding has now gone all the way down the East coast of Australia (albeit a little further inland as it went south) and flooding is now being reported in the State of Victoria, with some towns receiving over half their annual rainfall in a few days, and little creeks are now raging torrents and half a mile wide.
Some of these farmers were coming off ten years of drought and could see a 5 tonne wheat crop out their front door (of which they were harvesting at the time) being swept away under 10 feet of water .. heartbreaking.
In Brisbane they said the Brisbane river rose 22 meters, that is about 70 feet I think, some of the houses were completely submerged,as well as parts of the CBD, and in towns further west houses were swept away.
The absolute force of nature.
But the people are rallying, and it is when these crisis hit, is when we find out what makes us tick. Some great stories of compassion, heroics, mateship and tragedy have emerged that define a people, enemies are suddenly friends, and we all have a common goal to see our fellow countrymen are OK, so the support is fantastic.
I guess no different from any where in the world, tragedy strikes and humanity rallies.
Thanks Folks,
Jack and the War Office.
LIFE....
..... Abandon the search for truth
Look for a good fantasy
..... Abandon the search for truth
Look for a good fantasy