Victorian Floods

[cookie1]

I do hope people around Ballarat and Bendigo and other areas flooded in Victoria are all ok.  Thinking of you.

[I Love Bimby!]

Thanks Cookie. I have a lake view this morning out my back yard (Wangaratta) and waters are expected to rise still.  Parts of Myrtleford (upstream on the Ovens River) is being evacuated, also so is Benalla and Euroa.

Mum and Dad have been cut off from the rest of the world as water was well over one of the bridges yesterday (over the tray of 4WD).   So I don't know if the custard scrolls I'm making this morning are going to be enjoyed for Fathers day. 

But the rain has been melting the record level of snow (such high August snow falls have not been seen since 1992) so this is now also coming down the rivers, through Bright, Myrtleford, Wangaratta and eventually head towards Benalla also.

[judydawn]

Glad to hear you are safe ILB but it looks as if you may not to get to see your Dad at all today.  We had 50,000 people without electricity at one stage last night and still 3,000 this morning - we were OK though. Whenever I get the candles ready, nothing happens - it is when I am not prepared that something does! Stay dry ILB 

[I Love Bimby!]

Thanks JD   

[achookwoman]

I have been thinking of you ILB,  hope the water hasn't come any higher today.   We have had 3 inches in the last 24 hours,  on top of it raining all last week.  We are on a slope on the side of Mt. Macedon so most has run off.  Good luck for Fathers Day.

[cookie1]

Enjoy your custard scrolls ILB, looks like you and your daughter will have to eat them. Phew, water over the tray of a 4 WD.
Take care.

[I Love Bimby!]

Thanks Ladies 

Apparently the rivers here are now expected to peak on Tuesday  , which now puts question marks on a planned trip to Melbourne on Tuesday, as I had planned on DD being in childcare for that day, but 1 of the 2 roads out there is closed and the second one is not far off having water over that. So not sure if I need to cancel my appointment down there now....   

Cookie, everyone loved the scrolls, so thanks heaps for that recipe. About to take some to my other Grandfather now. 

[Cornish Cream]

Take care ILB and keep safe.

[Hestonfan]

Hi ILB

Here in the Hills in SA has been pretty awful but reading about Victoria I do pray for all of the people in Victoria that the prognosis will be more rosey!

Thinking of you - hope you can keep us posted to let us know you are OK.

[RoxyS]

Yes, my thoughts are with you too ILB and any others in affected areas.

[earth mumma]

Here in Bendigo we had about 80mm of rain betwen 1am sat and Sunday morning.  Lucky for us we haven't had much flooding - and our water res are nearly full.  I am feeling for people in parts that have not been so lucky with the wind and rain causing lots of damage.  I hope you dry out soon.

[Frozzie]

hope everythign turned out ok ILB and you stay dry and that you get to your appointment on tuesday!

[I Love Bimby!]

Thank you.

Frozzie, we've organised to Skype the appointment, so rushed around today getting a camera and speakers and set that up tonight. Had to be done anyway, just an incentive.

I worked from home this afternoon and the waters started receeding thankfully. Although there are some mixed messages on the radio as to whether we are to expect further peaks tonight or tomorrow or not. It turned out that the creek that backs onto our place, joins another flooded creek just a little down stream and then they meet the Ovens River just a bit further down, so it was all backing up into our place.

We do however have rain forecasted all week    At least I'm dry and safe. I worry about the other communities and families that have been displaced, lost their homes, farms, businesses etc.

We have a levied bank area just on the other edge of town here that were safe until they found some faults in the levie bank this afternoon and a mass evacuation of the area as they waited for the banks to break. Turns out that someone has been tampering with them and drilled a hole through the bank so they could attach a pump on the other side to pump water during summer  There will be many very unhappy people!!

[judydawn]

Saw the area around where you live on our news tonight ILB, wall to wall water practically.  The locals will want to lynch that person when they find out who it is.  Stay safe.

[Frozzie]

like JD says stay safe..and unfortunately there are idiots everywhere..the older I get my intelligence seems to increase or my awareness of it lol (started off thinking im pretty average to im not as average as i thought lol) due to my increased awareness over the years of utter idiots (either they are increasing which i doubt or you jsut realise maybe your standards were a bit high!)  Well I hope they find out who it was anyway and he or she or they are punished..it is there after all for a GOOD reason!

good re they skype setup ILB..does come in handy..thank goodness for it otherwise i would rarely get to see my family and friends in oz and my parents wouldnt get to see their grandkids