How are the flooded Aussies?

[Sonan]

HI all
Wow, the floods even make news on the Thermy forum! I am in Rockhampton and yes, the media is making it out to be worse than it really is ! There are only a couple of lowlying suburbs affected in the town and some rural areas outside the town.
There is not man-eating crocodiles at our front door, but there are a few snakes around in the water!
We are very grateful that the water rose slowly and we have only had one fatality (out west from here) so far. Not as bad as a cyclone or bushfire where there is immediate threat to lives. The community is banding together so amazingly and everyone is lending a hand.
So grateful for my thermy too....there has been a shortage of food and bread because of panic buying.....been living on the five seed bread - better than the shop stuff anyway!!
Thanks for your thoughts
 

[cookie1]

Thanks for the update. I think I'd be sitting on my roof, not because of the floods but because of the snakes. I can tolerate most other things but not snakes. If I see one I put a chair on the table and sit on it until I see the dead snake. I have caused a few people to have hysterics over the years. They find me more amusing than dealing with the snake.

[Snoozie]

Yes and snakes are protected so you're not supposed to kill them. I hate snakes. First day in town here I go to walk down the back steps and a bloody brown snake flashes across the path to the clothesline. My dryer had a bit of a work out for a couple of weeks after that! Didn't help DH was working most days and with the rain the yard was jungle like. Wasn't letting kids outthere which didn't make me popular with them either.

Bucketed rain here last night but Comet to Emerald meant to be open now. Duaringa is still closed from what I understand.

[Sonan]

where are you from Snoozie?

[Snoozie]

I'm in central Qld now. Mining country lol Came up from the darling downs so would've been rainy either way but not flooded in back in Toowoomba!

[judydawn]

Thanks for the update girls.  It is more informative than our news service.  Boy can those snakes move on water - I can just see Cookie moving as fast as that if one of them decided to chase her 

[Frozzie]

Thanks for the update. I think I'd be sitting on my roof, not because of the floods but because of the snakes. I can tolerate most other things but not snakes. If I see one I put a chair on the table and sit on it until I see the dead snake. I have caused a few people to have hysterics over the years. They find me more amusing than dealing with the snake.

im so with you cookie..hate the things..one thing i love about europe...no deadly snakes..!! 

[Snoozie]

GO AWAY FOR A LITTLE BIT PLEASE RAIN!!!!!


Ok. Slightly over it now. Hehe I saw a mailman this morning but no mail for us yet. No recycling bin collected either hehe

I know people are dealing with lots worse. I am getting worried we are not going to be able to make it through for daughter to have dental op at eom. Just when you think things are clearing a bucket more rain arrives!

Okies. Selfish venty rant over now!!!

[judydawn]

Rant away Snoozie, you have every reason to.  Hope the rain gods give you a break soon. 

[johnro]

I agree with you re rain and of course the snakes. The SES boats are putting passengers in on side of the boat on the Capricorn Highway (getting essential service people from Gracemere to Rockhampton) while the snakes are trying to get to the dry of the boat on the other side. I am not setting foot in any type of flood waters and I have no need to go to Gracemere despite DD3 and my sister living in Gracemere.   

[Cornish Cream]

GO AWAY FOR A LITTLE BIT PLEASE RAIN!!!!!


Ok. Slightly over it now. Hehe I saw a mailman this morning but no mail for us yet. No recycling bin collected either hehe

I know people are dealing with lots worse. I am getting worried we are not going to be able to make it through for daughter to have dental op at eom. Just when you think things are clearing a bucket more rain arrives!

Okies. Selfish venty rant over now!!!

Rant away Snoozie, Friends always listen.

[cottchick]

This is much better than the news coverage - thanks for reporting. Glad to hear everyone is safe and there are no thermomixes underwater!

I have had a few American friends email me and ask how I am surviving the flooding....I'm in Perth

[Zan]

eeek the snakes sound awful
sooz sorry to hear it isn't letting up with the rain, surely enough already!!!
And rant away. 'Little' things are the ones that really make it piss you off. Hope you can get to the dental appt.

[cookie1]

Cottchick I had to laugh at that. We've had similar things happen at other times.

Snoozie, you are keeping us all up to date, you have every right to rant and rave.

[johnro]

It always makes me smile when there is any type of Australian news that makes international coverage - the rest of the world believe this island continent is minuscule, I am sure very few Aussies would worry about Florida disasters affecting Californian friends.