Originally Posted By alexbook I've been hearing a lot about the flooding in Queensland. I know some of our LPers live in Queensland, but I also know that Queensland is a big place. Is everybody okay? Anybody have to get evacuated?
Originally Posted By Fowley We're fine, it's happening all up north, Rockhampton area currently, we are down outer suburbs of Brisbane (approx 12 hours drive away). We had a bit of water in Ashlars room but just feeling water soaked from the constant rain here
Originally Posted By avimagine Bah all we have is above freezing weather which should result in melting snow which will result in black ice. Glad to hear you're ok. Is Ashlars room on the second floor?!
Originally Posted By Fowley He's room is one ground level and there was too much water for the ground to take any more. At least it's cooler today, but it's gonna rain again lol
Originally Posted By avimagine Hey it could be worst, it could be snowing... Or maybe it could be great and the rain will pick up your home and plunk it in the middle of a quality amusement park or something. Glad to here you're ok. Edit post 4: forgot the j/k after floor?!
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Yes, all good here, thanks alex. As Fowley said, just all rained out. I just gave up and swam in the rain today, no sense waiting for the sun to come out!
Originally Posted By Fowley We stayed nice and dry and spent the day with the police......SVU and CSI Vegas teams lol
Originally Posted By Fowley Okay flood waters are getting quite a bit closer to us now, we're okay but areas around us are being evacuated. If you saw Toowoomba being wiped out then we're about just over an hours drive away. Brisbane River has broken it's bank but we are okay right now.
Originally Posted By debtee Thinking of you guys! It looks terrible on the TV. My thoughts are with all those poor people and the little children that died. They are saying Brisbane CBD is flooding, I can't imagine that here in Sydney, it would be horrendous and chaos!
Originally Posted By avimagine The question I wonder though is when will this flooding end? I mean it seems like it's been going on for 2 years now.
Originally Posted By Fowley Not in our area, this is an end to a major drought. The government depts have been doing drought relief payments, now we have just printed out claim forms for Flood Relief payments :S They are hoping the rain will ease by tomorrow but they were hoping for that today. Up Cairns way it floods really easily but down closer to Brisbane not too often, nothing like what we are going through has happened since 1974
Originally Posted By debtee It's hasn't been flooding in Brisbane for 2 years? This is a sudden downpour, that is causing all these issues. I don't get what you mean avimagine, can you explain?
Originally Posted By avimagine It was meant as a joke, the flooded started 2 weeks agoish, 2 weeks ago was last year. Sorry.
Originally Posted By debtee Pleased to hear that you are ok for the moment Fowley. My in laws have been evacuated but they are ok.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Well I'm over in the US of course so I'm high and dry, but I'm worried about the situation at home! One sister is stuck at home (my house actually, because it's 7 minutes extra to hers and she couldn't make it that far) with her 3 kids and her husband is still stuck at work. My other sister and her partner were meant to be going back home (interstate) in 2 days but instead decided to leave today because they were worried they wouldn't make it home - but after getting to the airport (6 hours before their flight, to be on the safe side) all flights were grounded, so they might be sleeping in the airport for a while anyway Hope you and Tand are okay, Fowley. Sounds horrible!
Originally Posted By Fowley We just found out we cannot leave our suburb in one direction and suspect it will be the same the other. We have got emergency stock at the local store. The worse news is that the water level is to hit higher than in 1974, the worse flood in Queensland history. Fingers crossed our high level house is a bit inland will be fine. The worse water is to come tonight so I highly doubt I will make work tomorrow either :S, can all those who read this send positive thoughts for all Queenslanders affected by the flooding, thanks
