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Posted by alisonOZ SEQLD Aust (My Page) on Tue, Sep 27, 05 at 7:31
Grrrr!. Well from the inky black sky this afternoon, you would have sworn something big was about to happen. Lightning, thunder, we were bunkered down, hopeful of some rain without damage.
Nothing. Scarcely a drop. If I had put my bath-towel on the back porch, it would have come in dryer than when it went out.
Disappointment? You bet. |
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RE: storms sailing by...what does it take?
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| c**p wasn't it? EXTREMELY disappointing! |
RE: storms sailing by...what does it take?
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| Well, going by the black tailed cockies we should have at least 3 more days of wet weather...had quite a few showers today.......sorry guys, but if it is any consolation it was jolly cold as well!! Tina |
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| yes i would efinately agree with the both of you at mudgeeraba here and i think the ground might of got a little wet but not wet enough for me not to dry my feet walking around on the cement or get told to wipe my feet before walkin inside. LOL cheers |
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Yes its bad enough not getting much or any of the rain they have been forcasting, Storm what Storm !!!
Seems some people just do not know their job dont you just get sick of them saying every day it is going to rain
And nothing happens, now if I had made mistakes like that when I was working I would have been out of a job Real Fast.. Its one continual disapointment after another these days...Cheers..MM. |
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I am very sorry girls we had it absolutely bucket down for about 2 hours. A nice long drink!!!!! It came from the west.
Like a complete fool I was watching it out on the back deck, but had forgotten to close the laundrey door......luckily it was only the laundrey......but of course i had nice clean clothes jusy waiting in basket to be put away.....they are all wet.
Hope that makes you all fell a weeny bit better. |
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| well we got the storm up this way last night hit around 8.30 - 9.00 pm just looked there's just under 11.5 in the tube not bad will do me, the trees and ants tell me there is more coming maybe later in next month can't see the sytems that will deliver this yet. len mail len lens garden page |
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| Well, hopefully, we'll get something here way up north of Brisbane. From what I've seen on the weather reports, Brisbane has had about 10 times more rain than we've had here in the (dry) Tropics over the last 12 months. Kathy |
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| Only managed 1mm of rain in gauge, that did not even settle the dust. HJ and Len your area's always seems to get rain when the Southern end of Brissie and the West never gets any. Kathy I hope you get some too, having lived north of TSV I know how dry it can get up that way..Cheers..MM. |
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| Plenty water went into our tank,I keep praying to up above for the dams to start filling,that is a real problem,greencroc. |
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| Suggestion here... If all you Queenslanders get together each put in a few dollars you could pay my airfare to the drought areas in question. Because every time I go to Qld on holiday IT POURS! BTW its pouring down here at the moment. pam |
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| Our storms usually go to the south or north of us and we only get the edge. Sometimes I'm glad of that as we are in a good lightning area, always getting a few very close ones. Actually had one hit the back pergola (steel frame but luckily not attached to the house) nearly 2 years ago during that week of really hot weather and bad storms that hit Brissy. Gave us all a fright, all 4 kids slept on mattresses on lounge room floor the rest of the night while I had to sit up with them :( Had a few mls last night though not sure how much as someone bumped the raingauge and it was leaning over. Only 2mls in gauge but my guess is twice that. Had rumbles of thunder and small storms go past to the south all afternoon until about 8.15 when there was half hour of light rain. Better than nothing - trying to be optimistic here :) Hoping for lots more rain (without too much lightning) for everyone, at least those that need it. |
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| Hi Goldhills, I can remember as a kid sitting on the floor in the middle of the night WITH MUM!!!!! She was the one terrified of storms----still is, got it from my Nana, two of a kind--- broke the mould with me though, I don't mind them unless they get too bad, you know, when the lightening strikes are louder than the thunder!!!!! We had a good drop of rain last night, our gauge is broken but about 10-12 ml just a guess. Bring it on!!!! Marnie. |
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We are also on the edge and only got 1mm late Friday afternoon.
Things still very dry here...MM. |
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