What meteorological phenomenon (phenomena) affects you this day ? - Page 484

nohmi2 · 01-12-2011, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lene1949

Nohmi... Where are you? Are you and/or your family affected by the floods?

I live in Robina, between Bond Uni and the major shopping Centre.

We live halfway up a hill with good drainage.

I got all teary this morning when I heard of the little four year old who fell from the rescue boat, and his body had just been found. £$%& was just one of my thoughts.

Really pleased to hear from you.

Cheers

lene1949 · 01-12-2011, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nohmi2

I live in Robina, between Bond Uni and the major shopping Centre.

We live halfway up a hill with good drainage.

I got all teary this morning when I heard of the little four year old who fell from the rescue boat, and his body had just been found. £$%& was just one of my thoughts.

Really pleased to hear from you.

Cheers

Yes... it seems that half of the people found dead are children.. It's very sad...

GeoffC · 01-12-2011, 04:24 AM

Very sad indeed....

We have overcast conditions, a temperature of Plus3 and it's raining onto icy ground....but even these conditions pale into insignificance when placed against those occurring elsewhere...

Take care all.....the weather can be a nasty nasty beast....

nohmi2 · 01-12-2011, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Very sad indeed....

We have overcast conditions, a temperature of Plus3 and it's raining onto icy ground....but even these conditions pale into insignificance when placed against those occurring elsewhere...

Take care all.....the weather can be a nasty nasty beast....

You take care too.

Cheers

desertblues · 01-12-2011, 05:00 AM

All Australians: take care, and we hope the water will soon go down again, and the rains stops.

We are concerned about your country; there was a big piece in our newspaper today about the floods and rains.
We all hope for the best and realize that 10 people dead from the floods are 10 too many.

iq6000 · 01-12-2011, 05:44 AM

My husband finally got home at 11pm last night.
He said there were very few cars on the road and I was able to tell him which roads were closed so he got home safely and without any dramas.

The effect the flood had on me today was that I went to work in my local office and remoted in to the computer on my desk in Brisbane. The power to that building has obviously not been cut off yet - I will be in trouble once that happens because I won't be able to log back into that computer. Instead I will have to install a bunch of software onto the local computer and I will lose a whole bunch of site based access.

I was able to help out my helpdesk buddies in Adelaide via our instant messaging system. It all felt very surreal.

It was sunny this morning and we got up early to go for a walk down at the waterfront. The high tide mark was littered with plastic buckets and debris from boats - include decks and fittings. Someone's porch roof with bits of plasterboard still attached had been washed up.

Queensland is going to take a lot of work. We are going to need EVERYONE to volunteer for Clean Up Australia Day this year.

Hope eveyone stays safe. I am not going anywhere near those floodwaters. Photos in the internet is close enough for me.
Angela

nashira · 01-12-2011, 05:47 AM

I hope everyone up north finds solid, dry ground. My father lives in Caboolture and I'm worried, he hasn't called even though I asked my step mother to get him too. I'm hoping it's just a lack of phones or something. Ugh. It's coming down to northern NSW, too.

(I'm in the central west and fine, I don't think we'll flood - though we did in december.)
I don't think the country likes us very much sometimes.

GeoffC · 01-12-2011, 05:52 AM

Just all of you stay safe ....

Pookeysgirl · 01-12-2011, 08:18 AM

Well we got hit with 15cm of snow last night. It's still falling now. I almost didn't make it to work because some bonehead cut so close to the front of my van he almost hit me. Of course he probably didn't even see me since he didn't clean any of the snow off his little Honda.

To everyone out there in Australia and other areas experiencing terrible weather, I hope you all are able to stay safe and my well wishes are going out to all of you and your families.

kennyc · 01-12-2011, 08:22 AM

5F here at the moment another clear and sunny day but still very cold...they say a thaw is on the way......roads are still icy and snowpacked.

bjones6416 · 01-12-2011, 08:46 AM

All of this Australia news is devastating -- the only bright spot is that most of our MR members seem to be safe so far. Please keep it that way!

20F (-6C) here this morning, with a windchill of 9F. This snow and ice is going nowhere, so the roads, particularly the side streets, are still bad and it's another snow day for the kids. I may try to drive a little bit after lunch today after the sun comes out and see for myself which roads are best. It won't get above freezing today, but hopefully the sun and wind will cause some evaporation.

There have been many complaints about the city/state being unable to keep up with the horrible road conditions, and I saw last night on the news that in downtown Atlanta they have hired construction workers with bobcats and bulldozers to scrape off what ice they could and then dump and spread big truckloads of what appeared to be plain old dirt!

At least maybe people will be able to drive down there some today.

Sweetpea · 01-12-2011, 09:26 AM

Rain, rain, rain and about 20 degrees too warm...

It looks depressing outside!

Wetdogeared · 01-12-2011, 09:34 AM

Snow warning here, 15-30cm. The ground is blanketed with about 10cm right now. It's expected to all wash away later today or tomorrow when the rain returns.

tubemonkey · 01-12-2011, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Rain, rain, rain...

poohbear_nc · 01-12-2011, 10:46 AM

Cold here today (in the 20's F - with wind chills in the teens) - but the sun is out and the ice is melting. Got into work today - drove most of the way behind a woman obviously terrified of ice - she drove 15 mph with her foot on the brake - on clear pavement. Sigh.

Allegedly will be in the 60's F this weekend!

All you Aussies - be safe!

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01-12-2011, 04:24 AM	#7248
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Very sad indeed.... We have overcast conditions, a temperature of Plus3 and it's raining onto icy ground....but even these conditions pale into insignificance when placed against those occurring elsewhere... Take care all.....the weather can be a nasty nasty beast....

01-12-2011, 05:00 AM	#7250
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	All Australians: take care, and we hope the water will soon go down again, and the rains stops. We are concerned about your country; there was a big piece in our newspaper today about the floods and rains. We all hope for the best and realize that 10 people dead from the floods are 10 too many.

01-12-2011, 05:44 AM	#7251
iq6000 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 5000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Deception Bay, QLD, Australia Device: ECO Reader, iPhone	My husband finally got home at 11pm last night. He said there were very few cars on the road and I was able to tell him which roads were closed so he got home safely and without any dramas. The effect the flood had on me today was that I went to work in my local office and remoted in to the computer on my desk in Brisbane. The power to that building has obviously not been cut off yet - I will be in trouble once that happens because I won't be able to log back into that computer. Instead I will have to install a bunch of software onto the local computer and I will lose a whole bunch of site based access. I was able to help out my helpdesk buddies in Adelaide via our instant messaging system. It all felt very surreal. It was sunny this morning and we got up early to go for a walk down at the waterfront. The high tide mark was littered with plastic buckets and debris from boats - include decks and fittings. Someone's porch roof with bits of plasterboard still attached had been washed up. Queensland is going to take a lot of work. We are going to need EVERYONE to volunteer for Clean Up Australia Day this year. Hope eveyone stays safe. I am not going anywhere near those floodwaters. Photos in the internet is close enough for me. Angela

01-12-2011, 05:47 AM	#7252
nashira Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 73734 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I hope everyone up north finds solid, dry ground. My father lives in Caboolture and I'm worried, he hasn't called even though I asked my step mother to get him too. I'm hoping it's just a lack of phones or something. Ugh. It's coming down to northern NSW, too. (I'm in the central west and fine, I don't think we'll flood - though we did in december.) I don't think the country likes us very much sometimes.

01-12-2011, 05:52 AM	#7253
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Just all of you stay safe ....

01-12-2011, 08:18 AM	#7254
Pookeysgirl Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 12696746 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K3, Kobo Mini	Well we got hit with 15cm of snow last night. It's still falling now. I almost didn't make it to work because some bonehead cut so close to the front of my van he almost hit me. Of course he probably didn't even see me since he didn't clean any of the snow off his little Honda. To everyone out there in Australia and other areas experiencing terrible weather, I hope you all are able to stay safe and my well wishes are going out to all of you and your families.

01-12-2011, 08:22 AM	#7255
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,920 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	5F here at the moment another clear and sunny day but still very cold...they say a thaw is on the way......roads are still icy and snowpacked.

01-12-2011, 08:46 AM	#7256
bjones6416 ↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!! Posts: 3,394 Karma: 17432172 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Acer netbook, JetBook Lite, Sony PRS-300, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire	All of this Australia news is devastating -- the only bright spot is that most of our MR members seem to be safe so far. Please keep it that way! 20F (-6C) here this morning, with a windchill of 9F. This snow and ice is going nowhere, so the roads, particularly the side streets, are still bad and it's another snow day for the kids. I may try to drive a little bit after lunch today after the sun comes out and see for myself which roads are best. It won't get above freezing today, but hopefully the sun and wind will cause some evaporation. There have been many complaints about the city/state being unable to keep up with the horrible road conditions, and I saw last night on the news that in downtown Atlanta they have hired construction workers with bobcats and bulldozers to scrape off what ice they could and then dump and spread big truckloads of what appeared to be plain old dirt! At least maybe people will be able to drive down there some today.

01-12-2011, 09:26 AM	#7257
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Rain, rain, rain and about 20 degrees too warm... It looks depressing outside!

01-12-2011, 09:34 AM	#7258
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,780 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Polar Vortex Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	Snow warning here, 15-30cm. The ground is blanketed with about 10cm right now. It's expected to all wash away later today or tomorrow when the rain returns.

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01-12-2011, 10:46 AM	#7260
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,677 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Cold here today (in the 20's F - with wind chills in the teens) - but the sun is out and the ice is melting. Got into work today - drove most of the way behind a woman obviously terrified of ice - she drove 15 mph with her foot on the brake - on clear pavement. Sigh. Allegedly will be in the 60's F this weekend! All you Aussies - be safe!