Water water everywhere!!

[Fangtasia]

OMG i have never seen so much water *L* While we are safe from flooding unfortunately for some this is not the case. A warning has come out to not do any uneccessary travelling as many roads are dangerous with water or completely impassable

QLD is in for a VERY wet time.

We have a small river flowing down one side of the house (just runoff not an actual river) and we had to dig a channel through our carport to release more water from the backyard. The water just cannot run away quick enough. Our rainwater tank is majorily overflowing for the 1st time since we moved here. The water is that deep in the yard it is mucking with our waterpipes, causing backflows of air to burst through the inside sinks.

We have an open water drain running past our front fence and it is full to the point it is covering nearly half the road as well. It is bin day, so we put the bin out for collection and the force of the water was moving it down the street *L* (240litre bin, chockers and heavy as) AND the rain is getting heavier!

Once i've got some batteries, i hope to get some pics, it is unreal!

[Lilith]

Wow. I understand that kind of water. It can be like that in Florida too. Stay safe. Don't travel more than is necessary and take care of each other ((hugs)))

[sodaklostsoul]

Stay safe.................build an Ark maybe?!?!?!?!

[Fangtasia]

Some piccies :)

Out my back door and what poor Nika is sloshing through
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec.jpg)

Little river and flooded front yard, water making its way to the main channel
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010.jpg)

Water heading down one side of our driveway into the main water channel
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010a.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010a.jpg)

The channel above heads into here (this is normally dry, i walk Nika through here *L*)
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010v.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010v.jpg)

[Fangtasia]

We headed into Toowoomba, had to get new batteries *L* so took a few pics on the way home

Bet this home is happy to be on the hill
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010c.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010c.jpg)

Water filled creeks course
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010d.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010d.jpg)

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010f.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010f.jpg)

Water heading for Cambooya
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010e.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010e.jpg)

[Fangtasia]

We get part way home and come across a road block with Road Closed signs...eeek. Turns out we could get through, but people needing to go to the next small town or further were stuck (see water running down the side road onto the highway)
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010g.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010g.jpg)

Flooded crops

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010h.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010h.jpg)

Road part underwater
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010l.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010l.jpg)

[Fangtasia]

Heading for a bridge on the highway
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010i.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010i.jpg)

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010j.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010j.jpg)

Over the bridge (normally this is quite a drop to a dry bed *L*)
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010k.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010k.jpg)

Following fire truck into Cambooya
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010n.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010n.jpg)

[Fangtasia]

We headed to the other road out of Cambooya, nope defiantely aint getting out that way
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010o.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010o.jpg)

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010p.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010p.jpg)

Stuck on other side
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010s.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010s.jpg)

Closer look
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010q.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010q.jpg)

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010r.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010r.jpg)

[Fangtasia]

Water Force, i definately would NOT want to be in this!~
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010u.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010u.jpg)

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/th_Rain27thDec2010t.jpg (http://s1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee514/BecLeeFotos/Floodwaters/?action=view&current=Rain27thDec2010t.jpg)

[jseal]

That is some serious rain!

[dicksbro]

Wow! Great pictures of a tragic event. Just stay safe and we'll keep prayin' for ya'.

I bet even your fish are glad they're not out in that! :yikes:

[jay-t]

floods are no fun at all,a couple of years ago I had 2ft of water inside my shop,nope not fun !By the way I have this boat with some animal stalls just pay shipping

[Lord Snow]

Hopefully it won't be like Nashville and have houses literally floating away.

[sodaklostsoul]

Houseboats were popular once!!

[Lord Snow]

True, but I don't think they were made out of a two story executive three bedroom house.

[sodaklostsoul]

Would have been easier to pack up and move that way. :D

All joking aside, I do hope everyone is safe from water and snow.

[gekkogecko]

Yeowch!

[scotzoidman]

Yikes, this is bringing back some unpleasant memories of Music City floating away last May. Hoping for the best for all Down Under, recovery can be a long road.

[Oldfart]

A fair bit of North America is under water at the moment, but it just sits there and looks COLD.

[Lilith]

It has been so wet here the past couple of days our toilets are gurgling.

[dm383]

That's not looking good at all. Stay safe hon.

DM

[dicksbro]

I saw on the news that an area the size of Texas is flooded. Hard to image that much water.

Like Lilith said, stay safe and as dry as possible! You're in our thoughts and prayers.

[Fangtasia]

Well this part of the world is flooding. Toowoomba is very wet at present

I'm damn pleased i got out of Toowoomba when i did

YouTube - do a search for Toowoomba flooding.

Á think at least some of Toowoombas water will come this way...scary stuff actually. We have enough of our own out here!

[Fangtasia]

Facebook photos link

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150160011817925&set=o.131892186875737&ref=nf#!/photo_search.php?oid=131892186875737&view=all

[Fangtasia]

1 dead and many still being rescued!!

Bigpond news (http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2011/01/10/One_dead_and_lives_at_risk_in_Toowoomba_562683.html)

[Oldfart]

The Channel 9 news just showed a street in Toowoomba looking like a whitewater rafting course.

[Fangtasia]

It unbelievable OF honestly.

Places down the range have copped a 7meter wall of water, swept away homes, people, stock....just scary!

2 dead so far and they are saying it will probably rise!

Bigpond news (http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2011/01/10/Torrent_tears_apart_Qld_communities_562704.html)

[Oldfart]

I saw cars trying to cross water I'd think twice about in a diesel troopie.

[Fangtasia]

I wouldnt be going anywhere near that water!

[Fangtasia]

I'm sposed to have an appointment in Toowoomba tomorrow, that'll be interesting

[Oldfart]

If you can't get a lift with Thunderbird2, think really hard about it.

[Fangtasia]

I'll check reports to see if i can get there, i heard we are flooded in. Bilbo is stuck in Brissy for at least the night, chances are it could be longer

[dicksbro]

I think somebody ought to start investigating anyone who had been hoping for rain. :shrug:

Please be careful, Fangtasia. When you go out to check for mail, be sure to wear your life preserver. :boink:

[Oldfart]

M and I are blaming all the Churchies, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Jews and Hindi. Did none of these idiots understand that their rain prayers were cumulative?

[Oldfart]

My daughter's unintended pun. A chip off the old fart.

"I've been trying to get onto the Bris council's Floodline website (they've been advertising on the radio) but it doesn't look current."

[gekkogecko]

*passes you a hovercraft*

without eels.

[PantyFanatic]

Thanks for the update. I imagine those pics are even more concerning for someone who knows what the places look like without the water. If the dates are correct on them, it is still raining too. :yikes: Nothing like the hundred year flood to inspire a new respect for the power of water.

Pay attention and stay safe. :wish:




[ noticed the reference to your emergency assist number. I like the "000". Makes more sense than our "911" but I have a hunch equipment capability of the time had something to do with the designation. :shrug: ]

[Fangtasia]

We are still dry at my place....though a new severe weather warning has been issued *sigh*

Not o much for me, but the poor buggers already hit look to be going to possibly cop another lot.

Bilbo will be staying in Brissy another night, cant get through. Roads closed, Range crossing closed. Absolute nightmare

[Oldfart]

The flashflood toll is given as 8 and on the way up.

[PantyFanatic]

I don't know who you ticked off down there but it seems you did a good job of it. :hair: While a part of Queensland the size of Germany and France, COMBINED,:eek: is under water and 70 some people missing besides the already counted dead, the place is awash [pun intended] with many of your not-so-nice critters on the move and in a pissy mood. Now the scarce dirt above water is in contention between crocks, poison snakes and people. This for you while the state of Victoria chocks on the smoke from the largest and most intense brush fires ever recorded there. Your over abundance of vermin is being off-set by the crispy critters that may be the last of their kind and some that escaped to their bunkers will emerge to desolation that will cause them to linger to a less pleasant extinction. :(

Whatever you're doing to piss off the god's, ya better stop. :nod:

[Lord Snow]

Definitely starting to sound like the end of days. Just do us all a favor and be wary of a pale horse. The man who rides upon it is Death. And hell follow with him.

[Oldfart]

Shit, I thought that was the Lone Ranger and three of his mates.

[Oldfart]

The dark side.

News report from the ABC talks of looters and a bull shark at Goodna, 20 miles inland.

[dicksbro]

The shark was probably just trying to get away from all the rain. Poor thing. :(

[Lord Snow]

I'd be more worried about the looters, but the shark is impressive.

[Oldfart]

The bull shark is renowned as a killer, a river and canal dweller.

[gekkogecko]

Maybe, but the flooding itself has killed more than that bull shark has.

[Oldfart]

Without doubt. The shark's just another risk for the rescue workers.

[Fangtasia]

Bull sharks are notorious for attacking people. nasty pieces of work. Bad enough what people/rescuers/etc are dealing with without adding sharks (and i heard the was a croc floating around too) into the equation

Army/police should have permission to shoot looters on sight as far as i'm concerned, low life bastards. Although i did like the mayor of Ipswich's suggestion of using them as flood markers!

The death toll is rising, now at 13 and predicted to go higher :(

[Oldfart]

Just need to be careful we don't shoot someone checking on their mum's place, or indeed, other looter hunting squads.

[Lord Snow]

Sharks are cool though. Hopefully it doesn't have the opportunity to get into trouble. In my opinion crocs and gators are worse than sharks. Most sharks take a bite and swim off. Crocs and gators get a hold of you and take you down for a death roll. There's not much of a chance to survive that.

[Oldfart]

Poor Brazil's copping it worse at the moment, 250+ dead so far in floods and mudslides.

[Fangtasia]

Some of these bullsharks, it would only take one bite to kill. Bullsharks are aggressive and i highly doubt they take one nibble, they have certainly killed before. Regardless its just another thing the people of the area dont need!

I think i'd rather the croc actually, least it will kill you fairly quickly. Being bitten significantly by a shark, floating in filthy flood waters when you have no idea how long til rescue would be horrid. The blood would attract more said sharks in the vicinity also

[PantyFanatic]

Poor Brazil's copping it worse at the moment, 250+ dead so far in floods and mudslides.
Oz is worse. I don't have friends in Brazil.

[dicksbro]

Ya' get the feeling the world is going bonkers. California rains and mudslides; New England snowfalls; Australian and Brazilian rains; and, who knows what else. :spin:

What was that song ... "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off."

[Lord Snow]

I'd rather sayF*ck The World (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8STvXRggyaw)

[Oldfart]

Has Bilbo made it back to Hobbitsville yet?

[Lord Snow]

It would be Hobbiton Oldfart.

[Fangtasia]

Yeah he got back Thursday...came back through Cunninghams Gap (1 lane disappeared though)

[dicksbro]

Glad to hear that, Fangtasia. Now, if the country can just get dried out a bit and let people start to put their lives back together. We'll keep up the good wishes and prayers! :thumbs:

[Oldfart]

They're going to have to hose away a few million tons of mud, so I hope there's enough water to do the job.

[Lord Snow]

Oldfart, I think your mind may be slipping. There's plenty of water which is causing the mud. What you need is a drought and shovel. LOL. I do hope everything gets righted quickly though.

[Fangtasia]

Definately dont need drought again thanx, we needed the floods, all dams are now at 100% capacity (some over that)

We just didnt need the loss of life nor the huge cleanup bill

[Oldfart]

Every event has it's lunatic fringe.

From the ABC News,

Two people were rescued in Melbourne's east yesterday after riding down the Yarra River on blow-up sex dolls.

The 19-year-old man and 19-year-old woman were riding the dolls at Warrandyte North, when the woman lost grip of her doll in rough water around 4.30pm (AEST).

She grabbed hold of a tree and the man flagged down a passer-by, who contacted police and the State Emergency Service (SES).

The pair was checked by ambulance officers but did not need medical treatment.

Police say the fate of the inflatable dolls is unknown.