cyclone

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:44 pm

how is brumbyrunner? not getting blow away or drowned??

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:08 pm

I don't know about the blowing away bit but rain wise they have been going OK. He was on an island for a while but apparently the water has gone back a bit now. Up to 370mm this year already.

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:12 pm

I had this reporter sheila ring up yesterday to ask how I was handling the wet.

"I've heard you've had a fair bit of rain in the Gulf. How's your road access with all the flooding?"
"The roads have been closed since new year's eve."
"That's a couple of weeks! How do you get out? By helicopter?""Get out? And go where? I live here. I don't wan't to go anywhere."
"But how are you off for gorceries and medical supplies. There have been a lot of food drops in the area and evacuation of stranded people."No worries. This is the wet season we kinda expect it. Just because some years are a bit dry there's no reason to panic when it finaly rains. I bet you we'll be getting roadtrains in here before June."
"But there's a cyclone forming out in the Gulf. Aren't you worried?"
"Worried? This is not a new thing. Cyclones have been forming in northern Australia forever. They're a part of life."
"Okay, so what have you done to prepare for the cyclone""Prepare? This is not a new thing that's snuck up on us. You don't wait for a cyclone warning and then race around madly tidying up. This is the wet season. We're always ready."

And there was more that I can't remember but you get the idea. Should have recorded it. Don't think it'll make the papers though.

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:18 pm

We've had 24.5" for the wet here at the house. Thats over 600mm.

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:59 pm

You're a cracker brumbyrunner. If you remember who it was we can try and get their recording off them for a laugh:D

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:30 am

good to here you are all ok, reporters are a crack up!! you must be loving the rain!

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:55 am

"Get out? And go where? I live here. I don't wan't to go anywhere."

A crack up alright. You should have told them you can't leave the house because of the crocodiles on your veranda.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:33 pm

Sounds like that reporter had a few loaded questions there...

Would love to be up there to see what real rain is again, but I'm also glad that summer is finally down here with tempretures in the high 30's. Good swimming weather!

Cheers

Bennie

FROG · Post by **FROG** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:38 am

"No worries. This is the wet season we kinda expect it. Just because some years are a bit dry there's no reason to panic when it finaly rains"

roflmao Stuart

sven '2' · Post by **sven '2'** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:41 pm

brumbyrunner wrote:We've had 24.5" for the wet here at the house. Thats over 600mm.

In stark comparison, we had 0.8mm of rain recorded for the month of Jan!

Sven

Point · Post by **Point** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:38 pm

we've just hit 1100mm for the year.....

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:22 pm

hows the weather up there stuart? been very wet the last few weeks?

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:34 pm

It's been wonderful. Slow soaking rain. No flooding. Paradise.

Thalass · Post by **Thalass** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:35 pm

And today we got a grand total of five drops on the windshield for the first time in weeks... haha.

I must say I personally prefer southwest WA weather. I'm alergic to humidity! The missus can't stand the 40 degree days, though. It's about -16 in her home town at the moment.