Biblical Scale Disaster

[TidalPete]

Pete, what kind of bottle do you need, Primus or standard LPG?

Spare lantern fits my out-of-date-needs to be tested Primus bottle Thomas.

TP

 

[praxis178]

Spare lantern fits my out-of-date-needs to be tested Primus bottle Thomas.

TP

Probably got a full one in the camping gear, would be out of date, but should still be full...... I'll have to have look, but I'm fairly sure one should be there. Also have a LPG->Primus adapter somewhere.

 

[bonj]

Have been at Daemon's place most of the day. The flooding has really made a mess of the place. Could definitely use a hand tomorrow from anyone with a pressure washer. Ripping the ceilings down from under the house today and you wouldn't believe the number of snails caught in there. The silt and mud has coated everything.

Apparently there is a sign on one of the electricity poles around the corner reading "Lost: 2 goldfish. Last seen Tuesday night"... :lol:

 

[Shed101]

Have been at Daemon's place most of the day. The flooding has really made a mess of the place. Could definitely use a hand tomorrow from anyone with a pressure washer. Ripping the ceilings down from under the house today and you wouldn't believe the number of snails caught in there. The silt and mud has coated everything.

Apparently there is a sign on one of the electricity poles around the corner reading "Lost: 2 goldfish. Last seen Tuesday night"... :lol:

Nice one ... I don't have a pressure washer (though i've heard InCider can shoot an impressive jet )

Can you send me details of how to get to Daemon's place (if we can get through).

I've just heard on the radio that Moggill Rd through to Pinjarra Hills is open so that means we should be able to get to Snow.

 

[bonj]

Nice one ... I don't have a pressure washer (though i've heard InCider can shoot an impressive jet )

Can you send me details of how to get to Daemon's place (if we can get through).

I've just heard on the radio that Moggill Rd through to Pinjarra Hills is open so that means we should be able to get to Snow.

PM sent

 

[Siborg]

Yeah. Looking a bit curly down that way, too.

Plus:

Tropical low off Townsville

Mt Etna spewing ash

430 dead in Brazil

1 million homeless in Sri Lanka

And there's a slight possibility my fermentation could have stalled

Good post. World is surely going to **** at the moment.

By the way, reports on theage.com said Melbourne was flooding with the Yarra bursting its banks... it aint as bad as the media are hyping it up to be. Puddles compared to what you guys have experienced.

 

[winkle]

Anyone heard how Scruffy is going??

 

[Bribie G]

His last post was on Monday.

 

[Florian]

Just heard the Brisbane mayor on the radio. From tomorrow onwards they will cart volunteers from 4 pickup points across the city in buses to where ever they're needed most. I just remember one of the pickups being Doomben race course, as that's the one closest to me, not sure about the other ones. They're collecting people twice a day, at 7am and 12:30. He suggested to flick a coin so that not everyone rocks up at the same time, head is morning and tail is noon. I have taken the liberty to not flick a coin and decided to come at 7am, and see where they're putting me.

All this information should be available online withing the next hour.

One of our employees from Ipswich rocked up here to work this morning, although the business was officially still closed, he was just too bored at home without internet. It took him about an hour from Ipswich to Kingsford smith drive via Springfield, a bit longer than normal but not too bad. So anyone wanting to help in Ipswich, the roads are definitely free from over here.

 

[jlm]

Saw some of the damage around Fairfield today while working/helping a few folk. Brings it home a lot more, street after street where folks have got most of their worldly goods out on the street waiting for it to be taken away. I hope everyone upstream is getting the help I saw today (TV coverage seems to be stuck in Graceville and Rosalie).

Quick note for those without power and who have been flooded. You'll need an electrical contractor to email energex after testing your place. However, they said this after the storms in the Gap a few years ago (I think), but a lot of the houses we went to, we didn't have the time or weren't able to test the whole place so we disconnected the wiring to the house, and installed a temporary power point in the meter box. Most of these were connected when energex came through later on, no full test of the place required in the short term and with a few leads you can get the essentials up and running.

i'm not saying this will happen this time as many of the houses I saw today had their meters submegered, something which didn't happen in the Gap, but if you didn't have your meter box go under and can get someone (licensed) to put a GPO in for you, you could be up and running (in a fashion) bit earlier than expected.

It all depends on when energex are able to get the grids up and running again, and I fear it could be a while after seeing what I saw today.

 

[praxis178]

Probably got a full one in the camping gear, would be out of date, but should still be full...... I'll have to have look, but I'm fairly sure one should be there. Also have a LPG->Primus adapter somewhere.

Can't find it, nor the adapter, damn having to move so often! This is the longest I've been in a house in years, and I still haven't unpacked everything.....

 

[microbe]

Is there any solid plan for an AHB posse or would it be better going to the volunteer collection point? Keen to pitch in where I can from the GC. Not got much to offer other than another pair of hands but I'm sure someone needs that.

Cheers,

microbe

 

[Florian]

Is there any solid plan for an AHB posse or would it be better going to the volunteer collection point? Keen to pitch in where I can from the GC. Not got much to offer other than another pair of hands but I'm sure someone needs that.

Cheers,

microbe

I'd say help as local as you can. For me, there is no need driving out to Ipswich if there is help needed only 2km away. Although I think that people in more remote areas (not meaning Ipswich ) tend to get forgotten and left behind a bit. So for you being from the GC, maybe try to go somewhere where people don't get carted to in busses, seeing you have to drive a bit anyway?

 

[Shed101]

Is there any solid plan for an AHB posse or would it be better going to the volunteer collection point? Keen to pitch in where I can from the GC. Not got much to offer other than another pair of hands but I'm sure someone needs that.

Cheers,

microbe

There's a horde from the north sweeping into Ipswich tomorrow. PM me if you's like to join us - although we won't be able to pick you up from GC.

 

[bonj]

There's a horde from the north sweeping into Ipswich tomorrow. PM me if you's like to join us - although we won't be able to pick you up from GC.

If this horde sweeps in riding horses, I'm evacuating quick smart... Won't be my head on a pole!

 

[microbe]

I'd say help as local as you can. For me, there is no need driving out to Ipswich if there is help needed only 2km away. Although I think that people in more remote areas (not meaning Ipswich ) tend to get forgotten and left behind a bit. So for you being from the GC, maybe try to go somewhere where people don't get carted to in busses, seeing you have to drive a bit anyway?

That's the thing though. The coast is pretty unscathed. Sodden from the rain is the worst of it that I've seen. Anyone out there closer need some cleanup labour, Logan maybe?

 

[Mattese]

Hi guys, just got power back on. I haven't heard much about what is going on elsewhere, hopefully everyone is ok. Thoughts go out to the Ipswich boys, from what I read they copped it fairly bad.

I got out ok, water lapped the front grass, but that was about it. Poor guys on the other side of the street still can't have power turned on until the place has been checked by an electrician (they went under)

The amazing thing is how quick the water receeded. The park was full of water one minute, and a few hours later it seemed half empty.

Now we just have to deal with the stench...

 

[InCider]

There's a horde from the north sweeping into Ipswich tomorrow. PM me if you's like to join us - although we won't be able to pick you up from GC.

I'm getting ready now.

 

[Shed101]

Now we just have to deal with the stench...

We'll stay away from your part of town then ... InCider will only make it smell worse :lol:

I'm going to switch the computer off now and start packing up, so no more PMs please ... phone number is out there with a few people!

 

[InCider]

We'll stay away from your part of town then ... InCider will only make it smell worse :lol:

I'm going to switch the computer off now and start packing up, so no more PMs please ... phone number is out there with a few people!

There's a few of us on the Queensland Brewerhood Mobile Sanitation Station tomorrow. Look out!