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http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl General Discussion >> Chat >> Dubbo Floods! http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1291534163 Message started by Imperium on Dec 5^th, 2010 at 5:29pm

Title: Dubbo Floods!
Post by Imperium on Dec 5^th, 2010 at 5:29pm

F*ck me! It is getting insane here.

Somebody already took photos. I was down at the river looking at it a bit ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D90y2kNRG4E

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Post by pansi1951 on Dec 5^th, 2010 at 5:37pm

WOW!!!! That's a mess! hang in there imperium and take care.

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Post by skippy. on Dec 6^th, 2010 at 8:07am

I hope you're OK Imp, do you did you or will you need to evacuate?

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Post by muso on Dec 6^th, 2010 at 9:10am

Some pretty severe flooding.

I remember driving across that way a few years ago. We bypassed Dubbo, going from Gilgandra through to Cobar. I've never seen that road so wet, with about 10 water crossings along the plain. Coming back, we decided to go via Burke, Cunnamulla and St George. In places, the road was totally surrounded by water. When it floods, it can be really bad because the drainage is so slow.

Hang in there.

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Post by mozzaok on Dec 6^th, 2010 at 10:46am

Stay safe Imp.
We have had a lot of rain here in Melbourne too lately, sort of Queensland style tropical downpours.
My wife just got out in time from her Uni car park, last week, with water up to her doors in the "top" carpark, and got out the back way, the cars in the front car park had water up to their windows, and the road was impassable at that end.
It was drained away within a couple of hours, but it is still unusual weather for us in Melbourne.

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Post by Amadd on Dec 6^th, 2010 at 6:46pm

I hope you're doin' ok there Imp. I have some spare scuba tanks if you need 'em.

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Post by nichy on Dec 8^th, 2010 at 12:07pm

Jeepers Imperial, I hope you and yours, and your property are OK;
and I was looking for a place to post a whinge about the number of Energy company sales people bombarding us at home. Rather them than floodwaters - stay safe.

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Post by Jasignature on Dec 10^th, 2010 at 10:29am

Wonder if house prices are up now that they too are waterfront properties?
:D

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Post by Karnal on Dec 10^th, 2010 at 11:31am

I hope you're okay out there. The Pakistani delegation wishes you well.

The floods have been bad everywhere this year.

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Post by chicken_lipsforme on Dec 10^th, 2010 at 1:19pm

The photos are an absolute eye opener Imperium, and I hope your doing ok.
Keep your feet dry mate.
By the build up here in the Northern skies of Queensland over the past fortnight, I suspect we will be in for a Big Wet this coming cyclone season.
It's only a matter of time I suspect.

Title: Re: Dubbo Floods!
Post by Imperium on Dec 10^th, 2010 at 10:55pm

Karnal wrote on Dec 10^th, 2010 at 11:31am:

I hope you're okay out there. The Pakistani delegation wishes you well.

The floods have been bad everywhere this year.

Tell them I send my most sincere expression of gratitude for their thoughtful display of Indo-Aryan solidarity in these trying times.

The movie theatre is on stilts above the flood. I don't live near the river so I'll be fine.