Flooding in Australia

[911paramedic]

Vegas looked like that back in '99ish.

 

[foghorn67]

I might go for a ride on my motor bike later and see if i can get some decent pics.

Do be careful.

 

[iGas]

na

 

[Sea Moose]

I don't think it rained in Brisbane so the roads should be in good condition.

It has been raining all week
correction

It has been raining all summer

 

[iGas]

It has been raining all week
correction

It has been raining all summer

My bad.

 

[Sea Moose]

My bad.

One of the roads on the north side is pot hole central

 

[Rubycon]

Moving water is a force not to be tangled with!

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

 

[Sea Moose]

I am waiting for my phone to charge then i am going for a ride for some pictures
Edit:

One of my mates just told me that there is a crocodile in a brisbane park.

 

[Sea Moose]

i have more pics on my camera. But i am very lazy to down load and then upload perhaps tomorrow

 

[eits]

doin' dishes.


foster's: australian for beer

 

[JulesMaximus]

That's crazy! Hope all our peeps from down under are okay.

 

[El Guaraguao]

crikey mates!!!!!11

 

[Sea Moose]

I spent the weekend stripping out a house that was under water. The resident lost everything. All we recovered were a couple of boxes of tools and he managed to save his ute.

The area that was hit in Brisbane was a poor suburb. the only money the guy had after the flood was 3 tins of coins, a pile of scrap metal and i doubt he had much in the bank.

I had my mate bring heavy machinery from the coast and we got 4 days work done in a day and a half.

I have been in tears several times over the past 72 hours. Certainly makes me appreciate what it means to have a roof over my head and food in the fridge.

Edit: if people are interested i can post some moar pics

 

[sandorski]

I spent the weekend stripping out a house that was under water. The resident lost everything. All we recovered were a couple of boxes of tools and he managed to save his ute.

The area that was hit in Brisbane was a poor suburb. the only money the guy had after the flood was 3 tins of coins, a pile of scrap metal and i doubt he had much in the bank.

I had my mate bring heavy machinery from the coast and we got 4 days work done in a day and a half.

I have been in tears several times over the past 72 hours. Certainly makes me appreciate what it means to have a roof over my head and food in the fridge.

Edit: if people are interested i can post some moar pics

Damn.

 

[ViviTheMage]

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/01/australian_flooding.html

awesome pics

 

[Svnla]

So much for my plan to immigrate from US to AUS. I hope all AT Aussies are safe and AUS people will get over this soon.

 

[sygyzy]

I spent the weekend stripping out a house that was under water.

What is your job/occupation? What do you mean you are stripping people's houses?

 

[InflatableBuddha]

I spent the weekend stripping out a house that was under water. The resident lost everything. All we recovered were a couple of boxes of tools and he managed to save his ute.

The area that was hit in Brisbane was a poor suburb. the only money the guy had after the flood was 3 tins of coins, a pile of scrap metal and i doubt he had much in the bank.

I had my mate bring heavy machinery from the coast and we got 4 days work done in a day and a half.

I have been in tears several times over the past 72 hours. Certainly makes me appreciate what it means to have a roof over my head and food in the fridge.

Edit: if people are interested i can post some moar pics

Brutal...but good on you to be helping out as much as you can. I hope you guys recover soon. Stay safe!

 

[ElFenix]

What is your job/occupation? What do you mean you are stripping people's houses?

iirc, he's in HVAC. i assume he's doing deconstruction/demo work.

more pics would be appreciated, sea moose

 

[Sea Moose]

iirc, he's in HVAC. i assume he's doing deconstruction/demo work.

more pics would be appreciated, sea moose

Bingo. I have a vehicle laden with tools. I had to help.
I will organise pics this afternoon.

 

[iGas]

Bingo. I have a vehicle laden with tools. I had to help.
I will organise pics this afternoon.

Good on you mate for helping out.

I hope that Queenslanders pull though this quickly, and I wish you guys all the best of luck. I also hope that Suncorp and other Oz insurers don't pull the same stunt as the American insurance companies in the Katrina fiasco.

Donate to the flood relief appeal

 

[Cookie]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/qld-floods/beforeafter.htm

 

[zinfamous]

I like this pic

Australian Navy!

:thumbsup:

 

[BoomerD]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/qld-floods/beforeafter.htm

Those are amazing...

 

[RocksteadyDotNet]

So much for my plan to immigrate from US to AUS. I hope all AT Aussies are safe and AUS people will get over this soon.

LOL Wat.

No one is forcing you to move to the flooded area.

You do understand that Australia is a pretty large place right?

You could move to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth etc.