Auckland Summer
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@taniwharugby said in Auckland Summer:
@dogmeat yeah not looking good almost 3 hours after being reported missing, those caves are a labyrinthine, unsure how prepared the class was in terms of wetsuits, torch etc...but given those caves are renowned for flooding and the amount of rain we have had and under an orange rain warning...
I wonder who made the decision to go in, knowing what the weather forecast was
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@canefan yeah I expect at least the 2 teachers in the group and the Principal will be in the firing line...
Will be plenty of finger pointing to come me thinks, whether the boy is ok or it ends tragically.
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@taniwharugby said in Auckland Summer:
@canefan yeah I expect at least the 2 teachers in the group and the Principal will be in the firing line...
Will be plenty of finger pointing to come me thinks, whether the boy is ok or it ends tragically.
Doesn't sound great. Here's hoping it works out okay
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@taniwharugby said in Auckland Summer:
Will be plenty of finger pointing to come me thinks, whether the boy is ok or it ends tragically.
Justifiably by the sounds of it.
Poor bloody parents - must be agonising.
Same for teachers, but less sympathy.
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@JK not sure too many places are made for the rainfall many parts of the North Island has received in the past 6 months, just awful.
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@taniwharugby said in Auckland Summer:
@JK not sure too many places are made for the rainfall many parts of the North Island has received in the past 6 months, just awful.
Yeah so bad.
Perhaps need to go somewhere else in NZ that doesnt get this semi tropical weather
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@taniwharugby said in Auckland Summer:
@JK not sure too many places are made for the rainfall many parts of the North Island has received in the past 6 months, just awful.
Being just looking at that, if I've read it correctly, average May in Auckland is usually 100-112mm. So far today we've had 60mm.
Forecast is for 72mm, but can see it going past that.
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@Kirwan I posted in the extreme weather thread last week before the last lot of.rain, Whangarei had received 80% of its annual rainfall, think it was Napier at the highest on 110% of annual...Auckland/Coromandel has to be up round there too, add last weels and this week rain too...
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@taniwharugby said in Auckland Summer:
@Kirwan I posted in the extreme weather thread last week before the last lot of.rain, Whangarei had received 80% of its annual rainfall, think it was Napier at the highest on 110% of annual...Auckland/Coromandel has to be up round there too, add last weels and this week rain too...
Insane.
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@voodoo I really hope so, but from what I have heard of that cave (I havent been in there for 30 years, so dont remember it well enough) I'd say very slim....only hope is they supposedly had all the gears, so one presumes this includes wetsuit, life jacket, head lamp, so maybe he has found a spot high up in one of the passages...
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@taniwharugby Man that's grim. What the hell was that school thinking?
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@taniwharugby Holy crap - check out couple of days in Feb!
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Allegedly switching the activity from rock climbing (this part at least makes sense) to caving (ummm WTF?) with the recent rainfall, and the weather warnings for yesterday. Exceptionally sad news.
Boy slipped from classmate's grip in cave and was swept away
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@Donsteppa said in Auckland Summer:
Allegedly switching the activity from rock climbing (this part at least makes sense) to caving (ummm WTF?) with the recent rainfall, and the weather warnings for yesterday. Exceptionally sad news.
Boy slipped from classmate's grip in cave and was swept away
Yeah I would imagine someone would love to take that decision back
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@canefan said in Auckland Summer:
@Donsteppa said in Auckland Summer:
Allegedly switching the activity from rock climbing (this part at least makes sense) to caving (ummm WTF?) with the recent rainfall, and the weather warnings for yesterday. Exceptionally sad news.
Boy slipped from classmate's grip in cave and was swept away
Yeah I would imagine someone would love to take that decision back
Yep, horrendous for the family & friends, and a lifetime of regret for the School decision maker(s).
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@Donsteppa said in Auckland Summer:
@canefan said in Auckland Summer:
@Donsteppa said in Auckland Summer:
Allegedly switching the activity from rock climbing (this part at least makes sense) to caving (ummm WTF?) with the recent rainfall, and the weather warnings for yesterday. Exceptionally sad news.
Boy slipped from classmate's grip in cave and was swept away
Yeah I would imagine someone would love to take that decision back
Yep, horrendous for the family & friends, and a lifetime of regret for the School decision maker(s).
There are no winners in this situation. You take those regrets to your grave
