Extreme Weather
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@booboo yep, I am not looking forward to mowing this week, It will be a 2 week gap as I couldn't mow last week as I had to play golf on the day it wasnt raining last weekend...
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@taniwharugby hell I had no trouble keeping my lawns mowed. Mind you we haven't had a hell of a lot of rain here, and it helps that I can do it midweek as I retired. But I actually played golf both days last weekend without any problems with rain anyway. Mind you looked a but iffy Saturday morning on way to New Plymouth.
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@mariner4life said in Extreme Weather:
And don't get me started on southern based media hyping weather events up here all to hell, making out like we are about to get wiped out, or the whole of cairns has been washed away, when nothing could be further from the truth.
They are already breathlessly on the ground in Townsville, ready to report on this human disaster. And using old footage to create the impression that it's all kicking off, when you can quite clearly see the reporter on the beach in a light breeze and no rain.
Fuck off you vermin.I don't know what planet you are on but it sounds pretty serious to me. 7news just mentioned 'Wayne' lost a whirlybird off his roof from the high winds. Get off your high horse and spare the guy a thought.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Extreme Weather:
@mariner4life said in Extreme Weather:
And don't get me started on southern based media hyping weather events up here all to hell, making out like we are about to get wiped out, or the whole of cairns has been washed away, when nothing could be further from the truth.
They are already breathlessly on the ground in Townsville, ready to report on this human disaster. And using old footage to create the impression that it's all kicking off, when you can quite clearly see the reporter on the beach in a light breeze and no rain.
Fuck off you vermin.I don't know what planet you are on but it sounds pretty serious to me. 7news just mentioned 'Wayne' lost a whirlybird off his roof from the high winds. Get off your high horse and spare the guy a thought.
Fuck Wayne
Jerk off
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So looks very likely I'm heading north to help fix up what Jasper fucked up in December.
Much damage to roads and much more damage to water supply.
Find out details of secondment tomorrow.
Watch out @mariner4life I'm passing through ... might get a chance to catch up for that beer.
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Give me a shout
There is a shit load that needs fixing
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@mariner4life said in Extreme Weather:
Give me a shout
There is a shit load that needs fixing
So, does it ever stop raining up here?
Rocked up Tuesday.
Peripheries first ...
Port Douglas is quite a buzz huh? Staying at the inlet end of Marcrossan St. Pubs EVERYWHERE. Have decided my mission is an incremental pub crawl: one beer (one that I wouldn't normally drink) at each licensed venue on Marcrossan, one per night, while I'm here.
Beer only. Can't afford to eat here.
First time around is 15 nights. Next stint may not be so central nor even in Dougie (as I've decided to call it ... Rocky, Bundy, Goldy, Sunny Coast ...) depending on accommodation availability.
But that's not why I'm here.
Getting a feel for the magnitude of the issue. Something in the order of $100-130M of work, and only 13,000 residents. Enter the State Govt and the taxpayers of Australia.
Made it across the Daintree River today up across the "Alex" Range. 18 land slips across about 6km. Not the "we'll just dig out and get rid of the dirt from on top of the road" type, more the "oh, that's where the road went down there" type.
But not as isolated as I thought, yet.
Real push to get roads fully operational for the tourist season (they're open but restricted in hours, and in length of vehicle). Area relies on tourism.
On going longer term availability of accommodation and office space (for a decent sized team that needs recruiting) looks a real challenge as well.
Looks like an intense few months/years coming up.
Expect visits to Cairns will be restricted to passing from Airport, to hire car, to Dougie, and return. But will give the Cairns division of TSF a shout if the opportunity avails itself.
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@nzzp said in Extreme Weather:
@booboo said in Extreme Weather:
Beer only. Can't afford to eat here.
wait wut? Is it just crazy expensive? Why is that - distance from civilisation?
I was up there last year and didn't think food was too expensive. But then again a pub meal is as fancy as I get. Mrs Crazy Horse is a lucky girl.
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It's not any more expensive than anywhere else
But seriously, do yourself a favour and go eat at Salsa. It's sensational
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Are you doing north of the river? Because it appears th3 fixing of the Cairns to Port section is about to start in earnest
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@Machpants haha yea we had the heat pump come on this morning.
Think it was 5 at our place, no power outage like the scare mongering yesterday.
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@Rapido rest of winter, we arent even in winter yet haha
Just shows how fragile our power infrastructure is (also highlighted last year after Gabrielle visited and the large pylon supplying 300k people in Northland, was close to a slip)
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@taniwharugby said in Extreme Weather:
Just shows how fragile our power infrastructure is
All power infrastructure is fragile on unstable ground (like most of NZ).
This in fairness was pre-winter maintenance, combined with abnormally cold, still conditions. It really highlights the storage issues with intermittent power though ... maybe a hydro dam or two will sneak into the fast track legislation?
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@mariner4life said in Extreme Weather:
It's not any more expensive than anywhere else
But seriously, do yourself a favour and go eat at Salsa. It's sensational
Noted. Might save it until Mrs Boo travels up.
Did have rather nice half price Pizza at Rattle n Hum.
And seriously a $76 steak (Iron Bar) blows my entire per diem.
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@mariner4life said in Extreme Weather:
Are you doing north of the river? Because it appears th3 fixing of the Cairns to Port section is about to start in earnest
Yeah. That's Main Roads. I'm working for the Council. State Road only goes to Daintree.
