Tonight, I hope to up date my doings. For the last couple of night thunderstorms have forced me to switch off because of the lightening.
We had a lot of rain through the night and a couple of roads were closed off again. One of our local shopping centres are, I think, preparing for another flood. They have been busy all day in bringing in loads of sandbags and placing them near all their doorways. I can't blame them after being flooded out twice in two weeks and there is a king tide tomorrow morning and our river is a tidal river and is still running very high after the floods.
I am back on track with my knitting. After the flood, the heat and sickness I am very much behind where I wanted to be but I have it all going now, the last part of pattern for the border is now sorted and I have begun knitting it. Keep your fingers crossed that the chart is correct now and I can proceed at a cracking pace.
Today was my shopping day. I was exhausted when I got home. The places were packed with people and of course everyone is shopping for school equipment for the kids to be back at school next week. I think every parking spot was filled. I know I saw many cars driving around and then out again, looking for a space to park.
I hate it when the shops get crowded as I get knocked around a bit and no-one takes any notice that I have a walker and will cut me off and then stop suddenly in front of me and if I should bump into them I get filthy looks or yells to watch where I am going. It can be trying and stressful. Never mind, all being well children will be back at school when I shop next, the little darlings.
Now back to the tennis and my knitting. No sound of thunder or lightening yet.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Life goes on.
The floods in Queensland are nearly finished and clean up has started.
We are all cleaned up here in Bundaberg from our second flood, it is good that it didn't come up as far as the first one. The businesses that had water in them again have cleaned up again and are now waiting for new stock to come through so they can open for business.
Food has started to arrive to re-stock the supermarkets. We had run out of bread and milk and there was very little let in veggies on the shelves but in a day or two it will all be back to normal.
Brisbane and Ipswich are cleaning up quickly thanks to the army of volunteers that turned up to help. A lot of houses and business places will have to be re-built and could take some time, the insurance companies are making it real hard for a lot of people. It depends on how the small print is defined in the policies and it also depends on which company the insurance is with. The government is already said that they are going to shake up the companies to make sure no one is out of pocket after paying their insurance for up to as much as twenty or thirty years and are told they get nothing.
It was Bundaberg Writers club on Saturday. It wasn't an official meeting, just an informal get together. We all sat around a big table and talked about writing. A couple read out a little of what they had written lately and we made comment, suggestions and gave our opinions. It was a pleasant morning and I think we all came away with some good thoughts.
One of the members is reading my novel at the moment. He hasn't finished it yet but says he likes it. I gave him chapter one of my new story to look at. It is only three pages and didn't take him long to read through it. He liked that as well and has encouraged me to finish it. He looks forward to reading that one as well. It has given me confidence to continue.
Now I must get on with my shawl. I was sick last week and in a bit of pain and didn't have the concentration to work on it so must catch up now.
We are all cleaned up here in Bundaberg from our second flood, it is good that it didn't come up as far as the first one. The businesses that had water in them again have cleaned up again and are now waiting for new stock to come through so they can open for business.
Food has started to arrive to re-stock the supermarkets. We had run out of bread and milk and there was very little let in veggies on the shelves but in a day or two it will all be back to normal.
Brisbane and Ipswich are cleaning up quickly thanks to the army of volunteers that turned up to help. A lot of houses and business places will have to be re-built and could take some time, the insurance companies are making it real hard for a lot of people. It depends on how the small print is defined in the policies and it also depends on which company the insurance is with. The government is already said that they are going to shake up the companies to make sure no one is out of pocket after paying their insurance for up to as much as twenty or thirty years and are told they get nothing.
It was Bundaberg Writers club on Saturday. It wasn't an official meeting, just an informal get together. We all sat around a big table and talked about writing. A couple read out a little of what they had written lately and we made comment, suggestions and gave our opinions. It was a pleasant morning and I think we all came away with some good thoughts.
One of the members is reading my novel at the moment. He hasn't finished it yet but says he likes it. I gave him chapter one of my new story to look at. It is only three pages and didn't take him long to read through it. He liked that as well and has encouraged me to finish it. He looks forward to reading that one as well. It has given me confidence to continue.
Now I must get on with my shawl. I was sick last week and in a bit of pain and didn't have the concentration to work on it so must catch up now.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
More up dates
Here are a few more links.
Floods in our state are becoming worse. The capital, Brisbane, is vertually closed down with the power being shut off today for safety, and is at a standstill.
80 suburbs are alreay under water and more are effected.
Ipswich is also in a bad way and it is said that 2thirds of the city will be flooded by tonight.
Parts of NSW are flooded as the water creeps south.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/
http://www.yahoo.com/_ylt=Ava97DPEgtyXn.CEtd_4bWSbvZx4;_ylu=X3oDMTNlaW9pZ2p1BGEDMTEwMTExIG5ld3MgYXVzdHJhbGlhIHRzdW5hbWkgdARjcG9zAzEEZwNpZC02MDcxMQRpbnRsA3VzBGl0YwMwBHBrZ3YDMTAEcG9zAzIEc2VjA3RkLWZlYXQEc2xrA3RpdGxlBHRlc3QDNzAx/SIG=12p87p6b3/EXP=1294841397/**http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110111/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_flooding
Floods in our state are becoming worse. The capital, Brisbane, is vertually closed down with the power being shut off today for safety, and is at a standstill.
80 suburbs are alreay under water and more are effected.
Ipswich is also in a bad way and it is said that 2thirds of the city will be flooded by tonight.
Parts of NSW are flooded as the water creeps south.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/
http://www.yahoo.com/_ylt=Ava97DPEgtyXn.CEtd_4bWSbvZx4;_ylu=X3oDMTNlaW9pZ2p1BGEDMTEwMTExIG5ld3MgYXVzdHJhbGlhIHRzdW5hbWkgdARjcG9zAzEEZwNpZC02MDcxMQRpbnRsA3VzBGl0YwMwBHBrZ3YDMTAEcG9zAzIEc2VjA3RkLWZlYXQEc2xrA3RpdGxlBHRlc3QDNzAx/SIG=12p87p6b3/EXP=1294841397/**http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110111/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_flooding
Floods up date.
The flood in Toowoomba has stopped for now but the water still gushes down the Lockyer valley and many places are under water there and more is to come.
In Brisbane, the water has risen rapidly. Evacuations are in place. 6500 homes are expected to be flooded by tonight with another 16,000 to be affected. This flood is worse than the great flood of 1974. Since then many flood mitigations were put in place but this is worse.
The Brisbane river is rising fast and all ferrys have been moved to safety and all ships in Brisbane port have been ordered out to sea because of the refuse floating down with the flood.
This has all been caused by what is called a super rain fall and rain is still falling, heavy in some places, as much as 10-12 inches over night.
The roads in Brisbane are cut and also Ipswich which is also flooding fast.
So far in the Toowoomba area there are 9 people dead and 59 are missing. It is expected that there could be more deaths before this is over.
The floods are also spreading into NSW and the weather man says that the rain is going to reach right down into Tasmania.
In Brisbane, the water has risen rapidly. Evacuations are in place. 6500 homes are expected to be flooded by tonight with another 16,000 to be affected. This flood is worse than the great flood of 1974. Since then many flood mitigations were put in place but this is worse.
The Brisbane river is rising fast and all ferrys have been moved to safety and all ships in Brisbane port have been ordered out to sea because of the refuse floating down with the flood.
This has all been caused by what is called a super rain fall and rain is still falling, heavy in some places, as much as 10-12 inches over night.
The roads in Brisbane are cut and also Ipswich which is also flooding fast.
So far in the Toowoomba area there are 9 people dead and 59 are missing. It is expected that there could be more deaths before this is over.
The floods are also spreading into NSW and the weather man says that the rain is going to reach right down into Tasmania.
Monday, January 10, 2011
A series of links showing the floods in and around Quensland.
Up date.
There is more information from Toowoomba. The flood there is being called an inland tsunami.
8 people are confirmed dead and 72 are missing.
An emergency warning has just been sounded for the whole area as severe weather is expected within the next hour with more flooding expected.
A school is isolated with the children and teachers still there and also a child care centre. It is hoped that they will be rescued soon. The weather of rain and fog has stopped helicopters getting in at the moment.
8 people are confirmed dead and 72 are missing.
An emergency warning has just been sounded for the whole area as severe weather is expected within the next hour with more flooding expected.
A school is isolated with the children and teachers still there and also a child care centre. It is hoped that they will be rescued soon. The weather of rain and fog has stopped helicopters getting in at the moment.
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