Hi all,
I am sympathetic to you all. Hopefully this wont be anywhere near as bad as the last one. No wind up here but completely clouded in and rain with it. Just as long as another comet doesn't come along to peave me off again. I think i've only had a week in total for viewing so far,even when fine we've had fog. Alice Springs is looking better all the time,LOL.
Wish you all well,
Duncan
All ready started here on the far South Coast, the Barometer is dropping rapidly, down to 1003 HPa and dropping at 4 HPa/3Hr, belting down rain, visibility is down to about 1 NM to sea, heavy swell rolling in, all the street lights have come on. Just waiting for the wind to start now.
All ready started here on the far South Coast, the Barometer is dropping rapidly, down to 1003 HPa and dropping at 4 HPa/3Hr, belting down rain, visibility is down to about 1 NM to sea, heavy swell rolling in, all the street lights have come on. Just waiting for the wind to start now.
Cheers
JohnG
John I believe Paul wants some rain up in Qld , could you post it up to him .
so do you need to wear your seatbelt on the lounge yet?
I won't be disappointed if this buster blows down 1 of the 4 big gum trees surrounding my yard and blocking my sky, just so long as it doesn't fall on anyone or damage mine or anyone else's property.
I won't be disappointed if this buster blows down 1 of the 4 big gum trees surrounding my yard and blocking my sky, just so long as it doesn't fall on anyone or damage mine or anyone else's property.
Late last year there was a very severe electrical storm near my place - I would estimate seeing a lightning strike hit the ground about every 30 seconds or so. A couple of blocks from my house there was a huge gum tree in full blaze with flames shooting up maybe 10-15 metres above it. I had 4 gum trees in my yard (now I just have 3), the largest of the 4 in an 'aged' state, and driving home I actually felt fear that I would come home and see something wrong. Everything was fine, but a month later the tree was gone, I paid to have it removed. With these storms lashing the east coast I must say that I feel alot safer, and my views are alot better too
John I believe Paul wants some rain up in Qld , could you post it up to him .
so do you need to wear your seatbelt on the lounge yet?
Not quite yet David, barometer is now just over 1001 and still dropping at over 4 HPa/3Hr, rain is around 32mm/Hr, wind is still around 6 knots, later today it will get interesting.
the natives up here are getting restless. We are being inundated with inquiry phone calls about drainage systems and channels. the suburbs hit by the flooding on the 8th are calling in. I think the trees would be more of the issue as I dont think we will get much more rain.... but I could be wrong.
Classic its taken 20 minutes to type this out. LOL one woman wants a guarantee that her house wont flood again? Geeze where do they get then from???
I won't be disappointed if this buster blows down 1 of the 4 big gum trees surrounding my yard and blocking my sky, just so long as it doesn't fall on anyone or damage mine or anyone else's property.
you might just get your wish young man . you can "test" the soil around the base of the tree for likelyhood of failure. using a y-bar offcut or something metal like a golf club shaft or similar, you step off about a 1-3m from tree base and insert the "probe" into the earth. if it easily enters up to 30cm with the first "push" then dont stand too close to that tree in a wind. You will find the soil and subsurface has become supersaturated and the "grip" that the tree has on the surrounding soil is significantly reduced. So much so that the canopy will act as a sail and well hey presto, vacant sky, ok minus a fence or two and a slightly remodelled home, but you could have a view....
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