The powers that be are keeping the Somerset dam gates shut,to hold the water back so they can release as much water out of Wievinhoe to protect Brisbane,and have decided to let Kilcoy flood,in order to protect Brisbane-so better get a boat jjj.
I did win lotto last week-but only $38.45c-I did not buy the ticket,I helped a wicca chick move some furniture,so she bought me a ticket at the mall while we had coffee-when my coffee arrived-she noticed bubbles in it-which ,apparently meant I was coming into money(superstitious nonses,but she was a Fiona Horne look a like-so I'll put up with it)-so figured I'd better keep the lotto ticket-guess she was right.But not even enough to buy a new eye piece-so not my lotto winning causing rain
Could it be a certain member (who shall remain unnamed) who just bought a bleedin' Ceravolo 300? That would do it, surely.
Peter
Holy mega-cow, that would do it! What were you thinking Peter!
And here I was feeling guilty the bad weather started as soon as my newly purchased (2nd hand) Tak FSQ arrived on the doorstep
I'm taking the size of the weather response as a good omen for future imaging though
Holy mega-cow, that would do it! What were you thinking Peter!
And here I was feeling guilty the bad weather started as soon as my newly purchased (2nd hand) Tak FSQ arrived on the doorstep
I'm taking the size of the weather response as a good omen for future imaging though
geezus....honestly, you guys just can't help yourselves can you. LOLOL
And yes, after this downfall, I'm expecting great things from our new scopes.
Just saw a brown snake go past - about 10 ft up in the air.... nah, just joking, but I made the mistake of taking the trash out... I couldn't get the front door shut fast enough!!! Royally biigered up the insides with that wind!!!
There's about 6" of standing water around us. Thankfully whoever designed our place was a genius and installed a LOT of drainage ideas etc, so it runs off/soaks FAST, but now the trees are falling over in the sodden sand across the road.
We've just had an plasterboard eave in front of our garage come falling down, thoroughly waterlogged. Looks like I'll be outside in the rain this arvo with some plastic to prevent further water ingress into the ceiling space. It will be an insurance job, but I think I'll leave the emergency repair guys to deal with the more serious damage this afternoon.
Australia Day weekend isn't a great time for us - last year the air conditioner overflowed into the ceiling cavity, giving us an indoor water feature. We initially thought it was a leaking roof, but turned out to be a dodgey AC install.
I'll admit to collimating one of my scopes last night - had to try out the takahashi collimating scope I bought last year. This afternoon, I was planning on installing a thermistor on the primary mirror to see if I can work out why the mirror dews up so quickly, but that will have to wait.
House damage not good David. Hope that's as bad as it gets for you.
Gum tree branch blocking the driveway the worst we've had to contend with so far but the gusts seem to be getting stronger.
Holy mega-cow, that would do it! What were you thinking Peter!
And here I was feeling guilty the bad weather started as soon as my newly purchased (2nd hand) Tak FSQ arrived on the doorstep
I'm taking the size of the weather response as a good omen for future imaging though
NOT ME!! Crikey, I'm innocent. Although I would dearly love to have a play with a Ceravolo, I just don't have the bread for that sort of gear any more. As an officially retired old F#$t, I am now on spending lconstraints - well sort of anyway!
House damage not good David. Hope that's as bad as it gets for you.
Gum tree branch blocking the driveway the worst we've had to contend with so far but the gusts seem to be getting stronger.
Pretty minor in all reality. Lots of debris on the roads during my trip to Bunnings. Amazed to see people buying paint at Bunnings - how do they expect it will dry in 100% humidity! Felt sorry for the sausage sizzle crew at Bunnings. I understand the waiting list for that as a fundraiser is >12 months. They probably thought they'd scored with a public holiday weekend, but no...
I just spent 10 minutes on the front veranda and watched the creek rise even more. Where I stood to take a short video in the picnic shelter an hour ago is now part of the torrent.
I've been watching the radar. Yaaaaahoooo
It will take at least 8hrs for the last of the water from upstream to get here. So there will be a few folk not going to work tomorrow.
That's awful news David,hope family is safe,and your house gets no further damage.Its really getting quite wet around the place at present.Last weather news I saw last night said the rain will head to NSW,and even Southern NSW,where they need it.
Finally got out to observatory,only some damp carpet near the door,although its made me think-all this gear that gets used 4 or 5 times a year,and all the insurance etc,might seriously sell the lot and just get some macro gear-at least it might get used,and easier to house.
I've been watching the radar. Yaaaaahoooo
It will take at least 8hrs for the last of the water from upstream to get here. So there will be a few folk not going to work tomorrow.
Should stop raining right about...................now
