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Cabin Fever can effect the Mind in all sorts of ways.
Heavy rain for any extensive period of time on tin roofs with no ceiling can be absolutely tourchorous.
It is difficult to keep the sanity at times.
 
On a positive note.
Just prior Alfred my youngest ( a tree surgeon ) & `i` decided to plant out a few trees on a basically barren headland.
We figured that we have been using this area for recreational fishing ect & why not put something back into the environment for our usage.
It was a treacherous place for shipwrecks transporting lumber in the 1800`s but for some reason it was not identified with Hoop Pine Trees as markers as they have done on many other Headlands.
It took a grappling hook & rope to climb the cliff face of which not many folk have ever laid feet on.
Well water-ed in now with this recent deluge.
Pic`s below.
3rd Headland.
Wenonah Head.
Land of The Gumbaynggirr Tribe.
NSW.
 

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Short update: power went out @8pm last night and came back on at 4pm today.240mm rain in 12 hours, ground saturated and last two large trees at the front of the house. Wind was like 4 jet engines roaring all night and my new colorbond fence got damaged by council trees that just snapped. Good news is no damage to house sheds and importantly ourselves. Thank God. Still raining and could get another 150 over the next 12-24 hours, hopefully not. Stay safe folks. Mackka North Brissie
 
Short update: power went out @8pm last night and came back on at 4pm today.240mm rain in 12 hours, ground saturated and last two large trees at the front of the house. Wind was like 4 jet engines roaring all night and my new colorbond fence got damaged by council trees that just snapped. Good news is no damage to house sheds and importantly ourselves. Thank God. Still raining and could get another 150 over the next 12-24 hours, hopefully not. Stay safe folks. Mackka North Brissie
Frightening stuff Mackka, but safe and well is the main thing - fences can be replaced and trees replanted. Hopefully the power stays on and the storm blows itself out ASAP.
 
I rang my Mum, who is in Coolum.
She said, ahh its not too bad at all... another media beat up....
I sad, Mum... wait till its ALL over then comment...
Stay safe down there folks..
 
We lost power 11.36 pm on Friday, small branch took out our lead in cable, energex turned up next day and made safe by totally removing leadin. Now camped in caravan, for convenience until sparky cam obtain and replace insulating cover on hockey stick, potentially 2 more days if energex return in a timely manner to run new leadin. Decided I need some RnR, so off to goldcoast beaches tomorrow :)
 
The Majority of viewers on PA by now would have heard about two of our Military Army Vehicle`s in this accident around near Lismore.
If i have it right each vehicle can carry 35 personnel.
I`m not too shore what the GVM Aggregated Weight is but a massive amount no doubt.
No critical injuries but now All vehicles in that category / model are now suspended from use until further investigation.
Regardless that road conditions basically were the cause again the cause comes back onto the driver if the vehicles were intact.
Difficult visibility- go slow.
Pot holes on roads - go slow.
Diesel spill on road - you would not know.

With all that excess weight at a guess suspension functions would be compromised.
Heads of the drivers will probably roll that is how it is these days.
The Modern Blame Game Society.
Another bump in the road.


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