tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post1952164132437742006..comments2023-10-25T21:45:58.342+10:00Comments on Bush Bernie's Blog: So, What Happened On The Weekend?BernieHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-24237615540578733442014-04-19T21:15:12.465+10:002014-04-19T21:15:12.465+10:00Eileen, it was the speed with which the creek rose...Eileen, it was the speed with which the creek rose that took everyone by surprise. It's not something that occurs all that often.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-87367426497922565292014-04-19T21:14:38.636+10:002014-04-19T21:14:38.636+10:00Yes all is fine. Thankfully those poor people dow...Yes all is fine. Thankfully those poor people down on the flats have had a lot of help from neighbours and most things have returned to normal now. There's still a few off bits of debris that turned up in people's yards and a stray cow or two, but all seems okay now.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-7404538268524302402014-04-19T21:13:29.761+10:002014-04-19T21:13:29.761+10:00Everything was just fine at our place, Maria, as w...Everything was just fine at our place, Maria, as we are up on the foothills. The people down below lost fences and plants, but apart from a lot of mess left behind when it was all over, there wasn't too much destruction.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-26291764516297512022014-04-19T21:12:24.801+10:002014-04-19T21:12:24.801+10:00Yes that's one advantage of being up in the fo...Yes that's one advantage of being up in the foothills, Lorraine. Of course I do often complain about how quickly the rain drains away from our place because it's up on the hills. For the people down on the flats the water did drain away fairly quickly after it stopped raining though. They were left with a bit of a mess to clean up though.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-11490291374354704822014-04-19T21:10:40.236+10:002014-04-19T21:10:40.236+10:00It was alright in the end, Louise. Neither of my ...It was alright in the end, Louise. Neither of my boys live at home any more and neither of them had any idea about the cylcone. My poor hubby had been travelling for work and had been away from home until the day before Ita was approaching Townsville. He had not been keeping up with the news. I was too busy with the grandchildren down in Brisbane to sit and watch a news program myself, so we BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-59756640689134866182014-04-19T21:04:25.134+10:002014-04-19T21:04:25.134+10:00Yes the folks further north certainly coped a bit ...Yes the folks further north certainly coped a bit of damage. We just got the rain and some high winds. The rain was certainly welcome in my garden, but the poor people down on the flats were not welcoming the rain at all.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-73038700531167740192014-04-18T12:28:28.321+10:002014-04-18T12:28:28.321+10:00Oh my goodness, how is your garden after all this?...Oh my goodness, how is your garden after all this?<br />I can’t believe how much extreme weather there has been the last 12 months, everywhere! We are still mopping up after the winter floods here in Britain, many people are still living in temporary accommodations and will do so for a long time. It is of course most important that people are OK, but it is very stressful when properties are HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-24409928418765093762014-04-16T09:40:34.452+10:002014-04-16T09:40:34.452+10:00Bernie, I am glad you were Ok.. The photos of the...Bernie, I am glad you were Ok.. The photos of the water & damage look scary.<br />eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-78314281044293094712014-04-16T00:41:36.585+10:002014-04-16T00:41:36.585+10:00Goodness Bernie, glad you were not hurt and everyo...Goodness Bernie, glad you were not hurt and everyone is fine. Have a wonderful week.A Garden of Threadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311416568496969279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-79374525159392460962014-04-15T20:52:52.188+10:002014-04-15T20:52:52.188+10:00I'm so sorry and hope everything is fine!I'm so sorry and hope everything is fine!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064368615178870750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-79352087247644059342014-04-15T20:42:37.932+10:002014-04-15T20:42:37.932+10:00Oh my goodness Bernie! I am so glad you were abov...Oh my goodness Bernie! I am so glad you were above the flooding. Hurricane season will be starting here in June lasting through November, not something I look forward to at all, especially being by myself now. But, I don't want to worry, worry doesn't do me any good at all.<br /><br />Love and hugs to you and have a lovely Easter ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-47695972436949808872014-04-15T16:41:16.177+10:002014-04-15T16:41:16.177+10:00I am horrified that your family did not care enoug...I am horrified that your family did not care enough to keep you up to date on Cyclone Ita. It was predicted to be worse that Yasi at one stage. I am thousands of kilometres away from you and everyone here was watching it closely for days, where it might go, whether we would get rain or not, whether friends living on communities would be affected and more. <br />I hope you give your children a MLM247https://www.blogger.com/profile/06365562372896637044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-29105151625216038252014-04-15T15:28:59.688+10:002014-04-15T15:28:59.688+10:00We were keeping on eye on the news about this cycl...We were keeping on eye on the news about this cyclone but missed the damage it caused, you were lucky to have missed the brunt of it. Happy Easter.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08008574463499280758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-44602857064902537892014-04-15T14:07:20.433+10:002014-04-15T14:07:20.433+10:00Yes it sure did look like Ita was serious business...Yes it sure did look like Ita was serious business for a while there. I really did miss everything while I was away. I think the sight of that huge wall of water rushing down Alligator Creek Road would have been scary! BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-40493126818436982142014-04-15T14:05:15.541+10:002014-04-15T14:05:15.541+10:00Sue, we're used to seeing the unexpected durin...Sue, we're used to seeing the unexpected during our cyclone season. We're constantly kept on our toes at this time of year. I think it's fair to say though that it's all over till next year.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-24148743219490661252014-04-15T13:51:37.249+10:002014-04-15T13:51:37.249+10:00A wonderful post coverage Bernie and oh my, didn&#...A wonderful post coverage Bernie and oh my, didn't you cop it out there! Over here we thought the huge drain/gully running along Golf Links Drive was going to spill over into the streets.<br />I hope you enjoyed your visit south! - in 'almost' blissful ignorance of the goings-on at home :)<br />In all seriousness we were quite lucky though, it could so easily have been a repeat of Rose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-49240785628000058572014-04-15T13:21:36.195+10:002014-04-15T13:21:36.195+10:00Mother nature has really got her knickers in a kno...Mother nature has really got her knickers in a knot this year. That is scary. Pleased you got home safe and sound. Sue Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742617121372506336noreply@blogger.com