MELBOURNE WEATHER BBRRrrrrrrrrr

[Maxhead]

We're all just wishing we were as tough as you mate

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You can only dream Nicco[emoji123][emoji123][emoji123][emoji106]


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[NissanGQ4.2]

...and before you guys even knew it’s winter we had snow on Monday, in not so much of high country.... oh fuck!
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Is that your property out at near Captains Flat mate? was going 2 invite myself down in a couple of weeks and try the Nissan X-Trails 4wd button 2 see if it actually works

[Maxhead]

Is that your property out at near Captains Flat mate? was going 2 invite myself down in a couple of weeks and try the Nissan X-Trails 4wd button 2 see if it actually works

Yeah mate, that’s it. You are more than welcome anytime mate.
I’ll be up there Sunday to Monday on the long weekend.
Otherwise just come past my place and get the keys.
I’ll make sure I have time off so I can come toe you out.hahahh
Anyway you got my number mate


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[NissanGQ4.2]

Yeah mate, that’s it. You are more than welcome anytime mate.
I’ll be up there Sunday to Monday on the long weekend.
Otherwise just come past my place and get the keys.
I’ll make sure I have time off so I can come toe you out.hahahh
Anyway you got my number mate


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Was thinking the long weekend but Saturday till Monday, no need for gate keys, I carry bold cutters :)

Do you have a car trailer?, think a tow would be on a car trailer knowing my luck :(

Will speak 2 the missus on the weekend and give you a call.

Do you think we would need snow chains?

[Maxhead]

Was thinking the long weekend but Saturday till Monday, no need for gate keys, I carry bold cutters :)

Do you have a car trailer?, think a tow would be on a car trailer knowing my luck :(

Will speak 2 the missus on the weekend and give you a call.

Do you think we would need snow chains?
You’ll need more than snow chains mate...hahah

Just kidding. Sending PM shortly


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[mudski]

Im almost tempted to go for a blast up to around Matlock on Sunday with this weather thats just hit. But my Patrol it sitting nice and clean after a 4 hour scrub from the snow trip. I really cfb'ed cleaning it again so soon. I wonder if the RWD Territory will handle it. Might be a bit sketchy.

[Sprock]

there’s snow down to 490mts around here mate - about 2weeks to late

[MB]

Very 2WD sketchy for sure Mark mate!
Took a solo Sunday arvo locked 4x4 diff ute trip over for a Woods Point Parma feed there two cold weather snap years ago. Blizzard nearly caught me up top and honestly struggled to keep the beast on road back home!


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[rusty_nail]

Im almost tempted to go for a blast up to around Matlock on Sunday with this weather thats just hit. But my Patrol it sitting nice and clean after a 4 hour scrub from the snow trip. I really cfb'ed cleaning it again so soon. I wonder if the RWD Territory will handle it. Might be a bit sketchy.We can go for a squirt together lol, my AWD commo will pull you out when you get stuck lol

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[MB]

“Feels like -5.7C” :-)
Snow to 600m, hail and thunderstorms on their way, get amongst it :-)
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[Sprock]

snowing on the powelltown rd - that’s 330mts !!

[AB]

Yeah snowing at Glenburn which is ridiculously low!!!


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[Avo]

My kid is going to love it,told her hey it's not that cold....bwhaaaa..lands in canberra tonight 9.30pm

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[Sprock]

Haha Canberra ! it’s cold there in Summer 🤣It snowed there last night during the AFL game

[Rossco]

Went for a drive yesterday, tried to escape the crowds somewhat but ended up being a bit of a circus lol. .

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First recovery lol. . .

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[Rossco]

. . .

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Stuck behind these dudes for nearly an hour to get themselves out. . After that most people didn't continue so wasn't too much riff raff. .

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Went up Mt Margaret Road just out of Buxton then Blue Range Road out through Rubicon then home through Toolangi. Toolangi was quite as till I hit Mt Monda Rd then every man and his dog lol. .



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[PeeBee]

Looks great Rossco. I have had to endure another day of 29 degC and clear blue skies, working under a pollution plume - heavenly!

[mudski]

Myself and Mat went up Mt Margret track also this afternoon. It was absolute mayhem on the way up. Cars everywhere. I think because last night they copped 90cm of snow at lake mountain so the road was closed and everyone was looking for an alternative. We stopped at the Blue Range rd turn off, considered going further but it was 4pm by this time. Too risky to go further. Might even sneak up again in a week or two me thinks.
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[mudski]

We had an AWD Ford Everest follow me up too. Wheel spin the entire way. He finally gave up and had to reverse all the way back.


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[Winnie]

We had an AWD Ford Everest follow is up too. Wheel spin the entire way. He finally gave up and had to reverse all the way back.


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThe Everest is a proper 4WD, it's a Ranger wagon basically. The highway tyres it was delivered with definitely don't help though!

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[Rossco]

Yeah was somewhat of a circus when I went up, passed a dude in a Honda Civic putting chains on but think he turned around. Got to the top and winched a Hilux out that got stuck turning around. . . GQ went pretty well although kinda struggled in virgin snow off the edge so put the lockers in and all good, got to the bottom of the mountain and unlocked hubs and only one was in lol haha. .

Love that last pic Markie should put it in the Dark & Stormy thread.

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[mudski]

The Everest is a proper 4WD, it's a Ranger wagon basically. The highway tyres it was delivered with definitely don't help though!

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Yeah I know but more so the car was stock as a rock. Highway tires in snow that was 2ft deep in parts. Would have had no recovery gear too I bet, but no he was determined but failed. He was really struggling. I had to pull off the track and into fresh snow to make way for a few cars up ahead and I got caught when I stopped. Luckily I thought to bring a shovel, lowered the tire pressures and dug my way out and was all good.
No incidents for the day. Was a bloody rip snorta!
Ended the day with a beer and meal in Marysville.


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[katwoman]

Looks great Rossco. I have had to endure another day of 29 degC and clear blue skies, working under a pollution plume - heavenly!


Us too.

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[threedogs]

As per usual cold as a frog in Melb brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[mudski]

As per usual cold as a frog in Melb brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Yeah its shit isn't it. Atleast today was a break from the cold.

[Hodge]

#OverWinterhttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2019/11/76.jpg

[PeeBee]

I feel for you all. https://www.weatherzone.com.au/qld/northwest/the-monument

Here is my world, and has been for at least a month. RH typically 5 - 8% every day

[Sprock]

Due to rain I havnt turned a wheel for over 2 weeks - & out of the last 6 weeks I’ve worked a total of 2 weeks . To say I’m fukn over it would be a massive understatement.

[jay see]

Due to rain I havnt turned a wheel for over 2 weeks - & out of the last 6 weeks I’ve worked a total of 2 weeks . To say I’m fukn over it would be a massive understatement.Apparently summer is meant to be coming [emoji295] [emoji295] [emoji295]

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[mudski]

Got up a 5.30 this morning to go for a run and it was pissing down outside. No run this morning then...

[Hodge]

Apparently summer is meant to be coming [emoji295] [emoji295] [emoji295]

Sent from my A1601 using TapatalkI saw you on the ring road *cough* car park *cough* this morning mate.

[Plasnart]

I feel for you all. https://www.weatherzone.com.au/qld/northwest/the-monument

Here is my world, and has been for at least a month. RH typically 5 - 8% every day

A tad hotter than my location PB but still hot working outside. Wish I was home with the good ole southerlies.

https://www.weatherzone.com.au/qld/central-highlands/middlemount

[jay see]

I saw you on the ring road *cough* car park *cough* this morning mate.Was I awake, I don't recall seeing anything..

Actually it wasn't that bad this morning. Well outbound anyway.

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[PeeBee]

A tad hotter than my location PB but still hot working outside. Wish I was home with the good ole southerlies.

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Yeah, but at least your humidity is in double figures - its like operating in a dry sauna out here

[Plasnart]

Yeah, but at least your humidity is in double figures - its like operating in a dry sauna out here

I must say it's a tad more hospitable than the Darwin triple figure humidity i worked through in Feb/March also. :D

[DX grunt]

Hot and dry heat in my home town tomorrow - 43 degs, with a Total Fire Ban thrown in.

[Hodge]

Hot and dry heat in my home town tomorrow - 43 degs, with a Total Fire Ban thrown in.

Still cold, shitty and miserable here in Melbourne. Half way through November...

The government even sold our summer to china like everything else...

[FNQGU]

Just landed in Melbourne today. Mid November - No worries I thought, who the fuq would need a jumper in mid November? I'll travel light.

Well, apparently it is me! 14 bloody degrees and they reckon its dropping to 8!! WTFingF?

Give me the semi permanent smoke haze of Qld any day. This cold shi.t in what the rest of us think is Summer is just wrong.

[mudski]

How’s the wind this arvo? Wow! Then the dust storm, then the little rain, well, mud drops. The sky looked bizarre!
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[Cuppa]

After a couple of warmer days, back to the usual 31 degrees up here in the rainforest today. Dunno how we'll ever cope with a return to Victoria's constantly changing weather!

[jack]

After a couple of warmer days, back to the usual 31 degrees up here in the rainforest today. Dunno how we'll ever cope with a return to Victoria's constantly changing weather!

Bloody hot here yesterday, and windy.

[PeeBee]

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Been a stinking dry lead up to the wet, looks like its about to start up here, been 43degC and 5% all day, then lightning rolled in and all work outside has stopped , going to be a wet and wild night by the looks of the site lightning radar.

[MB]

You know its been a long cold Melbourne winter when last springs whipper-snipper settings don’t fit your new whipper-snapper onboard!
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[jack]

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[PeeBee]

33 degC yesterday up here, 47degC the previous 3 days, 5%RH - everyone is walking around like zombies. Looking forward to getting back to Melb weather to be honest

[Hodge]

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I told you, ScoMo sold our summer to China.

[Plasnart]

33 degC yesterday up here, 47degC the previous 3 days, 5%RH - everyone is walking around like zombies. Looking forward to getting back to Melb weather to be honest

Me too. Daily 38-39 here. Home on Thursday night for 3 days of cool Vic bliss!

[PeeBee]

Me too. Daily 38-39 here. Home on Thursday night for 3 days of cool Vic bliss!

Where are you working Plassy?

[Plasnart]

Where are you working Plassy?

I'm up (or across for you) in Middlemount QLD Anglo camp.

[10G]

'ken freezing here today, must be at least 10!

[MB]

Freezing on the outskirts again today!
Poor Mules have skolled 120L each in under 36hrs!!
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[jay see]

Over my back fence. Towards Bacchus Marsh. Just getting some rain drops nowhttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2019/12/214.jpg

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[jay see]

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[Hodge]

Looks like it might miss mehttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2019/12/215.jpg

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Is that a fire or ??

[jay see]

Is that a fire or ??Nah, no fire. Wind picked up and alot of paddocks.

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[10G]

Yep, cooled down here since 3pm, it's high teens low 20s now. Fires to the east, west and north, but not threatening.

[Touses]

Freezing on the outskirts again today!
Poor Mules have skolled 120L each in under 36hrs!!
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You been crackin' the ice off the top for 'em. Good man!!

[PeeBee]

Daughters home is in the red zone outside Bruthen at Wiseleigh. 100YO weatherboard, likely to go up, all sitting here trying to make sense of the updates from afar,. They are in Bainsdale and safe, but dreams about to evaporate. the firies are doing what they can, but its a beast out there, hope they all return safe to home tonight.

[MB]

Yep dry lightning is no good :-(


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[Hodge]

Yup it's all happening gents. Stay safe all!
Just monitoring a decent outbreak , closest to home since we moved here.

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[Plasnart]

Yep dry lightning is no good :-(


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This is a good site to see where lightning activity is.

www.lightningmaps.org

At the moment you can see lightning activity in a north/south orientation over Victoria, heading east with the front coming across.

And a whole heap approaching Tassie west coast.

[MB]

First little chopper with bubble on tow just flew low overhead flight path enroute to Mill Park area assuming?


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[Hodge]

First little chopper with bubble on tow just flew low overhead flight path enroute to Mill Park area assuming?


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkPossibly Mark. Elvis and others have been doing their thing , but the big orange bird just left.
It's getting a little uneasy here. Smoke increasing. Were to the west of it.
Fire services on scan and they're requesting more and more help every 5 mins. The ring road is a never-ending convoy of red sirens.

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[jay see]

Saw it on the news, not good mate.
Stay safe.

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[MB]

MFB Legends will hopefully sort it out Hodgey Mate!
Sky Cranes are unfortunately no doubt needed back Gippsland ways for sure!!


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[Hodge]

MFB Legends will hopefully sort it out Hodgey Mate!
Sky Cranes are unfortunately no doubt needed back Gippsland ways for sure!!


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Legendary men and women no doubt. Bow to them any day!

This local event is a tiny candle compared to the horrors theyre facing to the east.

Just listening in on them again, they are fearing this wind change predicted , and the unknown path of it, big time... It could turn nasty.

[Plasnart]

MFB Legends will hopefully sort it out Hodgey Mate!
Sky Cranes are unfortunately no doubt needed back Gippsland ways for sure!!


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That's smack bang both sides of a MFB/CFA boundary. Both urban brigades that will become unified as Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) on Thursday. Sure those paid local brigades have grass fire training but not like the steel-balled country volunteer heroes that protect private property from bushfires and the titanium-balled volunteer rappel and hover exit DELWP firefighters dropping in deep with rakes and drip torches.

Hats off to all the BALLSY vollies who put their lives on the line for COMMUNITY and without the militant union of the pros scoring them dream perks.

[jay see]

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[Avo]

Going to cop it on the west coast,this x tropical cyclone Mangga is going to pass over as a cat2,it is gaining straight and might pack more of a punch than it did as a TChttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/05/130.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/05/131.jpg

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[Maxhead]

Going to cop it on the west coast,this x tropical cyclone Mangga is going to pass over as a cat2,it is gaining straight and might pack more of a punch than it did as a TChttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/05/130.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/05/131.jpg

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Bunker down and stay safe mate, windy as fuck here as well
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[TPC]

14 top in Adelaide today, too bloody cold and not winter yet.

[threedogs]

Long time,,,,,, its been sooooo cold in Melb this week,
Extremely hard to motivate , at least the days are getting longer

[Avo]

I left home with a week of 15 and 16s,then this week soaking up 30 every day home.has had as low as 12s and mostly 15s,thank God for holidays n sunshine

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[MB]

Severe heat warning incoming for TD42Ti heavily modified Victorian twucks [emoji12]
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[mudski]

I can’t believe the hype on the telly about the temp. They are calling it a heat wave. WTF?! It’s one day. A heat wave is more than one day of heat. Snowflakes...


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[Winnie]

I can’t believe the hype on the telly about the temp. They are calling it a heat wave. WTF?! It’s one day. A heat wave is more than one day of heat. Snowflakes...


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk38 degrees in the middle of summer, wouldn't read about it would ya?!

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[mudski]

38 degrees in the middle of summer, wouldn't read about it would ya?!

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Yep. We had 40c on the day you and the family came to Bright. No big deal...


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[Hodge]

I can’t believe the hype on the telly about the temp. They are calling it a heat wave. WTF?! It’s one day. A heat wave is more than one day of heat. Snowflakes...


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThey've gotta spin some kind of bullshit to cause a stir . It's their job.

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[Plasnart]

They've gotta spin some kind of bullshit to cause a stir . It's their job.

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FFS the carrying on about the weather today is ridiculous. First item on the tv news, major topic of conversation on the radio. Jeez it got to high 30s, low 40s across Melbourne with a cool change early afternoon. I was out working in it no problem and I'm a fat prick. We get this every bloody summer, just stop the bull5hit hysteria. Last year I was working in constant mid 40s day in day out up in western qld. Nobody says anything coz that's just how it is. Media needs to grow up.

[rusty_nail]

I was out working in it no problem and I'm a fat prick.

I think the problem is not everyone is as well insulated as you mate haha. No honestly the weather today wasn't that bad, the cloud cover made it a much more bearable day than yesterday. I spent most of the day outside, finished the cubby house and even mowed the lawns.

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[Hodge]

Been a few interesting days at work. But it's about to go up a notch or seven this evening.
Charge up your back-up torches for those in Melb. Let me give you the drum.

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[10G]

it's the end of the world ... repent .. repent ... or just get more firewood.

[Rossco]

Yeah pretty wild lots a flooding coming back though the Yarra Valley from the south end, reckon rivers will get up to levels they haven't been at since the last big one in the 90s. . .

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[rusty_nail]

Yeah pretty wild lots a flooding coming back though the Yarra Valley from the south end, reckon rivers will get up to levels they haven't been at since the last big one in the 90s. . .

Sent from my SM-G781B using TapatalkMost of my local roads were underwater, even the low rail bridge at Lilydale is severely underwater

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[Sprock]

We’ve only had 77mls at home , water laying everywhere but not in the house , Traralgon is a mess, I’ve never seen it like that , 260mls in the hills around there , 300+ at mt baw baw .

[rusty_nail]

Serious carnage out our way. SES etc clearly all have their hands full so our neighbourhood all pitched in and cleared the road for majority of people. Several houses are a write off, fortunately our house was left untouched but I would say over 75% of our neighbours have had damage to there house/property in some way, we are just very lucky. Carnage!!!http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/53.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/54.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/55.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/56.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/57.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/58.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/59.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/60.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/61.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/62.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/63.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/64.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/65.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/66.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/67.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/68.jpg

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[Rossco]

Yeah pretty crazy, glad to hear you guys were lucky. . Same here very lucky no damage. . .

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[Maxhead]

Serious carnage out our way. SES etc clearly all have their hands full so our neighbourhood all pitched in and cleared the road for majority of people. Several houses are a write off, fortunately our house was left untouched but I would say over 75% of our neighbours have had damage to there house/property in some way, we are just very lucky. Carnage!!!http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/53.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/54.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/55.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/56.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/57.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/58.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/59.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/60.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/61.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/62.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/63.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/64.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/65.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/66.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/67.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/06/68.jpg

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Holy crap mate, glad you’re ok and had no damage!


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[PeeBee]

Brother lives in Olinda and has been off the air for 3 days. His house is fine, house 3 doors down has a monster gum right thru the centre of the house to the floorboards. His estimation is that 50% of the trees have come down and those that remain have no leaves, especially in the direction towards the south - Belgrave and Upwey. Total carnage is an understatement. Trees standing for a 100yrs, trunks the thickness of a car are over the roads. All 3 access routes are heavily restricted access, but you can bet by the weekend the rubber necks will be up there, bogging things down or the thieves will start arriving, or the little old couples looking for a scone and cup of tea, going to be very difficult for these communities.

[Winnie]

Expecting more big rains tonight which will lead to flooding tomorrow again.
Poor old Gippsland has been copping drought, fires, covid and now floods.

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[jay see]

My nephew lives near you Nic and he to was lucky and escaped with no damage.

Gotta feel for you blokes out east.

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[MB]

The Yarra at the Glen has this afternoon broken its moderate flood level and expected to rise up to another 1.0m overnight according to the CFA [emoji51]
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Done all we can to protect our little yard, fingers crossed it only rises 0.5m [emoji1696][emoji120][emoji120]

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[MB]

On a positive note, fixed the King’s generator stupid electronic throttle control so we can save a few hundred dollars worth of meat in the freezer:

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Available from any branch near ya’ll [emoji23][emoji106][emoji106]

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[rusty_nail]

On a positive note, fixed the King’s generator stupid electronic throttle control so we can save a few hundred dollars worth of meat in the freezer:

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Available from any branch near ya’ll [emoji23][emoji106][emoji106]

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[mudski]

Brilliant Mr. MB! Make sure you grab a spare just in case.

[Hodge]

Thinking of you folks out east and west. A lot of carnage yet to fix ,from what I've seen last few days.
Hang in there ! matfew mate how did you fare??
Mate of mine from Bachus said your region copped it good and proper. Hope all is well.

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[MB]

Have you slept this week yet Hodgey Mate you Trojan Legend ? [emoji123][emoji120][emoji106][emoji106]


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[Hodge]

Have you slept this week yet Hodgey Mate you Trojan Legend ? [emoji123][emoji120][emoji106][emoji106]



No sleep for the wicked Marko mate !! lol
Although things were non stop ,we didn't cop it as hard as the brothers in other areas...
Time to rest now me thinks. When you get home and your son gives you the "Who are you?" look, you know it's time to hang up the belt for a bit...
Fingers crossed you get your 240 back soon mate.

[MB]

Thanks Hodgey Mate, rest well and be sure to thank your Brothers too, we’re back on a week earlier than expected [emoji120][emoji106][emoji106]


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[rusty_nail]

I think we won't be till the end of the week. So much work to do in our street. Out street even made the news.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hnOD-Hol9RM

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[MB]

I must say Hodgey Mate, honestly don’t know how your Top Teams Professionally refrain themselves up there high in a boom from pegging a hammer down through tourists windscreens/helmets [emoji2959]

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Have had zero intentions of visiting the worst hit areas but was called up to assist hauling out a piece of broken forestry equipment on our tilt tray. As slow as shit as the old Acco is still couldn’t get to site in a timely manner due to a 2” clearance’Maserati’ and multiple cyclists and even a hardened bikey on his Yamaha Viagra all rubber neck goorking their way through the poor Dandenongs.


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[Hodge]

I must say Hodgey Mate, honestly don’t know how your Top Teams Professionally refrain themselves up there high in a boom from pegging a hammer down through tourists windscreens/helmets


Comes with the job my friend Marko mate. Thankful gratitude is received most of the time.
Other times we get our faces chewed of, because someone's 2yo daughter can't play Xbox at 1am...

Frankly, chatting amongst our selves today, we haven't seen this amount of havoc, since we got sent up north to assess black saturday damage up in the hills... Moist soiled large trees deciding to rest upon the lines all over the place. Something I've never seen in this scale before. Quiet honestly, I've used the chainsaw more in the last 4-5 days than I have in my entire life prior. Stihl got it !!! *flex*
Quiet honestly the unsung heroes here are the true blue legends of SES... Tell ya what... take my hard had off and bow to them any moment of the day.

[MB]

“There’s nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer” [emoji3590][emoji106][emoji106]

~James Doolittle

‘There is nothing more selfish than a cyclists unbroken routine’ [emoji2961][emoji2959]

~MB


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[Avo]

Bit of Melbourne weather over here today... fffffff freezing I tell ya....
Pemberton WAhttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/07/26.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/07/27.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/07/28.jpg

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[pearcey]

Bit of Melbourne weather over here today... fffffff freezing I tell ya....
Pemberton WAhttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/07/26.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/07/27.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/07/28.jpg

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Hey, do you remember how to fit them there snow chains on that pampered Potrol.

[MB]

Finally some bone shivering technological timeline BOM Appy proof for nuffy me this morning that the Meteorological science of “It’s coldest just before sun rise” is true as felt/thought[emoji3063][emoji23]

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Lucky I’m a smoker, couldn’t feel a thing detaching my right index finger twisted inside a ratchet strap mechanism [emoji1696][emoji23]


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[Winnie]

Yeah always the way, can't remember many morning as cold as this one!

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[Sprock]

Yeah it’s always it’s coldest at sunrise @MB

[jay see]

The fog has came in early here, some parts visibility was about 30mhttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/07/54.jpg

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[Avo]

Batten down the hatches bitches,3rd one in a weekhttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/07/56.jpg

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[mudnut]

We hit fog on the way home this afternoon. I just heard that some of Perth is in flood. Take care all you Westralians.

[Avo]

We hit fog on the way home this afternoon. I just heard that some of Perth is in flood. Take care all you Westralians.I've got the brolley ready,thanks mudnuthttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/07/66.jpg

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[Avo]

How's the rain,feels like it hasn't stopped,can't even take a piss with it not running back up me leg cause it's to wet on the ground,average is over 10mm a day for 30 days....http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/07/122.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2021/07/123.jpg

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[Maxhead]

Fark this rain, over it this year.
My shed should have been up by now[emoji2959]


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[mudski]

Fark this rain, over it this year.
My shed should have been up by now[emoji2959]


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I know how you feel mate. We were supposed to have our extension on the house finished by the beginning of December last year. Its only just finished now...

[MB]

How humans possibly live full time in these winter conditions amazes little old me[emoji848]

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Dress code for some Mitchell Shenanigans appears to be one Thong and a second Foot Pair Too…..I only brought jeans and a fluro shirt from Mexico [emoji1166][emoji23]


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[Maxhead]

How humans possibly live full time in these winter conditions amazes little old me[emoji848]

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Dress code for some Mitchell Shenanigans appears to be one Thong and a second Foot Pair Too…..I only brought jeans and a fluro shirt from Mexico [emoji1166][emoji23]


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I could quite easily get used to that…lol
Bit of a shock to the system when you get back to minus temps


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[Avo]

How you guys n girls going over there,looked shithouse on the news this morning,

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[Maxhead]

How you guys n girls going over there,looked shithouse on the news this morning,

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-45 here so got the fire going
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[Hodge]

How you guys n girls going over there,looked shithouse on the news this morning,

Sent from my SM-G973F using TapatalkApparently it's raining somewhere in Melbourne ...
All good n' toasty here by the backyard fire .
Cheers. [emoji482][emoji1635]
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[Avo]

Apparently it's raining somewhere in Melbourne ...
All good n' toasty here by the backyard fire .
Cheers. [emoji482][emoji1635]
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Sent using Pixel 6Enjoying a day off Hodge,well earned break I bet..

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[Plasnart]

Apparently it's raining somewhere in Melbourne ...
All good n' toasty here by the backyard fire .
Cheers. [emoji482][emoji1635]
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Hope the telecom man doesn't pop his head up under ya fire mate, haha.

[Hodge]

Hope the telecom man doesn't pop his head up under ya fire mate, haha.Hahaha...Well spotted.
There is no hope for a telecom man to show up for appointments, or planned jobs.
Let alone to check NBN under my fire pit . Hahahaha.
Telecom man is a unicorn in my proffesion.

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[Avo]

Hope the telecom man doesn't pop his head up under ya fire mate, haha.I still remember when they was PMG I'm sure,

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[mudski]

Hollee Sheeet! Getting smashed right now!

[jay see]

Hollee Sheeet! Getting smashed right now!Yep, us too...

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[Hodge]

Bring it on !!! I can finally enjoy a good humid thunderstorm at home without fear of being called out. Let it rip I say....!!!!
Cheers !!

85016


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[Cremulator]

Bring it on !!! I can finally enjoy a good humid thunderstorm at home without fear of being called out. Let it rip I say....!!!!
Cheers !!

85016


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML9h3I5UktwMerry Christmas Hodge!
[emoji12]

[Hodge]

Merry Christmas @Hodge (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/member.php?u=15680)!
[emoji12]

Trees up till Easter under this roof mate. Staying festive longer makes you live longer....:drunk::drunk:

[AB]

My driveway is destroyed, literally 4WD only driveway on the lower side lol

My neighbour on the downside now has free crushed rock!


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[MB]

That was Explosively[emoji3455] Trippy Bro [emoji23][emoji106][emoji106]

Just chatting with AB over the 3G network, maximum 2 kilometres away as the Crow fly’s………Kaboom [emoji95] ⚡️ [emoji939]
My sides connection instantly dropped out so called him back, he had to put MB on hold to answer a call from MB [emoji23]


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[Rossco]

My driveway is destroyed, literally 4WD only driveway on the lower side lol

My neighbour on the downside now has free crushed rock!


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkHaha yeah we got smashed. . . I doubt Spiro will be looking on the bright side with the free materials however [emoji848] . . .

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[MB]

Oh well, poor old chap from the burbs originally might be finally realising one cannot control the perfect front yard wraith of nature up here in da hills…….que Banjo 🪕…….. [emoji2957][emoji12][emoji39][emoji106][emoji106]


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[Avo]

Bring it on !!! I can finally enjoy a good humid thunderstorm at home without fear of being called out. Let it rip I say....!!!!
Cheers !!

85016


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML9h3I5UktwLove ya work mate...

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[MB]

About time, concrete tank water has finally made its way down to tooth hurting/brushing chills…….menthol fresh 80’s ciggy time [emoji3063][emoji3063]


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[Hodge]

About time, concrete tank water has finally made its way down to tooth hurting/brushing chills…….menthol fresh 80’s ciggy time [emoji3063][emoji3063]


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkSee this is what happens when Greens gain a tad of power the pwicks! They turn our sky heaters off !!

Even the TD is saying fcuk this s#it. I'd rather be a kettle.
Local Repco better stock up on Alpine additives I say...
She never ever ever idles below 76! Yet here we are ... [emoji16]


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[taslucas]

A nice start to the snow season here85420

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[mudski]

A nice start to the snow season here85420

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Yeah we've had a good dumping in the hills not far from us too. Apparently another front heading our way for some more snow. Might get out on the weekend and have a play maybe.

[mudnut]

Went out for a spot of whale watching. Got out of the car and walked to the edge of the cliffs near Cape Nelson Lighthouse. We had a 5 minute drop of sun. The tops of the bigger waves crashing into the rocks was being blown up and over the cliffs like vertical rain. Then a squall belted in across the raging sea, bringing horizontal rain that drove us to seek shelter. Man! It was brutally cold and so very beautiful.

[rusty_nail]

Just copped one hell of a storm. 5 minutes of carnage, wind, hail, raining sideways. Now it's eerily quiet. Stay safe out there guys!

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[jack]

We copped some pretty good gusts late yesterday, massive but short downpours today.
Just back from clearing up a tree that fell on another forum members fence, he doesn’t know yet but I’m about to send him some pictures.:wink:

[Hodge]

Yep we copped it here for 5-10 minutes. 5c size hail , wind etc ... And it's been absolute quiet ever since. Not a gust of wind.
In fact it's sunny right now .

[MB]

‘Don’t look up…prior departure’ [emoji736][emoji736]

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[Hodge]

She's a chilly one. The ol' diesel has a few more Tika takas sounds in the top end this morning ... http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2022/07/111.jpg

[mudski]

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Leaving home this morning in Crisp Eltham. Been a while since I’ve seen it this cold here.


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[mudski]

85640..................

[rusty_nail]

Was a little fresh onsite this morning. Fortunately I'm home isolating with COVID now... Way better lol.85641

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[mudski]

Was a little fresh onsite this morning. Fortunately I'm home isolating with COVID now... Way better lol.85641

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Again!?...

[Rossco]

. . . Brrrrrrrr

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[Rossco]

Bird bath still frozen at lunch time. .http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2022/07/114.jpg

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[AB]

Tried to pleasure myself in the shed tonight but no good

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[MB]

Gave up too Bro [emoji3063]
Only 8:30pm and a mere 0.7mm until complete Turtle [emoji217] inversion [emoji23]

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[jack]

Ops wrong picture….now I can’t delete it
Ballarat today

[Hodge]

Someone turned the big fan on again.

[mudski]

Someone turned the big fan on again.

Your gonna be busy.

[Hodge]

Your gonna be busy.

Yeah it's already hectic. Got home half an hour ago. Will try and sleep before another stint tonight.

[Hodge]

Driving around at work since 5.30. So far the tally of big water over road inundated fools witnessed (so far mostly indian best selling car, Uber hybrid Camrys), stands at 6. And the supposed main sky river front isn't anywhere in sight. Waste of precious emergency services time wasted.
Thinking of our SES legends on days like this. Last thing they need is deal with morrons.
Hope the rest of you folks are all good and covered.

[Sprock]

We’ve only had 6ml in Heyfield, mate at Cobden had 40ml, Rochester 90ml & flooding the Main Street, mate at Marong sth of Bendigo had 60ml the other day & another 60ml overnight up till 10am this morning & still floggin down, water is a metre deep on his river flats that have never been more than a foot deep at worst in the past.

[PeeBee]

86055
I'll just park this here.

[Hodge]

I'll park these next to yours PeeBee.
The photo with the bridge isn't even a creek or river it's a road . Sunday creek is 1km to the north.
It made its own spillway using a road. And this was 4 hour ago.

86056

[DX grunt]

With all due respect, 30+sunscreen in the west.

[Avo]

With all due respect, 30+sunscreen in the west.Where the feck are you,nothing but shite down here

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[Hodge]

With all due respect, 30+sunscreen in the west.

Don't we all wish for that down here Mr. DX. Seriously over this doomy gloomy wet cold miserable demoralizing c*** of a winter still ongoing down here in shit-ville...
Bring on summer, warm scorchers yes please!

[mudski]

Don't we all wish for that down here Mr. DX. Seriously over this doomy gloomy wet cold miserable demoralizing c*** of a winter still ongoing down here in shit-ville...
Bring on summer, warm scorchers yes please!

Yeah Im with you on this. The hotter the better.

[rusty_nail]

Hope you guys are all good up your way MB & AB just seen the racecourse is under water?

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[Hodge]

Hope you guys are all good up your way @MB (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/member.php?u=37098) & @AB (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/member.php?u=1) just seen the racecourse is under water?

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Yeah really hope everyone fared OK. A lot of areas I went to, people are just stranded and blocked by floods and road closures rather than being directly impacted.
Not sure if I heard correctly but they reckon it's all gonna peak tomorrow arvo, despite major rain stopping last night.

86058

[Pete49]

What happened to global warming? I'm freezing my dangling bits off'

[Hodge]

What happened to global warming? I'm freezing my dangling bits off'

The greencocks paused it a decade ago, after their "draughts are the new norm, we'll never see dams full again" agenda was shattered several years ago...
Where are they now? Very very quiet this winter. Hmmm.

[NissanGQ4.2]

Just came on 2 check on my VIC friends

Seen on FB earlier today that Skinners Flat Wedderburn Dam was likely 2 breach ( not sure if it has ) and was under evacuate orders, got home 2 look up VIC Emergency.... fark me u guys and girls have been copin it.

Hope all is well with you Mexicans

[mudski]

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Only pic I have. I had to make a few diversions to get out of Eltham this morning as the Diamond Creek near split Eltham in half. The creek pictured is usually running about 2 meters wide and down about three metres in a gully.
Pic taken at 6.30 this morning, by 8 apparently it was half way up the rails.
My rain gauge check this morning….
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[MB]

Hope you guys are all good up your way MB & AB just seen the racecourse is under water?

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Yeah it wasn’t ideal this morning on arrival mate and was even higher overnight [emoji51]

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The Lime and all other cement goods are properly Hydrated now [emoji23]

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[MB]

The bestest news is AB’s Forum Zetabytes were safely atop of some Besser blocks…..1 more centimetre higher through his NP.com.au Headquarters and this post would not have been possible [emoji23]

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[Cremulator]

I'm so pleased that my $20 NP.com.au annual contribution has helped secure some indispensable cinder blocks!
I feel like I've literally helped prop up the forum!! [emoji23]
[emoji2369]

[MB]

Can Always Rely on Your Good Self Ash Mate [emoji23][emoji106][emoji106]
Forum is well protected up top, at least 4m+ Elevation/Airconditioned/Massaged Dilligently by LEGENDARY AB [emoji3590][emoji3590]……. True Story [emoji736][emoji736][emoji106][emoji106]


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[Hodge]

Hope you blokes up the hills fared ok.
Just saw Lilydale and surrounds copped it good and proper just before... MB AB Rossco

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[AB]

Hope you blokes up the hills fared ok.
Just saw Lilydale and surrounds copped it good and proper just before... MB AB Rossco

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All fine up here mate but yeah only a few kms as a crow flies they got absolutely smashed!


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[rusty_nail]

Hope you blokes up the hills fared ok.
Just saw Lilydale and surrounds copped it good and proper just before... MB AB Rossco

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definitely copped it here mate. our lead in street has been trashed. absolutely could not get in without a raised vehicle(as in SUV or larger) and even the neighbours territory bottomed out coming in last night. i hope this means our suburb finally gets what everyone has been asking for for ages... proper drainage. yes i know vast quantities of water fell but all our blocks are sloped so running water always has somewhere to go, but never anything to guide it, generally it just takes the most obvious path... wheel tracks.

[MB]

Us Mexican Hillians might have to petition for a dam build to feed Melbournites at the end of our usually bone dry old gold mine creek beds and driveways next year [emoji51]

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[Rossco]

Don't need a dam we've got the desal which was cheap and gets a heap of use. . [emoji6] Yeah it's insane bloody water everywhere. .

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[Hodge]

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Dan is informed by his expert experienced 18yo Uni student's mostly from the LGBDHJWUBDKABJHDB group who's "studies" proved that it'll never rain again during last decades droughts... We MUST obey those experts.
We're living in a scary world people...

[Rossco]

. . . mostly from the LGBDHJWUBDKABJHDB group . . .

You forgot the + how dare you be so discriminatory and non inclusive, should be ashamed Hodgey . . . [emoji2959] . .

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[rusty_nail]

Apparently Yarra ranges council don't deem this impassable road to anyone but 4wds a high enough priority. Our neighbour rang up to complain as her mustang couldn't get out and the lady suggested she should buy a 4wd instead... Bit average imho. I made a road unsafe incident report to VicRoads last night and they are finally doing something out it. These pics taken this morning.86165861668616786168

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[Touses]

Jeez mate. More river than road!

[Hodge]

Apparently Yarra ranges council don't deem this impassable road to anyone but 4wds a high enough priority. Our neighbour rang up to complain as her mustang couldn't get out and the lady suggested she should buy a 4wd instead... Bit average imho. I made a road unsafe incident report to VicRoads last night and they are finally doing something out it. These pics taken this morning.


Buy a 4wd so you can get out of your own driveway/street? Very average response from the council.
That "rut" river in the middle of the road will start cavitating deeper and begin to saw the road deeper. Hard to tell in the photos, but there seems to be a slope to the right.
Now i'm not a geologist, but isn't this a recipe for a landslide?

Roads have been stuffed/pot holed everywhere for ages, especially in recent months with the big wet. I know for a fact VicRoads have NO $ to fix and maintain them. Hence why you see the "Rough Road" signs everywhere, even on major highways. For example, might have to start airing down on Calder Fwy soon, it's that bad! I've driven Warburton-Woods Point rd in a far better condition than Calder.

There was a HUGE dip on there for, literally years. 100km/h section. At the "dip" exist there was major gauge marks from peoples suspension, sumps, trailer A frames bottoming out... Used to see cars damaged on the side after the dip ALL the time. Took them SO long to fix, that they actually had to re-new the "Rough Road" signs , because they faded and deteriorated.

[jay see]

Drive to Ballarat the other week and missed most of the pot holes, expect one and this was the result.http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2022/10/93.jpg

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[Sprock]

You hit the nail on the head there Hodgey mate- we’re run ( & advised) by over educated but inexperienced, self entitled arseholes. We’re f@%#ed.

[Sprock]

Sadly Nico that’s an all to common site, water running down rds because they don’t do any drain maintenance anywhere. Yes I know there have been extreme storms but even the smallest of rain showers runs down the road these days because all the drains are blocked and unserviceable. Out at Nar Nar goin there is a big rough patch just before the Shell, I hit it in the truck one night & it speared me across the road, then just up the rd there was 4 cars pulled up with the hazards on with blown tyres/ bent rims, been like it for months, they’ve ‘patched’ it a few times but it blows out straight away, they just put rough road signs up there what a joke

[MB]

Our Aussie Shared Mexican Yarra is only a TAD overfull merely halfway upstream and coming down to Melbourne town, wonder if MW-Corp might chuck in a few dollars/hours to help leasehold graziers throughout the valley below clear out their owned tributaries [emoji848]

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[MB]

Pack your Chainsaw’s onboard Mexicano Brothers & Sisters [emoji120][emoji120]
The predicted WINDS are here and Tree Roots are Highway SOGGY as FARK [emoji51]


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[MB]

Take Care, Plan Ahead, Stay Safe [emoji3590][emoji3590]


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[Plasnart]

Take Care, Plan Ahead, Stay Safe [emoji3590][emoji3590]


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Yeah saw some poor bloke headbutted a tree over the road up your way mate about 2am today. Yep the winds will bring them down after all this rain for sure.

[MB]

My Apologies, did not know of that Sad News Family and Friends Involved Today [emoji22][emoji3590][emoji3590]


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[Plasnart]

My Apologies, did not know of that Sad News Family and Friends Involved Today [emoji22][emoji3590][emoji3590]


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He's alive but unwell. Fingers crossed.

[MB]

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[MB]

Farken Jebus, IT’S getting seriously Gale Force up here [emoji51]


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[Hodge]

What a night. Finally home.
Power sticks, trees, very moist ground, don't go well together when mother nature decides to turn on the large fan , let me give you the drum!
A lot went over. But this is the start of the beginning since a LOT have simply loosened. Watch the days and weeks ahead...
Once again without the SES legends, the world would stop, honest truth...
A cheeky cold brew before some zZZZzzZZs.....

[mudski]

What a night. Finally home.
Power sticks, trees, very moist ground, don't go well together when mother nature decides to turn on the large fan , let me give you the drum!
A lot went over. But this is the start of the beginning since a LOT have simply loosened. Watch the days and weeks ahead...
Once again without the SES legends, the world would stop, honest truth...
A cheeky cold brew before some zZZZzzZZs.....

Well deserved mate!

[AB]

Very bloody lucky this morning!

This tree came down and went the perfect way, otherwise garden shed with quad bike and the bungalow would’ve been destroyed!

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[MB]

Not trying to WANK On, but…….our little highway was blocked this afternoon by a teenager sapling windfall [emoji51][emoji23]
4 day long weekend, sooky sheila’s/metrosexuals heading back IN Galore [emoji23]
Anxiety PLUS, under the Faceache spotlight Stihl worried if I’ve broken highway clearance rules [emoji2961][emoji2961][emoji23]
Fark em All, they’re All home and Hosed Hopefully [emoji120][emoji120]


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[Plasnart]

Not trying to WANK On, but…….our little highway was blocked this afternoon by a teenager sapling windfall [emoji51][emoji23]
4 day long weekend, sooky sheila’s/metrosexuals heading back IN Galore [emoji23]
Anxiety PLUS, under the Faceache spotlight Stihl worried if I’ve broken highway clearance rules [emoji2961][emoji2961][emoji23]
Fark em All, they’re All home and Hosed Hopefully [emoji120][emoji120]


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But they were iphoning and uploading to their instagram stories the "unprecedented emergency" they got caught up in, I bet. Society's fcuked mate, how did we change into this in only 20 years?

[MB]

Pack your Chainsaw’s onboard Mexicano Brothers & Sisters [emoji120][emoji120]
The predicted WINDS are here and Tree Roots are Highway SOGGY as FARK [emoji51]


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In Absolute Fairness, there was ONE 60+ Gentleman ( suspecting hi flyer decent bloke) that stayed the course extremely Helpful Old School, never Judge a Book in Shiny shoes happy to Fark Em UP [emoji123][emoji123][emoji736][emoji736]


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[MB]

Bananas [emoji529][emoji529][emoji23][emoji23]


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[mudnut]

Still raining on and off. Paddocks all have half inch of water. I found this vid is from earlier in the season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-oXuRZqHTA

We spent many, many days at lake Eppalock, fishing, skiing and exploring. Near the end of the vid it shows a small inlet to the right of frame. It is or is next to a quarry that the lake flooded. In the early eighties we used a depth sounder to show the bottom. You could see the road contour and what looked like a truck sitting on it. Sadly We will never know as it is too deep to dry out when the lake is drained, as it was almost a decade ago.

Don't build new dams as they will never fill. Ha!

[Bidja]

Other side of the divide. Check this out (Monday 31st), heaps more rain, with water table rising now thru to surface level and the 6 meg dam has 80m long wall with I m free board and she breached over top but survived. At same time, 50kph westerly and another big stringy bark came down _ blocked access to our paddock garden. Just needs a bit more clearing away so I can get to the little red tractor so it can help out from behind.

Last pic is the dam over flow.

[mudnut]

The aftermath of the Eppalock overflow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew2jB9krWME

[jack]

More weather on the way people, copping it here north of Ballarat now.

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[Hodge]

Biggest winds this season happening and picking up now. Ground moister than Paris Hilton's knickers ... Trees and poles stand no chance.
This incoming storm may be a quiet achiever.
Bring on tonight.

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[Plasnart]

Biggest winds this season happening and picking up now. Ground moister than Paris Hilton's knickers ... Trees and poles stand no chance.
This incoming storm may be a quiet achiever.
Bring on tonight.

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Bloody Millsy!

Just had a look at BOM and wowee it looks like a breaker sweeping over the whole state. Time to duck dive and hope to come up behind it.

[Hodge]

How goods coming home from work 7am Sunday morning! Blood marvellous.
Think i've said it 30-40 times before, but fcuk it i'll say it again. SES volunteers are legends!!!
Without them, I dead set don't know what this joint would turn into after some weather... Such privilege working alongside and assisting them.
On another note. I experienced WITHOUT A DOUBT the heaviest 10-15 minutes of rain/wind I've ever witnessed in my life. It just hit out of nowhere like a explosion of wind and rain in a matter of seconds, from calm and dry to catastrophic! 2:22am to be exact... Just that little bit of dark red on the radar.
G'night all. Wait... G'day. MOrning, whatever it is....

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[BrazilianY60]

What's SES? Some sort of search and rescue service?

[Hodge]

What's SES? Some sort of search and rescue service?

Our local State emergency services mate.
https://www.ses.vic.gov.au/

Mostly volunteers, responding to all types of emergencies like weather, storms, floods, fires. They work in hand with the fire fighters and the cops quiet a lot.
I work on the power grid and get to work with them all the time , mostly during storm, trees down bringing lines down or vice versa.
Some of the shit they do and put up with as VOLUNTEERS on their own time is staggering. Bow to them any moment personally !!!

[BrazilianY60]

Thanks mate for the explanation.

Here this is called "Civil Defense". A lot of help from the 4x4 comunity on floods, landslides, etc, transporting people back and forth the critical sites. As a great part of the people into 4x4 are also RAM radio operators, they help providing means of comms as well.

I took part once transporting Red Cross food, water and clothing donations in one of those occasions and had to do a river crossing (there was no other alternative) that was the only time ever I have feared for my life. Not a good memory.

As you said, these are folks that deserve a lot of respect.

[DX grunt]

While lots of places in OZ are experiencing flooding, my hometown is on its 3rd day of Total Fire Ban. Australia is such a big country.

Take care out there.

[MB]

Think the ‘Licola Snow Trip’ should be held in Victorian PEAK Summers going forward [emoji23]

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[Brissieboy]

Balmy 35 degrees in Brissie today. Gotta love Qld!!

[mudski]

Balmy 35 degrees in Brissie today. Gotta love Qld!!

I need to move north.


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[AB]

Beautiful summers day working from home today in Melbourne!

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[Rossco]

Haha yeah the same (WFH) , thought about it then thought don't be silly it's not that bad. . . Bloody should have lol looks cosy as. . [emoji106][emoji106]

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[PeeBee]

Getting belted up here 150klm south of Mt Isa, perfect timing with Cultural Heritage field surveys planned for Wednesday, creeks will be running hard, site access will be cut off - what a cluster. Was 35 deg about 10 mins ago, now sitting at 20 deg.

[jack]

Glad I’m not home, apparently they had the heater as well.

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[PeeBee]

140mm in the gauge out here last 12 hrs - its moist!

[mudnut]

How ya all doin' over in the east? About a third of my kid's shed went MIA this morning! We haven't had power since before daybreak, either. Running the old gennie to keep the fridge, aquarium, and internet going. Lucky we have a wood fireplace.

Edit: power back at 4:30. Certainly makes keeping Australian Rainbowfish alive, interesting!!

[AB]

How ya all doin' over in the east? About a third of my kid's shed went MIA this morning! We haven't had power since before daybreak, either. Running the old gennie to keep the fridge, aquarium, and internet going. Lucky we have a wood fireplace.

Edit: power back at 4:30. Certainly makes keeping Australian Rainbowfish alive!!

Power on and a warm pug lol

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[mudnut]

As long as the pug is warm, all is right with the world.

[Rossco]

Same here power still on and Jack Russell scored best seat in the house . . .87293

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[jay see]

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[rusty_nail]

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it made for any interesting chrissy day for sure

[AB]

it made for any interesting chrissy day for sure

Yep, obviously nothing like our banana bender family up north have experienced but I spent Christmas so far clearing up crap.

New driveway I just fixed up gone for starters lol

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[Cuppa]

A message recently received from a friend who lives between Mossman & Daintree Village in FNQ on a 100 acre rainforest property. He & his wife are in their mid 60's. Names changed to protect privacy.

Hi All, Today is the first time I have had access to the internet since just before Cyclone Jasper made landfall. We survived the impact of the Cyclone extremely well with our newly purchased power supply kicking in very early on and keeping us functioning. The flood levels were quite modest but made it impossible to get off the property and we had begun a general clean-up around the house. However because we did not have any communications at all we had no idea that Jasper had not moved over and past us and that biblical levels of rain were heading our way. So Sunday night at about 11.00pm the water levels began to rise from modest levels to something very scary (we ended up with flood levels 2m higher than ever before). We worked hard for an hour or so to keep our valuables up as high as possible but once the water level inside the house reached our waist we new we had to get the canoe and paddle over to our cottage (about 130m away) and rescue Fred our 81 year old tenant. After spending a bit of time sheltering under the cover of our veranda and watching the water constantly rising we decided to paddle back past the cottage and up the hill. We have a small shelter there and knew that it would be above the floodwaters. I managed to get everyone safely there and we sheltered there but I started to worry about our chooks so I paddled back to the house to rescue as many as I could of our 5 chickens. Managed to recover 3 but they were very cold and when I got back to June and Fred I handed them one each and we tried to warm them up with our meagre body heat. (I found another one at first light. So 4 of our five chooks survived). At first light I began the process of getting us off the property and to safety. I paddled on my own for the first trip and once I had made it out to dry land on the Daintree-Mossman road I met up with new neighbours Julie and Ian (They have recently bought the Hotel but live 1K down the road) Ian offered to look after June so I paddled back and loaded our small amount of gear into the canoe and we paddled back out and dropped her off. The water levels were dropping so the journey back to pick up Fred was an ordeal and took a bit of time but I did get there and organised to get him loaded up. He wanted to take way too much gear and we capsized twice before we even began the journey. It was a nightmare paddling out to the top of the driveway with Fred not able to offer much help. We managed to get within 30 meters of dry land when we capsized once again. This time in deep water with little hope of bailing out the canoe and getting back in. So I turned the canoe upside down to provide Fred with something to hang onto while I swam for help. June in the mean time was getting terribly worried about how long I was taking so sent Ian out in his Polaris. I met him on the road and with some extra lengths of rope and Julie's help we managed to swim out to Fred and winch him to safety but not before I cramped up and went down almost one time too many. If it hadn't be for Ian quickly grabbing me I would not have made it. So after a very long post (sorry about that) we are all safe and now trying to cope with the recovery phase.

[mudnut]

Queensland, The sunshine state! That would have been an absolutely harrowing ordeal. Glad your friends made it out, Cuppa.

[mudski]

Yep, obviously nothing like our banana bender family up north have experienced but I spent Christmas so far clearing up crap.

New driveway I just fixed up gone for starters lol

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Dig all that out and put one of those concrete drain thingo’s in( sorry don’t know their actual name) which has a much wider drain section through the middle.


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[PeeBee]

Dig all that out and put one of those concrete drain thingo’s in( sorry don’t know their actual name) which has a much wider drain section through the middle.


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I think you are referring to a culvert. Yes they are made in a range of profiles, however the root problem is is the water run-off from the driveway eroding the interface with the pipe rather than the water flow being affected by bank up within the pipe I think. To resolve this AB needs to generate a number of cross path diversions like we see in the high country to limit the accumulation of the water volume reporting to a single point, the interface with the pipe. This is a simple but PIA modification that will fix this as the only water that will reach with the interface will be from that collected between the last hump.

[AB]

Nah this is my top driveway entrance.

My road has major problems and the council has put in three crossover pits and pipes up from my driveway to deal with immense water flowing down but living in the heavy bush they all block up in heavy falls and cascade over everything.

I literally pulled out 1/2m3 of sticks and leaves from my pipe entrance and my neighbour regularly excavates the crossover pipes up hill but it’s just almost impossible to stop.

The only thing that does work is a series of star pickets up hill to catch the debris as it comes down to keep the pipes clear which I’ve just done.

The good news is clearing this out killed me and I now have the green light from the minister of finance to get an excavator to maintain our property!

One happy camper now gents lol


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[PeeBee]

Well I misread that entirely! You have some work to do!

[jay see]

It's on its way.
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