It never rains but it pours
Nov 6th 2004, 10:50 pm
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It never rains but it pours
I just arrived back from working in Singapore for 2 weeks, and during that time, it hadnt stopped absolutely bucketing it down.
I got off the plane yesterday at Brisbane, and what happens? this morning our garden is flooded, and the swimming pool is overflowing.
Normally, this is a welcome state of affairs, but while I was away, a kangaroo had somehow jumped into the swimming pool, and drowned itself. In the process it kicked the hell out of the plastic liner, so the pool was leaking like a sieve. (our pool is in-ground, but has the same type of plastic liner as an above ground pool)
The poor thing must have been looking for water, as it is the first time we had seen any roo (dead or alive) in this area since moving here.
Despite my wifes valiant attempts at patching up the holes, yesterday it was still leaking, and the water level was about 30 cm below the scooper box.
we decided we had to empty 40,000 litres, and replace the liner, only to get up this morning to be greeted with a (leaking) but overflowing swimming pool.
I got off the plane yesterday at Brisbane, and what happens? this morning our garden is flooded, and the swimming pool is overflowing.
Normally, this is a welcome state of affairs, but while I was away, a kangaroo had somehow jumped into the swimming pool, and drowned itself. In the process it kicked the hell out of the plastic liner, so the pool was leaking like a sieve. (our pool is in-ground, but has the same type of plastic liner as an above ground pool)
The poor thing must have been looking for water, as it is the first time we had seen any roo (dead or alive) in this area since moving here.
Despite my wifes valiant attempts at patching up the holes, yesterday it was still leaking, and the water level was about 30 cm below the scooper box.
we decided we had to empty 40,000 litres, and replace the liner, only to get up this morning to be greeted with a (leaking) but overflowing swimming pool.
Nov 6th 2004, 10:55 pm
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Re: It never rains but it pours
Originally Posted by Trevglas
I just arrived back from working in Singapore for 2 weeks, and during that time, it hadnt stopped absolutely bucketing it down.
I got off the plane yesterday at Brisbane, and what happens? this morning our garden is flooded, and the swimming pool is overflowing.
Normally, this is a welcome state of affairs, but while I was away, a kangaroo had somehow jumped into the swimming pool, and drowned itself. In the process it kicked the hell out of the plastic liner, so the pool was leaking like a sieve. (our pool is in-ground, but has the same type of plastic liner as an above ground pool)
The poor thing must have been looking for water, as it is the first time we had seen any roo (dead or alive) in this area since moving here.
Despite my wifes valiant attempts at patching up the holes, yesterday it was still leaking, and the water level was about 30 cm below the scooper box.
we decided we had to empty 40,000 litres, and replace the liner, only to get up this morning to be greeted with a (leaking) but overflowing swimming pool.
I got off the plane yesterday at Brisbane, and what happens? this morning our garden is flooded, and the swimming pool is overflowing.
Normally, this is a welcome state of affairs, but while I was away, a kangaroo had somehow jumped into the swimming pool, and drowned itself. In the process it kicked the hell out of the plastic liner, so the pool was leaking like a sieve. (our pool is in-ground, but has the same type of plastic liner as an above ground pool)
The poor thing must have been looking for water, as it is the first time we had seen any roo (dead or alive) in this area since moving here.
Despite my wifes valiant attempts at patching up the holes, yesterday it was still leaking, and the water level was about 30 cm below the scooper box.
we decided we had to empty 40,000 litres, and replace the liner, only to get up this morning to be greeted with a (leaking) but overflowing swimming pool.
!!Poor Roo though! i ve had to deal with mice in my mop bucket,what the hell do you do with a drowned roo?!!
Donna.
Nov 6th 2004, 10:57 pm
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Re: It never rains but it pours
Originally Posted by Trevglas
I just arrived back from working in Singapore for 2 weeks, and during that time, it hadnt stopped absolutely bucketing it down.
I got off the plane yesterday at Brisbane, and what happens? this morning our garden is flooded, and the swimming pool is overflowing.
Normally, this is a welcome state of affairs, but while I was away, a kangaroo had somehow jumped into the swimming pool, and drowned itself. In the process it kicked the hell out of the plastic liner, so the pool was leaking like a sieve. (our pool is in-ground, but has the same type of plastic liner as an above ground pool)
The poor thing must have been looking for water, as it is the first time we had seen any roo (dead or alive) in this area since moving here.
Despite my wifes valiant attempts at patching up the holes, yesterday it was still leaking, and the water level was about 30 cm below the scooper box.
we decided we had to empty 40,000 litres, and replace the liner, only to get up this morning to be greeted with a (leaking) but overflowing swimming pool.
I got off the plane yesterday at Brisbane, and what happens? this morning our garden is flooded, and the swimming pool is overflowing.
Normally, this is a welcome state of affairs, but while I was away, a kangaroo had somehow jumped into the swimming pool, and drowned itself. In the process it kicked the hell out of the plastic liner, so the pool was leaking like a sieve. (our pool is in-ground, but has the same type of plastic liner as an above ground pool)
The poor thing must have been looking for water, as it is the first time we had seen any roo (dead or alive) in this area since moving here.
Despite my wifes valiant attempts at patching up the holes, yesterday it was still leaking, and the water level was about 30 cm below the scooper box.
we decided we had to empty 40,000 litres, and replace the liner, only to get up this morning to be greeted with a (leaking) but overflowing swimming pool.
What a greeting you poor thing.
I cannot believe the rain - it hasnt really stopped since yesterday.
The school playing field out the back of ourplace is flooded. Expecing to see some ducks today.
Sending you some karma.
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Nov 6th 2004, 10:58 pm
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Re: It never rains but it pours
Originally Posted by madsad
Youve came this far it, can only get better !!
Poor Roo though! i ve had to deal with mice in my mop bucket,what the hell do you do with a drowned roo?!!
Donna.
!!Poor Roo though! i ve had to deal with mice in my mop bucket,what the hell do you do with a drowned roo?!!
Donna.
Blimey, cant really flush a dead roo down the loo can ya
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Nov 6th 2004, 11:01 pm
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Re: It never rains but it pours
Originally Posted by madsad
Youve came this far it, can only get better !!
Poor Roo though! i ve had to deal with mice in my mop bucket,what the hell do you do with a drowned roo?!!
Donna.
!!Poor Roo though! i ve had to deal with mice in my mop bucket,what the hell do you do with a drowned roo?!!
Donna.
Also had to pull one very much alive one out! Had to hold it by the scruff of the neck to stop it biting me!
Nov 6th 2004, 11:07 pm
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Re: It never rains but it pours
Originally Posted by tonyk38
I had to pull a couple of drowned foxes out of the reservoir at my old garden nursery when I worked there.
Also had to pull one very much alive one out! Had to hold it by the scruff of the neck to stop it biting me!
Also had to pull one very much alive one out! Had to hold it by the scruff of the neck to stop it biting me!
Donna.
Nov 6th 2004, 11:10 pm
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Re: It never rains but it pours
Originally Posted by madsad
So...what do you do with a dead roo? then ? Do you have to report it or something?
Donna.
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Nov 6th 2004, 11:11 pm
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Re: It never rains but it pours
Originally Posted by tonyk38
No idea. I wouldn't have thought so. Kangaroos aren't protected. In fact they shoot about 6 million of them every year!
:scared: Donna.
Nov 6th 2004, 11:25 pm
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Re: It never rains but it pours
Originally Posted by madsad
So...what do you do with a dead roo? then ? Do you have to report it or something?
Donna.
Donna.
It was a case of fish it out of the pool, then take it down to the local council tip
Nov 7th 2004, 1:22 am
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Re: It never rains but it pours
And looking at the current rainfall figures its still a bit wet down there - the southern edge of Brisbane has had no less than 136 mm of rain since 9am....thats 3.5 hours ago.........
Be more ducks around than roos at this rate
Be more ducks around than roos at this rate
Nov 7th 2004, 2:24 am
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Re: It never rains but it pours
Originally Posted by Pollyana
And looking at the current rainfall figures its still a bit wet down there - the southern edge of Brisbane has had no less than 136 mm of rain since 9am....thats 3.5 hours ago.........
Be more ducks around than roos at this rate
Be more ducks around than roos at this rate
I have just seen ducks swimming on the scholl playing fields
Nov 7th 2004, 5:32 am
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Re: It never rains but it pours
Never mind the rain.........I had the whole family sharing my bed last night, we had the mother of all storms ......the thunder overhead was that loud , it shook the house.......it was like " The day after tomrrow " all over again.... :scared:
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