Funny you should say that, but the pool cover just floated off the pool....

I should drain the pool a bit later, just can't remember how they said to do that. It hasn't been needed before.

Brisbane Police advise the following road closures till further notice.

Middle Road with Green Road at Crestmead
Paradise Road between the Logan Motorway and Learoyd Road at Pallara

Dairy Creek Road 500 meters from Waterford Tamborine Road in Waterford

· Bahrs Scrub Road near Windaroo Road in Beenleigh

· Old Bay Road in Redcliffe

· Melton Road in Nundah

· Bowhill Road in Inala

· Paradise Road in Pallara

· Manly Road between New Cleveland Road and Castlerea Street in Tingalpa - traffic diversions are in place

· Avalon Road between Mount Cotton and Summit Roads at Sheldon

· Rickertt Road at Ransome



Within the Cabooluture area:

· Station Road in Burpengary

· Visentin Road in Morayfield

· Old Gympie Road and Williams Road in Elimbah

· Zillmans Crossing in Rocksberg

· Neurum Road in Woodford

· D'aguilar Highway in Kilcoy

· Bruce Highway from King John Creek South at Pumicestone Road overpass - diversions in place at D'aguilar Highway

· Bruce Highway northbound near Beerburrum Creek South of Beerburrum intersection

· Morayfield Road near Centenary Lakes.Mary Smokes Creek Road near Grays Road in Kilcoy

· Beerburrum Road near Beerburrum Creek and 813 in Beerburrum

· Rose Creek Road in Elimbah

· Pumicestone Road

· Bruce Highway South near King John Creek

· Old Toorbul Point Road near Pumicestone Road

· Waterside Drive in Wamuran

· Esme Street

· Beachmere Road at Riversleigh Road in Beachmere

· Mount Kilcoy Road near Walsh's Crossing in Kilcoy

· Oakey Flat Road near Williamson Road in Morayfield

· Henderson Road in Burpengary



Within the Logan area:

· Stapylton Jacobs Well Road in Jacobs Well

· Rossmore Road near Loganview in Chambers Flat

· Chambers Flat Road near Greenvale in Chambers Flat

I can add the following :

Traffic Incidents

The Traffic Management Centre has cameras monitoring urban roads and the motorway at all times, to provide motorists with immediate updates on traffic incidents.

Blacksoil
As a result of an earlier incident the left westbound lane of the Warrego Highway is currently closed.

Brisbane
Due to heavy rainfall in the metropolitan area, motorists are advised to be aware of water hazards and pots holes on the roads.

Brisbane City
Due to flooding the following roads are affected:

- Acacia Ridge - Paradise Road approaching Leoroyd Road.
- Annerley - Annerley Road between Palmerston Street and Carville Street.
- Ashgrove - Gresham Street - St Johns Wood Estate is flooded with no pedestrian or vehicle access
- Aspley to Stafford Heights - Localised flooding on Trouts Road
- Bald Hills - Gympie Road between South Pine Road and Strathpine Road. A contra-flow arrangement has been established for traffic.
- Boondall - Zillmere Rd & Parthenia St closed.
- Bowen Hills - Bowen Bridge Road at Butterfield Street
- Bracken Ridge - Telegraph Rd between Langer Pl and Denhim St
- Brendale - South Pine Road between Johnstone Road and Kremzow Road is closed.
- Brookfield - Boscombe Rd near the school.
- Brookfield - Rafting Ground Rd near Willunga St.
- Brookfield - Rafting Ground Rd.
- Bray Park - On Samsonvale Road eastbound between Dundee Street and Old North Road is closed - Diversions are in place.
- Carseldine - Gympie Rd between Linkfield Rd and Beams Rd.
- Carseldine - Gympie Rd near Beams Rd closed (northbound).
- Carseldine - Gympie Rd northbound between Zillmere Rd and Beams Rd - Diversions are in place.
- Chapel Hill - Moggill Road at Market St
- Drewvale - Illawena Street between Gowan Road and Wembley Road.
- Durack - Bowhill Rd closed.
- Everton Hills - Althorp St near Cabbage Tree Creek.
- Fig Tree Pocket - Little Gubberley Creek is rising. Motorists are advised to proceed with caution on the Centenary Highway inbound
- Goodna - Ipswich Motorway eastbound near Goodna railway Station
- Greenslopes - Ipswich Road approaching Cornwall St - Left lane blocked due to dirt debris
- Kenmore Hills - Gap Creek Road.
- Kuraby - Beenleigh Rd is flooded between Strathmore Street and St George Street.
- Mango Hill - Anzac Avenue near Kinsellas Road.
- Mango Hill - On the Bruce Highway southbound at the Dohles Rocks Road on-ramp is closed

Brisbane City
- Murarrie - Lytton Road eastside of Junction Road roundabout.
- Nundah - Melton Rd at rear of Toombul Shopping Centre (Widdop St).
- Nundah - Shaw Road is flooded.
- Pallara - Paradise Rd.
- Petrie - Young's Crossing Road.
- Pullenvale - Pullenvale Road between Grandview Rd and Haven Rd
- Pullenvale - Pullenvale Road near John Ogle Bridge
- Redbank - Ipswich Motorway outbound near Six Mile Creek, right lane is flooded.
- Rochedale - Gardner Road between Miles Platting Road and Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road is flooded. Motorists to avoid the area.
- Rocklea - Marshall Rd at Stable Swamp Creek.
- Stafford - Stafford Road and Webster Road diversion are in place due to flooding.
- Stafford Heights - Parton St at Downfall Creek.
- The Gap - Bennett Rd at Enoggera Creek.
- The Gap - On Settlement Road northbound between Kilbowie Street and Yarrabee Road in the left lane there is a land slide
- Tingalpa - Manly Road between Old Cleveland Road and Castlerea Street.
- Tingalpa - Wynnum Rd between Hemmant and Tingalpa Rd and Manly Road inbound is flooded.
- Wacol- Wilruna Street from Progress Road is flooded. Motorists to avoid the area.
- Wakerley - Green Camp Road near Tilley Road.
- Wilston - Newmarket Rd to Noble St - Manhole covers has been lifted
- Windsor - Northey Street - full road closure
- Windsor - Samford Road between Keperra St and Settlement Rd
- Woolloongabba - Deshon Road and Main Ave
- Zillmere - Beams Rd closed near Cabbage Tree Creek.
- Zillmere - On Muller Road between Zillmere Road and Ewing Street the road is closed due to flooding.

Darra
On the Ipswich Motorway outbound under the Centenary Highway there is a crash. Due to this the left lane is blocked. Motorists can expect heavy delays.

Ferny Grove
Due to localised flooding the Ferny Grove line between Kepperra and Ferny Grove is not operating. Bus services are being provided.

Greenslopes
Ipswich Road inbound approaching Cornwall Street, left lane is blocked due to dirt debris.

Data last updated 20/05/2009 at 15:41 hrs








The left NORTHBOUND lane of the Centenary Highway, north of the Centenary Highway Interchange remains closed to all traffic at this time. 2:55pm

Both WESTBOUND lanes of the Ipswich Motorway between the Centenary Highway Interchange at Darra and the Progress Road Interchange at Wacol remain closed to all traffic at this time. 2:49pm

Unless of course you are using a rowing boat to get home?

Deadly serious hat on now.

Reports yet again of children playing in flood water. Doesn't help when the COurier Mail publishes them too, which is what happened in the last lot up the Sunshine Coast, but please, please, keep your kids away from the water. Its too easy for them to slip and fall, too easy for a rush of water to come through and they get swept away.

That goes for adults too!

Last year an 18 year old died while body surfing in the storm drain. This happened a few blocks from our place.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...-29277,00.html

Somewhere in the house I have a picture the local newspaper printed of someone on a surf board in the storm drain. I had to cut it out because I just couldn't believe that people actually did that while floods were happening.

You have to wonder sometimes don't you. Being caught by floods is one thing, but deliberately going into them is crazy - not only risking their own lives but the rescuers lives as well.

I imagine that a lot of snakes will be on the move now too, so God knows what the chances of coming across one in floodwater are?

3 metre crocs spotted in queen street,and shit loads of sharks in the financial district

So where ya moving too

Which brand of glue are you sniffing now Bernie?

It's the rain. Addled the brain. Or is that alcohol?

Oh dear i think i woke up this morning with an aussie sense of humour,crap

A 3.4 per cent rise was recorded in Brisbanes total dam storage level overnight.

The heavy rains will continue until at least until Friday, with strong winds and dangerous seas expected to develop overnight.

The sea always looks dangerous to me regardless.....