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Old Nov 4th 2007, 1:23 am
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It's pissing down here
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Old Nov 4th 2007, 1:26 am
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Originally Posted by MartinLuther
It's pissing down here

OMG! It rains in Australia?

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Originally Posted by TiddlyPom
OMG! It rains in Australia?

Sure does. The upside is that I won't have to import any plants this year to replace all the wilting ones...
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We have plants here I had no idea. I thought it was all desert.
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We have plants here I had no idea. I thought it was all desert.
Oh my god! They have plants in Australia?
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Default Re: For those that think it doesn't rain in Aus!!

I've gone into water management mode. The pool is full to the brim and the tanks are overflowing and flooding the garden. I'm now dumping water into the rabbit warren to stop the overflow.
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Originally Posted by TiddlyPom
Oh my god! They have plants in Australia?
The hippos have to have something to eat
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Originally Posted by MartinLuther
The hippos have to have something to eat
Just wish they didn't have to use our pool as their watering hole the whole ground shudders when they come by.
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Originally Posted by MartinLuther
It's pissing down here
Rains like hell in Perth too, but not today...it's sunny

Never seen rain pour down as hard as it does in Perth. Good for my new turf though
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Default Re: For those that think it doesn't rain in Aus!!

Originally Posted by TiddlyPom
Oh my god! They have plants in Australia?
and veggies...the price of lettuce is going up
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Default Re: For those that think it doesn't rain in Aus!!

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Rains like hell in Perth too, but not today...it's sunny
You mean it can be raining in one part of Aus and not another. How does that work?
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Default Re: For those that think it doesn't rain in Aus!!

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You mean it can be raining in one part of Aus and not another. How does that work?
Apparently its a big country and there are differences betweeen different bits of it. Some bits even have snow

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I've gone into water management mode. The pool is full to the brim and the tanks are overflowing and flooding the garden. I'm now dumping water into the rabbit warren to stop the overflow.
Cue image of irate rabbit baling out burrow with bucket............

By the way, its not raining in this bit at the moment....the radar looks a bit red but I think thats where I spilt red wine on it

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The hippos have to have something to eat
OMG! They have hippo's in Australia?!

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Default Re: For those that think it doesn't rain in Aus!!

Originally Posted by TiddlyPom
OMG! They have hippo's in Australia?!

Now the *really* bad news: they have Australians in Australia.

(Luckily, not too many.... <g>)
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Originally Posted by TiddlyPom
OMG! They have hippo's in Australia?!

Someone told me last week that we even have snakes here.........aned the guy down the road saw a real Criminal once
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