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Only when the Bruce Highway is cut by flood waters in a zillion places:rofl:

It helps to keep the Mexicans out (that's anyone from south of the Pine River)!:rofl::rofl:

WW

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:rofl::rofl:

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well i showed willing and made it to work via reservoire rd but they let me go home after 30 min just in case it got so bad that I couldn't get back home!
so we went out and took some pics of all the flood water in the barron gorge

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a few more

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Great pics:thumbsup:

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Yeah great photos :thumbsup: but worrying the hell out of me now :eek:
Beth x x :wub:

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I went through Reservoir Road at 5.30 this morning. We were all doing 50/60kph, wipers going triple speed. Then some knob decides they want to do 80kph!! Why? Saw at least one vehicle in a ditch. Barron River heading north was still blocking the Bruce at 14.30. Had to go Kowabunga Rd. Wasn't as bad as I imagined.

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A couple of spots of rain, a bit of drizzle and everyone gets excited.:rofl:

WW

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Considering the volume of water that has come down very few houses have been flooded main inconvenience is the roads getting closed :)

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the water has been within 30 cm of that bridge your standing on. that about20 metres higher than it is today. have a look in the museum some time.

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Was the second photo taken on Stoney creek Road Kamerunga?

I cant place the location of the landslip photo.

WW

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Yes the second one is stoney creek road and the landslip is on the barron gorge road :)

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Living in the tropics is just that, you take the good with the bad. The WET season is just that wet. In Cairns the grass is green all summer, unlike the rest of the country where it dies off.

The dry season likewise. One or the other. It's only the last few weeks that have got wet, the last one more so:D.

The down side is having to go all through winter reminding yourself that you should put some shoes on at so stage.

The upside is being to wash the cars (or renovated school bus as the case may be:rofl::rofl:) as many times as you want every day.:D

WW

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that landslip has been there for ages. i ride my bike up there regularly

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Hi everyone
Its on:D

Cairns meet up:D

Saturday 22nd March
Red Beret in Redlynch (undercover area round the back, restaurant/bar with game stations and play area for younger kids)
From 4pm onwards

I will try to book a few tables, not sure how many are gonna turn up so wont be easy! I know there are a few definates though so will work from that.

Feel free to join us lot as its gonna be loads of fun:D

Have a nice weekend
Might cya some of ya soon:)