Queensland Floods (off topic)  

What a nightmare -- best of l...
What a nightmare -- best of luck to you, Heath.

Thanks, I'm glued to the radi...
Thanks, I'm glued to the radio and journos are getting down into the valley, cars and horses are apprantly hanging in trees but the fact the roads been at least partially open is a good thing.
Civilisation feels like a very precious and fragile thing.

Keep us
informed, Heath. No reason we shouldn't have a "dose of reality" thread at DA, I think. When was the last time you had this kind of event there, do you know ?
Where is a good place to look online for a good, well-labeled map of the area ?

sorry will do later, I just...
sorry will do later, I just saw the first footage of the town, I'm trying to visualise the lay of the land, sickening, I have to get to work and call my folks.
I've seen it flood many times,but never ever like this we used to throw ourselves into the rushing water for fun when we were kids, I don't think anything like that has ever happend in recorded history, gotta run.

Right --
Good luck, and let us know what's happening.

news from Brisbane
My sister has just returned to her home and found it still standing and undamaged.
She only moved into it before xmas so she is MIGHTLILY releived to have been spared.
I hope you get on allright HEATh and the "humans on the menu" don't become a reality for you.
Regards

Thanks for the concern,...
Thanks for the concern, things are improving here, in some ways its not as bad as I thought, some food is gettimg through, fortunately for me the food I like isn't very popular.
In other ways its more horrific, A neigbours son is in the police force and not everything is being released to the media, details not necessary.
The water situation has been fixed, and though things are still very bad elsewhere the government and emergency services are doing a sterling job.

Oh!
Good luck!

Good luck Heath. I hope...
Good luck Heath. I hope things continue to improve.

Stay safe
Heath, I've a friend from Ungarie now living in Brisbane and she's kept her Facebook connections spellbound as she's been telling the tales. You are so right, civilization is a fragile thing and Mother Nature is an awesome b*tch! I hope humanity figures out that we need to take better care of the earth soon!
Stay safe and be careful!

Thanks so much, it is much...
Thanks so much, it is much calmer now and my parents were delivered water yesterday, the stories from the Lockyer Valley keep coming but I am sick of them and I don't mean that in a petty sense.
Worse is happening in Brazil and the shootings in the US havn't gone unnoticed.
I have taken peace for granted for so long.

Please take care Heath
Having had too close brushes with natural disaster (floods, tornados & hurricanes) I know the toll they can take. Even for those who don't suffer the catastrophic loss of life or home. It's still a very stressful experience and I hope you remember to look after yourself as you help your friends, family and neighbors.

So sorry
for every tragic moment, and it continues!
I suffered through Igor in sept. Stranded, and taking care of elder
neighbors, got quite sick and dehydrated. Boiling water is not very
appealing. Days before we got proper supplies. In my case no one knew.
The worst disaster in recorded history on the coast of Newfoundland.
(good thing my home is furnished because i could give a rats-ass about
decoration lately) But slowly getting back...though i will never forget.

What's going on down under...
What's going on down under with the flooding, Heath. Strangely enough, the US media has not been reporting much on it recently, at least where I'm from.
Couple weeks ago the local paper ran a story that said the situation was reaching Biblical proportions, and then nothing further, which might mean the waters are receding, or Nietzsche was right.