tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post7688842185240758342..comments2024-03-28T14:07:26.060-07:00Comments on Kitchen Connection: DEBBIE DOES BOWEN...AIRLIE BEACH...AND PROSERPINE....Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-54360500700384624672017-04-02T05:17:24.904-07:002017-04-02T05:17:24.904-07:00G'day, Pauline...you're so right...and you...G'day, Pauline...you're so right...and you understand. And you know that area up there, too. One can never take cyclones for granted....they run their own race, that is for sure.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by....and thanks for your caring thoughts. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-31937183597301150192017-04-01T20:12:53.161-07:002017-04-01T20:12:53.161-07:00I don't think anyone who has been through the ...I don't think anyone who has been through the horror and terror of a cyclone can feel anything but anguish when hearing about that Beast Debbie. A farm house between Proserpine and Bowen, in which I spent many happy hours in the 60s and 70s has gone, the farmers crop and sheds are gone. But the family are OK, together and strong. So many, many people suffering - I'm glad you are safe and well on your mountain. Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-33495638297307135742017-03-31T18:58:51.526-07:002017-03-31T18:58:51.526-07:00Yes, thanks, Helsie. Everything is okay here wher...Yes, thanks, Helsie. Everything is okay here where I am...we sure did cop a lot of rain throughout Thursday into the night. Luckily, no leaks appeared in my cabin and the roof remained undamaged during the strong winds. <br /><br />Folk elsewhere throughout our wonderful state and in the northern areas of New South Wales haven't been as fortunate. So much damage and heartbreak suffered by many. We keep saying they're a resilient lot, and once again, they're proving this to be correct.<br /><br />I'm glad to learn that you are okay, to, Helsie. I lived in Brisbane for 14 years...and was living in Toowong when the 1974 flood decided to play its games. We sent everyone home from work at noon on the Friday (and we didn't return to our workplace until the following Wednesday, not that we knew that would be the case at the time, on the Friday.<br /><br />Even in that early stage of the event Milton Road and Coronation Drive were already under flood waters in a couple of sections. O had to go via Rainworth to get to Toowong. <br /><br />On the Friday night water from the Enoggera Dam was released...and then, from Saturday afternoon forward all hell broke loose...and the rest is history!<br /><br />Fortunately, I my unit in Toowong was safe from the flooding...but thousands of other people weren't during that devastating flood.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by, Helsie. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-42471083421283721982017-03-31T17:12:07.920-07:002017-03-31T17:12:07.920-07:00Yep, typical Queensland Easter weather. Glad you a...Yep, typical Queensland Easter weather. Glad you are OK up on the top of your mountain.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-6637266944052315042017-03-30T19:44:59.110-07:002017-03-30T19:44:59.110-07:00Hi Dave....re "On the Beach"...movie bas...Hi Dave....re "On the Beach"...movie based on Neville Shute's novel...yes, I've seen it a couple of times. It was big news when it was being filmed here in Australia. Having the head-line cast members such as the wonderful Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins here in Australia caused quite a stir at the time. (If it is the original 1959 move you're watching, and not the 2000 remake).<br /><br />The premise of the story was very frightening at the time...and it still is. Somethings we will never get comfortable with....if you know what I mean.<br /><br />There is still much flooding down in the lower areas and it will remain for some time yet from all accounts. Up here on Tamborine Mountain we're all fine. Some folk probably have suffered from fallen trees and/or branches etc., but around here where I live everything appears to be intact, thank goodness. <br /><br />It was some weather system Cyclone Debbie decided to bring us, that's for sure!<br /><br />I finally managed to get through to a couple of my friends who live up in the north...who had been in the cyclones path...their phones are finally back on, but not their power. Fortunately, they are okay and suffer no damage to their properties.<br />Thanks for coming by, Dave and for your comment.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-15472790228013399312017-03-30T19:08:45.074-07:002017-03-30T19:08:45.074-07:00Sounds like you've "weathered the storm.&...Sounds like you've "weathered the storm." Ha ha. Seems like I remember seeing videos of flooding there in Australia during one of these hurricanes. Maybe Peter posted it years ago. It did look scary. We had a big storm here in Michigan a little over a month ago, the worst one ever for the power company who had to call out crews from other states to get everyone restored. Our own power was out for 24 hours. There were trees toppled, siding torn off and one tree laying atop a house in our subdivision, but no major damage or injuries.<br /><br /> Getting ready to finish watching On The Beach, set in Australia and with a not so happy ending for the folks there. Ever see it?Big Dave Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18363712781308133633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-31787910864428148692017-03-29T14:56:15.589-07:002017-03-29T14:56:15.589-07:00It pleases me to know that, Adullamite. It pleases me to know that, Adullamite. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-83443479826872546572017-03-29T13:36:37.572-07:002017-03-29T13:36:37.572-07:00Aye it gets a bit blowy under a cyclone.
But worry...Aye it gets a bit blowy under a cyclone.<br />But worry not, I'm all right!Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-30782499534247768942017-03-29T01:50:01.891-07:002017-03-29T01:50:01.891-07:00Yep...it tells you it's cyclone season, Margar...Yep...it tells you it's cyclone season, Margaret. :) November through to April is cyclone season in Queensland.<br /><br />She sure has caused much destruction, but as you say, thankfully, no lives have been lost...none that anyone is aware of at present, anyway...and I hope it stays that way.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-1063707177496833302017-03-29T01:47:45.111-07:002017-03-29T01:47:45.111-07:00It will take a long time to fix up all the damage ...It will take a long time to fix up all the damage up that way, River. The extent of it is just all unfolding now. They've a hard, long road a head to get things back to what they were on Monday...before Debbie decided to pay her catastrophic visit yesterday. There's not much anyone can do for the present though until things calm down. No power....no phones...access is extremely difficult to the affected areas...but they'll get on with it as soon as they can. A navy ship filled with supplies and equipment sailed north out of Brisbane today. <br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :) <br /><br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-82318338585374536962017-03-29T00:15:01.064-07:002017-03-29T00:15:01.064-07:00Thank goodness no one lost their life.
Listening t...Thank goodness no one lost their life.<br />Listening to the news as I write - dreadful in so many places was Debbie, certainly left her mark.<br />Last time we travelled to Cairns there was a cyclone that summer, then the same this time. It tells me something!Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-2422547901249463612017-03-28T23:53:17.452-07:002017-03-28T23:53:17.452-07:00Do you remember that movie "They're a Wei...Do you remember that movie "They're a Weird Mob" ? You just reminded me of it with your description of us to Kay. Now I want to see it again. I'll put it on after the news.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-54504589322517506622017-03-28T23:50:31.005-07:002017-03-28T23:50:31.005-07:00Last night on the news I watched a channel 7 repor...Last night on the news I watched a channel 7 reporter stand steady as the wind whipped his hair around on his head, and behind him, sheets of galvanised iron were blown off roofs like they were tissue paper. We get destructive winds down here, but nothing as bad as that and not the flooding either. I remember thinking last night the price of fruit and veg would be going up and now I'm wondering about meat as well. Most of our supermarket meat now comes prepacked from Queensland, which I think is wrong, we've got perfectly good cows down here and plenty of out-of-work butchers, but that's the way Coles and Woolies have played it, so that's what we've got.<br />Anyway, I hope your friends are okay, and everyone else too of course and hope any damage can be quickly fixed, although flooded things usually need replacing instead because of the mould. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-6577840036004899992017-03-28T21:49:30.785-07:002017-03-28T21:49:30.785-07:00Hi Charlie...when I saw that fellow on TV yesterda...Hi Charlie...when I saw that fellow on TV yesterday and heard his whinging, he made me really angry. I would've liked to have been standing there beside him!!! He would've soon got the message!<br /><br />That was what was most concerning about Debbi, I think - the slowness of her making up her mind...she was hanging around so long...and then when she stalled early yesterday morning that increased concerns. It's always a big worry when they do that.<br /><br />Like me, you know what it's like to be around when a cyclone decides to pay a visit. They certainly keep us on our toes when they decide to come out to play! lol<br /><br />Thanks so much for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-6034038335304466952017-03-28T19:04:29.628-07:002017-03-28T19:04:29.628-07:00Great post Lee ..... I too have been through cyclo...Great post Lee ..... I too have been through cyclones and my heart goes out to all in the areas affected. What a pounding they took. Debbie was so slow moving. Hour after hour she just pounded away. Terrifying!! As for the wanker worried about his holiday he saved a year for ..... tough, mate ...... go anyway and help the people out with a bit of manpower!! Naturally that wouldn't be to his liking. Charliedownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212403434770733660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-82739010596001263312017-03-28T18:26:29.119-07:002017-03-28T18:26:29.119-07:00As long as the people stood up to it, that's t...As long as the people stood up to it, that's the main thing, to my way of thinking, Andrew. <br /><br />From what I've learned so far this morning, the newer buildings - those built from 1985 onwards since the new building requirements/code came in - have withstood the carnage, but it's the older buildings that have suffered most of the damage.<br /><br />It's still early days...rescue crews etc., are still having major problems getting around to see what's gone on...and what the amount of destruction is in the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie.<br /><br />Thanks for coming. :)<br /><br />The kangaroos are already out and about grazing among the debris. They probably did without a feed yesterday. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-8449980462126806462017-03-28T17:48:43.070-07:002017-03-28T17:48:43.070-07:00It certainly does not appear to be good news from ...It certainly does not appear to be good news from the far north, but I haven't read the latest news. I will be interested to learn how cyclone resistant buildings stood up as against older buildings. Theory and practice can be very different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-7414565255271884322017-03-28T17:10:21.555-07:002017-03-28T17:10:21.555-07:00Hi Delores...the costs will be high...but the peop...Hi Delores...the costs will be high...but the people will bounce back. They never give up without a fight...and they usually come out the winners, because most of them are already winners. :)<br /><br />Thanks for your concern. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-77688359963805579232017-03-28T17:09:06.143-07:002017-03-28T17:09:06.143-07:00Hi EC...yes, I made comment re this on your respon...Hi EC...yes, I made comment re this on your response to my "Words for Wednesday" on River's blog.<br /><br />Phone lines are down in that area, including Mackay and its surrounding areas. I've tried to ring a couple of my friends up that way this morning...in Collinsville and in Mackay...to no avail. Fortunately, I spoke with them yesterday morning...one in Collinsville and the others in Grasstree Beach just south of Mackay. <br /><br />Collinsville, which is about 84kms west of Bowen, copped a big blow through last night...so they're out of action there for a while.<br /><br />The only people whinging about it are the damn tourists, not the locals. I uttered a few choice words yesterday when I heard one wanker say..."I worked for a year to save up for this holiday and this is what I ended up with!" Oh! The poor bugger. He should've done his homework, stayed home or gone elsewhere. After all, this is still cyclone season in Queensland! <br /><br />Some people have no clue...Mother Nature controls us...it's not the other way around, folks!!<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-25513840006971333592017-03-28T17:02:18.609-07:002017-03-28T17:02:18.609-07:00Hey there, Kay. Yep! We sure are a weird mob us ...Hey there, Kay. Yep! We sure are a weird mob us Aussies...weird in the nicest of ways! ;)<br /><br />It's a bit of a mess up that way at present. It could've been much worse. Debbie dared them...and the locals up there took on the challenge and stared her down! <br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-40216163066979904692017-03-28T16:16:06.599-07:002017-03-28T16:16:06.599-07:00Holding my breath and crossing my fingers for all ...Holding my breath and crossing my fingers for all of you that the damage is not too severe. The pictures on the news were horrendous.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-22534798582295372382017-03-28T14:56:31.005-07:002017-03-28T14:56:31.005-07:00I am watching and waiting as the damage is reveale...I am watching and waiting as the damage is revealed, but confident that we will survive. All Australia is behind those affected. And I am waiting to hear from a blogging friend in Mackay. I suspect she is without power, and hope the damage is no worse.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-19228184767898256542017-03-28T14:49:47.638-07:002017-03-28T14:49:47.638-07:00They keep calm and carry on but they do with their...They keep calm and carry on but they do with their heads down and their bums up!<br />Oh you Aussies, I admire you all!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.com