tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post2395272767729781601..comments2024-03-29T04:09:02.093-07:00Comments on Kitchen Connection: WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE….Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-85889334221881105342014-02-04T11:57:35.380-08:002014-02-04T11:57:35.380-08:00Hi there Lady Di...the loss of lives during such n...Hi there Lady Di...the loss of lives during such natural disasters is so very sad. We, as humans, are putty many times at the hands of Mother Nature.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by, Miss Kitty. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-39786440229292357582014-02-04T11:53:36.976-08:002014-02-04T11:53:36.976-08:00G'day Jenny....I think we were all stunned by ...G'day Jenny....I think we were all stunned by the news about Diana..I couldn't believe what I was hearing.<br /><br />I was one of the lucky ones who weren't directly, personally affected by the floods. I'd hate to have to deal with something like that.<br /><br />Nice to see you, Jenny. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-5228579277985371762014-02-04T09:23:16.764-08:002014-02-04T09:23:16.764-08:00Your story reminds me of the terrible May 1st floo...Your story reminds me of the terrible May 1st flood we had a few years back. Some as you say have never recovered and we did loose some good people to those swift dark waters. Peace<br />Lady Di Tnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314994067842063387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-37118230806401125642014-02-04T02:58:35.651-08:002014-02-04T02:58:35.651-08:00I remember just not believing that Diana was dead....I remember just not believing that Diana was dead. I couldn't figure out why the radio was just playing serious music instead of the usual programmes, we were driving along in the car at the time. <br /><br />Floods - they're at the top of our news programmes now. I've never been caught in one but the more I hear the more alarming they sound. I am not surprised the 1974 flood was burned on your mind. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-59048378005847611152014-02-02T18:43:46.275-08:002014-02-02T18:43:46.275-08:00Hi Dave. Yes there are some areas here in Aus tha...Hi Dave. Yes there are some areas here in Aus that are experience very high temps at the moment. Fortunately, it's not like that here where I am. We had a couple of bouts of very hot days...but, fortunately, those excessive heats only lasted a couple of days when they did hit; not like in some areas down south.<br /><br />The US has had (and still is) some incredible cold weather...the images we see here on TV are enough to make one feel chilled without physically experiencing it.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-66240723917179181062014-02-02T17:28:07.873-08:002014-02-02T17:28:07.873-08:00You've sure had your share of life's exper...You've sure had your share of life's experiences. I have seen rushing waters borne of a flood and I don't envy your situation there as you had it. All we hear now on the news is how hot it is there in Australia. Seems that weather extremes are everywhere today. We've had the most snow in January than any month previously here in Michigan.Big Dave Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18363712781308133633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-6996231867905045802014-02-01T18:09:48.335-08:002014-02-01T18:09:48.335-08:00Sure...similar did in 2011, Cosmo. But in the 189...Sure...similar did in 2011, Cosmo. But in the 1893 flood it was even worse than the 1974 or 2011 watering.<br /><br />The combination of a cyclone hitting further south along the Qld coast, closer to south-east Queensland and king tides...it's a volatile relationship!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-3662818276079120082014-02-01T17:39:52.877-08:002014-02-01T17:39:52.877-08:00Can it happen again?Can it happen again?J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-58897288159800542502014-02-01T11:41:18.696-08:002014-02-01T11:41:18.696-08:00I think it would freak anyone out, Jerry; but this...I think it would freak anyone out, Jerry; but this one was loose on the river, not on the street. If the problem hadn't been rectified and rectified quickly, who know what would have happened.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-35280784774867817132014-02-01T03:24:18.819-08:002014-02-01T03:24:18.819-08:00It would officially freak me out seeing a large oc...It would officially freak me out seeing a large ocean-going ship floating down a city street.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-548968232176733662014-01-31T15:08:08.407-08:002014-01-31T15:08:08.407-08:00Probably you didn't comment on this post, Adul...Probably you didn't comment on this post, Adullamite because I didn't write it weeks ago...I only wrote it a couple of days ago! ;)<br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-75108035340439399992014-01-31T13:25:49.029-08:002014-01-31T13:25:49.029-08:00I had a comment for this weeks ago, why did I not ...I had a comment for this weeks ago, why did I not post it? Such a terrible time, floods ruin everything. Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-15110396551958238452014-01-31T11:50:21.969-08:002014-01-31T11:50:21.969-08:00Hi Lynn...Yes, the Regatta Hotel has a lot of that...Hi Lynn...Yes, the Regatta Hotel has a lot of that iron-work on its verandah not dissimilar as you say to New Orleans' French Quarter. It's a lovely old hotel; and a much loved one in Brisbane.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-50839198951261555682014-01-31T07:56:23.325-08:002014-01-31T07:56:23.325-08:00Wow! That was quite an experience! The Regatta Ho...Wow! That was quite an experience! The Regatta Hotel reminds me of buildings in the French Quarter of New Orleans.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-79541882572841367832014-01-30T11:57:27.185-08:002014-01-30T11:57:27.185-08:00Good to see you, Carol. I'm glad you enjoy re...Good to see you, Carol. I'm glad you enjoy reading my stories...thanks.<br /><br />Some events certainly do impact upon us...and it seems, you're like me...you have a very good recall. It's as if we have a recorder in our section of our brains that stores certain memories and they can never be erased.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-15740570671506742722014-01-30T06:23:55.991-08:002014-01-30T06:23:55.991-08:00When I bought my house in Wilston in 1988, I knew ...When I bought my house in Wilston in 1988, I knew exactly where Kedron Brook had flooded in 1974. In 1974, we were travelling between Charters Towers and Emerald on holidays. We got stranded and I had the mumps and a high fever. Mum took us back to my grandmothers in Emerald, while Dad got a lift across the food in a semi trailer to get home to work.<br /><br />JFK ~ my mother wrote me a letter in December for my birthday reminding me that when JFK was assassinated, she was in hospital with me ~ she had toxaemia.<br /><br />Diana's death, I was at a street festival in Wilston on a Sunday afternoon. A year later, Brody's father died.<br /><br />I enjoy reading your stories Lee. I don't know how I missed this one this week ~ I didn't see it come through my newsfeed for some reason. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-70449168654780012512014-01-29T00:27:10.444-08:002014-01-29T00:27:10.444-08:00Hey Robyn...everyone was taken by surprise by the ...Hey Robyn...everyone was taken by surprise by the '74 flood. No one was prepared for what happened. I think we were all stunned for quite some time.<br /><br />That couple were very lucky your ex rescued them, and so fortunate they got stuck near you guys, who so generously put them up until they could get on their way again. <br /><br />Did you ever see or hear from them again?Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-5088104868289890742014-01-29T00:22:04.928-08:002014-01-29T00:22:04.928-08:00Hi there RK. Yep...when Nature decides to play he...Hi there RK. Yep...when Nature decides to play her games of havoc, there is little we can do to stop her.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-68108042000565534212014-01-28T22:41:41.103-08:002014-01-28T22:41:41.103-08:00That's the most graphic account of the '74...That's the most graphic account of the '74 flood I've read, Lee. I wasn't living in Australia then but it reminded me of a couple of the floods we had on the farm. <br /><br />I was pregnant with my youngest daughter and past my due date. We were marooned for three days and my ex rescued a couple whose car had become stuck in flood waters. He brought them up to the house, wet and bedraggled, on the tractor at first light when he was on his way back from milking. They stayed with us for two nights, their car was towed up to our place and dried out after which they went on their way. <br /><br />All the kids in the district were rapt because they couldn't get to school but after three days of being inside they were eventually glad to go back. Their parents were glad to see them go back too!<br /><br />The 2011 Brisbane flood was. of course, not as bad as the '74 flood but it did show the city fathers had learn nothing from previously...amazing!<br /><br />Great yarn, Lee :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03503915059334064289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-64610624317002871402014-01-28T20:50:10.925-08:002014-01-28T20:50:10.925-08:00Whoa. I remember being in Hurricane Alicia in Hous...Whoa. I remember being in Hurricane Alicia in Houston as a kid. The weird, weird thing was that for a month before it hit, I kept having nightmares that it flooded and I cried and freaked out every time it rained. <br /><br />I didn't know until I was an adult that 23 people had died in that storm.Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.com