Floods in Queensland (Page 1 of 2)

God be with you. Haveing lived in a floos zone most of my life, I know how hard it can be.

I'm glad you and your family have been spared the worst of it, my prayers are with you and the others who have lost everything, just remember there is always hope and things will get better. God bless you.

Cam

Hey Bushy,

I find it's difficult to describe the situation, and even how it's affecting people who weren't directly affected by the flood.  Which area are you in?

Kelly

Hey Alan, Glad to hear the news you have been spared such a tragedy! The news

     clips here are heartbreaking to say the least. Living here in a high rainfall area

     I know well how even minor flooding can ruin peoples lives. Lucky that water

     drains well here into the Columbia river but many times rock slides and such

     comes down. The lower end of the river and tributaries get the worst of the

     flooding here.

     So glad you and the Mrs. are safe. Our thoughts and prayers are with you

     and all those that have been affected by this.         Mike

P.S.    The Aussie/Kiwi poem:  try plugging the words into " Ghost Riders..."
it fits nicely. Which verse to use for the chorus has stumped me tho.

Thats been some bad news for awile , glad to see you and the family got out ok.

Hello Cam,Thanks again for your kind words
          I have been spared once again. The cyclone hit Queensland some 1200 klms north of my home and apart from some heavy rain at times, no problems to speak of. The harshness of nature gives cause for reflection in these times and makes me wonder why we contribute so much to our own problems. We are still building and living in cyclone/flood/bushfire prone areas.
Over your way, we hear of and see footage of tornadoes, blizzards and bushfires but all those that survive seem to rebuild and move on with whatever is left of their lives. The human is a tough animal. (or stupid?)
Anyway, enough reflection for one day, it is giving me a headache.
Cheers for now
All the best
Bushy

I agree Toots, living is sweet. Sure beats the alternative.
Cheers
Bushy

I continue to say prayers for you and your countrymen and women, Bushy.   My heart broke to see the devastation continually hitting you guys.

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Hey Bushy,
As you may know, we have also had some flooding over here in the West where I have some friends living and working, so we are thinking of you all in Queensland like never before. Sending our love, hugs and strength over to you all (and hopefully any money that we are sending can actually help, even just a little).
Good luck to you, your family and fellow Queenslanders.

Cheers, Lara.

ps: you are my first fellow Aussie I've met here

Hello all, back home after a long stint in the bush (6 weeks) and would like to share a remarkable experience with you.
Over the weekend I went to a small town called Condamine in S.E. Queensland. Condamine has a population of around 600 and I doubt that any native born Aussies have not heard of it as it is steeped in Australian history. This small town was inundated by the floods earlier this year and was almost wiped out. The reason for my going there was to take part in a promoted working party to help the locals clean up and assist in any way we could. Can you believe that over 2000 helpers turned up with trailers loaded up with donations like fridges, washers, lounge suites, T.V.s, beds, kids swings, etc, you name it, it showed up. Saturday, everybody pitched in and cleaned, shoveled, picked up ruined stuff and took to the dump. Very emotional for the owners but handled very kindly by the volunteers. Saturday night, out came the guitars and the beers. What a party. At midnight fireworks were set off and "auld lang sine" was sung to celebrate the new year because the local people did not get to celebrate on Jan.1. During the Sat night, all guitar cases were open and $22.000 was donated to the local community by the volunteers as well as the goods we had brought with us. Due to myself representing the Company I work for and having arranged for tip trucks, Bobcats and excavators to be on hand, I was given the "keys to the city" by the unofficial mayor amidst much laughter and joking and an instruction to return for free beer when the pub again opens, an order I will comply with easily.
The locals were extremely humbled by the turn up of people, most of whom were total strangers to them and more than once over the weekend I heard "it makes ya proud to be an Aussie" voiced. Sure does.
All the best
Bushy

Hey Alan, Great story! And a humanitarian/music also. Keys to the city? Wow, you
   must be some kind of a celebrity there now. So glad to hear all is getting better
   over your way, thanks to people like you and the company you work for. Free
   beer? Now I know you Aussies ARE a great bunch of folk!      Mike