|
|
|
|
|
|
Welcome to the Australian Ford Forums forum. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and inserts advertising. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features without post based advertising banners. Registration is simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. Please Note: All new registrations go through a manual approval queue to keep spammers out. This is checked twice each day so there will be a delay before your registration is activated. |
|
|||||||
| The Bar For non Automotive Related Chat |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
|
06-12-2010, 06:37 AM
|
#1 | ||
|
Regular Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: W TOWN
Posts: 218
|
just wondering if anyone is affected by the recent floods ,iam in wagga and have never seen so much water .luckily i live on high ground here .the river is supposed to peak this arvo ,plus th additional rain later on this week.will be interesting ....
|
||
|
|
|
06-12-2010, 06:51 AM
|
#2 | |||
|
not here much anymore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sthn NSW
Posts: 22,918
|
Quote:
The in-laws live in North Wagga and have all been evacuated. The river hit 9.6m at 0430 this morning and is still rising - going to be and interesting day.
__________________
2024 F150 XLT
|
|||
|
|
|
|
06-12-2010, 09:15 AM
|
#3 | ||
|
Formally Kia Chaser
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 2,493
|
I used to work in Wagga for a year... is the back road from Forest Hill into Wagga flooded?
Post some pics!!!!
__________________
Kia Grand Carnival (2006) Silver, Grill Mesh, Tints, Sidesteps (with lights), Towbar, 7" Touch Screen DVD Tuner with intergrated GPS & Bluetooth, Roof Mounted Flip Down 15.1" LCD Screen, Reverse Camera - 184Kw HSV Clubsport R8 VY (2003) Black, 6sp Manual, Coulson Seats, Red on black interior, Pacemaker extractors, Twin 2.5" exhaust, Custom Red 20" VE GTS Rims, Custom Red Stitching
|
||
|
|
|
|
06-12-2010, 04:34 PM
|
#4 | |||
|
not here much anymore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sthn NSW
Posts: 22,918
|
Quote:
__________________
2024 F150 XLT
|
|||
|
|
|
|
06-12-2010, 04:43 PM
|
#5 | ||
|
Former BTIKD
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Sunny Downtown Wagga Wagga. NSW.
Posts: 53,197
|
I've got a few but most would be meaningless to anyone not from the area, however the local paper has a few here.....
http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/mu...tart=45&page=1
__________________
Dying at your job is natures way of saying that you're in the wrong line of work.
|
||
|
|
|
|
06-12-2010, 07:38 PM
|
#6 | ||
|
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,736
|
It is going to be interesting for us. The flood will reach our farm probably on sunday but by that time, going by the forecast, we will have had almost another 100mm or rain. I would say atleast some of the farm is going to go under, including crops that haven't been harvested yet.
|
||
|
|
|
|
11-12-2010, 03:54 PM
|
#7 | |||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Sydney
Posts: 699
|
Quote:
My in-laws place near Crookwell NSW was cut off and their drive washed away so unable to access their home (high on a hill) and had to walk in from the road for a km or two. Were able to borrow a bulldozer and temporarily restore access to the property. No creeks there though, just sheer force of water on the undulating property. Astounding. Down in the village (Binda) the general store was inundated, and there is hardly even a creek through Binda - there are no rivers etc. I wish anyone well who has sufferred, but particularly those whose livilihoods depended on the harvest that was so close, but now taken away.
__________________
93 NC2 Fairlane Ghia Sportsman. Standard Tickford 162kw engine and touring suspension, factory LTD trim option plus EF Ghia wheels. Other rides: Range Rover Sport, Mini Cooper Chilli Cabrio |
|||
|
|
|
|
11-12-2010, 07:24 PM
|
#8 | |||
|
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,736
|
Quote:
|
|||
|
|
|
|
06-12-2010, 07:58 PM
|
#9 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,481
|
Im in Bathurst, the water is pretty high here & some of the low lying bridges have been closed on & off over the last week. We have also had some big downpours that have caused flash flooding & ive had water come through my beed room & we also got water through our workplace which caused some damage.
|
||
|
|
|
|
13-12-2010, 09:21 PM
|
#10 | ||
|
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,736
|
Well the flood water has started to reach our property today. Here are a couple of photos of the road into the property this evening. I would say I might have a little trouble getting in there tomorrow.
  And this one is of one of our paddocks but it is a little hard to see. It is to the left of the gateway and in the background through the trees where all the water is. 
|
||
|
|
|
|
16-12-2010, 11:31 PM
|
#11 | ||
|
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,736
|
Who wants some more dodgy photos? Well too bad.
This is just back up the road from the first photo I posted, only the next day. Excuse the bad zoom on the phone.   This is one of our paddocks that we didn't think would flood but it went over a levy bank we have.  We had to quickly put up the bank in this one so the bore (which isn't in frame) didn't get flooded.  Some people might know Tubbo Station? Our neighbours. This is the driveway to the homestead.   This is the Darlington Point caravan park today.  I have some better pics on our camera. These were all done on my phone so excuse the quality. I also have a (very) dodgy video I might try and upload. |
||
|
|
|
|
16-12-2010, 11:42 PM
|
#12 | ||
|
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,736
|
It didn't take as long as I thought so here is the very dodgy video. It is the dirt road I have to drive down to get into the farm. I haven't tried it in the RTV and i would say from tomorrow even the Triton is going to struggle.
Now I did warn you that it is bad so don't complain that you have lost part of your life that you won't get back. Click here for bad flood video |
||
|
|
|
|
17-12-2010, 12:35 AM
|
#13 | ||
|
playing in my big shed
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: miriam vale , qld
Posts: 3,302
|
keep the pics coming.
good to see whats happening around the country
__________________
`75 XB FAIRMONT sedan . mushroom beige, injected 351, toploader, 9inch `10 FG XR50 Turbo ute. Nitro blue, 6 sp Auto, Leather trim. `04 BA RTV tray back, Red, V8 auto, `04 BA XR6 Turbo sedan. Blueprint. auto, Leather trim. `03 BA XLS ute . Acid Rush, factory lpg, auto, `48 TEA20 Grey Ferguson, `62 Willys 6-230 , 4x4 light truck `04 Yamaha TTR 250 |
||
|
|
|
murrumbidgee floods
Hybrid Mode