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DIY Tragic
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Sydney, more than not. I hate it.
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Out of curiosity, do they hand out Puritabs (or equivalent) as a matter of course for people stuck in these areas?
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DIY Tragic
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Sydney, more than not. I hate it.
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And finally, it’s not just me saying it. The BOM has issues.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-...taff/101555504 Hopefully the probing by journalists will also look at important things like defunding maintenance resources for radar stations. Once operated with nearly a full onsite redundancy through the input of skilled technicians, they can now be offline for indefinite periods while spare parts are requisitioned and the site brought back into service. This sort of stuff really matters when you are wanting to collaborate and check data… During the onset of one recent (NSW) heavy rain and flooding event, the Sydney radar was offline for most of 36 hours, right at the critical times. I’d rather they kept up funding to infrastructure than stripped it off to afford their rebranding. |
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As far as the Mooroopna power station, who the **** builds a power station in a flood zone? Seriously. It is between the river and a main road The river is subsiding quickly here in most areas, Mooroopna still affected. My son lives out of town and the water is impacting his property, he doesn't think it will enter his house, and maybe not his shed which is in his front yard I hope the people outside the Great Wall of Echuca fair OK, I have a mate at Echuca Village and his house is in strife, and his work place is outside the Great Walll of Echuca. His business made the machines for the face mask manufacturer here, pity the council don't respect that kind of thing
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Given what we saw last week up Heathcote way, it's unbelievable they are up and running tomorrow. Test and tune, and burn outs are on.
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I’m wondering why the media obscures number plates of cars that have driven into floodwaters, at least once there is certainty of no deaths.
Aside, not looking good for the NSW North Coast again. News is already showing minor flooding in Byron Bay’s CBD. If Lismore (etc) go under, the mental toll on residents will be massive. |
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maybe coz insurance companies might scan the news
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Blurring plates is just standard good privacy practice these days. Uncle Joe may not want Aunty Anne to know he was in a certain area when he shouldn't have been. ![]()
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Apparently disobeying a road closed sign is $165 and 3 points. Driving through floodwater or water across the road may get you a $551 fine for driving without due care and attention. I've seen where the cops have applied those fines. Disobeying a road closed sign due to flooding starts at $827 with a maximum penalty of $27,500. So disobeying the sign is the start. I imagine if you get caught in the water they hand your *** to you as well. Quote:
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And I suppose if a cop sees a car floating at X road at X time on the news and they know there is a sign there, they could sting you for it. |
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