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19-03-2006, 12:26 PM
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Clevo Mafia Inc.
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
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Is due to hit Cairns / Innisfail 7:00 am tommorrow, i was just speaking to family up there, thery ИИИИting themself, catagory 3 now but will be 4 by the morning, good luck NQ residents, i hope you come through ok.
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19-03-2006, 12:32 PM
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The Fun Mobile
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Cairns
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Yeah, i am about to go and put the cyclone baracing up at work. My car is in an open carport too, so still thinking what to do with it.
Could be the REAL DEAL this time!!!!!
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19-03-2006, 12:47 PM
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Excessive Fuel Ingestion
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Central Queensland Coast
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19-03-2006, 01:02 PM
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AFF's 1st DM.......
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Wha???... There is only 2 states 2 be in.. WA or Drunk..
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Damn my family lives in Cairns
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19-03-2006, 01:40 PM
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Back in a Ford
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Location: Central Australia
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Its a Cat 4 Now!
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19-03-2006, 01:46 PM
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19-03-2006, 01:47 PM
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Back in a Ford
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Location: Central Australia
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Here is the Townsville 512km Radar
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19-03-2006, 02:05 PM
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NOT A TOYOTA :/
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Eastern Suburbs, Melb
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No offence to those but stay up there!
We dont need it on the goldy down here 
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19-03-2006, 02:14 PM
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" Let there be Rock "
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: QLD
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We are in Townsvile, ,
For all residents from Cairns to Mackay, there is about a 1 in 16 Chance of it hitting us !. If a cyclone is Typically 50km wide, and it has a target range of 800Km, , who knows.... We are lucky, in a low concrete block house, in surburbia, with no BIG trees right next to the house. Very rarely does a cyclone come to the coast and then track north, so I am guessing Ingham - Cardwell, which is about 150km north of us ! AC/DC |
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19-03-2006, 02:38 PM
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Clevo Mafia Inc.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
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Need to read better.
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19-03-2006, 04:22 PM
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Once PHASED.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Townsville
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Just watching my neighbours clearing their yards of potential flying debris. I'm in Townsville, probably wont hit us. but the winds will still be pretty fierce..Hope everyone up north fairs ok...
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19-03-2006, 04:52 PM
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The 'Stihl' Man
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: TAS
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damn thats harsh..still people can choose to live in other places
as larry emnder (sp?) would say..."price is wrong ИИИИИИ"
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19-03-2006, 07:54 PM
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Cast Iron fan
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Townsville
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ИИИИ guys i mite be in some trouble, i live in townsville and my car is being exported up from brisbane on monday, dammit
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19-03-2006, 08:13 PM
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A Bloke
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Far North Queensland, Australia
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hahaha, since when me and my family left 4 years ago, FNQ hasnt had any cyclones hit, I'm back for 1 month, and there's a cyclone! How amazing is that! Spooky huh! I also tipped 7/7 for the NRL this week, and tipped the Broncos to win by 4 in the margain game, i might win a prize! Things are spooky :lookedat:
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19-03-2006, 08:25 PM
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19-03-2006, 08:53 PM
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Back in a Ford
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Location: Central Australia
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 Willis Island Radar
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19-03-2006, 09:08 PM
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Predicted path
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19-03-2006, 09:29 PM
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Clevo Mafia Inc.
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Getting close now.
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19-03-2006, 09:45 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: QLD
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Batten down the hatches guys...hope all come through safe and sound...have a couple of mates in Townsville and MacKay....who have never been through a cyclone before.
They came from The Alice...all born and bred there and only moved two years ago.
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19-03-2006, 10:58 PM
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" Let there be Rock "
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: QLD
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All I know is that I have previously seen fully grown palm trees bend and touch the ground !....... Thats Wind !
AC/DC |
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20-03-2006, 02:10 AM
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Thumbs up for fossil fuel
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
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Update on Larry
175km East of Innisfail Heading West at 25kph Expected to cross coast between 7am and 9am Monday morning Central pressure 925hpa!!! Max wind gusts 280kph Everyone up there will be in my prayers tonight. Best of luck to you all, stay safe and be careful. Mike
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20-03-2006, 02:42 AM
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American Muscle
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Cleveland, OH USA
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An Australian Katrina!
I read about the cyclone on another forum and we were all wondering who decided to name the city "Townsville." But seriously... good luck guys! |
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20-03-2006, 02:48 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: I live in my own little world, but it's alright, the people know me here
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This is gonna suck big time, i'm in Cairns, we have 2 cars and only 1 carport. luckily my car is under it :P
This will be the first cyclone i've ben in, they said there will be surges 2 metres above normal high-tide level, and my house is 2 metres above normal sea level! i spent this afternoon moving all my friends stuff upstairs with him cause his house is only 1 metre above sea level we think. Hopefully it won't be that bad
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20-03-2006, 07:32 AM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Hi guys, im in Townsville and ive been throught a cat 5 so im lookin at gettin some sleep. But hope everyone get throught it alright and see you on the other side.
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20-03-2006, 08:17 AM
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BA XR6
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Adelaide
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Goodluck to everyone in the area... shouldn't have to deal with thing's like this, but i guess it's part of life.
Stay safe!
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20-03-2006, 09:21 AM
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" Let there be Rock "
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: QLD
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Townsville was named after the guy who landed here, , Robert Towns !
For Real AC/DC |
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20-03-2006, 09:52 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Sydney
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9:45am - Anyone up there got any updates?
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20-03-2006, 10:15 AM
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Two > One
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Adelaide
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Good luck guys. I’ve been through 1 or 2 cat 5’s and 3 cat 4’s in a tidal surge area myself. An interesting experience to say the least. Hope everyone up there keeps safe!!
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20-03-2006, 10:20 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: North Brisbane
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Sunrise has been showing pics and relaying what people up that way have been saying to family and friends elsewhere..
One resident said she had lived through Tracy and this is not quite as bad, where others have reported it as absolutely terrifying. |
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20-03-2006, 12:33 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Townville is just gettin a little wind and rain. North is in a spot all the army is call in or on stand by. My old boy had to help with the blackhawks yesterday. But we dont know the full extent of up north yet. One of mums friend that lives in insfail went throught trace with mum have not hear anything from them yet. Just gettin a big shower here in tville.
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