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Dave
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Has anyone else in South East Queensland got flooding in their area? Up here in Bli Bli on the Sunshine Coast we got a little bit of flooding, not sure about any other areas.

We live next to a storm water drain that overflowed during the night, turning our front and back yard into a swamp and our pool also overflowed and water started coming in the house :-o so, I've been up all through the night shovelling crap out of the way and trying to redirect water :(

I've also heard some places on Brisbane south side are flooded as well, preventing people from getting to work :)

Sooo.... Is anyone elses area flooded? Did anyone get the day off work because of it? Or just feel free to share your story about a past experience :D

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I can't be the only queenslander flooded in :(

Actually, Billie, I heard the area where you live copped it quite a bit.

I didn't get any pic's of our yard or anything as i was bailing water like you wouldn't believe haha.

Anyway, the reason the storm water drain next to my house flooded was due to a heap of construction work going on across the road in my estate, so it was blocked with building supplies/debris/mud/crap, so it over flowed into peoples yards on either side of it. And the thing is about 3m deep :-o
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Yep we got flooded, went to work and only a few people were there. Zilmere road coped abit so did gympie, alot of creeks too.
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Haha. Yeah I've seen a few pic's of a few different roads that have gone under on a few mates Facebook pages and the courier mail website and what not. I'm in an area that floods often, at the bottom of a big hill, so they built a deep ass storm water drain. A lot of good that did :x
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Water came up through the slab in my bedroom again (Maleny). Suprised there were not as many landslides up here this time. I ended up filling sandbags with some mates in the local SES last night - there was some flooding in the business district but nothing like the Coast & Bris. copped.
So many delays to getting my MB back in order with 993cc & 5 speed transaxle... neighbor issue gone, donor shell up on rotisserie, new sheds on the way.... another project also..
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gadj wrote:Water came up through the slab in my bedroom again (Maleny). Suprised there were not as many landslides up here this time. I ended up filling sandbags with some mates in the local SES last night - there was some flooding in the business district but nothing like the Coast & Bris. copped.
Ah yeah, that's not too far from me. Are you in the SES or were you just helping out? I was actually thinking about joining the SES up here not too long ago :-k
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Not in the SES but they are trying to recruit me (they will be waiting until I have my own issues sorted). I have been helping out with maintenance jobs for both SES & Rural Fire Brigade up here for 12 months plus, welding & trailer wiring mostly but did a small rust repair job recently.
I ended up filling sandbags because their shovels have gone 'walkies'& I live near the base. I took some shovels down to loan them but ended up 'driving' one. I would see if SES up there would allow you to help out while you get the feel of things - then decide.
So many delays to getting my MB back in order with 993cc & 5 speed transaxle... neighbor issue gone, donor shell up on rotisserie, new sheds on the way.... another project also..
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Yeah mate i'll probably look into it further

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Nothing really happened down here at wurtulla... just rain. haha!
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Wurtulla? wow, some of you guys aren't actually that far from me :D
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Just a heads up. Apparently SEQ is due for more thunder storms this week.

I hope my MB doesn't flood again :(
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Yep getting it right now, thunder and lightning, love going to sleep with the sound of rain on the roof. Sooo relaxing.
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Is it as heavy as it was a few weeks ago? We're all good up here so far. Apparently there's more to come all during the week though.
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Not heavy just loud.
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Ah ok. I'd have to agree with you about sleeping while it's raining, 'tis quite relaxing :)
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