Where is all this supposed to go?
Posted on | September 4, 2010 | 2 Comments
It rained again all last night and we have now broken records here for rainfall for the last 15-plus years. It is still drizzling, another weather front is headed our way after lunch, and our paddocks from the back deck outwards are under water. There is NO place for the rain to go, the drainage ditches are overflowing, the rivers have all come up, our water treatment plant which is normally half a metre above ground is now submerged, and the power was off last night and didn’t come back on until 7 AM.
And how deep is what you can see in the photos? Over my ankles in most places and 3/4 of the way to my knees in other parts!
This is the craziest winter I have ever seen!
And remember the waterfowl that I mentioned in a previous post? This shot was taken 3 days ago — before the latest deluge. In what universe are we supposed to be getting these in our part of Australia where we are usually dealing with drought??? Sheesh!!!
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September 5th, 2010 @ 10:10 AM
The rain and flooding was even mentioned on the BBC radio news – albeit after the report about the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
August has been vetter than usual here in Britain too. But thankfully without flooding.
Simon
September 5th, 2010 @ 5:26 PM
Glad to report that we finally have the power back on as of 3:05 PM. The house stayed warm last night from residual energy and the fact that we are SO well insulated. But we were really worried about tonight since the temps were dropping. It was wild, blowy weather for days and last night was quite scary. Some people in the village have had their houses fully flooded. Winter cannot end soon enough for me!