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We are getting some pretty wild weather in Australia huge 40knot gusts of wind and lots of rain. Its affecting shipping of the coast as well with one ship coming up on the beach near where Bucko lives in Newcastle and a couple of others are desperately trying to get further off shore.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...6/s1946306.htm
Edit: There has also been flooding and cars getting swept of roads in country side.
scary stuff. they probably get weather like this all the time over in the uk though. we're just a bunch of southern hemisphere wusses, who freeze whenever it gets below 15 degrees. on the other hand, they all faint from the heat when it gets over 20, so we're even.
It must be really inconvenient to replace ferries with buses. Instead of a short 20 minute ferry ride home, you get a 2 hour bus ride.
damn, and we where talking about the lack of rain ....
be careful... i hope Bucko is ok....
Got pretty weird here today too in WY. The temps been about 75-80 degrees nice weather right. All of a sudden today temp drops and we actually got snow. Nothing stuck around but weird. Even now at 3 in the morning its cold enough to wear a blanket. (Don't feel like getting up to turn the furnace back over to heat from AC.)
Small update 11 people are missing. A hole opened on a highway 30m across 10m deep and swallowed a car with a family in it. Also Bucko's town Newcastle is flooded.
Thankfully all other ships are safe. The one up the beach isn't leaking oil thankfully.
Parts of Sydney has lost power. I have power for the moment.
Holy Moly, I hope they find those people. i wonder what is making all the weird weather... Hope everything clear up for you guys down under.
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/nmoc/l...DCODE=IDY00050Quote:
Originally Posted by Bopher
No wonder we haven't seen him around... prolly has no power or internet. He's probably going insane due to lack of access to the forums, lol. Hope all's not too bad down there. I'm betting with weather getting more extreme we're gonna have more hurricanes here in NC, not as bad as Florida, but we get 'em somewhat hard...
Al Gore knows...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bopher
Weather here has been crazy too... Calgary and Edmonton both got severe storms this week. Calgary is currently just over $10 million to cleanup, and I havent heard an estimate from Edmonton, though just outside of Edmonton (Stony Plain) was a tornado the other day also.
Mother earth is pissed off...
ICE AGE!!!!! Run for your lives!
ROFL, just kidding. But there may be one coming... like my physics teacher said, we need a bigass volcano to throw some ash into the air, not like Mt. St. Helens, but like Krakatoa. Not exactly his words, but close enough.
They say Yellowstone could go at any time.Quote:
Originally Posted by xRyokenx
Only one problem though--when she goes, it's gonna be a doozy. And Bopher's got a front row ticket. Me, on the other hand, I had to settle for 3rd row.
AHHHH!!! I forgot about that. I think its time for a vacation in NM. lol
If it does go... what would the effects be on NC, and also on NE, I have friends there...
Anyone see the TLC or Discovery program on the Yellowstone volcano? According to scientists and geologists, they have found rock and ashes from that volcano all over the world... One of, if not THE, biggest volcanoes in the world. They only discovered how big it was after seeing photos of the area from space...Quote:
Originally Posted by DrumThumper
Those giant volcanoes are actually called Super Volcanoes.
And don't worry Thumper, it would take out Montana a few minutes after Wyoming. Poor Microsoft, being in Washington State, they would be gone too. Intel (in southern California) will still be around. Apple _might_ be taken out immediately. (do I really only care about the companies? lol)
I watched a 20/20 special about the end of the world and this was listed at, like, 3rd most likely. Biological warfare and Nuclear warfare were the only things listed more likely, I think.
Hopefully, I can take over, say, Mongolia (that's above China, right?) in 20 years or so and build an underground base for us. (like on Reach in Halo) That would be the safest from the ash but it would get there in a few months but not _as_ bad. Maybe we should colonize Mars a bit faster too.
Yeah, so if Yellowstone blows, we're screwed.
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Originally Posted by Redundant
Fun.
i do believe i read some where that what we are seeing now is in fact an over due Ice Age...
Soo... if I understand this correctly, ... it'll be easier to overclock now... right?Quote:
Originally Posted by GT40_GearHead
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Originally Posted by GT40_GearHead
I believe I saw that somewhere too... scary thought, but it could be just what we need. If it does happen, you're gonna see me using the last bit of fuel from my generator to play one last game of CnC3 or something. I love me some cranberry casserole! Ahem, I mean, video games.
its probably not as bad as it sounds, after all the human species went trough a few ice ages didn't it...
Great. So its either the Super Volcano or the fact that one of our missile bases for the US Air Force is like 10minutes from my house in bad traffic thats going to take me out.. Wonderful.. I don't think your safe on that one either Drumthumper, we have silos up there too, lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Redundant
Great Falls MT is pretty much home to Malmstrom AFB, which is a bit of a misnomer since the runway out at the base got decommissioned in 1996.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bopher
So yeah, if Dubya decides to blow the Judgment Trump, I've got a front row seat to that as well.
hhmm whats Dubya, and if you meant Dubai... whats with them ?
it was really really windy and rainy here in toronto. but i think its over now, it only lasted about 20 minutes.
Dubya is a slang term for President Bush.Quote:
Originally Posted by GT40_GearHead
Well that went off topic end of the world lol.
Small update we are now in the eye of the storm where I live currently has electricity. The garden is a complete mess with branches every where. Also ships have escaped except the one that is up the beach. Parts of the country side including Newcastle are flooded completely. Many roads and railway lines are cut. It is pretty crazy the bark has been stripped off some trees by the weather. People are still missing presumed dead.
What is going on where you are is crazy. Good luck and stay safe man.
one of my friends in newcastle rang me last night, he had to evacuate his house because he was chest high in water.
and my road is like a warzone too, branches everywhere. the rain seems to have lessened a bit this morning, but as simon said, it's the eye of the storm, so it looks like the next few days will be mad.
it also sucks because it's the long weekend, so people were all hoping to go away on holiday. one family of 4 were on their way up the coast for their holiday, but they got swept away into a river. it's so sad.
My God. . I hope Bucko is Okay! Anyone know how to get ahold of him?
I'm sure he's okay, because everyone had time to get out of their homes. Of course, his house and belongings are a completely different matter. He's bound to be able to get hold of the internet some way or other, and if he sees this thread he'll let us know that he's okay.
Yeah a hole 10 m across and 30m deep opened in a road when a culvert collapsed and it swallowed a car with a family in it They found they car empty wedged under a bridge a couple of kilometers down river.
Edit: The bodies have been found :neutral:
Plus a 4Wd drive or two have been swept of the roads.
Yeah I went for a drive to our new house down near the beach. There are fallen trees everywhere. Also the sea is absolutely huge.
I hope the other side of the storm rolls through quickly for you. And hopefully Bucko got out ok. hmm talk about a water cooled computer setup. jk. Seriously my prayers are with you guys down there.
At the moment it is raining alot. A number of roads are closed but at least it isn't windy last night.
Check out this surfcam of Dee Why beach about 10mins drive from where I live watch it on Hi windows and watch the huge waves.
http://www.coastalwatch.com/camera/c...t=3:20:56%20PM
Some pics
The hole that ate the family car
Ship on the shore
Newcastle
More in the gallery
http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/f...s/s1946546.htm
they found the bodies.. so the family were dead?
They where described as bodies so yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elenril
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...6/s1946934.htm
Six confirmed dead so far.
Damn! That's a really big hole!Quote:
Originally Posted by simon275The hole that ate the family car
So is Newcastle below sea level like New Orleans?
Holy crap, it ate the road away and everything... insane. Not surprising that they didn't notice that. But yeah, the best thing to do in a flood is to get to high ground as quick as possible, and to not drive on the roads, try to swim through it, etc. Water is a strong force to reckon with. Think of it as a "thicker" wind, you think 20mph winds are a little strong? Try 20mph water, then decide.
It's not below sea level it is just lots rain and not enough drains.Quote:
Originally Posted by Redundant
So... is this crazy ass storm pretty much finished? Or do you have more of this crap still coming?
Yeah the clouds have moved off the sun is out and there are just a few little white wispy clouds left. No word from Bucko yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by xRyokenx
