Rain

[bookaddict43]

It's been raining for two days straight now and I can't help seeing the difference between here and where I was this time last week.

Last week down in South West New South Wales, it was the dryest I've ever seen it. There's not a blade of grass to be seen in the paddocks and people are walking the cattle along the stock routes in a vain attempt to feed them. My niece's husband was so excited about the 50 mm (2 inches) of rain they got a couple of weeks back.

In contrast, I just checked the rainfall indicators for our area, and in the town where the little guy goes to school they got 36mm in one hour.

Of course this means that now there's a flood warning out for our river. There'll be no school for the little guy tomorrow, (I drove through streams to get him there today and then 2 hours later they cancelled), and half my staff won't be able to come to work (sometimes they're cut off for days). The flip-side to that is I actually get lots of work done, because a large part of our clientel is also cut off...

Here's a map of our area. We're near Ingham where all the red dots are!!

Comments

[xx-squish-xx.livejournal.com]

That was very instructive! I like maps. Sorry about the rain though.

It's very cold here and everything is frozen.

[ladytalon1.livejournal.com]

That was very instructive! I like maps.

*writes "nerd" on your forehead*

[xx-squish-xx.livejournal.com]

*proudly wears "nerd" on my forehead to class tomorrow to confirm my students' beliefs about me*

:)

[ladytalon1.livejournal.com]

My goodness, that's a lot of rain! Here's hoping you won't get washed away *crosses fingers* I know your little lobster probably won't mind not going to school - how is his sunburn doing? I once fell asleep on the beach and burned my face so bad I had to tell everyone I'd been sunbathing in Chernobyl :D

[bookaddict43.livejournal.com]

The little lobster is strange and loves school! He was looking forward to it even more cause he's grounded and isn't allowed to go anywhere *grins*.

The sunburn looks terrible, he's got blisters and skin peeling all over him Yuck! I took a picture and am keeping in for his 18th birthday! *evil laugh*

[mercsgoodgirl.livejournal.com]

Isn't it funny how everything in life has trade-offs. One person's sunny day is another man's drought. Like where Squish is, it's cold as hell here, with snow and ice on the way. Of course here, we're lucky if it lasts 24 hours.

Oooo...if you're home, maybe you can work on some more lovely fics, eh?

[bookaddict43.livejournal.com]

I've got three chapters of various fics all going at once and haven't finished any of them!!! But hopefully this weekend I'll settle down and get them done...and my little essay too!!

[maureen.livejournal.com]

Cool! Stay dry and have fun. I love a good storm (or several in a row, as the case may be). They don't happen often here in the desert, but when they do....

[bookaddict43.livejournal.com]

Everything is damp! Even the chairs feel damp. But at least we have water, thank goodness!