Queensland - Cyclone Yasi
04 February 2011, 10:48 AM
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The weather here (Australia) is indeed extreme.
Been in BrizzyVegas (aka Brisbane) for 4 years now, durring which....
1x day over 40º Celcius (only 32º today and glorioius blues skies)
3x dust storms, each one less dusty then the last (outback top soil being blown into the Pacific Ocean)
1x gale (The Gap, Brisbane) that blowed roofs off houses (we dont live in The Gap, thankfully)
1x flood, (not us, we live on a hill, in the outer suburbs)
Of course nationwide, there is often floods / fires / cyclones simultaneouly, albeit in differant parts of the country.
Then again, I suppose the country is continent sized.
Oh, lots of BIG thunderstorms here in BrizzyVegas, torrential rain, but thankfully never seen golf ball sized hail, but that does happen too.
Been in BrizzyVegas (aka Brisbane) for 4 years now, durring which....
1x day over 40º Celcius (only 32º today and glorioius blues skies)
3x dust storms, each one less dusty then the last (outback top soil being blown into the Pacific Ocean)
1x gale (The Gap, Brisbane) that blowed roofs off houses (we dont live in The Gap, thankfully)
1x flood, (not us, we live on a hill, in the outer suburbs)
Of course nationwide, there is often floods / fires / cyclones simultaneouly, albeit in differant parts of the country.
Then again, I suppose the country is continent sized.
Oh, lots of BIG thunderstorms here in BrizzyVegas, torrential rain, but thankfully never seen golf ball sized hail, but that does happen too.
Going from 44oC to 22oC within an hour when the southerly blow in very early one afternoon leaving the skies a wierd yellow colour, I thought it was the end of the world lol until my neighbours explained, plus the infamous red dust storm.
But as you say you cant beat those blue skies, awesome!
04 February 2011, 10:50 AM
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We live in the western suburbs, did think after the strangers were helping us empty the house if it was back in the uk we wouldn't have seen half our stuff again, it would have been sold down the pub or on eBay!
07 February 2011, 03:21 AM
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erm, had a bad track day back in April, thought I had lost alot of coolant and cooked the engine. Saved up loads for a hefty repair bill, then (after taking it to the tuner) discovered it was not too bad after all. Sensor fell off causing 'limp mode' and too much fuel to go in, fouling plugs.
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