Under Water
We've had some rain lately. How much rain? A lot of rain. It's been raining off and on for weeks now, with the major dams reaching 100% capacity last week. Then last night we got hit with major downpours. The area where I live got over 200 millimeters, or nearly 8 inches, overnight.
That's a lot of water.
There's evidence that our driveway went underwater after we left home this morning. Parts of the back yard were under. A runoff river ran through our yard. My pool runneth over. A monster pothole make my commute home a leg-cramping nightmare (I drive a manual).
It was wet.
You can see some reader submitted pictures to The Courier Mail here. The reader pics are more interesting than the "official" pictures, although if you want to see those I'm sure you can find the link on the CM homepage.
The rain eased off today, with just the odd shower passing overhead this evening. Word is we'll be dried out by Thursday. Then the rain comes back for Sunday. Just enough time for The Hermit & Sparky to clean out the gutters.
What were the measurements on the Ark again?
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I didn't think I was going to make it out of Maleny on the weekend. It poured all weekend....355mls in a 48 hour period. The creek was over the road when I got there so we decided to hightail it out of there before we were trapped (although, if you're gonna be trapped, that's the spot to do it lol). They're probably rained in now because it hasn't stopped up there...hmmm perhaps I should call lol.
After the storms 2 years ago, we're rain paranoid. I've been checking the drainage holes in the yard hourly to make sure there are no clogs. Only takes a couple of inches for our house to have water in it so tomorrow I'm going to do something very wise.
By a raincoat... a big one....and long.... and yellow..... with a hood :- )
Check the Bill Cosby "Noah" routine. It gives the dimensions for the ark, but in cupits. "Right!!!...What's a cupit?"
Actually, I beleive the ark was 40 cubits by 30 cubits. The question does remain - What's a cubit?
After the years of drought, the rain can be a blessing. Just not all in the same week.
Ha! If it was the same pothole that my friend described on a nearby main road, she said that it was big enough to sink a small car! Rofl! Our yard flooded out too....all just as I was getting ready to go to work! Typical!
Sorry to hear about your woes. Yes if it doesn't rain it pours!
BTW @Momma Mooselet - A cubit is a ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm.
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