More Flooding in SE Qld (around where I live)

Aliantha · 01-26-2012, 05:41 PM

This time last year, we were all cleaning up after devastating floods to south east Queensland, and now we're in the midst of more flooding. Must be something about the monsoon season or something!

All jokes aside, so far it's not as bad as last year, in large part due to the fact that the rain has so far been mostly coastal, so it runs off fairly quickly. That could all change in the next couple of days as a low pressure system moves down through central Qld to butt heads with the trough that's dropping all the water on us at present. It's likely to be pretty bad for some people if that becomes the scenario. Hopefully both systems will weaken, and there is some debate about that issue, but in the end, these things do tend to be a little bit unpredictable.

Where we live was cut off for a couple of days earlier this week, but most of the roads are open now. It's raining now though, so it'll probably get worse before the day is out.

Here's a link to the government website. Just in case you don't know, Qld is the state in the top right corner of the country. The one that's covered in clouds.

We live in Jacobs Well which is kind of right in the path of most of the weather at the moment.

ZenGum · 01-26-2012, 11:19 PM

Dry as dust down here lately, all temps in the mid 30s.
Yep, that's an Aussie summer alright.

tw · 01-26-2012, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Dry as dust down here lately, all temps in the mid 30s.

Everything in Oz is upside down. They are having 30 degree weather and a hurricane (typhoon) is approaching. On the other side of the equator, hurricances want more than 80 degrees.

They also do not measure their snow in inches. And Bull Sharks go looking for diner in MacDonald's parking lots.

We have deer ticks. Does a Roo tick exist? Does the term "limey disease' have meaning?

Aliantha · 01-26-2012, 11:53 PM

That'd be 30 Celsius tw.

We have cattle ticks and lots of other different varieties of ticks, and yep, they'll suck on a roo too if they get a chance. Roos are pretty diligent with their grooming though, so they don't usually last as long as they do on cows.

We also have great big slimey leeches, one of which decided to make a meal of the soft flesh between my big toe and second toe a couple of weeks ago. I flicked it onto the road after pulling off the highway when I discovered it, and my oldest son was worried I'd run over it. I certainly didn't care.

ZenGum · 01-27-2012, 12:19 AM

Deer ticks? Lyme disease? Pffft.

Mate, we've got bloody paralysis ticks!

(This time I am not kidding).

Quote:

Tick paralysis is most likely to be seen in children. The initial symptoms of tick paralysis may include unsteady gait, increased weakness of the limbs, multiple rashes, headache, fever, flu like symptoms, tenderness of lymph nodes, and partial facial paralysis. Tick paralysis develops slowly as the tick engorges, which will take several days. Despite the removal of the tick, the patient's condition typically will continue to deteriorate for a time and recovery is often slow. Undetected ticks are another possible reason for any prologed debilitation and should always remain a concern. Improvements in modern medicine and the development of a tick antitoxin have prevented further deaths from tick paralysis in the last 70 years. The antitoxin is available from the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories. Despite these developments, a few cases of tick paralysis in children are seen at major hospitals each year. Additionally, ticks take a high toll on pets every summer.

zippyt · 01-27-2012, 12:41 AM

Stay safe Ali !!!

tw · 01-27-2012, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Mate, we've got bloody paralysis ticks!

Living is much more fun in Oz. Every day is another question. What next?

Aliantha · 01-27-2012, 06:34 AM

Thanks Zippy.

We should all be fine. I just need to get some more loo paper. In case of emergency.

glatt · 01-27-2012, 07:38 AM

Hey, at least it will fill your rain barrel.

Sundae · 01-27-2012, 11:19 AM

I've seen pets on Animal Rescue (Aus) bitten by paralysis tics.
Terrifying.
I didn't even think about them biting children. Shudder.

ETA - Mum spoke to Jimmy earlier in the week and he said the carpark at his local supermarket is flooded. Not much on a global scale, but it's somewhere that Mum has been to, so she can invisage it. They live on higher ground, so are not personally affected, but they turned out for cleanup help last time and will do again if things continue to worsen.

Aliantha · 01-27-2012, 04:29 PM

Those tics will suck on anything warm blooded. We've even found them on chooks. Once we found a wild duck that couldn't fly and it was because of a couple of those tics. Unfortunately it didn't survive.

They are nasty.

I didn't realise they were particular to Australia.

Sundae · 01-28-2012, 06:07 AM

Australia had a long time to breed its own kind of nasty.
And boy did it succeed.

01-26-2012, 05:41 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	More Flooding in SE Qld (around where I live) This time last year, we were all cleaning up after devastating floods to south east Queensland, and now we're in the midst of more flooding. Must be something about the monsoon season or something! All jokes aside, so far it's not as bad as last year, in large part due to the fact that the rain has so far been mostly coastal, so it runs off fairly quickly. That could all change in the next couple of days as a low pressure system moves down through central Qld to butt heads with the trough that's dropping all the water on us at present. It's likely to be pretty bad for some people if that becomes the scenario. Hopefully both systems will weaken, and there is some debate about that issue, but in the end, these things do tend to be a little bit unpredictable. Where we live was cut off for a couple of days earlier this week, but most of the roads are open now. It's raining now though, so it'll probably get worse before the day is out. Here's a link to the government website. Just in case you don't know, Qld is the state in the top right corner of the country. The one that's covered in clouds. We live in Jacobs Well which is kind of right in the path of most of the weather at the moment. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-26-2012, 11:19 PM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Dry as dust down here lately, all temps in the mid 30s. Yep, that's an Aussie summer alright. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-26-2012, 11:53 PM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	That'd be 30 Celsius tw. We have cattle ticks and lots of other different varieties of ticks, and yep, they'll suck on a roo too if they get a chance. Roos are pretty diligent with their grooming though, so they don't usually last as long as they do on cows. We also have great big slimey leeches, one of which decided to make a meal of the soft flesh between my big toe and second toe a couple of weeks ago. I flicked it onto the road after pulling off the highway when I discovered it, and my oldest son was worried I'd run over it. I certainly didn't care. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-27-2012, 12:41 AM	#6
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Stay safe Ali !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-27-2012, 06:34 AM	#8
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Thanks Zippy. We should all be fine. I just need to get some more loo paper. In case of emergency. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-27-2012, 07:38 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Hey, at least it will fill your rain barrel.

01-27-2012, 11:19 AM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I've seen pets on Animal Rescue (Aus) bitten by paralysis tics. Terrifying. I didn't even think about them biting children. Shudder. ETA - Mum spoke to Jimmy earlier in the week and he said the carpark at his local supermarket is flooded. Not much on a global scale, but it's somewhere that Mum has been to, so she can invisage it. They live on higher ground, so are not personally affected, but they turned out for cleanup help last time and will do again if things continue to worsen. Last edited by Sundae; 01-27-2012 at 11:32 AM.

01-27-2012, 04:29 PM	#11
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Those tics will suck on anything warm blooded. We've even found them on chooks. Once we found a wild duck that couldn't fly and it was because of a couple of those tics. Unfortunately it didn't survive. They are nasty. I didn't realise they were particular to Australia. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-28-2012, 06:07 AM	#12
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Australia had a long time to breed its own kind of nasty. And boy did it succeed.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)