Brisbane not looking too good . - Page 3

Feuer Frei! · 01-13-11, 04:27 AM

Good news with public transport improving for tomorrow (Friday), both Brisbane and Ipswich included, however some 25 regular routes will still stay suspended.
Particularly in the west like Indooroopilly, Toowong, around the University of Queensland and West End.
Queensland rail services to operate hourly out of the CBD, where it is safe to do so.
Also good news is that the Bruce Highway at Gympie was reopened this afternoon, with the highway also to re-open at Rockhampton tomorrow afternoon at 16 00.
It's a start.

papa_smurf · 01-13-11, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Good news with public transport improving for tomorrow (Friday), both Brisbane and Ipswich included, however some 25 regular routes will still stay suspended.
Particularly in the west like Indooroopilly, Toowong, around the University of Queensland and West End.
Queensland rail services to operate hourly out of the CBD, where it is safe to do so.
Also good news is that the Bruce Highway at Gympie was reopened this afternoon, with the highway also to re-open at Rockhampton tomorrow afternoon at 16 00.
It's a start.

Sounds like the worst is over, but there's still a long way to go with all the clean up to come.

(p.s. love the names you give towns, you sure you didn't make them up

?)

TarJak · 01-13-11, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JScones

They showed a few minutes of footage of the Brekky Creek Hotel, including an interview with the manager, tonight on Channel 10. Many a steak and beer I've had there.

Same here. Can't go to Brisvegas without a steak and a couple of cold XXXX from at the Brekky.

Now the floods are easing the hard work of cleaning up starts. Estimates put the cost in the billions and the process could take years. Head Gen. Slater interviewed today and he reckons it will be at least 12 months before things are getting back to normal for some.

Feuer Frei! · 01-13-11, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf

(p.s. love the names you give towns, you sure you didn't make them up

?)

No sir, they are legit

krashkart · 01-13-11, 07:12 AM

Glad to hear that the floods are letting up.

Jimbuna · 01-13-11, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

No he should be OK. Nerang is about an hour further south near the Gold Coast. AFAIK there were no problems there. His major issue would be getting from BNE airport to Nerang as some of the highways have been cut by floodwaters. Their house should be OK though.

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Originally Posted by Pioneer

There is no flooding in Nerang. Nerang is fed by a different tributary system. My father reports on his drive today Nerang is high and dry.

Brother reported in high and dry too!

Cheers...got an email two hours back stating everything is okay.

TarJak · 01-13-11, 02:55 PM

Good to hear.

Pioneer · 01-13-11, 10:20 PM

Some perspective.

West of my brothers house. The freeway (Ipswich Motorway) in the foreground is an overpass that crosses about where the blue sign is. The Golden Arches on the right is on the outbound off ramp.

Actually, not much has changed since we were in the flood of 1974. The freeway has replaced the two lane road bottom left. The top photograph was taken form about where the bottom left billboard was. The below view is looking east back towards the Wacol Army Barracks.

Apologies for size, could not get the image tool to work.

TarJak · 01-15-11, 03:18 PM

Some amazing hi-res aerial images of the floods at nearmap: http://www.nearmap.com/?q=@-27.51710...k&nmd=20110113

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/tec...114-19qer.html

The cleanup begins: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/we...115-19rv6.html

bookworm_020 · 01-15-11, 04:48 PM

Beat me to the post about the clean up, TarJak! Glad to see so many out there helping on the ground. The scumbags who were caught looting, should consider themselves lucky. If the cleanup groups had caught them instead of the police, they may have been run though a shreader!

TarJak · 01-15-11, 05:49 PM

The leeches like that deserve everything they get.

My brother vounteered yesterday and moved about a ton and a half of mud and a piano out of this bloke's house so he's knackered this morning but will be lining up to do it all again today. He said the smell is awful and the mosquitoes and flies are pretty bad as well.

bookworm_020 · 01-16-11, 04:23 PM

Glad to hear that your brother is helping. I would if I lived up that way. My hat is off to all who have helped during the floods and who will after the waters have gone.

Nicolas · 01-17-11, 03:45 AM

And in brazil more than 500 deaths by the flooding.

THE_MASK · 01-22-11, 06:31 PM

The weather is improving .

August · 01-22-11, 07:42 PM

Ii'm assuming once the floodwaters subside folks will just rebuild.

How reasonable would it be to first raise the level of the ground to put the affected areas above the flood line?

01-13-11, 04:27 AM	#31
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	Good news with public transport improving for tomorrow (Friday), both Brisbane and Ipswich included, however some 25 regular routes will still stay suspended. Particularly in the west like Indooroopilly, Toowong, around the University of Queensland and West End. Queensland rail services to operate hourly out of the CBD, where it is safe to do so. Also good news is that the Bruce Highway at Gympie was reopened this afternoon, with the highway also to re-open at Rockhampton tomorrow afternoon at 16 00. It's a start. __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

01-13-11, 10:20 PM	#38
Pioneer Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: AU in the USA Posts: 349 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Some perspective. West of my brothers house. The freeway (Ipswich Motorway) in the foreground is an overpass that crosses about where the blue sign is. The Golden Arches on the right is on the outbound off ramp. Actually, not much has changed since we were in the flood of 1974. The freeway has replaced the two lane road bottom left. The top photograph was taken form about where the bottom left billboard was. The below view is looking east back towards the Wacol Army Barracks. Apologies for size, could not get the image tool to work. __________________ An AU writer marooned in the USA. The American Pioneer story continues @ www.grantmadden.com Latest publication: Chicken Soup for the Soul Angels and Miracles

01-15-11, 04:48 PM	#40
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Beat me to the post about the clean up, TarJak! Glad to see so many out there helping on the ground. The scumbags who were caught looting, should consider themselves lucky. If the cleanup groups had caught them instead of the police, they may have been run though a shreader! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

01-16-11, 04:23 PM	#42
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Glad to hear that your brother is helping. I would if I lived up that way. My hat is off to all who have helped during the floods and who will after the waters have gone. __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

01-22-11, 07:42 PM	#45
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,202 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ii'm assuming once the floodwaters subside folks will just rebuild. How reasonable would it be to first raise the level of the ground to put the affected areas above the flood line? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

01-13-11, 07:12 AM	#35
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Glad to hear that the floods are letting up.

01-13-11, 02:55 PM	#37
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Good to hear.

01-15-11, 03:18 PM	#39
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Some amazing hi-res aerial images of the floods at nearmap: http://www.nearmap.com/?q=@-27.51710...k&nmd=20110113 http://www.smh.com.au/technology/tec...114-19qer.html The cleanup begins: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/we...115-19rv6.html

01-15-11, 05:49 PM	#41
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	The leeches like that deserve everything they get. My brother vounteered yesterday and moved about a ton and a half of mud and a piano out of this bloke's house so he's knackered this morning but will be lining up to do it all again today. He said the smell is awful and the mosquitoes and flies are pretty bad as well.

01-17-11, 03:45 AM	#43
Nicolas Commander Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Uruguay Posts: 453 Downloads: 196 Uploads: 4	And in brazil more than 500 deaths by the flooding.

01-22-11, 06:31 PM	#44
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	The weather is improving .