Underoos and Friends - August

[tawnyfrog]

Underoos and Friends - August

Morning all.

Thanks MrG & John. all's ok - full report later.

[Miss Behaving]

Underoos and Friends - August

tawnyfrog;932142 wrote: Morning all.

Thanks MrG & John. all's ok - full report later.

Glad you are okay TF and that the chooks are too!

[byebyebridgetjones]

Underoos and Friends - August

At Frigging last, I have time to come in for a landing.

Oh dear ! I actually thought about the Frog/chook house before passing out last night, with this bizzarre weather Victoria is having.....I CANNOT stand wind. So bloody destructive....so I must be one of those women and/or horses to which your cow cockey mate refers, Froglet.

Thanks Sapphire, it's taken a lot of sustained effort to get those levels stable. Interesting about the Topamax and BP/weight loss. The only thing I'd be afraid of with Topa is the forgetfullness etc. I'm already such a frigging space cadet, I kid you not. You are doing SO well by the way.

Maybe we just roll with Betty P's condition, apply for a disability pension, and enter her in the Disabled Olympics ?? What an inspiration. She could end up on 'Today Tonight'.......what top draw journalism THAT show represents


Hello Mr G'ster :welcome: Are the creative juices flowing, are they ?

[byebyebridgetjones]

Underoos and Friends - August

Miss Behaving;931649 wrote: what are the latest polls like?

Latest polls that I've read are 52/48 in favour of Gillard.

Has been as close as 50/50.

Bite those nails, ranga.:H

[tawnyfrog]

Underoos and Friends - August

So, this is what went down yesterday. After the first load of water gushed into the Froghouse, I frantically squeegied. I also stopped taking photos. Don't know how many buckets I bailed out. It wasn't until I grabbed a pump and lowered the water level in the big fishpond that I started making some progress. Fishpond now had some space, so, water finding it's own level, went into the pond instead of the house.



Came on here and had a whinge. Found the chooks and tucked them up. Read Missy's post and was ok with candles, torches etc but bugger me dead, at 7.17pm the bloody power went off. That's when it got seriously scary. Even though the Froghouse has 18" thick walls which gives fantastic sound insulation, I could still hear the gale outside and listened to limbs and shit blowing around. What's the big deal about candle light anyway? Nothing I could do about what was going down but I readily admit to shitting bricks. Don't know what time I went to bed but was startled awake at 1.30am when the power came back on and the telly was blaring. Went back to sleep.

Did the big tour this morning. The houses are safe and undamaged. All roofing is still on. The shed had flooded but water's gone again. Completely lost one garden structure which is a shame because it was one of the first things I built but that's ok. Loads of tree limbs and branches are down but only two large trees got ripped out. That's ok too because once I cut them up it's more fire-wood.



Big bonus - all tanks are overflowing. AND ... get a load of this. The dam is chockers. Can't remember when that last happened. Downside is - a boat that I had parked upside down on the bank is now completely under water. Stuck. Upside - I saw two cranes and a duck on the dam. Water birds just aren't part of the scenery here normally.



So - all's well that ends well. The Gungurru Gums have just started to flower. The clean-up will start when I can drive the ute without getting bogged.





I shall now stop posting and join Mr. G on the itsallaboutme.com.au site

[aspman]

Underoos and Friends - August

glad your ok frog.
nice shot of ya dam, looks like a water hazzard at an up market golf course.
youll need a log splitter for that beauty...

[tawnyfrog]

Underoos and Friends - August

aspman;932258 wrote:
youll need a log splitter for that beauty...

I know, Aspy ... and to think I just sold mine ...:upset: :upset: :upset:

[aspman]

Underoos and Friends - August

is it best to let trees dry a little before you split em?
excuse my ignorance.

[aspman]

Underoos and Friends - August

HANG ON!!!
the frogs been HACKED!!!

some one call a moderator, they are using emoticon thingies, oh the frogmanity....

[tawnyfrog]

Underoos and Friends - August

I like to cut them into 12" blocks when they're green but then let them sit for ages before splitting.

Oh - the emoticinythingys - I'm obviously still a tad stressed ...

[aspman]

Underoos and Friends - August

hehe, sorry luv.
nature can get to you, ive been snowed in when i was in the uk. we didnt plan on going anywhere, but once we couldnt...
do you have fish in the dam?

[tawnyfrog]

Underoos and Friends - August

No - it's been dry for years but I'm hoping some yabbies will find their way back in. Looooove yabbies!

[aspman]

Underoos and Friends - August

we have fresh water crabs in our dam, id never heard of em but there they are, funny little buggers. I think there must be some native perch or something else as well, ive seen a fish frame (crabs got him lol)...
our land in 800km away, so i dont pop in to often.

[Miss Behaving]

Underoos and Friends - August

Wow Tawny!

Thats amazing.

[stirly-girly]

Underoos and Friends - August

Hi again today Underoonies.

Tawny, glad you got away with as little damage as you did. Must have been scary as hell when the electricity went off. I definitely would not have liked to be alone in the dark with a raging wind and rain. Was that a eucalyptus tree that blew over? The roots don't look very deep. We had two days of rain and then strong winds a few years ago and I remember a lot of trees got blown completely over or left at a 45 degree angle. The roots just couldn't keep them in place in the soggy ground with such high winds. Good that your animals are all safe and sound. Surely things will dry up soon.

MissB. Good news about your kitty. Hope she keeps improving.

Wishing you all a lovely day.