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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #825 on: October 02, 2016, 04:42:30 PM »



             & into our lives a little nasty weather will come  .              :cheers:
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #826 on: October 02, 2016, 05:28:49 PM »
This is one huge cold front

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #827 on: October 02, 2016, 05:40:53 PM »
The sky is grumbling   Big Time  , rain big old fat rain . lm really glad I'm under tin tonight  :cheers:
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #828 on: October 02, 2016, 05:55:03 PM »
A few trees have fallen over around my place must be tired  >:D
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #829 on: October 02, 2016, 06:08:44 PM »
A few trees have fallen over around my place must be tired  >:D

fuji could come and help cut them up if ya need

About to get dumped on again and they're predicting October to be even wetter due to the water temps in the Atlantic ocean at the moment.
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #830 on: October 02, 2016, 06:20:39 PM »
bit hard to get to them
wait till it dries up a bit and drag them out
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #831 on: October 02, 2016, 06:25:44 PM »
bit hard to get to them
wait till it dries up a bit and drag them out
Try out the new winch then

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #832 on: October 02, 2016, 06:32:25 PM »
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Try out the new winch then
I'll show ya the incab workin..

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #833 on: October 02, 2016, 06:42:31 PM »
Try out the new winch then



need about 10 extention straps
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #834 on: October 02, 2016, 06:43:50 PM »
I'll show ya the incab workin..

Must be nearly time for an Amigos at St Andrews pub...

Yes to that  8)
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #835 on: October 02, 2016, 06:44:02 PM »



need about 10 extention straps
its a patrol... it will drive in there mate...
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #836 on: October 02, 2016, 06:47:03 PM »
its a patrol... it will drive in there mate...

You know how steep it is
Nothing will go up there but dozer at moment
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #837 on: October 02, 2016, 08:19:30 PM »
You tell im Brettus.

Be fun to watch though.
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #838 on: October 02, 2016, 10:48:08 PM »
Been friggin ferocious over last 1/2 hour up here near Rochester - very heavy rain!
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #839 on: October 03, 2016, 01:49:03 AM »
Had 13mm of very windy fat rain in the last few hours . l think the house is still at the same address, to dark to see just yet                :cheers:
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #840 on: October 03, 2016, 03:05:34 PM »
I only knew we had hail as the boys ran outside threw hail down there pants and ran around screaming how cold it was..idiots

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #841 on: October 03, 2016, 03:19:53 PM »
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I only knew we had hail as the boys ran outside threw hail down there pants and ran around screaming how cold it was..idiots

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #842 on: October 03, 2016, 03:22:15 PM »
thought you were going back to bed... :P

nope come good after some kfc and whiz fizz
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #843 on: October 03, 2016, 03:24:38 PM »
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nope come good after some kfc and whiz fizz
teh fizz fixes everything... only found it at a shop near home again late last yr... :D
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #844 on: October 03, 2016, 04:18:48 PM »
By 7.30 AM we had 32MM of rain in the gauge  , its a tad moist under floatie at present . The Goulburn Weir has all 9 gates open & going well . Squalls on & off all day to keep it moist & interesting                 :cheers:            & more to come



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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #845 on: October 03, 2016, 07:20:05 PM »
Upper end of the Yarra Valley has been hit with 80mm of rain up to 1pm. today(Monday), since Friday last.
Rain gauge in Yarra Junction told the story.  That's more than 3inches in old measurement.
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #846 on: October 03, 2016, 09:31:09 PM »
Mad windy here today...
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #847 on: October 04, 2016, 05:53:14 AM »
Are Yes a New Day   ,  & today the weather will be the same as yesterday or wetter  :'(
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #848 on: October 04, 2016, 06:05:31 AM »
Are Yes a New Day   ,  & today the weather will be the same as yesterday or wetter  :'(

Yep, moist.

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #849 on: October 04, 2016, 06:58:37 AM »
Todays rain seem to by buoyant as its still sitting on the rain that fell yesterday . l was chatting to a Grotty Yachtie about him wanting a bigger house boat . OnYar Noar  :cheers:
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