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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #975 on: December 29, 2016, 05:30:56 PM »
Today had the dark clouds running around us , thunder & lightening around us . This morning we coped a Pizziling  & the arvo at about 4pm yet another . We only got 37mm in 20 mins , now it a Tad Moist under foot     :cup:
 So glad lm not in the camping areas around here    :cup:                 :cheers:
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #976 on: December 29, 2016, 05:32:25 PM »
It sure is making the grass grow....
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #977 on: December 29, 2016, 06:08:46 PM »
Can somebody  please supply me  " Floaties  " for the grass as its being washed out the ground . lts at it again    pissisting  down . The BOM shows Red Rain & that's not good .
A Deep Rumbling voice asks   " How long can you tread water Nora ??? ???  "     :cheers:
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Re: Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #978 on: December 29, 2016, 06:09:11 PM »
Missus has been stuck outbound on the Ring Rd between Edgars Rd and Plenty Rd for 3 hours. For those of you who don't know the road, it is usually 4 lanes plus an emergency lane wide, a little bit of water about.


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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #979 on: December 29, 2016, 06:09:50 PM »
Quote from: speewa158 on December 29, 2016, 06:08:46 PM
Can somebody  please supply me  " Floaties  " for the grass as its being washed out the ground . lts at it again    pissisting  down . The BOM shows Red Rain & that's not good .
A Deep Rumbling voice asks   " How long can you tread water Nora ??? ???  "     :cheers:
its been red and black over us all fukin day since I touched the mower..
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #980 on: December 29, 2016, 06:27:25 PM »
That little squall has just gone through  only 27mm in the rain gauge & it might rain later  :cheers:
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #981 on: December 29, 2016, 06:37:18 PM »
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That little squall has just gone through  only 27mm in the rain gauge & it might rain later  :cheers:

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #982 on: December 29, 2016, 08:54:38 PM »
Over here, we had 65.5mm today up to about 7:30pm.
Went into Bendigo this afternoon, had a huge downpour in the Axedale area, but in Bendigo looked like they had minimal rain.

Happy days! As we have 2 dams on our place, and both are now full to overflowing (as are the tanks on the house), should mean (hopefully) that we will have adequate water for the gardens and the fruit trees through the summer.
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #983 on: December 29, 2016, 08:55:45 PM »
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Happy days! As we have 2 dams on our place, and both are now full to overflowing (as are the tanks on the house), should mean (hopefully) that we will have adequate water for the gardens and the fruit trees through the summer.
Noice work! you got aminals etc, or just a hobby farm kinda place?
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #984 on: December 29, 2016, 08:58:22 PM »
Well done Bird, nice job with the mower.  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Gives 'em something to think about.
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #985 on: December 29, 2016, 09:01:33 PM »
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Well done Bird, nice job with the mower.  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Gives 'em something to think about.
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #986 on: December 29, 2016, 09:07:01 PM »
Get the self Propelled job and there'll be a fight to use it.
Usually it's washing the car that causes rain.
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #987 on: December 29, 2016, 09:25:38 PM »
Quote from: Bird on December 29, 2016, 08:55:45 PM
Noice work! you got aminals etc, or just a hobby farm kinda place?

No animals, our block is only 6 acres, so we have only veggie gardens, fruit trees (apples, peaches, cherries, oranges, lemons, apricots and (eventually) figs and olives. Around the house is flower gardens.

Not having reliable water is a bit problematic with animals. Buying in water is expensive, not so much for the water ($2.80/1000lts last year) but the cartage. It comes from the mains stand pipe in town.

The neighbours on one side run 2 horses and on the other side a small flock of sheep, but they are regularly buying in water during summer at about $300/13000lts delivered.

We considered putting in a bore, but their is no guarantee of usable water, in this area the bore water can be 300 - 13,000ppm salt. (not necessarily NaCl, but other salts, mostly sulfurs). Risking a minimum of $5K to find out is out of the question if you cannot use the water.
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #988 on: December 30, 2016, 01:42:27 PM »
What rain. :D


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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #989 on: December 30, 2016, 06:50:47 PM »
we had 83mm, most of it in an hour according to the Viewbank weather station
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #990 on: December 30, 2016, 06:55:49 PM »
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I'm no meteorologist, but looking at the wind/rain/pressure pattern on these, it looks like the storm cell in SA is splitting up and heading south. May not hit Vic at all.....


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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #991 on: December 30, 2016, 08:03:33 PM »
lt didn't rain today  & it wasn't overcast  . We are into drought after 64MM of rain yesterday .
But it might change if we are lucky                         >:D
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #992 on: January 05, 2017, 08:35:27 AM »
believe what you will LOL!
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Batten down the hatches: parts of Victoria are bracing for heavy rainfall and large hailstones expected to hit on Thursday morning.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning just after 8am, saying the extreme weather conditions should affect Victoria's north-west and towns north-west of Melbourne in the next few hours.
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Re: Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #993 on: January 05, 2017, 08:37:47 AM »
We got 10 mins of heavy rain and thunder about 7am this morning, sunny and hot now...
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #994 on: January 05, 2017, 09:03:44 AM »
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We got 10 mins of heavy rain and thunder about 7am this morning, sunny and hot now...
It was cloudy over your way but must have been one little cell over your suburb, sunny and fine when I was out with my coffee
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #995 on: January 05, 2017, 10:56:21 AM »
Been Sunny all morning here, North of Pakenham in the Yarra Valley.
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #996 on: January 05, 2017, 03:23:15 PM »
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....North of Pakenham....

Pakenham Upper??
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #997 on: January 05, 2017, 03:34:16 PM »
Packenham Upper isn't in the Yarra Valley, Ok.
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Re: Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #998 on: January 05, 2017, 03:38:30 PM »
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Pakenham Upper??

Is that near Far Kew?
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #999 on: January 05, 2017, 03:40:14 PM »
Quote from: D4D on January 05, 2017, 03:38:30 PM
Is that near Far Kew?
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