Re: Batten down the hatches Vic

[Bird]

look off Tassie
https://www.windytv.com/?-38.393,149.106,6

[scrapsD40]

Where do people in Melbourne the planes coming? I've heard there is a public place where plane geeks can go and watch the planes land.

There's 2 areas for plane spotting. One at the north end on the road to Sunbury. Great spot for kids as there's usually a Mr Whippy van there.

The other is on the west side on Operations Road.


Btw, plane spotting is what happens in these car parks during the day. I've heard the same locations have a different use of a night

[scrapsD40]

We have ferocious winds here at the moment, between me and the neighbour we have around 10 trees down at the moment. Not sure if I can get to work tomorrow, one of my trees are over his drive. Will report more when it settles down, inside bunkered down at the moment

GG

[peter01]

Yarrawonga Weir, seriously insane amount of water around

https://youtu.be/KLkR07fmVh8

[Bad Scott]

We have ferocious winds here at the moment, between me and the neighbour we have around 10 trees down at the moment. Not sure if I can get to work tomorrow, one of my trees are over his drive. Will report more when it settles down, inside bunkered down at the moment

GG

Nearly lost the shed due to a tree from the back neighbour and the sheds 12mts from the fence line. Another down in the front yard.

[GGV8Cruza]

Some of the mess i have to clean up tomorrow







GG

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[GeoffA]

AOK on the proper side of town.....a bit breezy is all....

[D4D]

Some of the mess i have to clean up tomorrow

That's a lot off mess, that'll give the saws a good work out.

[mrdenn1s]

My house got flattened. Roof gone. Structurally a mess. Cruiser roof crushed.  Lucky none of us were home. Now living in hotel rooms for 12 months. But no real issue. It's just a house. Others lost their lives. Think of the hell those families are living.

[scrapsD40]

Nearly lost the shed due to a tree from the back neighbour and the sheds 12mts from the fence line. Another down in the front yard.

Fuji will be round tomorrow with saw in hand.

[Bird]

My house got flattened. Roof gone. Structurally a mess. Cruiser roof crushed.  Lucky none of us were home. Now living in hotel rooms for 12 months. But no real issue. It's just a house. Others lost their lives. Think of the hell those families are living.

Fark... glad you weren't home dude... that's totalled...

[D4D]

Fark... glad you weren't home dude...

x2

[mrdenn1s]

Fark... glad you weren't home dude... that's totalled...

Yep, Cruiser got squashed too. Damn it

[listo]

That's the part I'd be most hurt about. They'll repair the house but I doubt they'll do that for the beloved cruiser & it's hard to replace what you didn't want to replace.
Sorry to hear mate, good that you and your family are safe & well though

[Bird]

That's the part I'd be most hurt about. They'll repair the house but I doubt they'll do that for the beloved cruiser & it's hard to replace what you didn't want to replace.
Sorry to hear mate, good that you and your family are safe & well though

Hes only had the car a couple of months and just spent up doing it up too..

Hopefully its not toast and fixable.. shoulda held off getting that rust fixed

[mrdenn1s]

Hes only had the car a couple of months and just spent up doing it up too..

Hopefully its not toast and fixable.. shoulda held off getting that rust fixed

Worst part is roof is slightly crushed. Should be fixable? Rest is a respray and some minor dents.

Insured for $25k with Shannon's. Let's see.  Can't even get a tow truck up as road is blocked by a monster tree.

The Killa Concepts roof cage took the brunt of it.

[Pete79]

Worst part is roof is slightly crushed. Should be fixable? Rest is a respray and some minor dents.

Insured for $25k with Shannon's. Let's see.  Can't even get a tow truck up as road is blocked by a monster tree.

The Killa Concepts roof cage took the brunt of it.

Sorry to see that destruction mate. Nature can be ugly at times.

Hopefully Shannons have better policies for you then most other insurers.
A few years ago after seeing the carnage left by some big storms on the Gold Coast, I was doing the ring around before my renewal and I asked everyone the same question, sadly got the same answer from everyone.

Q; If I have my boat hooked up to my car and they're both parked in front of my garage (not inside), then a tree comes down in a storm and flattens the boat, the car and the house, will you replace everything?

A; NO. Only the boat, the house and the contents are covered for storm damage.

I hope everything works out for you though.

[mrdenn1s]

UPDATE:

Shannon's wrote the car off as a repairable write off

I bought the wreck for $3k. Can get it fully repaired and resprayed for $19.5k.

Payout was $25k minus the $3k purchase, so I'm ahead.

It doesn't get registered as a write off as it is over 15 years old. It's is all just panel damage. Nothing structural or mechanical.

I could have taken the $25k and started again, but like many of you, I've put too much into this car just to walk away.

[Fizzie]

At least one piece of good'ish news, Mr D 

Hope everything goes well from here on in.

[scrapsD40]

Hope everyone enjoyed the sun today.

[speewa158]

Yep, Cruiser got squashed too. Damn it

Dose that mean a 200 is on the horizon         

[Bad Scott]

Dose that mean a 200 is on the horizon         

So a raffle is about to start

[speewa158]

So a raffle is about to start

                                                                                          

[Bird]

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST


SEVERE WEATHER WARNING

for DAMAGING WINDS

For people in the Central, South West, North Central and parts of the East Gippsland, North East, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera Forecast Districts.


Issued at 5:04 pm Saturday, 15 October 2016.




WEATHER SITUATION:
A low pressure trough and cold front crossing the Bight today are forecast to reach western Victoria on Sunday morning and extend to eastern areas Sunday afternoon.


DAMAGING WINDS, averaging 50 to 65 km/h with peak gusts of around 90 to 100km/h are expected to continue for the remainder of Saturday into Sunday morning over the Central, South West, North Central and parts of the East Gippsland, North East, West and South Gippsland and Wimmera Forecast Districts. Peak gusts may reach 110 km/h on the higher ranges above 1000 metres elevation overnight.


Winds are expected to ease somewhat over most areas by 9am Sunday, although the winds will persist over the northeast Alpine areas during the afternoon.




Locations which may be affected include Warrnambool, Maryborough, Ballarat, Geelong, Melbourne and Bacchus Marsh.






The highest wind gusts to 4:30pm EDT have been 89km/h at Wilsons Promontory, 85km/h at St Kilda and Kilmore Gap and 83km/h at Mount William and Mount Hotham.


The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move vehicles under cover or away from trees;
* Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony;
* Keep clear of fallen power lines;




The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 11:00 pm AEDT Saturday.


Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 217. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly

[scrapsD40]

Check out the pressure line where the two wind patterns meet starting in SA and heading down to TAS.