RAIN IN MACKAY

[paceman]

Yep, most small units would be fine.

i was more thinking whether it needed to be a pure sine wave type?

[Steffo1]

i was more thinking whether it needed to be a pure sine wave type?

My BIL just got an 9kva  through his son, who's a sparky, & the lad was saying it had an AVR ?? (I think that was the term. Automatic Voltage Regulator or similar?)
Lad also said he could whack one on mine but, really, I can go a day or three without the tele or 'puter.
Steve

[Bird]

Kosh looked like a dill yesterday around 7am when I turned on the tv.....they were struggling to find things to talk about...but they were live from 4am (when the rest of aus was sleeping

that was his whole show... actually thats normal Mon-Friday...

[noel_w]

Lad also said he could whack one on mine but, really, I can go a day or three without the tele or 'puter.
Steve

But beer is another story 

[Jeepers Creepers]

I was just checking the Mackay radar, it looks like the rain/storm is coming back out again straight back over you guys,

I think we're due to cop some rain from it tomorrow too.

[broncos11]

Okay now we have torrential rain and thunderstorms with lightening for the last few hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Going to be interesting at high tide 12:00pm tonight and tomorrow

[noel_w]

Okay now we have torrential rain and thunderstorms with lightening for the last few hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Going to be interesting at high tide 12:00pm tonight and tomorrow

Gonna need a bigger boat....  What's that you said Noah?
Hope you are all safe up there guys.

[Jeepers Creepers]

We're getting some solid rains bursts here this morning.

Time to fit the mowers with a snorkel and flippers me thinks.

[Bird]

We're getting some solid rains bursts here this morning.

Time to fit the mowers with a snorkel and flippers me thinks.

[JRABS]

Well we have just had power come back on for the first time since Monday night. It's good to hear the silence!.
Like others, I had a changeover switch fitted a few years ago when I was working out bush and its one of the best investments I've made.
Luckily, I just got my genset going last week after a fair while of poor and no running so it's had a great workout now.
Bit of water around last night kept us busy but nothing too serious.
It's going to be busy at work for a while though, some of our CCTV footage of the ocean swells were full on!

[JRABS]

Forgot to say a big thanks to the people from Ergon and associated contractors, they were really only able to get started today and I have heard of a lot of areas getting power back.

[Moggy]

Jabs you're one of the lucky ones, I'm still running the genny, which is ok but when the neighbours either side have power you really ask WTF.
BIL works for ergon down south & did a check & could be another 7 days before reconnect.
Just as well we didn't take a direct hit from Debbie, we'd be waiting till Xmas. 🙁🙁

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[Footy Shorts Shane]

 

[JRABS]

Hi Moggy,
I wouldn't say I am very knowledgeable in power lines or electrical things in general but if your neighbors either side have power maybe its a pole fuse or the connection on the house itself. I have had one of these go on me before. Either way it is still an Ergon fix but they may not know there's a problem there anymore.

[Rumpig]

Jabs you're one of the lucky ones, I'm still running the genny, which is ok but when the neighbours either side have power you really ask WTF.
BIL works for ergon down south & did a check & could be another 7 days before reconnect.
Just as well we didn't take a direct hit from Debbie, we'd be waiting till Xmas. 🙁🙁

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sucks at times being on different networks then your neighbours...have had several occasions where our neighbours have power but we don't. After the flood in Brisbane a few years ago, our neighbour had no power 2 days more then after we got ours back.

[stabicraft]

Ill be heading to Goonyella, via Mackay on Monday.

Do you think Ill have any problems getting there?

[Moggy]

Roads should be open, but if you have farcebook check the abc tropical north pages, pretty sure they post updates or have a link

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[paceman]

Ill be heading to Goonyella, via Mackay on Monday.

Do you think Ill have any problems getting there?

this may also help:

https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/

https://live.racq.com.au/2017/03/tc-debbie-latest-road-closures/

[stabicraft]

Thanks Guys.

Ill have a look.

Cheers

[tracker]

   You reap what you sow.

[Fox67]

Mate in Mackay had to fly to Brisbane then a flight back to Moranbah to get to work, can't access mines from Mackay by road apparently.

[ScarpsD40]

   You reap what you sow.

Please tell me your house hasn't flooded again?


Footnote:
Now some they do and some they don't
And some you just can't tell
And some they will and some they won't
With some it's just as well

[MattNQ]

Mate in Mackay had to fly to Brisbane then a flight back to Moranbah to get to work, can't access mines from Mackay by road apparently.

Sarina range and Eton range have serious landslides.
There was an aerial video getting around FB.  Can't find it now of course.

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[Bird]

I think I heard on radio that there are looters going round...

vigilante justice time I say..

[Foo]

Sarina range and Eton range have serious landslides.
There was an aerial video getting around FB.  Can't find it now of course.

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This is what ya lookin for. 

Heli-Central

https://www.facebook.com/HeliCentral/photos/pcb.1368464936545931/1368454723213619/?type=3&theater

Foo