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soulman21london, Greater London, England UK3 Threads 13 Postsanyone about
so wheres that then
leisure07: so wheres that then
Mr President
O/P probably thinks London is the centre of everything, including the Planet.
soulman21: anyone about
Yep, but you weren't here so we all left and have congregated in a phonebox just outside Swindon.
I'm here with the rest of the soft southerners.
soulman21: gee thats a relief lol
sounded like you were in 28 Days Later for a minute there :)
G'day everyone in UK
Just dropping in to say 'Hi' - we've been a bit caught up with the odd cyclone, monumental floods and the odd bushfire down here
But it's all good, my house still got a roof on and power is on - so I am a lot better off than some.
Have a beaut day
I used to live there but saw sense...
soulman21: hey newlife we have a saying over here im all rite jack, lol so your building the only one standing in the neighbourhood
No soulman, we only had damage from wild winds, 100 kmh, mainly lots of branches, few trees down, green debris around the place, few roads flooded but very little compared to some people. Some places have had water up to their roofs which you have probably seen on TV.
Read in the paper this week that 1 week after the ex-cyclone went down the coast that 3600 kms (2,400 miles) of roads are still closed, flooded or damaged - and that is Qld alone - but we will get there. Sun is shining today.
I didn't even go out of the house for 2 whole days - never heard of for me!!
newlife i remeber we had a great storm here in southeast of england late 1980s i woke up and saw trees on the road some went through buildings otheres went through peoples roof what an amazing site your insurance they sort you out out there wont they? takes a long time tho to rebuild what the people have lost though hey
soulman21: newlife i remeber we had a great storm here in southeast of england late 1980s i woke up and saw trees on the road some went through buildings otheres went through peoples roof what an amazing site your insurance they sort you out out there wont they? takes a long time tho to rebuild what the people have lost though hey
Mmmmm insurance soulman - now you've opened a can of worms!!
Try n keep it short. 2 yrs ago don't know if you remember but Brisbane a city 70 kms north of me, flooded badly for 3 reasons, lots of rain from the La Nina weather pattern, an already over full dam to conserve water because we had had 5 yrs of drought, topped off with a king tide!!
They had to open the flood gates at the dam and release huge volumes of water that came down the river to the city! So much damage to people's property and the insurance companies debating over the many definitions of a flood!
There was an Inquiry into the management of the dam which of course absolved the dam operators of any wrongdoing - they should have released water about a month earlier IMHO.
Consequently, for people in flood prone areas, IF they can get insurance now, the premiums are ridiculous. So here we are again 2 yrs later, not quite as bad in Brisbane, having a 1 in 100 yr weather event??
There is now a class action beginning against the Brisbane City Council I think and dam operators to hold them accountable.
Phew! Are you still awake?
Watch this space for further developments! Oh and the other end of the country - Victoria are having bushfires!!
I am an ex-Pom, but love living here in spite of everything, it is Paradise.
The best city in the world 
Moved from Dulwich to outback Western Australia in 2003. Find the people in the outback a lot more friendly.
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