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Storm

nicnacs_4u — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:26:52 GMT

Can`t remember the last time I experienced such a storm as last night.(Melb) Thankfully no damage done but I was wondering how others fared.

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imastawka — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 01:25:08 GMT

Fair bit of damage out this way (Northern subs)

Felt the house swaying at around 4 am. That was a worry.

SES has been chainsawing trees across the road, lots of branches off trees in the park on the other side of the road.

I have pot plants upended, small branches broken off trees, but I also found our roller door gate has been blown out of it's tracks at the bottom.

That'll cost a pretty penny - unsure if insurance covers it, but the excess is fairly high anyway.

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sugar249 — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 01:32:10 GMT

Heaps of tree's down in the area, a couple of roads totally blocked, power out to about 5000 houses.

we just got ours back, but a lot still in darkness.

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papermoon.lady — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:46:33 GMT

We had storms last week on the east coast, actually a thunderstorm almost every day, sometimes even after a day of sunshine.

No storms today, but it is hot and humid and I could hardly do anything all day because this weather makes me so tired.

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domino-710 — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:50:43 GMT

I hope all are OK - sounds as if it was pretty scary.

Hot as here today - Paper - are you getting the wind today??

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imastawka — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:56:37 GMT

Bluddy roller door!

The mob that installed it has an emergency number, yeah?

Soonest they can come out is Monday!

With a call out fee of $550 would you believe?

But.........twin grandie #2 'knows a guy' who installs roller doors.

He's calling in on his way home tonight. YAY

No idea what he'll charge, but at least it's not Monday.

The car is stuck in the backyard until it's fixed.

And the insurance excess is $400 anyway.

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papermoon.lady — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:03:09 GMT

Yes, it has been quite windy all day!

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countessalmirena — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:43:54 GMT

Terrifying ghostly moans and wild roaring of the wind all night… lightning and thunder… power out three times during the night, and then at 6 it was out again. Power outage continues and it may not be back on until tomorrow night.

I can’t get the car out - electric doors, and the winds are still too high to open them manually with any degree of safety. Phone charge at 62%… I am recharging with a portable charger but once its juice has gone, I will only be able to recharge by opening garage manually just enough to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning when I start the car and plug in the phone.

Perilous trees at the back fence have only been worsened.

It could have been worse.

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janeababe — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:01:58 GMT

I’m glad that all persons on this thread are safe and well though, and no personal injuries. The rest, will sort itself out.

Take care folks 😘

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imastawka — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:36:02 GMT

Well it seems I was lucky not to lose power.

The wind is still gusting out there, but not like it was during the night.

The friend of twin grandie #2 has been and fixed my roller door 😊 and charged me the princely sum of $100 - I'm very happy indeed.

I have his business sticker on the door now and from now on, he gets my business when it needs servicing.

And the other mob wanted $550 just for the call out - and not til Monday? Pfffft

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countessalmirena — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:18:56 GMT

I match your pfffft and raise it with a French taunt.

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imastawka — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:00:19 GMT

A French taunt, eh?

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countessalmirena — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:08:18 GMT

No other taunt will do.

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chameleon54 — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 22:16:10 GMT

Power out for 36 hours and counting at the remote farm. Went there yesterday with a frozen meal for lunch and had no way to heat it up. Power still off when I left last night to return home and the power company had no idea when it would be back on..

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countessalmirena — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 22:42:22 GMT

I kept on refreshing the outage page to see various dates and times for repair. For some hours it was saying 2/11, not a prospect I regarded with pleasure.

Then suddenly - LIGHT!!!!

Power has been restored.

I hope it’s quickly remedied for everyone else here as well.

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ambercat16 — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 01:44:41 GMT

😁

🎶 Power to the People 🎶

😎

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kopenhagen5 — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 07:38:49 GMT

I lost half of the side fence and some of my model ship.

Rails broke away from the posts due to a wind tunnel down the side of neighbour's newly built massive extension.

I had some spare palings, wired up the rails instead of nailing and screwed on new palings instead. All good again, in fact much stronger now. 😊

My partly done ship model is a different story, I had it out under the pergola to pack away in the garage.

Morning after the storm, parts were everywhere. The main hull is ok but some damage on smaller assembled parts. A project I don't have time for right now.

It is The Danmark, (Billing Boats) a training ship with an amazing history.

Might complete it one day.

My misfortunes are minor compared to others in the aftermath of this storm.

I couldn't believe the amount of traffic lights not working on the next day, especially some of the major intersections. Very dangerous.

Hope everyone is back to normal, ready to enjoy some new freedoms. 😉

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janeababe — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 17:52:58 GMT

36hrs? What….. with all that money you’re making (or HAVE made) and your remote farm doesn’t have a generator?
Hmmmmm 😎

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domino-710 — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 20:41:44 GMT

LOL - how remote is remote.

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janeababe — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 22:30:04 GMT

@domino-710 wrote:
LOL - how remote is remote.

For me, the back yard, these days 😂