Hey guys,

I thoroughly enjoy Porn Club meetings but unfortunately QLD is in an
extreme flood crisis and this is making our phone lines and internet to drop out
regulary.
I will be by the computer hoping for the net to be on at the meeting time, even
if it's only for a few minutes here and there.

I HOPE things settle by then but going by the news, things will be reaching their
worse (my) thursday.

If I can't get on, have fun everyone and I'll be feeling sorry for myself missing out.


Cheers less

The true intensity of the floods didn't really hit home with me until today. I've had the internet cut outs and incessant rain, some of my boxes in the basement got flooded (not due to flood water, more to do with the hill the house is built on) and my nephew's friend who is visiting from the gold coast has been here for an extra week as the road closures mean he can't get home. I've been worried about shellz, but know that although things are tough and she's a bit stuck I know she is safe and in one piece.

Some of my family members live in some of the hardest hit areas but they are all safe and sound and accounted for thank god.

But the true horror has just hit our house as one of my sister's best friends is apparently missing, and his house which is right on the banks of the river is all but destroyed. She's packing her bags and getting ready to go in search of him and to try and keep his wife and kids sane and try to assist. I just feel useless as there isn't anything I can do to help any of the people effected by this complete disaster.

I'm just glad to know that all the people I know who are in the hardest hit areas are safe and pray that my sister's friend turns up. This prob isnt the best or right place to express this, but I came across this thread whilst feeling so distraught and cant seem to keep it together right now. less

The true intensity of the floods didn't really hit home with me until today. I've had the internet cut outs and incessant rain, some of my boxes in the basement got flooded (not due to flood water, more to do with the hill the house is built on) and my nephew's friend who is visiting from the gold coast has been here for an extra week as the road closures mean he can't get home. I've been worried about shellz, but know that although things are tough and she's a bit stuck I know she is safe and in one piece.

Some of my family members live in some of the hardest hit areas but they are all safe and sound and accounted for thank god.

But the true horror has just hit our house as one of my sister's best friends is apparently missing, and his house which is right on the banks of the river is all but destroyed. She's packing her bags and getting ready to go in search of him and to try and keep his wife and kids sane and try to assist. I just feel useless as there isn't anything I can do to help any of the people effected by this complete disaster.

I'm just glad to know that all the people I know who are in the hardest hit areas are safe and pray that my sister's friend turns up. This prob isnt the best or right place to express this, but I came across this thread whilst feeling so distraught and cant seem to keep it together right now. less

The true intensity of the floods didn't really hit home with me until today. I've had the internet cut outs and incessant rain, some of my boxes in the basement got flooded (not due to flood water, more to do with the hill the house is built on) and my nephew's friend who is visiting from the gold coast has been here for an extra week as the road closures mean he can't get home. I've been worried about shellz, but know that although things are tough and she's a bit stuck I know she is safe and in one piece.

Some of my family members live in some of the hardest hit areas but they are all safe and sound and accounted for thank god.

But the true horror has just hit our house as one of my sister's best friends is apparently missing, and his house which is right on the banks of the river is all but destroyed. She's packing her bags and getting ready to go in search of him and to try and keep his wife and kids sane and try to assist. I just feel useless as there isn't anything I can do to help any of the people effected by this complete disaster.

I'm just glad to know that all the people I know who are in the hardest hit areas are safe and pray that my sister's friend turns up. This prob isnt the best or right place to express this, but I came across this thread whilst feeling so distraught and cant seem to keep it together right now. less

Thanks everyone.
We finally got a nice sunny day - so I had the washing machine going flat out while I have the chance.

The cut off towns around here are now running out of fuel. The local has some but they have raised their price really high (it's high enough at the best of times) but we only have enough to get through to the main town so we're forced to buy.

Apparently the range is so badly washed away in the land slide that ya just can't see where there was any road. They have to completely start a new track up but they have no idea on what to do. There is another mass lot of the range that's ready to slide so they can't touch anything down below. It's expected to take weeks before it's usable.

All food, fuel, mail etc will have to come the long way around. But the main town is still cut off so nothing can still get in.
Unfortunately being out here, we tend to get forgotten about. They are making food drops in other isolated areas but not around here.

I'm hoping tomorrow the flooding cutting three of our towns off from the main town will be clear. Other wise I have to travel all the way around..... a lot more fuel used.
But I have a sick kitty who needs a vet. I can't let her go any longer - HAVE to get through!

I'm grateful I don't have to go naked and scare everyone.... LMAO.
Just shows me how much I take normal life for granted! I should appreciate it more. less

Thanks.

They are terrible.
We are rather lucky here. A city nearby had a 26 foot wall of water suddenly flood through the main streets killing 10 people. And there is 78 people missing. Now that massive lot of water is heading to the capital city of my state. The CBD has been evacuated cause it's looking worse than the 1974 floods which did a lot of damage.

I live at the top of a range which has become a complete land slide. Will be quite some time before anyone can get in and out that way - which is the main way into the town.

I'm affraid I'm going to way over due on my free toy review that is stuck at Brisbane airport cause the courier won't be able to get up here for another couple of weeks or more. less

The true intensity of the floods didn't really hit home with me until today. I've had the internet cut outs and incessant rain, some of my boxes in the basement got flooded (not due to flood water, more to do with the hill the house is built on) and my nephew's friend who is visiting from the gold coast has been here for an extra week as the road closures mean he can't get home. I've been worried about shellz, but know that although things are tough and she's a bit stuck I know she is safe and in one piece.

Some of my family members live in some of the hardest hit areas but they are all safe and sound and accounted for thank god.

But the true horror has just hit our house as one of my sister's best friends is apparently missing, and his house which is right on the banks of the river is all but destroyed. She's packing her bags and getting ready to go in search of him and to try and keep his wife and kids sane and try to assist. I just feel useless as there isn't anything I can do to help any of the people effected by this complete disaster.

I'm just glad to know that all the people I know who are in the hardest hit areas are safe and pray that my sister's friend turns up. This prob isnt the best or right place to express this, but I came across this thread whilst feeling so distraught and cant seem to keep it together right now. less

Thanks everyone.
We finally got a nice sunny day - so I had the washing machine going flat out while I have the chance.

The cut off towns around here are now running out of fuel. The local has some but they have raised their price really high (it's high enough at the best of times) but we only have enough to get through to the main town so we're forced to buy.

Apparently the range is so badly washed away in the land slide that ya just can't see where there was any road. They have to completely start a new track up but they have no idea on what to do. There is another mass lot of the range that's ready to slide so they can't touch anything down below. It's expected to take weeks before it's usable.

All food, fuel, mail etc will have to come the long way around. But the main town is still cut off so nothing can still get in.
Unfortunately being out here, we tend to get forgotten about. They are making food drops in other isolated areas but not around here.

I'm hoping tomorrow the flooding cutting three of our towns off from the main town will be clear. Other wise I have to travel all the way around..... a lot more fuel used.
But I have a sick kitty who needs a vet. I can't let her go any longer - HAVE to get through!

I'm grateful I don't have to go naked and scare everyone.... LMAO.
Just shows me how much I take normal life for granted! I should appreciate it more. less

Yeah that's where my wife is from and is currently living =/ but also lives at the upper part so was safe from the flash flood but was downtown 60 minutes before it hit so thank god she left when she did. Flying her here this coming Saturday to get her out of there for a few months said she went to the store yesterday and shelves were empty. less

Yikes - I hope he is safe in one of the shelters somewhere. Hopefully he is searching for the rest of his family or did they have family/friends to go stay with?
Everyone in the CBD and suburbs anywhere near the river were told more than 24hrs before it hit, to evacuate. So I'm sure he would have left after seeing it rise - even if he had stayed for any reason. But I'll certainly be hoping V can find him safe and sound.

It's the exact place to express your distress!
((((HUGS)))) less

It sure is!
Last thing we need is more rain.

Lol. Do we really sound so similar to the English accent????
I rung S.D a few years ago and was kinda insulted that the person who answered thought I was a Pom.

I love the NZ accent too. My parents moved over here when I was only 2 1/2yrs old so I never got a chance to develope the accent. I have taken on some of the Kiwi pronunciations though. less

I didn't get the full story when I started to freak out. The house is a wreck apparently but I got the friend who's missing mixed up.

He went out west on some kind of boys camping trip just after new years and wasn't expected to be heard from (still not sure exactly where he was going, but my geography stinks anyway) as mobile coverage sucks. They were due back on Saturday but haven't turned up so they are starting to freak out a little.

My sister left to go up there tonight, I dont know if the flood water is gone, or if all of the roads are re-opened (I know that the pacific is closed near grafton so there is a big detour.) but she's a real trooper, a complete tom boy and I know she will have a ball helping with the clean up. I just hope the friend and his mates turn up soon.

Have they been able to get food and feul through to your area shellz?? I know that the trucks are now able to get through so hopefully the shops will soon be re-stocked. I also realise how rude I sounded in my post saying that I knew you were fine and safe etc. It sounds like Im saying youve got no hardship to face, but I hope you know that wasn't my intent.

Hopefully they will be able to repair the washed out roads once the land dries out. My thoughts are with you xox less

My wife sounds a little Brit to me but i can def hear the Australian as well but after 2 years i barely notice it anymore and she doesn't notice mine either. Every now and again though she def sounds all kinds of cute >.> spec when riled up. We have had other people here in the US ask her if she was British though lmao and she wasn't a fan. less

That's good that he wasn't near the home or anything like that.
If he has gone out west - there is a lot of flooding out there too which is take some time to reside so I'd say that they are just stranded - hopefully safe and dry!
On the news last week, there was a guy in Brisbane who was meant to be getting married (just this last saturday) and they had so many people flying in for it - including 50 from NSW but the poor bride was flooded in out west somewhere.
Not sure if she got there but that would totally suck!

I know the Bruce HWY was all cut off in area - I'd say that's re-opened now but there would be a lot of damage everywhere.

I know of at least 2 fuel stations in Kingaroy was able to get fuel in. I rung everywhere on friday before going through - didn't want to get stuck there. Food is just ya basics but I'll know more a little later cause we have to go through for food.
I know one of the things they got mountains of it in - is toilet paper!

No, you weren't rude at all. It's declared a disaster zone here but we are safe! I didn't take an offense at all. There are so many people who are going through 100 X worse than anyone around here. And they will be still dealing with it long after our lives get back to normal.
I'm sure they won't allow us to starve out here ... I hope - LMAO
It's all good.

My main concern was for my kitty. I don't like to let things go when animals aren't well. Besides, since losing a cat and dog both to renal failure in the past 5yrs, I'm paranoid that I'm going to lose my baby to it too.

The range is going to be months away from repair.
I don't imagine them doing anything to it until the rainy season is totally over cause it's not worth risking lives. And it's suppose to be a rough rainy season this year. Or at least 2 months of it left.

So maybe towards the end of the year, they may have it open. Although because all the trucks have to go so far out of there way to deliver food, fuel and any other heavy truck stuff to Kingaroy, I'd like to think once they can start, they won't take forever to do it like they normally do. It's all the damn food breaks those guys take. If they didn't eat every hr, they'd get sooooooooooooo much more done. less

Lol - yeah we Aussies do tend to get offended being called or thought of as Brits!
But I guess we may sound kinda close to certain Brit accents. Although I can hear theirs no worries.

LMAO - cute when riled up!

I so wish I could hear what I sound like (accent wise) to others.

I bet your wife will be glad to be back over there. Any room in the suitcase ....hehehe
I'll be quiet and won't move a muscle - I promise... lol. less

That's good that he wasn't near the home or anything like that.
If he has gone out west - there is a lot of flooding out there too which is take some time to reside so I'd say that they are just stranded - hopefully safe and dry!
On the news last week, there was a guy in Brisbane who was meant to be getting married (just this last saturday) and they had so many people flying in for it - including 50 from NSW but the poor bride was flooded in out west somewhere.
Not sure if she got there but that would totally suck!

I know the Bruce HWY was all cut off in area - I'd say that's re-opened now but there would be a lot of damage everywhere.

I know of at least 2 fuel stations in Kingaroy was able to get fuel in. I rung everywhere on friday before going through - didn't want to get stuck there. Food is just ya basics but I'll know more a little later cause we have to go through for food.
I know one of the things they got mountains of it in - is toilet paper!

No, you weren't rude at all. It's declared a disaster zone here but we are safe! I didn't take an offense at all. There are so many people who are going through 100 X worse than anyone around here. And they will be still dealing with it long after our lives get back to normal.
I'm sure they won't allow us to starve out here ... I hope - LMAO
It's all good.

My main concern was for my kitty. I don't like to let things go when animals aren't well. Besides, since losing a cat and dog both to renal failure in the past 5yrs, I'm paranoid that I'm going to lose my baby to it too.

The range is going to be months away from repair.
I don't imagine them doing anything to it until the rainy season is totally over cause it's not worth risking lives. And it's suppose to be a rough rainy season this year. Or at least 2 months of it left.

So maybe towards the end of the year, they may have it open. Although because all the trucks have to go so far out of there way to deliver food, fuel and any other heavy truck stuff to Kingaroy, I'd like to think once they can start, they won't take forever to do it like they normally do. It's all the damn food breaks those guys take. If they didn't eat every hr, they'd get sooooooooooooo much more done. less