Something non-Hobby related + Centurion

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Something non-Hobby related + Centurion

Posted by fester

So many of you may be aware that some of us authors are Aussies...

Some more of you may be aware of this:

BBC News

New York Times

Well, a few of the Aussie guys know, but I live 10km south of Rockhampton, which is where all that floodwater is cruising down towards. At 7pm local time the floodwaters have cut me off from Rocky (what us locals call it). However, instead of people asking me "are you safe", "is everything OK?", "Can I send wads of cash to help?", they are all asking

Is Centurion still on? I so did ask.

Well to make you all happy go lucky I can confirm the following:

1. The airport is currently under water (or will be by the time many of you read this) but will be re-opened by March.
2. The location of Centurion is safe from all but the worst floods, by that I mean the city is washed away.
3. I am safe and dry and will be rather bored for a while as I can't (conviently) get to work
4. Centurion is still on, pending scenes from a proper proper disaster movie.

Finally, if you want to send donations of cash or minis, I will be sitting here madly hobby-ing away with nothing really better to do! Australia really does have everything. Cyclones, bushfires, floods, earthquakes, tidal waves, killer spiders/snakes/dogs/flyinginsects/ants/marsupials/jellyfish/sharks/fishthatlooklikestones/dropbears/birdsthatkickthroughsteel/etc... hmm we don't see many tornados though!

1991 Flood, this flood will be worse. This is a photo of the main road into Rocky, Highway 1

Some of the water we expect to see. This is the main highway heading west.

1991 Flood, this will be worse.

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Messanger of Death · 743 weeks ago

Haha thanks to all the weather reports the missus now knows where I'm planning to celebrate my 21st (and play with war dollies).

Messanger

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Kirby 118p · 743 weeks ago

Same with mine re war dollies :P lol.

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Marshal_Wilhelm 61p · 743 weeks ago

So, Centurion is still on right?!

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Marshal_Wilhelm 61p · 743 weeks ago

I hope that you and your family are all well and good. I knew you were a banana bender but I hadn't quite put two and two together.
Hopefully the State and Federal governments are ready for action and have clean water, medical supplies and food for you all.

I have seen that the waters are not too far below the level of the sewerage treatment plants, which would be disastrous.

When it rains it pours. -_-

I will pray for you and your city.

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Kirby 118p · 743 weeks ago

State...and federal governments...? What!?

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Messanger of Death · 743 weeks ago

We have those? And they do things?

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TheWolfsLunch 61p · 743 weeks ago

After much discussion me and Vinsanity believe that NSW is the safer state, as we don't get attacked by mother nature...much. And thus you should have had Centurion down here :P

But in all seriousness it's good that you're okay (and the gaming venue, too). Just spend all your time on Vassal or painting your models, if there ever was an excuse, this is it :D

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Messanger of Death · 743 weeks ago

I agree with this 110%. All in favour raise your hand.

Messanger

p.s. only residence of NSW are allowed to vote since we have the most awesome fireworks in the souther hemisphere... :p

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Kirby 118p · 743 weeks ago

1) fireworks are lame
2) *raises hand*

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fester40k 73p · 743 weeks ago

Thanks guys!
Yeah, thats the plan, paint, build, spend time on the house and family. Cook, laugh at the people in Rocky who can't get fresh food supplies.

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Auretious Taak · 743 weeks ago

Fresh Food Supplies? Wait till the toilet paper runs out! :p

To be fair Fester, I only realised Rockhampton was going under like an hour ago when I woke up to find the TV still on and the news saying Rockhampton had started to be evacuated as power was cut from area's and then i thought, wait, isn't Dan and Fester down at Rocky? Hmmm I better hop on 3++ and see if they are okay. I didn't care too much about Centurion, it's 2.5 months away, plenty of time for the flood waters to recede and if not well that drought was well and truely sorted then (Drought Kirby, you missed Drought, and the occasional water spout!).

Have a great day hobbying, I must needs do some hobbying for this tourney tomorrow. :)

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Eltnot 45p · 743 weeks ago

Curse you fester and your ability to get supplies/leave the city.

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SneakyDan · 743 weeks ago

Im currently doing work around town, disconnecting electricity supplies to various locations that will be damaged during the flood. Its freakin' awesome. Seriously. But, its not as bad as they are making it out to be. Basically, the outlying areas of Rockhampton and the lower parts near the river get smashed, for the rest of us, its just inconvenient, as food etc can be hard to get hold of.

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Kirby 118p · 743 weeks ago

It's never as bad as the news says. I recall going to Port Douglas a couple years ago when the cyclone was up there and the news was saying it was terrible, etc. 7 days of perfect (33C, 100% humidity...) weather. <3 the news!

Good to know Dan is okay too i guess :P.