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Stiill waiting for the catasrophic Cyclone in Qld
Feb 20^th, 2015 at 12:11pm

I am still waiting for the catastrophic event the Armageddon that the Qld Premier promised along with a conga line of experts. Sunrise 7 ran a huge media blitz with reporter from Yapoon to the Gold Coast.

Bit like watching a cracker night when all the fireworks get wet and won't work.

Very pleased for Queensland but what a beat up for some heavy rain and strong winds and a bit of local flooding.

You shouldn't throw words like Catastrophic around until you are sure of your facts. Cheesy

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Re: Stiill waiting for the catasrophic Cyclone in Qld
Reply #2 - Feb 20^th, 2015 at 12:13pm

red baron wrote on Feb 20^th, 2015 at 12:11pm:

I am still waiting for the catastrophic event the Armageddon that the Qld Premier promised along with a conga line of experts. Sunrise 7 ran a huge media blitz with reporter from Yapoon to the Gold Coast.

Bit like watching a cracker night when all the fireworks get wet and won't work.

Very pleased for Queensland but what a beat up for some heavy rain and strong winds and a bit of local flooding.

You shouldn't throw words like Catastrophic around until you are sure of your facts. Cheesy

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They'll always hype it up so that nobody can turn around after the event and say "we weren't given the proper warning".

Insurance, and all that crap.

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Re: Stiill waiting for the catasrophic Cyclone in Qld
Reply #3 - Feb 20^th, 2015 at 12:23pm

The Outrage Bus...are we both watching the same pictures? Due to the miracle of satellites, I am indeed watching what is going on up north at multiple locations.

What a media event, what a frenzy...sorry for that poor bloody reporter who was consigned to the streets of where was it Yapoon?

Got his hair wet, that's about all. Nothing make up can't fix in a jiffy.

I hate seeing the media get let down like that by that naughty weather.

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Rider Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2669 OnTheRoad Gender:	Re: Stiill waiting for the catasrophic Cyclone in Qld Reply #5 - Feb 20^th, 2015 at 12:58pm That's nothing, their ABC has been interviewing via Skype the ex mother in law of a boiler maker who's half sister once had a shag in a now demolished motel on the highway near yepoon. Apparently it was getting wet....
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Redmond Neck Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 22085 ACT Gender:	Re: Stiill waiting for the catasrophic Cyclone in Qld Reply #6 - Feb 20^th, 2015 at 1:58pm Looks like Red has SOTL today! I would have thought a category 5 cyclone would be catastrophic enough for anyone. Perhaps if it was that little shortarse ex premier giving the message it would have been OK.
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Re: Stiill waiting for the catasrophic Cyclone in Qld
Reply #7 - Feb 20^th, 2015 at 3:23pm

red baron wrote on Feb 20^th, 2015 at 12:11pm:

I am still waiting for the catastrophic event the Armageddon that the Qld Premier promised along with a conga line of experts. Sunrise 7 ran a huge media blitz with reporter from Yapoon to the Gold Coast.

Bit like watching a cracker night when all the fireworks get wet and won't work.

Very pleased for Queensland but what a beat up for some heavy rain and strong winds and a bit of local flooding.

You shouldn't throw words like Catastrophic around until you are sure of your facts. Cheesy

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Where would you like the humble pie sent, Mr Baron?

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Reply #8 - Feb 20^th, 2015 at 3:41pm

Ah so this on eis a fizzer too eh?

A few weeks ago NYC was supposed to be getting a killer storm of a century that I was hearing about for days. All along, I held my conviction that it'd turn out to be buggerall, and I was right: Meteorologists apologize for huge blizzard miss

“Big deal. It’ll burn up in the atmosphere and what ever’s left will be no bigger than a chihuahua’s head.”

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Reply #9 - Feb 20^th, 2015 at 4:53pm

better to be over prepared than UNDER I would think.. I have never lived through something like that... so cannot comment..but if I had gone to the trouble of locking everything down and then it wore itself out before it hit my place..

I trust I wouldnt whinge about it being a fizzer.. Angry

.. kids and animals must be scared out of their wits.

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Reply #11 - Feb 20^th, 2015 at 5:06pm

cods wrote on Feb 20^th, 2015 at 4:53pm:

better to be over prepared than UNDER I would think.. I have never lived through something like that... so cannot comment..but if I had gone to the trouble of locking everything down and then it wore itself out before it hit my place..

I trust I wouldnt whinge about it being a fizzer.. Angry

.. kids and animals must be scared out of their wits.

You are right, it's an observation we can only make about things that affect other places.

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Reply #12 - Feb 20^th, 2015 at 5:10pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 20^th, 2015 at 12:13pm:

red baron wrote on Feb 20^th, 2015 at 12:11pm:

I am still waiting for the catastrophic event the Armageddon that the Qld Premier promised along with a conga line of experts. Sunrise 7 ran a huge media blitz with reporter from Yapoon to the Gold Coast.

Bit like watching a cracker night when all the fireworks get wet and won't work.

Very pleased for Queensland but what a beat up for some heavy rain and strong winds and a bit of local flooding.

You shouldn't throw words like Catastrophic around until you are sure of your facts. Cheesy

Fizzzzzzer

They'll always hype it up so that nobody can turn around after the event and say "we weren't given the proper warning".

Insurance, and all that crap.

22000 posts and finally 1 i agree with Wink

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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 36443 Gender:	Re: Stiill waiting for the catasrophic Cyclone in Qld Reply #13 - Feb 20^th, 2015 at 5:12pm Rider wrote on Feb 20^th, 2015 at 12:58pm: That's nothing, their ABC has been interviewing via Skype the ex mother in law of a boiler maker who's half sister once had a shag in a now demolished motel on the highway near yepoon. Apparently it was getting wet....
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Re: Stiill waiting for the catasrophic Cyclone in Qld
Reply #14 - Feb 20^th, 2015 at 5:16pm

... wrote on Feb 20^th, 2015 at 5:06pm:

cods wrote on Feb 20^th, 2015 at 4:53pm:

better to be over prepared than UNDER I would think.. I have never lived through something like that... so cannot comment..but if I had gone to the trouble of locking everything down and then it wore itself out before it hit my place..

I trust I wouldnt whinge about it being a fizzer.. Angry

.. kids and animals must be scared out of their wits.

You are right, it's an observation we can only make about things that affect other places.

those who think this is all due to CLIMATE CHANGE.. need to really be made to go and live through one of these .. storms. Roll Eyes

... and ask themselves since when do mere humans think they have any power that would in deed affect dear Mother Nature..

she is astounding magnificent and thoroughly unpredictable...if anyone thinks even with satellites
we will ever have any control....all I can say is..

good luck with that!

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