On Sunday 16/11/08 a major storm hit the north-western suburbs of Brisbane. We live in The Gap which was the epicentre of the storm. 200km/hr winds, torrential rain and hail smashed us for just over 30 minutes at around 5pm.
I would have posted this earlier, but we've only just had power restored.
Unlike many other houses in the area, ours didn't sustain any structural damage except for the back fence being pushed over by the flowing water and the front gate being ripped right off. We still haven't found it !!
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However, we had water flowing through the house. Everything was soggy with mud. We had to tear up and throw away the carpet and looks as though a lot of furniture will follow. Dave's big-screen projection TV is fucked. Our washing machine and the fridge in the garage are as well.
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Our party place, the courtyard, is totally fucked. The water was so strong it knocked over the beer fridge.
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And the pool is now a swamp. The hail/wind shredded my wife's papaya trees !!
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My poor little car was almost totally under water and I haven't been able to start it since. I had to bail out the interior and it now stinks.
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You can see how high the water was from the lounge room door.
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...and Dave's bedroom door.
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...and the garage door.
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So, how was your weekend?