It's raining! It's raining!

I can understand your feeling like that, Deb.
But then, in the current circumstances, the problems are sort of glaring us in the face!

I want my old, beautiful Victoria back! The Victoria I love! Waaaaaaah!

Great state. And I love Melbourne.

I love Victoria. I love Melbourne. I'm very parochial, I know, but I do.
I wish this devastation would just stop. Now! Enough is enough.

(Don't mind me Deb & anyone else reading this. This whole situation here is getting a lot of people down ... me, included.)

Not bloody surprising!!!!!


((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Msolga and Victoria)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Thanks, Deb, even though I am not personally in one of the fire-threatened areas, I needed a hug. Yesterday was a bugger of a day at work, and, driving home in what felt like a ferocious gale .. with seemingly non-stop ABC radio messages about "personal fire plans" (residents deciding whether to stay or go, etc) & constant reminders of the likely 125 kph winds in fire-endangered area ... well, it felt a little like the end of the world as we know it! (A 1/4 of the state was blacked out last night, too, as a result of wind damage. Perfect ending to a horrible day. )

I am happy to report that (after a good night's sleep) I awoke to find that it had rained in many parts of Victoria last night! That all the existing fires have been "contained". And that we are in for a much cooler week (top of 19 c today! ) so the job of getting the worst of the fires well & truly under control (extinguised even?!) is looking good. More rain appears to be on the cards, too.

What a difference a day makes!

Thanks again, Deb.

Crikey, it's just started raining again, right now! A pretty serious type of rain, too!

I hope it is soon back to "normal".

Gotta be! Anything else is completely unacceptable!



Is it raining in your parts, I wonder?

Wonderful to hear about the rain. I hope it keeps up a few days or longer.

It's coming in "bursts", edgar. On, off, on, off ....
Hardly a deluge, but hey, so much better than nothing (like just about most of this year, so far!

Not today.

Oh damn!
But rain is forecast for Adelaide & SA, yes?

Wow! About 5 minutes ago (just as I was taking a load of washing out to the clothesline on this balmy Saturday morning ) .... the sky blackened over with heavy clouds, the temperature dropped dramatically & now it's raining cats & dogs out there!!!! Wow, was that so sudden!

Let's hope it pours & pours & pours & pours .....!

Extraordinary downpour! Haven't seen anything like this for so long! Now I'm thinking "flood"!

Been raining here for DAYS!!!

Began on Thursday...still going.

Well, showering...it's not heavy rain.

It's cold and dark and windy and WET!!!!


Heaven!

I have been trying to find out how much rain we have actually received...

Ok...

Friday 27 mm

Saturday 7 mm

Sunday 17 mm

I understand, Deb .... Though millions wouldn't!

More freezing cold winds & rain! Yes, yes, yes!

I live in Melbourne.
It's been raining on & off all day!
It's fantastic!!!
I hope it keeps up!!
We really need more rain!!!

you folks have got to learn more about artificial RECHARGE of all the excess rain.
Even here in the humid Eastern US, weve been creating water conservation programs that help out in our cycles of drought. During times of excess rain, omly about 25% of the rain actually soaks back in to the ground to recharge the ground water. By using runnoff directional waterways and recharge basins and "porous parking lots" weve been able to increase this to almost 40%. When you figure that we get (average) about 40 inches per year, that extra 6" of rain fall recharge means an additional (approx) 1.8 million gallons of recharge PER ACRE. This helps in providing normal stream flow for longer drought periods, and, in most cases these fixtures are pretty much self maintaining between semi annual scourings and cleaning. When you have a lot of runnoff, you should consider that wasted water

You do (live in Melbourne)?
Me, too!
And yes, it's incredibly wet at the moment.
This is going to take some getting used to!

Haven't seen you here before, Kat. Welcome!