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Old 30-06-2005, 01:31 PM   #1
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what a bummer with all the rain and flooding we are having here in the south east QLD.

Anyway I went to work this morning and we were told to go home...Yipee.
I headed of home and found all the streets leading to my house were flooded (some 3ft deep). So when I was about 500m from home I came to another flooded road. I looked quiet deep. so I let the 4x4 go through before me so I could gauge whether or not it was safe to cross. It was not so I did a U turn. the side of the road I was on was dry (so to speak) and the other was under water. I thought there was only 6 inches of water tops on that part of the road. Anyway there was more and I found out the hard way and that's when the front when under and the ute had a drink. why didn't I back out more before I did the U turn. I did go back as far as I could go but was blocked by other cars that were wan'ting to cross. And as I said it realy did not look that deep.

Oh well. You get that.

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Old 30-06-2005, 02:23 PM   #2
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unlucky man, wish i could go home, what part of brisbane is like that? i hope its not like that over albany creek way
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Old 30-06-2005, 04:55 PM   #3
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On the Gold coast. we got 500mm off rain in 18hours. when I was comming home from Kingscliff I saw small car floating down the lower road.

I have never seen such heavy rain, rain as long as it did today. It started at 10pm last night and stopped at 1:30pm today with no brakes on the down pour
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Old 30-06-2005, 04:57 PM   #4
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We need photos!

Yeah SMH has photos from Gold Coast airport of a 737 with its engines partially submerged. Its safe to assume the engines are off, but I'm curious to know what damage, if any would result to a partially submerged jet engine (bottom 1/5 under water)
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Hey mate, damn that dosnt sound like fun lol. Where abouts on the Coast are you??
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Old 30-06-2005, 05:07 PM   #6
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If you want to see some photos go into the bar and have a look at Hoops & Mrs XR8 are flooded in. We have put a few photo's up
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Hey mate, damn that dosnt sound like fun lol. Where abouts on the Coast are you??
Labrador. I got all the water out now and in the process of putting it back together. Also our house was flooded on the lower level. The water was coming up through the cracks in the concrete. Our house is 30 years old but the lower level is completly renovated.
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ah k, im just over at runaway bay, its been raining heavy here, but i dont think the water got to bad. I wanted it to semi flood lol. Probably dosnt help ive been inside all day. Just talking to a mate, lol, he said his street was flooded and he was rowin his tinnie down it lol.
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hope there was no damage done to the ute mate?
by "had a drink", do you mean sucked water into the engine? hope not...
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hope there was no damage done to the ute mate?
by "had a drink", do you mean sucked water into the engine? hope not...
Yep, she sucked in a far bit of water. There seams to be no damage the motor. It was a laugh seeing the water getting shot out of the spark plug holes , the water squirted out about 12 ft.

I will find out tomorrow if theres damage to the internals of the motor when I try to start her up. Fingers crossed. I have also notified my insurance and they told me if there is damage that they will cover it.
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. I have also notified my insurance and they told me if there is damage that they will cover it.
thats good then... phew.

hope there is no damage mate.....
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We need photos!

Yeah SMH has photos from Gold Coast airport of a 737 with its engines partially submerged. Its safe to assume the engines are off, but I'm curious to know what damage, if any would result to a partially submerged jet engine (bottom 1/5 under water)
None it just drains out thru the cowling,they will probably give it an inspection before next start up,remember jets fly thru the rain with no ill affect.
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We need photos!

Yeah SMH has photos from Gold Coast airport of a 737 with its engines partially submerged. Its safe to assume the engines are off, but I'm curious to know what damage, if any would result to a partially submerged jet engine (bottom 1/5 under water)
I was up on the Gold Coast last Thursday and yep, 590 mm in 24 hours. This poor bugger got his MK II GT-P a little wet and she wouldn’t go. I was going to go down and give him a hand to push it but another bloke turned up before I got dressed.

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Here’s two more from last Thursday.

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