It
just keeps on giving.

I think Australia has pissed off the Man Upstairs. First we had the bushfires, then half of Queensland is under water for weeks, then a bloody earthquake and now a bloody category 5 cyclone is about to hit.

At least this time it's not aiming at me. Looks like the Whitsunday Islands are first in the firing line then Northern Queensland.

Still, at least it's rarely dull over here.

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Sun 8 Mar 2009, 1:37, 8 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

legless
gotta take the good with the bad - despite all the natural disasters we still have a beautiful country.

Have you ever been to Ayers Rock? the country there is absolutely stunning.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sun 8 Mar 2009, 1:49, Reply)

Oh
don't get me wrong - I love Oz.

The cyclone is going to hit an island I've stayed on - Hamilton Island. I'd actually love to be there right now. I've always wanted to see an actual hurricane or cyclone. I did get hit by the tail-end of a hurricane in Barbados a few years ago. It was stunning and I almost got brained by falling coconuts.

Well, it was my own fault as I was floating on my back in the pool in a life-belt, drunk, watching these tremendous rain drops belting down. The I realised that raindrops weren't black and didn't sound like depth charges when they hit.

And no, I haven't been to Uroooloololoooloooo or whatever the hell they call it these days.

Oh - and while I'm on I that Aborrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Sun 8 Mar 2009, 1:58, Reply)

Lucky you
I've never been to Hamilton Island. But yes Uluru is stunning.

I went on a camper van trip around Australia when I was nine - seen some amazing things and met some great people.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sun 8 Mar 2009, 2:06, Reply)

Its a big space. Somewhere in AU is copping it, always. Simple science. Same as the US and other large land masses. Its more a matter of what gets reported.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Sun 8 Mar 2009, 9:47, Reply)

^^^
What they said, if you're going to be greedy enough to have a country that can comfortably swallow the whole of Europe, then you have to expect some sort of downside.

I really miss Australia.
(Bazongaloid, Sun 8 Mar 2009, 16:55, Reply)

Al you've been to aus?
since when?! Why was I not informed of this??

:( All the cool people come to Aus and then they hide from me. No fair.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 9 Mar 2009, 0:10, Reply)

Melbourne
Lovely day down here today though. Haven't worn shorts for a week, it's been weird...
(Zutroy started without you, Mon 9 Mar 2009, 4:56, Reply)

Don't forget...
...the Dengue Fever epidemic in Cairns!
(emadex thinks the world will end on, Wed 11 Mar 2009, 13:18, Reply)