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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff
    no school wanted some urgent stuff for a presentation ..so will have to make it two days now
    Better than nothing. Might be raining for those two days as well.

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    gotta say though this rain will now see us till winter , this summer has been the best for the past 10 years...in the olden days we used to so much rain that we stayed home because it was too wet we used to say rain rain go away

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    I went from being covered in dirt and causing a dust storm on thursday in Vic to being so wet today I called it quits after half a day in the wet in Qld.

    Does anyone know if it hailed out near Tullamarine?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cranbourne Lawnmowing
    Are you a golfer Geoff. Myself and Holdenhead (aka Rick) have been talking about going for a hit. Could make it an Indi event.
    Guys you have some great golf courses to chose from in Victoria.

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    hail stones yesterday damaged i think every panel on the wifes car luckily didn't smash windscreen neighbours and friends have had there windscreens and house windows smashed also tiles on the roof broken i'm hoping the ses can get here before to much more rain comes to replace 2 of mine luckily there only cracked and up high near the ridge line so aren't letting to much in
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    Quote Originally Posted by ian
    hail stones yesterday damaged i think every panel on the wifes car luckily didn't smash windscreen neighbours and friends have had there windscreens and house windows smashed also tiles on the roof broken i'm hoping the ses can get here before to much more rain comes to replace 2 of mine luckily there only cracked and up high near the ridge line so aren't letting to much in
    Ian , did u enjoy the fall from the pergola and geez feel your pain with the bruised ribs mate dont you know after 50 its against the law to climb a ladder

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    The hail was unbelievable...literally the size of tennis balls. Luckily were were in an undercover car park at the time - even if we did have to don wetsuits and snorkels to get back in to the car after the carpark flooded, at least no hail damage.

    It has been belting down here for at least 90 minutes. Weather radar shows almost the entire state covered in rain.

    You can almost hear the grass getting green again!
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    As a weekend warrior I was out mowing on saturday in Waverley with the wife calling in the weather forecast from home on the computer. I had 3 jobs on a corner to do (approx 1.5hrs) when she said I had about an hour before the rain would hit She was right again about 1 hr later it was like the lights went out & was trying to finish mowing the last back yard (in the dark) when the hail came too Decided to keep working for about 30 seconds before the big bast***s started to come. Had to get the car under cover in my clients garage and sit it out.
    Didnt have too much to blow 20mins later, just helped the water clean up the paths
    Anyone else get caught out?

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    I had started a day and a half clean up in Brissie, had to call it quits after a little over 4hrs, boots where soaked, feet cold as and looked like some sort of seafood. I made a poncho out of an old pool cover but just couldn't continue.

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    As lawnies we should rejoice in all this rain. It will be a good autumn for a lot of us. God has smiled on us this year methinks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey
    As lawnies we should rejoice in all this rain. It will be a good autumn for a lot of us. God has smiled on us this year methinks.
    Here here! Can't wait to see the green!

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    yes the green will be good but spare a thought for the less fortunate we got a text message from friends today to say another couple we know in lysterfield were having there house demolished today as the damage was to great
    Anything Ian says may or may not be garbage, it may also be his own opinion or it may not be his opinion at all, it may just be something he felt like stating anyone following his advice does so at their own risk and may be doing something Ian would actually advise against.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ian
    yes the green will be good but spare a thought for the less fortunate we got a text message from friends today to say another couple we know in lysterfield were having there house demolished today as the damage was to great
    That's really sad to hear. Let hope the insurance company comes good
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    i WATCHED THIS ROLL IN ON PERTHS WEATHER RADAR AND IT SHOWED ONLY A TINY SPOT OF RED HITTING PERTH AND LOOK AT THE DAMAGE

    http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/p...ak-storm/14139

    Perths turn for rough weather

    Homes have been damaged, power knocked out and hail the size of golf balls has fallen as a sudden storm swept across the Perth metropolitan area.

    Dozens of sets of traffic lights have been knocked out by the storm and roads north and south of the Western Australian capital have been flooded.

    There are also widespread reports of property damage caused by rain, strong winds and hail.

    Premier Colin Barnett says the storm may qualify as a natural disaster and has predicted the damage bill will run into the hundreds of millions of dollars.

    Twenty people had to be evacuated from the emergency department at Joondalup Hospital in Perth's northern suburbs after parts of the ceiling caved in.

    A spokesman for the hospital says there is significant flooding and damage to the ceiling.

    Lightning also knocked out Western Power's north-Perth sub station, causing widespread blackouts.

    Western Power says more than 150,000 properties were without power.

    The utility's call centre has received an unprecedented number of calls and Western Power is asking people not to phone unless they see a power line on the ground or have a dangerous hazard to report.

    The storm's trail of destruction extends from Joondalup down through the western suburbs and further south to Mandurah.

    Flights in and out of Perth as well as metropolitan train and bus services have been disrupted.
    http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/p...ak-storm/14139

    Perths freak weather hit on 22/03/10

    More than 100 people had to be evacuated from an apartment block on Mounts Bay Road near King's Park in Perth's CBD after the storm caused a landslide.

    It is understood the emergency services are still checking to see that all residents have been accounted for.

    Those evacuated from their homes are being taken to a makeshift refuge facility at the Perth Convention Centre.

    Several high schools in Perth's northern suburbs will not be open on Tuesday because of extensive storm damage.

    The Education Department says there is damage to about 70 per cent of classrooms at Ocean Reef High School.

    Shenton College, Mindarie Senior College, Duncraig Senior High School, Tuart College and Heathridge Primary School will also be closed, as will Perth Modern School for students in years eight, nine and 10.

    The Bureau of Meteorology's Mount Lawley station has recorded more than 39 millimetres of rain since the storm hit, ending one of Perth's longest recorded dry spells.

    The bureau's station at Swanbourne in Perth's western suburbs has recorded just over 48 millimetres.

    Allen Gale, from the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, says the service has so far received dozens of calls for calls for help.

    He says the damage is widespread.

    "A lot of traffic lights out of course and power lines across the metropolitan area," he said.

    Andrew Burton, from the Bureau of Meteorology, says it is one of the biggest storms to hit Perth in years, with wind gusts of up to 120 kilometres an hour.

    "Certainly thunderstorms of this strength and the kind of conditions that we've got in the atmosphere, we can get gusts out of this that can be strong enough to cause some damage."

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    First frost this morning, the grass will stop growing soon and can mostly put the mower away till spring.

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