Danzilla Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Were any of our Australian friends effected by the cyclone that hit yesterday? Report in, so that we're not worrying unnecessarily! "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowfinger Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Not this old bugger. My impression is that the regular Aussie posters are from Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. The area hit (south of Cairns) is lightly populated by European and USA standards. Last night's news said there were no known fatalities, although there seemed to be a fair amount of property damage. The residents might be more worried about running out of XXXX and Bundy! Thanks for your concern dz. XXXX = brand of beer. (Us southern state ppl reckon it tastes like xxxx as well.) Bundy = Bundaburg Rum Epi EB-3 G-K Backline 600 2 x Eden EX112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke73 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I'm OK...I'm over 3000kms away. The weather's lovely down here. I know someone a couple of hours south of it, and they were flooded pretty badly, but fine apart from that. Thanks for the concern Danzilla http://www.myspace.com/twoshortrocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Right you are Danzilla,been worried about all you folks. Please check in. Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowfinger Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Sorry about my off-hand post above - seems to be have been destructive blow. For more info see this post on the 'Lonely Planet' travellers forum: http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/messagepost.cfm?postaction=reply&catid=10&threadid=1055444&messid=9038391&STARTPAGE=1&parentid=0&from=1 Epi EB-3 G-K Backline 600 2 x Eden EX112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlrush Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I've been wondering how you guys are too. How 'boutcha dcr and other brothers? Visit my band's new web site. www.themojoroots.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke73 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 It does seem like some pretty significant damage up there, but fortunately no reports of fatalities. Hopefully those affected aren't hit too badly. http://www.myspace.com/twoshortrocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcr Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Thanks, guys! I'm down in Melbourne & have been, so no storms anywhere near me. (Mind you, mail-ordering that blueburst Ric just might kick one up more locally!) On a more serious note, do keep folks in Queensland in your thoughts. It sounds like this was a very big hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a boy named sue Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Hasn't rained much around here for a few months...Parkes,NSW My old man built a cyclone proof house in Townsville in '78 -- no cyclones since! A man is not usually called upon to have an opinion of his own talents at all; he can very well go on improving them to the best of his ability without deciding on his own precise niche in the temple of Fame. -- C.S.Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Good to hear from you all! No problems with ya, Slowfinger; and thanks for the link. Property can be replaced rather easily; people- not so much. "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie bass dude Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I have friends at Airlie beach which is pretty close to Cairns, they are ok, but did get a bit of a scare its been estimated at about a Billion dollars in damage so far anyway I pay too much tax in Sydney to be affected by any form of bad weather down here...yes yes, spoken like a true liberal I dont think we have any Queenslanders in the LDLD do we? no beer until July 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie Z Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Glad to hear that all are OK. While still dealing with Katrina miseries, I can totally relate to "storm damage" and all that large storms bring to the table. ... connie z "Change comes from within." - Jeremy Cohen The definition of LUCK: When Preparation meets Opportunity! http://www.cybergumbo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie bass dude Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Luckily the cyclone hit a chain of small towns and farms not a populated built up City, not to discount the impact on the people it has affected it can not be compared to loss of life and total devastation that you lived through Connie One thing I can say though our government response has been quite good, the Premier (Governor) for QLD declared it a disaster zone within the first 24 hours and has been staying up at one of the worst hit areas, also the federal government has already put pressure on the insurance companys to act as quickly as possible no beer until July 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 When I heard about the cyclone, my first thought was about you guys. Glad to hear that all are well. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 Originally posted by Aussie bass dude: I have friends at Airlie beach which is pretty close to Cairns, they are ok, but did get a bit of a scare its been estimated at about a Billion dollars in damage so far anyway I pay too much tax in Sydney to be affected by any form of bad weather down here...yes yes, spoken like a true liberal I dont think we have any Queenslanders in the LDLD do we? Qlder here long way from the trouble though... Live in Brisbane..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 Welcome and glad to hear you're doing well. To quote Freddy Mercury, "Keep Yourself Alive" "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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