Rain!
Thank God - (Tick appropriate box here)
It's nearly 2am and I have just been woken the second time, the first was at 11 with the constant drone of heavy rain on the roof. I'm not a religious man but it have to thank someone and I not even a farmer.
Like most of Australia at the moment the drought has taken it toll. My neighbour was telling me last weekend he went to a funeral a fortnight ago. A son had found his dad in a wool press. Sadly he couldn't cope anymore and must have felt it was an easier way out. This week I have had two students sign out of school. Both year 10 students. So close to their School Certificate. One leaving to find part time work to help out her parents. Land owners.
I hope this rain is more wide spread than just central New South Wales. I was on excursion early last week and could see ground for winter crop freshly turned over. Let hope this down fall drowning my thoughts out now is what the farmers need.
Send it down Hewy :thumb
Bronze.
[Edited on 28-6-2003 by The_Bronze.]
Bronze.
Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
IDN10031
PRESS FORECAST FOR NSW
COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
NEW SOUTH WALES REGIONAL OFFICE
Issued at 7:00pm on Saturday the 28th of June 2003
For Sunday
WARNINGS:
Nil
NEW SOUTH WALES:
Patchy rain or showers over much of the inland, contracting to the south and
western slopes and ranges during the day. Dry in the northwest and on the north
coast. Isolated thunderstorm clearing through central eastern areas during the
morning. Isolated early fog patches in the southeast. Cool to mild day.
Moderate to fresh westerly winds, strong at times on the central and northern
ranges.
HEADLINE:
Patchy rain or showers, particularly over the southern half and western slopes
and ranges. Dry north coast.
Outlook for Monday
Patchy rain southern districts. Scattered showers extending along the coast.
Captured: Sat Jun 28 15:30 UTC
Colour Mean Sea Level Pressure Analysis
Bronze.
Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
heheheheheheh "aussie veedubbers news and weather signing out" lol
Can ya tell I get bored when I can't sleep. Need to get another hobby.
Bronze.
Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
Love the sound of rain on a tin roof!!!:thumb
Hope the draught does get broken, don't want to see the country side as dry as it was last summer:jesus
Good post Bronze. Keep us up to date on how it's going out there, and how much this rain helps out.
Squiz.....
Similar situation in W.A, though the central wehatbelt is getting better.
Our resevoirs (Perth) are at 17%, and alot of that is too salty or muddy to use. However, we have had quite a bit of rain over the last 3 weeks - so much so that some areas in the wheatbelt have gone from dustbowls to mud bowls, and now farmers cannot get on their crops to spray.
Still, its better than the last 2 years (driest in recorded history for W.A).
anyone else noticed how big the surf has been l8ly, how kool is it :thumb :thumb
Is it possible to MAKE it rain?
You could try this - go outside and wash your VW. It will then rain.
It always works in Sydney.
