The saying goes "An Englishmans' home is his castle" well after nearly 20 years in Oz I'm on my way to getting a castle.....well at the moment I've practically got the moat! Can you believe since some tos*er trashed my beetle and I've had to use the buggy it has rained continuously, so much so that today with flooding up here every road in and out of Noosa has been cut! Good fun in the buggy but not too good turning up for work soaked to the skin.
You guys have had about 550mm rain this week.... LOL
Sonds to me like you should invest in a boat