rain on its way

[Jason[98.EL]]

gday all

i know this isnt the right area for this but i thought it would be ok at the moment

im talking rain the stuff that allows us to wash our cars

here is a radar pic for adelaide at 6.30pm


all i can say is i hope that it does make it to victoria

jason

[Sweet_EL_]

that'll be great if we get some of that...

[dansedgli]

The weather is awesome. This thread needs a poll.

[ef_classic]

It is so dry down here in Central Vic.

Our last dam has about 1 inch of water left.

Bit of cloud though

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDE00902.loop.shtml

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by dansedgli

The weather is awesome. This thread needs a poll.

LOL Dan

We need rain. Rain is good. Rain is the r0x0r

[347_XR8]

Tell me bout it....got rained off today at work. First time i've seen free-flowing drains and gutters in a LONG time

[LUXO_8]

talk is.....thunderstorms tomorrow, and then cool/cold for christmas day....
you you all know what victoria is like....probably be 39 for the next week..:S

[The Goodz]

Believe me I'm hanging out for this rain, at the moment the bushfires are less than 5km from Glenmaggie, both on the west and the north east, I'm going up there tomorrow night to assess things, so lets hope we get through it!

Alex

[LUXO_8]

Originally Posted by The Goodz

Believe me I'm hanging out for this rain, at the moment the bushfires are less than 5km from Glenmaggie, both on the west and the north east, I'm going up there tomorrow night to assess things, so lets hope we get through it!

Alex

i was wondering how close they were...
hope everything is ok up there mate....... "eseries's glenmaggie base" is far too much fun to be lost......(not to mention the financial loss if....well...you know)


good luck!

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by The Goodz

Believe me I'm hanging out for this rain, at the moment the bushfires are less than 5km from Glenmaggie, both on the west and the north east, I'm going up there tomorrow night to assess things, so lets hope we get through it!

Alex

I was up there last weekend, and it looked shocking out at Cowwarr and Toongabbie. My uncle and aunt were very lucky. They live out near Cowwarr weir on a 5 acre block. The fires actually hit their property, burnt most of the 5 acres, most of their fences, and their wood heap. They saved the house and shed, so they were lucky. Their next door neighbour lost his shed, and their neighbours two properties over lost their house. Glenmaggie looked OK (besides the lack of water). My parents are fine at Maffra. The fire hasn't reached Maffra, but the smoke sure did. It was actually pitch black at 3.00pm on one day last week. It looked like the middle of the night, except that it wasn't. I'm going back down again this weekend, for Christmas. Maybe we can catch up if your down for the entire weekend, and you're not too busy

[frost]

I got hope theres lots of rain to supress the lighting strikes!

[Psycho Chicken]

Is there a weather forum I can talk about cars on?

[dansedgli]

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi

Yep, fun for everyone!

[efgiar]

no there is not, if there was then we would post there

[dansedgli]

Originally Posted by efgiar

no there is not, if there was then we would post there

Yes there is.

How do you keep rain out of the scoop?

[Perana]

There was not much rain from it anyway...

[Psycho Chicken]

Cool, rain. I hope we get some. Good for the farmers!

[kyro_02]

wow got my hopes up, i actually looked at that pic and a bit like WOW VIC RAIN .. then i noticed that isn't vic... i think i'm feeling a bit emo, rain is good for washing cars....and......drifting!

[eb91xr6]

my drive way filled with water and had puddles on the back lawn, we had alot of rain, was good to see

[Damo]

rain!

[Jason[98.EL]]

well as some of you might know i work in the farming industry

we are looking at putting people off and we only have 3 working there

so i am really hoping that this rain and more come our way

but im dreaming i guess (well thats what some of you all think)

jason

[Damo]

yeah you are dreaming, we are in a drought. You don't need rain to drift either.

[Sorted]

Originally Posted by Damo

You don't need rain to drift either.

Apparently thats what Dirt is for.............

[Jason[98.EL]]

Originally Posted by Damo

yeah you are dreaming, we are in a drought. You don't need rain to drift either.

Damo what you doing you are getting me to agree more and more with you

and yes i agree with the who needs rain to drift

[Nostalgia]

To all E-SERIES members out there in mid to high country victoria, i think i speak for us all when i say we wish you all the best and our thoughts are with you all.

[Jason[98.EL]]

[infusion]

my cars washed and in the garage cause i thought it was going to rain

ahh the joys of rain water tanks lol..

[Psycho Chicken]

Sideways =/= Drift.

[DanXR6T]

Good to see some parts of the country getting rain - a little late for the main winter croping period of southern Australia but still helpful all the same for summer cropping systems.

Sometimes I don't think city people realise the impact that the drought has had on country/rural areas....

One of our growers bought water from an irrigation scheme last season for $2500/ML (and he bought LOTS of water). This year he has been told he is allowed only 5% of the water he bought, yet he still recieved a bill for the total amount, which he has to pay... twice the annual average Australian wage to pay for something he will never see/benefit from...

[StookEB]

Originally Posted by Axeman82

One of our growers bought water from an irrigation scheme last season for $2500/ML (and he bought LOTS of water). This year he has been told he is allowed only 5% of the water he bought, yet he still recieved a bill for the total amount, which he has to pay... twice the annual average Australian wage to pay for something he will never see/benefit from...

I was talking to some of my cousins who are farmers in northern Victoria and southern NSW and they were saying the exact same thing. Private companies buying the water as well.
We recently had a family (all our cousins and stuff) to the murray around Strathmerton and it seemed very dry, and they are really pushing the water down the river. You can really tell the water level is droping fast, it really needs a flood bad.