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Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:43 pm
by Crittski
InTheWoods wrote:Mice! Where is that?
Its the South Boundary Road, basically the offroad version of the Mt Nebo road ride.

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:21 pm
by InTheWoods
Crittski wrote:
InTheWoods wrote:Mice! Where is that?
Its the South Boundary Road, basically the offroad version of the Mt Nebo road ride.
Ah cool, I think I've seen that, sometimes along Mt Nebo road you can see it over the edge down the hill a bit?

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:40 pm
by WMC1
If i have to spend another hour long run sweating in my undies on the indoor trainer, I think I will explode. :evil:

When will this crappy weather end????? :(

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 3:33 pm
by elantra
Gone !
one bridge spanning the creek between Ashgrove and St John's Wood.
Anybody know which recent deluge claimed this bridge ?
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Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 3:34 pm
by Dan
Hi Dan!

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 3:48 pm
by InTheWoods
elantra wrote:Gone !
one bridge spanning the creek between Ashgrove and St John's Wood.
Anybody know which recent deluge claimed this bridge ?
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I think I posted a pic of this a few weeks back. It was the first batch of floods we had this year, and the cause was a full sized power pole that had been rammed directly into the upstream steel I-beam, which pushed the the downstream one off the supports (including breaking it out of the concrete). The decking went with it. The upstream beam stayed until a crane took it away. The downstream one was bent link a banana and they were hefty beams. Enterprising kids were using it to balance on across the creek to get to school.

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 5:08 pm
by Comedian
A foot bridge was washed away at the back of stafford city by the previous floods. Well when I say that the bridge was ok but the creek bank on one side was gone.

I'm pretty sure it took nearly 6 months for the them to fix that.

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 6:16 pm
by Marto
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Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:54 am
by elantra
InTheWoods wrote:
elantra wrote:Gone !
one bridge spanning the creek between Ashgrove and St John's Wood.
Anybody know which recent deluge claimed this bridge ?
I think I posted a pic of this a few weeks back. It was the first batch of floods we had this year, and the cause was a full sized power pole that had been rammed directly into the upstream steel I-beam, which pushed the the downstream one off the supports (including breaking it out of the concrete). The decking went with it. The upstream beam stayed until a crane took it away. The downstream one was bent link a banana and they were hefty beams. Enterprising kids were using it to balance on across the creek to get to school.
Crikeys i do remember seeing those posts now - but at the time i was in a hurry, at a hotel in NZ trying to make do with half an hour of free Wifi :oops: :oops: :oops:

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:03 am
by InTheWoods
Soaked again this morning on the commute in.

But never fear Brisbane commuters - I ordered some waterproof shoecovers online last night, so we will have 6 years of drought starting when they arrive.

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:03 pm
by Dan
InTheWoods wrote:Soaked again this morning on the commute in.

But never fear Brisbane commuters - I ordered some waterproof shoecovers online last night, so we will have 6 years of drought starting when they arrive.
Yep, my über dry rain jacket should be arriving on the front of that drought :)

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:07 pm
by BrisVegas
+1. Did my bit to start a drought by buying a fluid trainer on the weekend.

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:15 pm
by ozzymac
Now we just need something done about the cyclonic winds......

If its not raining it's blowing a gale.




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Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:19 pm
by jasonc
ozzymac wrote:Now we just need something done about the cyclonic winds......

If its not raining it's blowing a gale.
don't have a problem with the winds. they are just blowing the wrong way

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:25 pm
by marinmomma
BrisVegas wrote:+1. Did my bit to start a drought by buying a fluid trainer on the weekend.
Has it arrived yet???

Its still wet outside....


I'm just getting out and riding regardless now, racing in the rain might be different though :roll:
About to buy shoecovers as well, wet and soggy shoes are the pits...

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 8:21 pm
by landscapecadmonkey
Problem with the wet weather gear ive tried is that in this current humid weather, im as wet underneath from sweat, as i am from outside rain.

Shoe guards are great though..... if i have dry feet, all is good with the world.

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:34 pm
by Lukeyboy
I'm also considering buying some shoe covers haha. As much as I want the rain to go away I want it to stay because of the cold :P

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:42 pm
by landscapecadmonkey
Lukeyboy wrote:I'm also considering buying some shoe covers haha. As much as I want the rain to go away I want it to stay because of the cold :P
+1

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:00 pm
by Lukeyboy
A cyclone is coming boys and girls. Time to buy that wet weather bike or a trainer and get as many kms while the sun is still sort of shining :P

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:03 pm
by BrisVegas
marinmomma wrote:
BrisVegas wrote:+1. Did my bit to start a drought by buying a fluid trainer on the weekend.
Has it arrived yet???

Its still wet outside....


I'm just getting out and riding regardless now, racing in the rain might be different though :roll:
About to buy shoecovers as well, wet and soggy shoes are the pits...

yeah, that didn't work obviously. got it yesterday and tried it out last night.

Maybe I need to buy some shoe covers.... :roll:

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:49 pm
by marinmomma
BrisVegas wrote:
yeah, that didn't work obviously. got it yesterday and tried it out last night.

Maybe I need to buy some shoe covers.... :roll:
And a rain jacket and some mud guards for your bike...then it's sure to stop raining :roll:

In the meantime my commuter bike will see more action

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:13 pm
by InTheWoods
My shoe covers turned up today (fast delivery!!) so it will be nice and dry tomorrow morning.

Sad thing is, I now actually want it to rain so I can give them a try... :)

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:17 pm
by jasonc
InTheWoods wrote:My shoe covers turned up today (fast delivery!!) so it will be nice and dry tomorrow morning.

Sad thing is, I now actually want it to rain so I can give them a try... :)
fooooooo. then again I should be nice to you so you bring my goodies with you (pretty please, thanks)

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:15 pm
by elantra
Coottha was not too bad this morning...

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Looking to the south-east, most of Brisbane except Yeronga area was under cloud or rain.

Splendid example of a brisbane pothole here...
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These photos were taken at around 7am, later on in the day traffic congestion was severe, in part due to the weather conditions.

Re: Qld weather venting posts

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:55 pm
by munga
pro tip: foot/sock/shopping bag/shoe. feet stay dry for defs.