• spartanatreyu
    2·
    10 days ago

    We got momentary gusts of 135km/h

    Only me and one other person I know on the coast didn’t lose power. Phones came back on Saturday afternoon, and internet came back this morning.

    Today was the first day I’ve been out since Thursday, there’s a lot of damage.

    Trees have had thick branches pulled and twisted off. A house just up the road had it’s roof peeled off. A building down the road the other way had it’s roof pushed down and in. A building the next block over has a shattered window. There’s a whirlybird on the footpath outside and I’m not sure where from. A tree grazed my bedroom window which bent the window frame out, braking branches along the way (but the window survived).

    Can’t get into work today due to floods.

    At least now I can cross “experience a cyclone” off my bucket list.

    Also I learnt where birds go during bad storms. The answer is inside hedge bushes along the ground.

  • DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zoneEnglish
    2·
    13 days ago

    Yeah that looks rough. Just lost power myself so I’ve come to bed. Russell Island. We did really well considering how many trees there are here. Ok, goodnight, stay warm and dry.

    • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
      11·
      11 days ago

      How did the other idalnds go? Did Straddie protect them from waves ? Some of the houses on right on the shoreline looked to me to be in trouble.

      I like the SMBI’s, caught the Ferry over and looked around a couple times with ideas of moving there, went to Tasmania instead :).

      • DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zoneEnglish
        1·
        8 days ago

        We have been without power for days now. The other islands are very much without power as the feeds to them are stuffed so I heard from a linesman.

        I’ve been for a few drives around here and it’s a damn mess. Never seen anything like it.

        Glad you liked it here. It’s not for everyone and it gets a lot of bagging. Depends how you live and who your friends are. Each to their own.