Rain
It's a good thing that I'm not a wicked witch because with the kind of weather we've been having over the last 7 weeks, I'd have melted long ago!
While it was not ideal, this is how the road 200 metres down the hill from Castle Bliss used to flood during heavy rain.
This is the nature of creeks in Australia.
The water would run away within 24 - 48 hours & the road be passable.
It didn't happen often, but, unfortunately, it happened often enough in the last 5 years (maybe an extraordinary five times) that some know-it-all at Brisbane City Council decided to spend $4.5million and do an upgrade.
The locals petitioned against a new bridge.
The bridge was finished in July 2010.
Yes, dear Readers, a simple 4 months ago.
This is how the water looked last Sunday afternoon at the same spot but looking in the opposite direction.
The new bridge couldn't cope with the water any more than the old causeway.
I suspect that there is a lawsuit just waiting to happen here!
To be honest, with the kind of rain Brisbane has been having in recent months
(our dams have gone from 0% to 100% capacity
& we have an 80% chance of rain continuing until Christmas
just as it did in the disasterous 1974 Brisbane flood)
our little causeway wouldn't have coped any better.
I feel sorry for the company which built the new bridge.
Don't be surprised that lots of the locals are shaking their heads and thinking:
"I told you so!"
What a mess!
Wherever you are, I hope you are safe and dry!
Happiness & laughter to one and all,
Felicity
posted by Felicity | 3:46 am
4 Comments:
OMG, what a mess, looks like a big clean up job!
Wow...Mother Nature sure can make an impression when she wants! Let's hope she's in a better mood now.
I don't envy the people who have to clean up that mess.
Been lots of rain here in Melbourne, but not as much as you have had up North.
What a mess indeed. This looks like Las Vegas when the monsoon rains hit.
Looking forward to hearing about your wonderful trip with Tom.
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