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Rain, rain go away.:thumbdown: so I can go detect another day:ausflag:

Mick in Dubbo

New member
We've had both extremes in weather over the last number of years. 2 years ago, my work place (an abattoir) cut a shift off it's production due 11 years of drought. We are still working with that restriction and now have the opposite problem due to large widespread heavy rain, currently causing 75% of NSW, to be flood effected. This area of flood is equal to the size of the country of France. Due to the rain, I've got a day off work tomorrow, but can't get out to swing my detector. I was about to head out, but sure enough, down comes the rain again, and fairly heavy. Some of the parks here, including my favourite spot, are closed to use, due to rain. Funny enough, 2 years ago, one town in particular (Goulburn, which is about 50 miles north of our nations capital (Canberra) had all it's parks shut due to no water being able to be spared for lawns. The town actually ran out of water(population around 30000) and they had to truck water in. Now they are evacuating parts of the town because of flood waters. Hopefully I'll be able to get out tomorrow,.
Next week end will be interesting, as I'm driving a 1000kms south for a long week end (Geelong, just out of Melbourne) so hopefully the flood situation will be settled and if I can, I hope I can squeeze in a quick hunt, if I can. Defiantly packing the GTI. I love those city hunts.
Mick Evans.
 
Hope you get out soon! Hank
 
Well, I'm not sure why you Aussies let a little rain stop you from havin fun.. Up here in NY, I love hunting in the rain. No one in the parks and the ground cuts real easy.

Of course, I'm only kidding Mick.. it seems you guys are getting the worse of two extremes. All I can say is have a safe trip down to Geelong and I hope you find a 1933 Silver Florin or two!

MickTwin
(Rob Mickatavage and yep, I'm a twin)
NY USA
 
We have way too much rain up here in Brisbane too, I've headed to the tot-lots with the shade cloth over them as it keeps some of the water off and the rain keeps the rug-rats away.

Another problem with the rain is the grass grows too long to swing the MD and it will take a week of so for the ground to dry before the mowers are allowed on it. Hopefully we will see things dry out a bit in Winter, you could try the tot-lots but expect them to be full of foil trash.
 
Thanks guys.
We've been seeing the effects of some pretty nasty tornado's that have touched down in The US on the news a few days back. You never want to get in the road of mother nature when she lets fly.
Possible good news. As a result of the flooding, there is no practical way through. Only one road that requires a 400km diversion to Sydney before I can make any head way, so I'm putting the kids on a plane ( they have someone to pick them up at the other end and they're pretty much full grown) and I'll have the week end to detect in Sydney. Only catch is a 90% chance of rain. Hopefully at night time,:biggrin: so I'll see how things pan out. Would have loved to have joined the boys, it's just not practical though.
Mick Evans.
 
You sure do get hammered.
I actually knew one of the families that died up there in the flash floods last year. Although I hadn't had any contact with them for a long time, I was stilled shocked at their death.
You're right about the grass. maybe that's why some people might get our detectors confused with weed whackers sometimes.:lol:
Mick Evans.
 
I feel for the family that lost loved ones, its a tragedy that things like that happen, take care Hank from Alabama.
 
Years back, just after the second world war they had air raid sirens set up to warn people of flash floods below the Toowoomba escarpment, then after the Nationals lost power someone in state Labour decided that they were not needed and had them removed! I remember one of the survivors of the the Grantham flood saying that he was told by his grandfather when you hear the sirens, go to high ground the other side of the rail tracks as fast as you can!

Some images of the aftermath. http://www.thechronicle.com.au/photos/galleries/grantham-flood-aftermath/#/21

The Brisbane flood was probably unavoidable, but could have been lessened if 'Kate Jones' Minister for Stupidity had actually done her job, talked to people in her ministry and released water from the dams sooner.

Anyhow it has been two days since it last rained and I was out last night swinging the MD, the ground was heavy and the 'park people' were out and about as well, I had to keep shining my torch on them to move them on. Pocketed a few coins and I will head back there again but earlier in the day, as I am not fond of vagrants walking up on me in the dark.
 
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