#1097183 - 01/04/2012 15:34
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
[Re: Trav Dog]
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was on last tuesday night SBT, bit slow on getting the pix up. the story was actually about an eel trapment program that allows eels to travel up a specially built ramp and into a giant tank where they get emptied twice a day and taken about 1km away from the spillway and released into the lake waters. the eels only have the time period that the gates are open to travel. once they are closed thats it for the eels. you can see the device on the far left in the shadows on the photo which you can see me.
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#1097193 - 01/04/2012 16:11
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
[Re: SBT]
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The next 5 months threads will be full of the following: The cost of Ugh Boots, the dreadfull lack of rain in the dry, reverse cycle airconditioners used for heating when teh temprature drops below 25C maximums, the horrible lack of rain causing falling dam levels, the anguish of no rain and whether the council should start pumping water from the Burdekin Dam, the piss poor cyclone season in north queensland since Yasi, El Nino causing lack of rainfall in north queensland even though we are already way over average, how cold it is and lack of rain following the one day of the year we get a mist/fog on Ross River and probably some waffling about the upcomming Wet Season and how many cyclones we will get and how badly done by we are from the lack of recent rainfall and a longing for another 206mm rain event like the 19th March 2012 etc. There will be some discussion on the coldest day, a possible sighting of dew that will end up being nothing more than overspray from next doors irrigation, fires from burning off this years bumper crop of Spear Grass and how dry Townsville looks for the V8's and we shouldn't be burning off during that time because it makes Townsville look bad, filthy carnies and the show causing untold flu infections, lack of lawn mowing will be a major relief for some people, trimming trees for the next cyclone season, new cameras and some dry season photography including a section on what the small white fluffy things are in the sky and quite possibly the forum will go into melt down if we actually get a 10mm rain event on any one day. Um did I miss anything? Oh yeah minimal perciptitation in the Townsville area between April and November. Guess I can now just go into hibernation then as that seems to have covered the entire next 5 months or so. Good analysis of the next 7months however you forgot to mention the photos of sunsets and the bragging about where would you live other than FNQ in winter time!!!!... last nights, eastern end of HB...where else....bragging, bragging, bragging 
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#1097235 - 01/04/2012 18:47
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
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If someone try to search Horseshoe Bay on the map, google automatically selects it as Horseshoe Bay at SF in California! That bay on map is definitely look like a horse shoe shaped!
Funny but random.
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#1097260 - 01/04/2012 20:26
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
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Meteorological Motor Mouth
Registered: 07/02/2007
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No worries Mick, been a tad distracted to watch too much TV the last week so I missed it.
Wedding plans, things fallen through, other things working out, meh life in general. People comming in from NSW, WA, Tas coordinating pick ups and transfers to and from the airport booking hotel rooms etc all a mess until I stepped in and told them all to f off I would sort it. Not like it wasn't my job in the army or anything. About the only thing I can't sort out is teh weather but June 30 has usually been pretty good no rain as it is a garden wedding so if that goes pear shaped it is all my fault ...... apparently.
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#1097407 - 02/04/2012 11:37
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
[Re: SBT]
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Meteorological Motor Mouth
Registered: 07/02/2007
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Loc: Townsville Dry Tropics
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Hmm, quite in here. maybe too quite. Nil rain overnight. Nil posts either by the look of it too.
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#1097446 - 02/04/2012 15:18
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
[Re: SBT]
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Registered: 26/01/2011
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Loc: Annandale - Townsville
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Hello anyone here  No moisture overnight, will check back later.
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#1097464 - 02/04/2012 16:46
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
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Will be chained to mine tonight Adam after the carport light got turned on last night and by the time we opened the security doors and deadlocks they had taken off. Desperately need sleep and maybe some rain to keep it cool for sleeping off my flu  Guess that's not gonna happen anytime soon
Edited by mscactus (02/04/2012 16:47)
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#1097482 - 02/04/2012 19:01
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
[Re: mscactus]
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Registered: 17/03/2010
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Only paradise today on Maggie.....I'll liven things up a bit ....hope I don't get banned from the forum for 3 months for writing inappropriate joke,posts.....................
Quote of the day: 'Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she'll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of [censored].'
Women are Angels. And when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly...usually on a broomstick. We're flexible like that.
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#1097494 - 02/04/2012 19:27
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
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Will be chained to mine tonight Adam after the carport light got turned on last night and by the time we opened the security doors and deadlocks they had taken off. Desperately need sleep and maybe some rain to keep it cool for sleeping off my flu  Guess that's not gonna happen anytime soon Yeah we had a few visitors Sat night, our little 4 legged car thief alarm always give us the heads up if someone is around. They were actually at a neighbors car, we called the police but it takes a while for them to do a patrol. Joc lol 
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#1097521 - 02/04/2012 21:40
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
[Re: curious onlooker]
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read the coral cyclone thread.....just do it.... and SBT stop eating your cyclone tin food!!!
Edited by Joc (02/04/2012 21:41)
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#1097523 - 02/04/2012 21:43
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
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Meteorological Motor Mouth
Registered: 07/02/2007
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Loc: Townsville Dry Tropics
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I have geese. Had one attempted break in about 10 years ago. I near pizzed myself laughing at two fully grown men (OK they where stoned at the time) screaming like babies as my geese attacked them. Still no sign of any rain but the Coral Sea is looking like kicking off. No you can't borrow my geese. Sorry.
Hmm eat my cyclone food??? Not when my wife just made me a batch of Red Velvet cup cakes. Lol.
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#1097535 - 02/04/2012 22:39
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
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Is that potential cyclone threatening flood-ravaged Fiji what would have been Mitchell last week if it had stuck around??
Go Cowboys, fantastic win!!! 22-6 !!!!
Nice weather but quite DULLLLLL...
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#1097560 - 03/04/2012 07:39
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
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Registered: 21/12/2010
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Morning all! Been hibernating for the last week or so - too busy at the moment!! A glorious 18.2C here this morning - ahhh love this time of year  Have a great day everyone!
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#1097589 - 03/04/2012 11:42
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
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Registered: 07/02/2007
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Loc: Townsville Dry Tropics
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Nil rain over night and yes the weather is balmy RWMD.
I might just duck out and check my new generator this arvo and give it a bit of a run. Not that i'm thinking that i will need it but I haven't had a play with it for a while.
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#1097592 - 03/04/2012 11:54
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
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Registered: 25/03/2007
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Just letting everyone know. Oz cyclone chasers website may be unavailable for a while, and the Facebook page is getting a make over.
Also if anyone hears anything bad about us, rest assured its not true and we will be continuing as the sole force in oz.
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#1097599 - 03/04/2012 12:31
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
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Registered: 07/02/2007
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BNo worries Trav. How long before the WA Chase doco is ready for sale?
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#1097601 - 03/04/2012 12:47
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
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Registered: 25/03/2007
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It's for sale now mate we have had heaps of sales already. Except our site is down ATM so we can't pay pal. I'll let use know when it's up again. It's a pre Order for our release on 30th of April 
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#1097606 - 03/04/2012 13:34
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
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Registered: 21/10/2008
Posts: 325
Loc: Vincent, Townsville
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Nil rain over night and yes the weather is balmy RWMD.
I might just duck out and check my new generator this arvo and give it a bit of a run. Not that i'm thinking that i will need it but I haven't had a play with it for a while.
Good idea SBT. You are probably very savy with motors etc however might I suggest for those of us no so, have the instruction book handy (probably more applicable to the female fraternity who tend to actually use them  ) Scratching around in the dark with a torch looking for the book because one cant remember which way the choke lever goes, which is open /close on the fuel lever - can save a lot of attempted pull starts!! (and the posibility of pulling the cord out with over exuberances and frustration creating a "not happy Jan" situation) And helps if the ON switch is actually on! You can go a bit stupid in an emergency situation, I know I scale down to about 2 functioning neurones . I now have the booklet under the plastic cover (an old water bed bladder - stops the dogs burying it during their archeological diggings) on the actual generator.
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#1097612 - 03/04/2012 13:56
Re: North Qld Wet Season Cardwell to Bowen - April 2012
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Meteorological Motor Mouth
Registered: 07/02/2007
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LOL mouldy, I opted for the Push Button start so if I'm not home Mrs SBT can just wheel it out of the shed and press Start. Of course that means having to keep the battery charged.
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