vampiress ,
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Rubbish taken out. Leaves swept on my balcony. Windows closed. Preparing for the multi-day deluge about to smash Sydney. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-04/torrential-rain-triggers-flood-watch-for-sydney/103665240

abstractcode ,
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@vampiress I’m reminded of the scene from one of the Batman movies where the Batmobile covers itself in armour.

Nikkileah ,
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@vampiress eep! I hope you get through this with no leaks or water ingress!!

apocheir ,
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@vampiress the east coast of Australia 🤝 the east coast of the US
getting drenched right now

vampiress OP ,
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@apocheir TEAM RAINSTORM

MattHatton ,
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@vampiress Loaded up a browser window with the BOM rain radar in one tab, local weather station in another and the river height at the bridge down the road in a third.

Let's do this.

liamvhogan ,
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@MattHatton @vampiress pray five times a day toward the Manly Hydraulic lab

NewtonMark ,
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@liamvhogan @MattHatton @vampiress The Audley Weir is open for traffic again. I have a good feeling about this.

MattHatton ,
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@NewtonMark @liamvhogan @vampiress Oh yes, need another few browser windows for the three (yes, three) Audley Weir traffic cameras they have now.

liamvhogan ,
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@MattHatton @NewtonMark @vampiress kickoff looks to be around mid-afternoon Friday time, it’s pure State of Origin stuff, Phil Gould is warming up his monologue

MattHatton ,
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@liamvhogan @NewtonMark @vampiress

trumpet fanfare
[king wally otto in the soundproof booth] ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, SES volunteers and meteorologists, breakfast TV hosts and aspiring tim bailey's....

liamvhogan ,
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@MattHatton @NewtonMark @vampiress it’s weather state against weather state. East coast low against drunk and high drivers

MattHatton ,
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@liamvhogan @NewtonMark @vampiress The black nor'easter is almost here and it's time to go live to the card table. Are you there, HG?

vampiress OP ,
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@MattHatton @liamvhogan @NewtonMark the fuck is a 'black nor'easter’?

MattHatton ,
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@vampiress @liamvhogan @NewtonMark Fucked if I know, but WeatherZone appears to think it's a thing. Trying to out east-coast-low the east coast low: https://aus.social/@MattHatton/112208996322193140

liamvhogan ,
@liamvhogan@aus.social avatar

@MattHatton @vampiress @NewtonMark well I’ll be damned it seems to be a thing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_nor%27easter

🏴‍☠️

vampiress OP ,
@vampiress@eigenmagic.net avatar

@liamvhogan @MattHatton @NewtonMark Huh. They cause tornados sometimes.

Well that's something to look forward to.

MattHatton ,
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@vampiress @liamvhogan @NewtonMark I'll grant, probably more efficient than the bulldozers....

vampiress OP ,
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@MattHatton @liamvhogan @NewtonMark Long as it hits the north again. Nobody needs Hornsby anyway.

vampiress OP ,
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@MattHatton We can weather-toot through this. I believe in us.

MattHatton ,
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@vampiress hands in
1-2-3-GO TOOTS!

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