Just wanted to check and see how are Aussie members are holding up with these terrible floods down under. Not sure where everyone is from. But man,what did you guys do to piss off mother nature? It wasn't that long ago when you had the terrible wildfire's right? Now floods of biblical propotions,man just move to California if you want that shit....Seriously,best wishes to all of our RO Aussie friends. Stay safe and dry everybody. :willya :willya

Same sentiments here! Hope not just of very cool RO Aussies but the whole country get well soon, I saw it in the news and it's terrible

Yeah I saw that on the news, it looks serious. Hope our RO Aussie guys are high and dry!

75% of Queensland is ruined. Thats an area the size of France & Germany combined. So far, 16 confirmed dead. Some really sad stories emerging. Nsw copped it too. And today, our turn. Rained like hell here in Victoria. My sisters house got flooded. She recently put in new bathroom, kitchen, painted & new carpets. Water is 4 feet deep in the house. She was due to sell it next week! Needless to say, the new owner wont be buying.

Then mid afternoon here, the rain totally stopped and the blistering sun came out. I got a bit burnt too!

Australians have received so many wishes and we are blown away by the world response. They are talking of rebuilding Queensland as equivalent to a post-war construction.

I think we should also think of Brazil. Over 200 killed.

The one in Rio in Brazil is probably worse

I just heard about the floods in Brazil. Wow,that is horrible.

" 75% of Queensland is ruined. Thats an area the size of France & Germany combined. So far, 16 confirmed dead. Some really sad stories emerging. Nsw copped it too. And today, our turn. Rained like hell here in Victoria. My sisters house got flooded. She recently put in new bathroom, kitchen, painted & new carpets. Water is 4 feet deep in the house. She was due to sell it next week! Needless to say, the new owner wont be buying.

Then mid afternoon here, the rain totally stopped and the blistering sun came out.
I got a bit burnt too!      "
 

This makes Joey very sad .

Yes, it's all so tragic - especially the story of the boy who died for the sake of his younger brother.

Great Ocean Rd down my way has been closed for 4 days now.
Today is hot and sunny.
Australia is feeling the good vibes from the planet, and we wish our Brazilian peeps well.

Some really sad stories emerging..hows this poor dude :  :sad

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/hero-watches-as-family-dies-in-grantham/story-fn7kabp3-1225988037420

A COUNTRY firefighter has suffered the cruellest blow in the Grantham flood disaster.
Garry Jibson helped save dozens of townsfolk before Monday's furious storm, then had to watch helplessly as his wife and two of his three children perished.

A heartbroken Mr Jibson, 53, is still trying to find the words to tell his surviving son, Zachary, 7, that the rest of the family is gone.

His wife Llync, 31, eldest son Garry, 12, and his "little girl" Jocelyn, 5, died after he desperately tried to flee with them in his firetruck as an 8m wall of water engulfed the town.

He was washed out of the truck through an open window after pushing his son to safety up a tree.

"I just don't know how to tell Zach yet because he is hoping they will be found alive," Mr Jibson said.

For days before the inland tsunami struck, the Jibson family had been working to save others.

"The creeks had been flooding the road for weeks and we had been rescuing cars and doing medical evacuations, so I was exhausted," Mr Jibson said.

"I had just recovered a fire truck in Grantham which got washed off the road and was going back to sleep.

"The next minute I heard my neighbour calling out to have a look at Lockyer Creek and I saw the wall of water coming at us.

"I just yelled out to Llync to get in the truck with the kids."

He said the wall of water rolled the truck before they got out of the driveway.

"The water went over the top and was spinning the truck around," he said.

"It just hit us that fast. The truck rolled and all I could remember was there was a tree there, so I threw Zach out the window and said 'Climb boy' and I got swept out.

"The water washed me 150m away. I knew there were five big trees in our street so I grabbed on to the last one.

"I knew Llync and the kids were gone nearly straight away, but there was nothing I could do.

"I had to look after Zach. We both only had shorts on. We kept yelling to one another.

"The tree he was in, he could see through the windscreen. I was hoping dark would come in, so he didn't have to look at the truck."

For eight hours they hung in the trees, awaiting rescue, while Mr Jibson knew his loved ones were almost certainly lost to them both.

"Zach was scared and asking where his mum was, but I told him 'I don't know mate - just hold on'."

They were found at 10pm.

A disability pensioner, Mr Jibson moved his young family to Grantham two years ago.

Some amazing photos here :

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/gallery-fn7kabp3-1225979450055?page=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VcLa76pUj8

dont fark with the fat bastard

:Youmakeagrownmancrylikejoey

I drink with a guy at the McKinnon Hotel who is FatAussieBastards doppelganger!

Deathgod wrote on Jan 14^th, 2011 at 11:14pm:

Great Ocean Rd down my way has been closed for 4 days now. Today is hot and sunny. Australia is feeling the good vibes from the planet, and we wish our Brazilian peeps well. Some really sad stories emerging..hows this poor dude :  :sad http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/hero-watches-as-family-dies-in-grantham/story-fn7kabp3-1225988037420 A COUNTRY firefighter has suffered the cruellest blow in the Grantham flood disaster. Garry Jibson helped save dozens of townsfolk before Monday's furious storm, then had to watch helplessly as his wife and two of his three children perished. A heartbroken Mr Jibson, 53, is still trying to find the words to tell his surviving son, Zachary, 7, that the rest of the family is gone. His wife Llync, 31, eldest son Garry, 12, and his "little girl" Jocelyn, 5, died after he desperately tried to flee with them in his firetruck as an 8m wall of water engulfed the town. He was washed out of the truck through an open window after pushing his son to safety up a tree. "I just don't know how to tell Zach yet because he is hoping they will be found alive," Mr Jibson said. For days before the inland tsunami struck, the Jibson family had been working to save others. "The creeks had been flooding the road for weeks and we had been rescuing cars and doing medical evacuations, so I was exhausted," Mr Jibson said. "I had just recovered a fire truck in Grantham which got washed off the road and was going back to sleep. "The next minute I heard my neighbour calling out to have a look at Lockyer Creek and I saw the wall of water coming at us. "I just yelled out to Llync to get in the truck with the kids." He said the wall of water rolled the truck before they got out of the driveway. "The water went over the top and was spinning the truck around," he said. "It just hit us that fast. The truck rolled and all I could remember was there was a tree there, so I threw Zach out the window and said 'Climb boy' and I got swept out. "The water washed me 150m away. I knew there were five big trees in our street so I grabbed on to the last one. "I knew Llync and the kids were gone nearly straight away, but there was nothing I could do. "I had to look after Zach. We both only had shorts on. We kept yelling to one another. "The tree he was in, he could see through the windscreen. I was hoping dark would come in, so he didn't have to look at the truck." For eight hours they hung in the trees, awaiting rescue, while Mr Jibson knew his loved ones were almost certainly lost to them both. "Zach was scared and asking where his mum was, but I told him 'I don't know mate - just hold on'." They were found at 10pm. A disability pensioner, Mr Jibson moved his young family to Grantham two years ago. Some amazing photos here : http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/gallery-fn7kabp3-1225979450055?page=1

tragic story made me weep

is it still raining?

Been sunny and warm in Melbourne for a few days, but up north in our state, the floods are drowning small towns in what has been virtual deserts for the past 20 years. Small town of Kerang is bracing itself tonight as the waters rush down.