Cyclones imminent in North Queensland

joea · 5 February 2011

Hi.
I am north of Port Douglas.
mimimal damage in port douglas, and they did not lose power.
just north in Mossman we lost power Wed. night and have just got it back on.
We are on the extreme of the cyclone and have had wind in a small section 100klm/hr
to 150klm/hr.
I think everbody knows what a raintree is. Well they can stand a lot of wind and they were severely damaged as we go into town.

Our area is just coming back on line with power.

The damage up north is going to make the Fed. Gov. look extremely closely at there economics for Australia.

I do not vote labor, but i think Anna Bligh is the No.1 women in Australia. oops no 2
my wife would be No.1

Cheers.

Calliope · 5 February 2011

Whale lovers may hate the Japanese but they are good people to have on side in a disaster.

CORPORATE Japan has opened its wallet for Queensland with Japanese companies contributing millions to the flood appeal.

Queensland's Tokyo-based trade commissioner, Tak Adachi, said his office had been overwhelmed with donations from Japanese companies, individuals, schools and sister cities.

The list of public donations over $10,000 shows at least $3 million donated from Japanese companies, but with money still flowing through and some donations not publicised the true total is likely to be far higher.

"We have been swamped with inquiries from the biggest corporates, like Mitsubishi and Toyota, to schools and even children who saw the damage on TV and were upset," Mr Adachi said.

"Japanese are used to natural disasters and are one of the first to donate and get organised. Every week we are getting more and more inquiries.

"It shows the depth of the relationship between the two countries and some Japanese companies now want to volunteer labour for the clean-up and reconstruction".

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...id-to-queensland/story-e6frg8zx-1226000445551

trainspotter · 5 February 2011

Imminent my large white gluteus maximus !!!

Cyclone frequency

On average 4.7 tropical cyclones per year affect the Queensland Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Area of Responsibility. There is a strong relationship with eastern Australian tropical cyclone impacts and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation phenomenon, with almost twice as many impacts during La NiÃ±a than during El Niño. The likelihood of this occurring by pure chance is remote (significant at 99% level).

There have been 207 known impacts from tropical cyclones along the east coast since 1858. Major east coast tropical cyclones impacts include 1890 Cardwell; 1893 Brisbane; 1898 NSW; 1899 Bathurst Bay; 1918 Innisfail; 1918 Mackay; 1927 Cairns and inland areas; 1934 Port Douglas; 1949 Rockhampton; 1954 Gold Coast; 1967 Dinah, Southern Queensland; 1970 Ada, Whitsunday Islands; 1971 Althea, Townsville; 1974 Wanda, Brisbane; and 2006 Larry, Innisfail.

The Queensland region of the Gulf of Carpentaria region has been hit by several disastrous tropical cyclones. These include The 1887 Burketown cyclone, The 1923 Douglas Mawson cyclone, The 1936 Mornington Island cyclone; the 1948 Bentick Island cyclone and Ted in 1976.

http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/about/cyclones-eastern.shtml

Hmmmmmm ......... Since 1890 (recorded) we have had cyclones. Hardly imminent at all really?

Julia · 5 February 2011

This article accurately sums up Anna Bligh's recent performance.
Hard to argue with any of it.

http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles...nl&emcmp=Punch&emchn=Newsletter&emlist=Member

Wysiwyg · 6 February 2011

Calliope said:
Whale lovers may hate the Japanese but they are good people to have on side in a disaster.

Have owned two Toyota utes in my life and they just keep on keepin' on. Might be time for another.

Wysiwyg · 6 February 2011

trainspotter said:
Imminent my large white gluteus maximus !!!

Well it's about time you got off your fat rrrr' s and did some shell implants.

Calliope · 6 February 2011

Julia said:
This article accurately sums up Anna Bligh's recent performance.
Hard to argue with any of it.

Bligh has said and done all the right things during the emergencies, and has regained a lot of support. However having listened to her strident voice and observed her arrogance in Parliament since becoming Premier, I don't think she is a very nice woman, and her ministers are quite useless.

However, history tells us that the most inspirational leaders are seldom nice people...and usually surround themselves with sycophants.

Calliope · 6 February 2011

trainspotter said:
Imminent my large white gluteus maximus !!!
...Hmmmmmm ......... Since 1890 (recorded) we have had cyclones. Hardly imminent at all really?

I am not sure you know what "imminent" means.

im·mi·nent
[im-uh-nuhnt] Show IPA
–adjective
1.
likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent.
2.
projecting or leaning forward; overhanging.

””Synonyms
1. near, at hand. Imminent, Impending, Threatening all may carry the implication of menace, misfortune, disaster, but they do so in differing degrees. Imminent may portend evil: an imminent catastrophe, but also may mean simply “about to happen”: The merger is imminent. Impending has a weaker sense of immediacy and threat than imminent : Real tax relief legislation is impending, but it too may be used in situations portending disaster: impending social upheaval; to dread the impending investigation. Threatening almost always suggests ominous warning and menace: a threatening sky just before the tornado struck.

””Antonyms
1. distant, remote.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/imminent

Garpal Gumnut · 6 February 2011

Calliope said:
I am not sure you know what "imminent" means.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/imminent

It is quite an old word.

It is mentioned in the Book of Danbrown, Ch2 V3 22-56 The Imminenti

gg

IFocus · 6 February 2011

Calliope said:
Whale lovers may hate the Japanese but they are good people to have on side in a disaster.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...id-to-queensland/story-e6frg8zx-1226000445551

I don't know any anti whaling types who hate the Japanese (and I do know a lot)

Anti whaling groups / supporters are certainly against the very powerful Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries who have an ominous record of destroying fishery's world wide

trainspotter · 6 February 2011

Calliope said:
I am not sure you know what "imminent" means.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/imminent

Why thank you Calliope for this forebearance on my behalf. I am quite sure the word I wanted to use is the word at hand. Imminent as you have so rightly pointed out, is that it is constantly impending. On average 4.7 tropical cyclones per year affect the Queensland Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Area of Responsibility so therefore the word is FREQUENCY. There are frequent cyclones that effect QLD. Right now, none are imminent. Trusting this clears up any confusion as to what I was inferring in my previous post.

Calliope · 7 February 2011

IFocus said:
I don't know any anti whaling types who hate the Japanese (and I do know a lot)

Anti whaling groups / supporters are certainly against the very powerful Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries who have an ominous record of destroying fishery's world wide

Fair enough. I know it is possible to have conflicting views about a people and the governments they elect.

Calliope · 7 February 2011

Not everyone in Queensland was captivated by Bligh's performance. Certainly not Mike Connors.

The Premier should forgo the amateur dramatics and let Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts do his job.

Her performance was overblown, unnecessary, reeked of political opportunism and was not, to borrow once more from Churchill, her finest hour.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...ighs-finest-hour/story-e6freon6-1226001366000

white_crane · 7 February 2011

Thanks everyone for your concerns and support.

Myself and all my family are safe and well. The old timber and fibro house suffered only very slight damage.

Gradually getting back some services as the days pass. A few days of flooding hasn't helped things. The only power across the district is coming from huge generators. Still no power for me though - I'm running this from my own generator.

I'll be back when I can. Hope everyone is safe and well.

white_crane

Julia · 7 February 2011

Calliope said:
Not everyone in Queensland was captivated by Bligh's performance. Certainly not Mike Connors.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...ighs-finest-hour/story-e6freon6-1226001366000

I have no idea who Mike Connors is and care less.
Whatever her disattributes, Anna Bligh has performed beyond all expectations during the recent disasters.

white_crane said:
Thanks everyone for your concerns and support.

Myself and all my family are safe and well. The old timber and fibro house suffered only very slight damage.

Gradually getting back some services as the days pass. A few days of flooding hasn't helped things. The only power across the district is coming from huge generators. Still no power for me though - I'm running this from my own generator.

I'll be back when I can. Hope everyone is safe and well.

white_crane

White crane, so good to know you are OK. Amazing that your house was so little affected. Do hope all is soon completely back to normal for you.

Calliope · 7 February 2011

Julia said:
I have no idea who Mike Connors is and care less.
Whatever her disattributes, Anna Bligh has performed beyond all expectations during the recent disasters.

Well, having lived in Queensland for a long time, I do know who Mike Connors is, and on this subject I do agree with him. Of course she has performed beyond expectations, because expectations were set at a very low level. Her performance as a political opportunist certainly exceeded my expectations.

Those she has captivated will be throwing away their rose coloured glasses, when she resumes her normal persona.

GumbyLearner · 8 February 2011

CNN GLOBE TREKKING Fail. When it comes to geography only the yanks could stuff this up!

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