Weekend Photos

[laura_seabrook]

Here's some photos from recent times. Click ON THE THUMBNAILS FOR The LARGER IMAGES.

The morning after - drains in my street.	Pegasus, Hallie and Kevin inspect the drench.
My side pathway.	The lounge room at night by storm lantern.
Shops at the roundabout. Part of the awning had fallen down, and there's chaos further up the street.	One of the abandoned cars next to a fallen branch.
Some food thrown out because of no power to the fridge? Peggy wants to know why he can't eat it.	Mysterious fridge that was on the opposite side of the street. How did it get there? Did it float?
Gate and Fence of Landscape Business.	Two more abandoned cars near the bridge.
The bridge the day after. The previous night the creek was a metre above it.	Downed power lines on the other side of the bridge.
Another shot of the creek.	Road damage after the rains.
Notice the line of debris on the side of the road - that's how high the water got.	The Greater Union Cinema at Glendale where I'd stayed the night before. Closed due to no power but advertising their other cinema in town.
Woolworths - bloodied but not unbeaten.	Inside Woolworths - shopping as usual on generated power. Everything was very casual.
The Notice at ALDIs after being flooded the night before.	Nelson St in Wallsend. Roof tiles on the road, and the front of HomeBase blown away.

Well - that's it me for tonight/this morning. I'm off to bed.

Comments

[faffinoodle.livejournal.com]

I was going to go to Glendale yesterday for something to do...
Glad I didn't venture out, with everything closed and all.
Also, that road damage - Is that all the bitumen washed away and just the dirt left underneath?? :/
P.S.: Is that food yours? I'd so be wrapping it in about 4 plastic bags or it will stink! I've had chicken in my bin before like that and it's gross.

Food

[laura-seabrook.livejournal.com]

No,. that was down the street. We kept ours in teh fridge and put bags of ice down below.

Re: Food

[faffinoodle.livejournal.com]

Good thinking... Kinda gross that it was left out like that :/
I was thinking of heading out to Glendale today but after seeing your photos, I doubt I will be.

Re: Food

[laura-seabrook.livejournal.com]

But those photos were taken on Saturday. We have power now, so they probably do too.

[cyclops25503.livejournal.com]

Its crazy. I have to say...i would've liked to have seen the Woolies get a bit more of a battering, lol.

[mscate.livejournal.com]

scary stuff! Glad you are ok

[little-sista.livejournal.com]

Hi Laura
My prayers and thoughts went to you as soon as I heard about the floods, so glad you are safe and well there.
I haven't seen a flood that bad for many yrs in your area, I remember the floods of the 50s and 60s up there very well.
Will keep you in my prayers.
lavandarbozz/Irene

Thanks!

[laura-seabrook.livejournal.com]

Things haven't been that bad for me compared with folk in Maitland and elsewhere. I heard that the Barnsley bridge half collapsed yesterday, and that the houses on the other side of it had been without power until yesterday!