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    Chris Maunder
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    Worst storm in a century[^]. I'll be there in a week :D cheers, Chris Maunder

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      Worst storm in a century[^]. I'll be there in a week :D cheers, Chris Maunder

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      Nick Parker
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      Anyone unable to return home for an extended time might be eligible for personal hardship grants of up to $7300. Wow... have fun Chris, aren't you going to miss that great weather up North? ;) Nick Parker - DeveloperNotes.com


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        Worst storm in a century[^]. I'll be there in a week :D cheers, Chris Maunder

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        Chris Maunder wrote: I'll be there in a week :-D Sydney? Michael Martin Australia "I suspect I will be impressed though, I am easy." - Paul Watson 21/09/2003

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          Chris Maunder wrote: I'll be there in a week :-D Sydney? Michael Martin Australia "I suspect I will be impressed though, I am easy." - Paul Watson 21/09/2003

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          All things going well... cheers, Chris Maunder

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            Worst storm in a century[^]. I'll be there in a week :D cheers, Chris Maunder

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            Don't worry about it. We have storms like that (80~100 mm in a day) almost every summer and, somehow, we keep surviving. Rains that drop 10~20mm/hour are almost daily. Tom Jobin (one of the guys who composed Girl from Ipanema) has made a famous composition in the rythm of rain drops named "Águas de Março" ("March waters"), talking about these rains. Once I almost lost my car (we have some companies that are specialized on recovering cars from floods) in a scene just like that in the news picture. Trying to make bits uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet. -- Bruce Schneier By the way, dog_spawn isn't a nickname - it is my name with an underscore instead of a space. -- dog_spawn

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              Worst storm in a century[^]. I'll be there in a week :D cheers, Chris Maunder

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              Roger Wright
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              Sheesh! 100mm is about half a year's worth of rainfall here, and our storm drains back up after a heavy dew. The end of my street turns into a pond if two dogs in one day relieve themselves at the same fire hydrant! Are you sure you want to make this trip? Which do you dislike less, being cold, or being wet and cold? Remember to take the galoshes...:) "Your village called -
              They're missing their idiot."

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                Worst storm in a century[^]. I'll be there in a week :D cheers, Chris Maunder

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                R Jones
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                We're in a blizzard here on the east coast.:sigh: I just got home from a 2-hour drive when it hit this morning.:zzz: One of our servers at work is not responding and the boss called telling me to stay home, doesn't want anyone hurt driving in this. My windows are all crusted in snow & ice, strong winds are shaking the building.

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                  Worst storm in a century[^]. I'll be there in a week :D cheers, Chris Maunder

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                  Christian Graus
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                  Wow - I had no idea this happened. We have had some muggy days, and that's all. I should call my parents.... Christian I have drunk the cool-aid and found it wan and bitter. - Chris Maunder

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                    Don't worry about it. We have storms like that (80~100 mm in a day) almost every summer and, somehow, we keep surviving. Rains that drop 10~20mm/hour are almost daily. Tom Jobin (one of the guys who composed Girl from Ipanema) has made a famous composition in the rythm of rain drops named "Águas de Março" ("March waters"), talking about these rains. Once I almost lost my car (we have some companies that are specialized on recovering cars from floods) in a scene just like that in the news picture. Trying to make bits uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet. -- Bruce Schneier By the way, dog_spawn isn't a nickname - it is my name with an underscore instead of a space. -- dog_spawn

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                    Taka Muraoka
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                    One guy almost died in this storm because he got trapped in his 4WD when the power windows and doors died and he couldn't get out :rolleyes:


                    Lets be honest, isn't it amazing how many truly stupid people you meet during the course of the day. Carry around a pad and pencil, you'll have twenty or thirty names by the end of the day - George Carlin Awasu 1.1.4 [^]: A free RSS reader with support for Code Project.

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                      One guy almost died in this storm because he got trapped in his 4WD when the power windows and doors died and he couldn't get out :rolleyes:


                      Lets be honest, isn't it amazing how many truly stupid people you meet during the course of the day. Carry around a pad and pencil, you'll have twenty or thirty names by the end of the day - George Carlin Awasu 1.1.4 [^]: A free RSS reader with support for Code Project.

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                      It's very foolish IMO to have power doors and/or windows without a way to open them manually - I'd think that would be common sense.

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                        It's very foolish IMO to have power doors and/or windows without a way to open them manually - I'd think that would be common sense.

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                        I'm sure this particular guy agrees with you now :-) IIRC, somebody broke the window from outside. The water was up to his neck and he only had a few seconds left.


                        Lets be honest, isn't it amazing how many truly stupid people you meet during the course of the day. Carry around a pad and pencil, you'll have twenty or thirty names by the end of the day - George Carlin Awasu 1.1.4 [^]: A free RSS reader with support for Code Project.

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                          Sheesh! 100mm is about half a year's worth of rainfall here, and our storm drains back up after a heavy dew. The end of my street turns into a pond if two dogs in one day relieve themselves at the same fire hydrant! Are you sure you want to make this trip? Which do you dislike less, being cold, or being wet and cold? Remember to take the galoshes...:) "Your village called -
                          They're missing their idiot."

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                          It will be in the high 30s in Sydney this time of year, I wager. So hot and wet. Lovely. >if two dogs in one day relieve themselves at the same fire hydrant :laugh: regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Brian Welsch wrote: "blah blah blah, maybe a potato?" while translating my Afrikaans. Crikey! ain't life grand?

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