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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kit_e_kat9 on November 16, 2012, 06:52:41 PM
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Hey BrisVegas and surrounds Swaggers,
If you've seen the weather report we are in for a Wild Weekend of Weather ... especially Saturday / Sunday. Clean out your gutters asap and strap down anything in the yard, ensure the CT and tow vehicle is secured and out of harms way. If you are camping ... good luck!
Kit_e
From Higgins Storm Chasers on FaceBook
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HSC SEQLD SEVERE STORM FORECAST FOR SATURDAY.
Far Out @ tomorrow!
•Ok if you live anywhere within the Dark Blue, Purple or Pink shaded are
as Severe Storms are Likely / Very Dangerous Storms are possible!
•Within developed Severe Storms - Damaging winds over 90kmhr are likely , Destructive winds over 130kmhr possible.
•Large hail to golf ball size are likely, up to cricket ball size possible.
•Flash flooding and frequent dangerous lightning bolts are likely.
•Take precautions NOW or in the morning BEFORE lunch time...Stay Safe everyone!
•http://stormwise.com.au/
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Sunday's outlook:
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** SHARE ** HSC HEADS UP FOR SEVERE STORMS / POSSIBLE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS IN SEQLD ON SUNDAY.
•The map shows 1pm Sunday Severe Storm potential.
•It is the 4
year anniversary of " The Gap Storm " and and forecast models are indicating a likely repeat of similar storms.
•Severe Storms are likely to contain Very Large Hail, Damaging possibly Destructive winds, Flash Flooding and Frequent Dangerous lightning Bolts.
•There is a slight risk of funnels or Tornados given the MAXIMUM instability levels.
•Please be vigilant and consider taking precautions leading up to Sunday afternoon and evening.
•This forecast has been discussed across the HSC Admins and Storm Chaser Network.
•We will give AM and PM updates leading up to Sunday then LIVE Chaser reports on the day.
•Please Visit this Site to prepare >>> http://stormwise.com.au/ (http://stormwise.com.au/)
" Sunday is also the biggest severe storm forecast I have seen since 2008 " ~ Jeff Higgins ~
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Thought you were havin a party Kit....with thjat heading lol .....But seriously, It does not sound good
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Not looking good will have the two girls locked away in the shed, right the two Isuzu's ;D
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We live Alderley and copped the edge of that 2008 storm that hit The Gap, it was something else
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Thanks for the heads up, my little feline friend.... :-*
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Thanks Kit_e I hadnt realised the urgency to clean up my junk in the grg from last week's trip so i can fit the second car in. Just checked the synoptic chart and it doesn't look good.
Guess that also cancels kitesurfing on Sunday. I don't like the idea of being a very long lightning rod.
BTW- what sort of lightning bolts do they consider non-"dangerous" :)
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i like to checkout the Weatherzone forum and see what's coming weather wise, here's a link to this weekends predicted weather if anyone is interested.... http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/1139896/gonew/1/SE_QLD_NE_NSW_Thunderstorms_No#UNREAD (http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/1139896/gonew/1/SE_QLD_NE_NSW_Thunderstorms_No#UNREAD)
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Here it comes
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Yep just got buckets of rain at my place, plus lightning right out side scared the crap out of me.... and the dogs...
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And again
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Okay so that first storm hit me about 1030. I'm a east of Sunnybank so didn't get the worst of it. Lots of lightning (the non-dangerous kind I guess) but we only got about 10mm in all :-[ It was windy and a few of those bolts hit right near home. Poor Jack hates thunder so he's just come out from under the bed ... I was filming some of it. No hail at all.
I hope those north of me enjoyed it.
Glad I got the mowing finished about 1000 ... with any luck the gaps will fill in soon and I won't be mowing a dust bowl! Almost need to wear a mask or something. So now it's all over I'm off to battle the shoppers at Garden City. Alas ... I don't like busy large shopping centres at the best of times ... but the bra had a blow out last week and DJ's do fittings.
Kit_e ;D
Loving these Storms! Bring Them On!!!!
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check out this link to see the flooding in Bowen Hills http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/above-average-temperatures-as-southeast-prepares-for-supercell-storms/story-e6freoof-1226518442332 (http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/above-average-temperatures-as-southeast-prepares-for-supercell-storms/story-e6freoof-1226518442332) another storm seems to building out Toowoomba way aswell
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Complete fizzer out bayside/south east way. Must have been right on the edge of it, heard Chandler/wynnum area got caned.
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Spewin..... I missed the lot, to busy getting beauty sleep... >:D
I thought there was more rain and thunder this afternoon, I could be wrong... ???
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Im at manly west and bucketed down here
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Danbo, anywhere near Rosedene Street?
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I thought there was more rain and thunder this afternoon, I could be wrong... ???
2nd round of storms is coming through out the back of Oakey right now. it's a big line of storms and weather forum people are mentioning super cells and possible big rain falls could happen in places, so will be interesting to see what happens in an hour or 2's time here in Brisbane.
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I like the pretty colours ... ;D 512km composite (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR661.loop.shtml#skip)
Kit_e
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I like the pretty colours ... ;D 512km composite (http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR661.loop.shtml#skip)
Kit_e
here's a link to a live feed from a storm chaser out West at the moment Kite if your interested higginsstormchasing (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/higginsstormchasing#)
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here's a link to a live feed from a storm chaser out West at the moment Kite if your interested higginsstormchasing (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/higginsstormchasing#)
Ha Ha Ha ... just found it myself! It's still windy here, and the sun just disappeared. Looks like some more rain for me tonight.
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Higgins Storm Chasing
?** Severe Storm Day Live Chase Update 1:30pm ** Share **
After meeting up with Storm Chasing mates Cam and Andy ( South Brisbane Storms ) We are now heading to the Darling Downs where the map shows Maximum instability @ 4pm.
The whole SE Quarter of QLD should still expect Storms this afternoon and evening - Some of these Severe or Very Dangerous.
We will commence live streaming once we are close to storms > higginsstormchasing (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/higginsstormchasing#)
~ Jeff ~
** Severe Storm Day Live Chase Update 1:30pm ** Share ** After meeting up with Storm Chasing mates Cam and Andy ( South Brisbane Storms ) We are now heading to the Darling Downs where the map shows Maximum instability @ 4pm. The whole SE Quarter of QLD should still expect Storms this afternoon and evening - Some of these Severe or Very Dangerous. We will commence live streaming once we are close to storms > higginsstormchasing (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/higginsstormchasing#) ~ Jeff ~"
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Kit_e
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It pisses me to no end when I see people on facebook and in comments to news articles abusing the BOM because "they weren't advised until just minutes before the storm hit" that severe weather was on the way.
Sent while temporally motionless
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Yeah I agree. They could just look out the window hey? But that's no excuse really ... they've been warned on the weather reports (news) for a few days now.
Kit_e
Edit: Golf ball sized hail west of Pittsworth. Look out Toowoomba ... here she comes!
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Just had a look at BOM... It's quit impressive, a lot of dark red about...
Thanks Mal for the link to the storm chasers...
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The storm chasers get all the good info ... check out these lightning strikes!
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Kit_e
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I had a few guys working OT today at the workshop in Eagle Farm and I got the call, Houston we have a problem!
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i thought the radio stations were talking up the threat of tornados the other day, but reading weatherzone forum the current conditons pose a real prospect it could happen somewhere. apparently the conditions they are seeing are the same as what tornado chasers in the U.S look for when they go chasing :o :o they aren't saying it will happen though, just saying it's the right conditions for it to possibly happen.
watched the news reports before and the City / Valley / Bowen Hills area certainly copped it earlier today, plenty of cars written off and heaps of trees being cut up. reports on weather forum have big hail falling out around Oakey area before aswell with heaps of vehicles being damaged, looks like being a costly weekend for the insurance companies this weekend.
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Danbo, anywhere near Rosedene Street?
Up of manly rd near the 7 11
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Yeah I agree. They could just look out the window hey? But that's no excuse really ... they've been warned on the weather reports (news) for a few days now.
Kit_e
Edit: Golf ball sized hail west of Pittsworth. Look out Toowoomba ... here she comes!
BOM says 8-10 cm hail at Pittsworth. That's not golf ball size...that's base ball size!
Sent from Behind you...BOO
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Yeah we didn't get much on the GC. Missed us
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thought this was kewl from the brissy times
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/photogallery/queensland/severe-storm-strikes-southeast-queensland-20121117-29ili.html?selectedImage=3 (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/photogallery/queensland/severe-storm-strikes-southeast-queensland-20121117-29ili.html?selectedImage=3)
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Just started raining here again. Lightning thunder, I reckon we will get ours now
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Buckle up swaggers! :cheers:
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some good pics in the link Lost.
not much happening here at my place tonight, plenty of cloud lightning and some light rain, but we seem to be missing any bad stuff for now. have seen some great pics and video footage on weatherzone forum and higgins storm chaser link so far, reckon tomorrow they'll have some cracking pics on the sites by the sounds of their posts. already seen a couple of pics, but most people were out and about chasing the storms and couldn't post pics on the run.
got to feel for a couple of guys from work at the moment, they went camping with their girlfriends on Teewah Beach for the weekend. i've sent messages to them to try and warn them what's coming, but i know phone reception there is rubbish so they may be unaware they are about to get very wet....lol
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Some close lightening strikes around Mt Gravatt a bit earlier. Not so close now.
Hts and other electric key sputtered, but didn't go off.
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some good pics in the link Lost.
Love the plane.. imagine sittin on the runway in that!!!!! the sparks are awsome
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There's been plenty of lighting and thunder at down town Ormeau Hills, only been getting constant rain so far...
Looking on BOM looks like it might be further north...
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There's been plenty of lighting and thunder at down town Ormeau Hills, only been getting constant rain so far...
Looking on BOM looks like it might be further north...
started bucketing down here about 10 - 15 minutes ago, reckon swift water rescue will get some call outs tonight with the amount of rain falling around some parts unfortunately. has been fairly sedate here up until about 10 -15 minutes ago, but now the yard is covered in water and it's running off into the gutter quickly.
tomorrow mornings news will be an interesting watch i reckon, is pretty wide spread and damage occurred from Northern NSW to Brisbane and out West of here also. was reading earlier that Uni of Qld at Gatton got 70mm in an hour and a half, and Lake Manchester (which is out Ipswich way i think from memory?) got 62mm in an hour, i reckon that'll possibly cause some flash flooding in some areas.
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Starting to get a bit more light in the sky now.
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It is Mal.. Lake Manchester is north of Ipswich, just off the warrego highway.. When I was working on the Ipswich motorway we used to head out there in summer to cool off...
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More rain
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That was a pretty spectacular lighting show last night... How did everyone fare?? The more in intense rain was falling further north of us, we only getting constant rain nothing to intense..
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Weather man on the news last night stated 110cm hail reported at pittsworth !!!!!! HOLY CRAP that's huge! lol I think someone may entered the wrong unit of measurement .... lol
Cheers Chippy :D
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Weather man on the news last night stated 110cm hail reported at pittsworth !!!!!! HOLY CRAP that's huge! lol I think someone may entered the wrong unit of measurement .... lol
Cheers Chippy :D
PMSL at the size...lol
even at 110mm that's huge hail, i heard softball sized mentioned in reports yesterday and thought B.S..... you wouldn't want to get hit by that, imagine the damage to vehicles and the like they would have copped also.
reading weather forum this morning and possibly more storms again this morning, i just hear a rumble of thunder right now as i type so will be interesting to see how the day pans out today.
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We're just north of Brisbane....
saw a spectacular sheet lightening show last night....then heaps of wind and rain..thunder and rain this morning but little wind.
The rain is very welcome though......
MarkVS
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we only got 1mm of rain last night.
Little bit of rain now, but i need a good 50mm worth to keep all these lawns growing, cause no grow, means no mow, which means no dough for me. :'(
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We are heading of to a day on the green concert at the mt cotton winery today im hoping its canceled other wise ill be drinking plenty to put up with the weather
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if you haven't checked out Weatherzone forum then take a look at the pics they have started posting from yesterday on there. hopefully this link will take you to page 41 where some good pics start, but if not page 41 and then especially page 42 has some epic photos posted up on it.....simply amazing and looks a lot like you'd see in the movies or on a tornado chase i reckon :o :o :o http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbthreads.php/topics/1139896/41 (http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbthreads.php/topics/1139896/41)
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That was a pretty spectacular lighting show last night... How did everyone fare?? The more in intense rain was falling further north of us, we only getting constant rain nothing to intense..
Was pretty good Rod
I got this pic from home last night
(http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss315/lux77_photos/IMG_5013.jpg)
Nothing like those photos from Mal's link above though. They are great
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The photos in that link are just awesome mal...
It is a nice photo olly, did you just put the camera on slow shutter and push go... And hope for the best?
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yeah thats it mate. 20sec shutter on 2 sec timer. sat out there for about an hour, just pres and wait, pres and wait. That was the best i got in that time
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watching Higgins Storm Chaser live feed right now, he's saying to watch channel 9 news tonight for HD footage from yesterday.
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Well last night was an awesome light show. No photos though ... too busy drinking at the BF's place ... not the best place for photos anyways. Constant rain ... checked the guage this morning and it's 41 and a bit MM. I thought it might be more.
Storms all around here today ... I got sprinkles. Still more of the day to go.
Kit_e
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Well last night was an awesome light show. No photos though ... too busy drinking at the BF's place ... not the best place for photos anyways. Constant rain ... checked the guage this morning and it's 41 and a bit MM. I thought it might be more.
Storms all around here today ... I got sprinkles. Still more of the day to go.
Kit_e
Just saw some footage on the news, looks pretty wild :o
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Those around Archerfield-ish way ... it's coming. Those living east of Amberley ... man that's black! Let us know how big the hail is please.
(http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR664.loop.shtml)
Kit_e
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Currently stuck at the Brisbane Airport - man what a light show is going on outside!
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Nice and sunny here..
for once.
I find this hard to swallow
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/thunderstorms-hit-brisbane-city-outskirts-as-bom-rejects-criticism-20121118-29jue.html (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/thunderstorms-hit-brisbane-city-outskirts-as-bom-rejects-criticism-20121118-29jue.html)
Nobody knew, then they must have been dead for a week
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Those around Archerfield-ish way ... it's coming. Those living east of Amberley ... man that's black! Let us know how big the hail is please.
(http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR664.loop.shtml)
Kit_e
we are not far from Archerfield and got practically no hail, you could hear tiny bits hitting the roof in the rain falling, but we got nothing really. have read on weatherzone of 2- 5cm hail falling in many areas to the West of us (Archerfield, Collingwood Park etc).
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http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/no-calm-after-the-storm-waterspout-follows-weather-havoc-in-the-north-20121118-29k9y.html (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/no-calm-after-the-storm-waterspout-follows-weather-havoc-in-the-north-20121118-29k9y.html)
now thats sweeeeeet
(http://images.moneymanager.com.au/2012/11/18/3805560/waterspout2-300x0.jpg)
imagine being out in ya 12footer and that comes thru
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Strange how Brisbane got smashed yet Moreton had only a few drops and little wind on the Friday Night, Saturday was pritty clear for the most part till Night fell then we only got I'd say 5-10mm and not alot of wind maybe 15-20kts but I was pritty well sheltered, only issue was it was still drizzling into Sunday morning when we packed up camp AGAIN!!!!
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The suburb of middle park in Brisbane got smashed pretty bad. On a flight up there this evening. It appears the main damage is wind related and focused around 5-6 suburbs around that middle park area. Country areas appear to have held up well.
Swannie
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Rain guage says another 3mm yesterday. I wasn't sure if it could hold that much but seems it can! ;D I'm at Springwood (give or take a suburb) and we had particular issues with leaves being blown all about. Gonna take me ages to clean them all out of my yard! ???
What a Fizzer IMHO!
Kit_e
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Here's a timelapse i took yesterday afternoon at sunset near Boonah. This shows the storm which hit Brisbane last night (sunday) being created. The camera is facing south west so Brisbane is behind the camera, the storm actually comes towards the camera but you can see the low level clouds/moisture being sucked back west into the storm before it gathers pace and heads into Brisbane. It's about 30 minutes compressed into 36 seconds. http://youtu.be/q0X-uUf1UrQ (http://youtu.be/q0X-uUf1UrQ)
cheers
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Nice one!!
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LOL! Strange place to find White Water: Courier Mail (http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/west/hailstones-the-size-of-golf-balls-pelt-jindalee-riverhills-middle-park-and-mt-ommaney-homes-during-weekend-storms/story-fn8m0u4y-1226519771166)
Kit_e
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and now for the thousands of insurance claims, and 100's of scammers to rob the elderly and uninsured and tradesman hourly rates going up x120
EG: 4 days ago would have cost $2000 to fix, now $24000
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and now for the thousands of insurance claims, and 100's of scammers to rob the elderly and uninsured and tradesman hourly rates going up x120
EG: 4 days ago would have cost $2000 to fix, now $24000
There are plenty around but also some good ones trying to help their customers
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Here's a timelapse i took yesterday afternoon at sunset near Boonah.
cheers
I was watching and kept thinking - is that all - till the end. Mercy!
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That time lapse was just great.. :cheers: