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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #125 on: March 29, 2017, 12:26:02 PM »
Quote from: Symon on March 29, 2017, 12:20:36 PM
Yep, most small units would be fine.

i was more thinking whether it needed to be a pure sine wave type?
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #126 on: March 29, 2017, 12:36:06 PM »
Quote from: paceman on March 29, 2017, 12:26:02 PM
i was more thinking whether it needed to be a pure sine wave type?
My BIL just got an 9kva  :o through his son, who's a sparky, & the lad was saying it had an AVR ?? (I think that was the term. Automatic Voltage Regulator or similar?)
Lad also said he could whack one on mine but, really, I can go a day or three without the tele or 'puter.
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #127 on: March 29, 2017, 12:49:42 PM »
Quote from: weeds on March 29, 2017, 11:26:24 AM
Kosh looked like a dill yesterday around 7am when I turned on the tv.....they were struggling to find things to talk about...but they were live from 4am (when the rest of aus was sleeping
that was his whole show... actually thats normal Mon-Friday...
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #128 on: March 29, 2017, 02:49:46 PM »
Quote from: Steffo1 on March 29, 2017, 12:36:06 PM

Lad also said he could whack one on mine but, really, I can go a day or three without the tele or 'puter.
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #129 on: March 29, 2017, 05:22:59 PM »
I was just checking the Mackay radar, it looks like the rain/storm is coming back out again straight back over you guys,

I think we're due to cop some rain from it tomorrow too.
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #130 on: March 29, 2017, 08:26:19 PM »

Okay now we have torrential rain and thunderstorms with lightening for the last few hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Going to be interesting at high tide 12:00pm tonight and tomorrow
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #131 on: March 29, 2017, 11:14:13 PM »
Quote from: broncos11 on March 29, 2017, 08:26:19 PM
Okay now we have torrential rain and thunderstorms with lightening for the last few hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Going to be interesting at high tide 12:00pm tonight and tomorrow
Gonna need a bigger boat....  What's that you said Noah?
Hope you are all safe up there guys.
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #132 on: March 30, 2017, 05:03:14 AM »
We're getting some solid rains bursts here this morning.

Time to fit the mowers with a snorkel and flippers me thinks.
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #133 on: March 30, 2017, 10:02:09 AM »
Quote from: Jeepers Creepers on March 30, 2017, 05:03:14 AM
We're getting some solid rains bursts here this morning.

Time to fit the mowers with a snorkel and flippers me thinks.
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« Reply #134 on: March 30, 2017, 05:04:36 PM »
Well we have just had power come back on for the first time since Monday night. It's good to hear the silence!.
Like others, I had a changeover switch fitted a few years ago when I was working out bush and its one of the best investments I've made.
Luckily, I just got my genset going last week after a fair while of poor and no running so it's had a great workout now.
Bit of water around last night kept us busy but nothing too serious.
It's going to be busy at work for a while though, some of our CCTV footage of the ocean swells were full on!
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #135 on: March 30, 2017, 05:13:01 PM »
Forgot to say a big thanks to the people from Ergon and associated contractors, they were really only able to get started today and I have heard of a lot of areas getting power back.
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #136 on: March 30, 2017, 06:51:56 PM »
Jabs you're one of the lucky ones, I'm still running the genny, which is ok but when the neighbours either side have power you really ask WTF.
BIL works for ergon down south & did a check & could be another 7 days before reconnect.
Just as well we didn't take a direct hit from Debbie, we'd be waiting till Xmas. 🙁🙁

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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #137 on: March 30, 2017, 08:26:15 PM »
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #138 on: March 30, 2017, 09:28:59 PM »
Hi Moggy,
I wouldn't say I am very knowledgeable in power lines or electrical things in general but if your neighbors either side have power maybe its a pole fuse or the connection on the house itself. I have had one of these go on me before. Either way it is still an Ergon fix but they may not know there's a problem there anymore. ???
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #139 on: March 30, 2017, 09:52:26 PM »
Quote from: Moggy on March 30, 2017, 06:51:56 PM
Jabs you're one of the lucky ones, I'm still running the genny, which is ok but when the neighbours either side have power you really ask WTF.
BIL works for ergon down south & did a check & could be another 7 days before reconnect.
Just as well we didn't take a direct hit from Debbie, we'd be waiting till Xmas. 🙁🙁

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sucks at times being on different networks then your neighbours...have had several occasions where our neighbours have power but we don't. After the flood in Brisbane a few years ago, our neighbour had no power 2 days more then after we got ours back.
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #140 on: March 31, 2017, 07:25:32 AM »
Ill be heading to Goonyella, via Mackay on Monday.

Do you think Ill have any problems getting there?
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #141 on: March 31, 2017, 07:33:20 AM »
Roads should be open, but if you have farcebook check the abc tropical north pages, pretty sure they post updates or have a link

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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #142 on: March 31, 2017, 07:35:35 AM »
Quote from: stabicraft on March 31, 2017, 07:25:32 AM
Ill be heading to Goonyella, via Mackay on Monday.

Do you think Ill have any problems getting there?

this may also help:

https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/

https://live.racq.com.au/2017/03/tc-debbie-latest-road-closures/

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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #143 on: March 31, 2017, 07:59:14 AM »
Thanks Guys.

Ill have a look.

Cheers
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #144 on: March 31, 2017, 04:59:59 PM »


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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #145 on: March 31, 2017, 08:30:29 PM »
Mate in Mackay had to fly to Brisbane then a flight back to Moranbah to get to work, can't access mines from Mackay by road apparently.
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #146 on: March 31, 2017, 08:31:46 PM »
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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #147 on: April 01, 2017, 07:14:19 AM »
Quote from: Fox67 on March 31, 2017, 08:30:29 PM
Mate in Mackay had to fly to Brisbane then a flight back to Moranbah to get to work, can't access mines from Mackay by road apparently.
Sarina range and Eton range have serious landslides.
There was an aerial video getting around FB.  Can't find it now of course.

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Re: RAIN IN MACKAY
« Reply #148 on: April 01, 2017, 11:50:53 AM »
I think I heard on radio that there are looters going round...

vigilante justice time I say..
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« Reply #149 on: April 01, 2017, 03:51:22 PM »
Quote from: MattNQ on April 01, 2017, 07:14:19 AM
Sarina range and Eton range have serious landslides.
There was an aerial video getting around FB.  Can't find it now of course.

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