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Non Footy Chat Thread II

Bandwagon

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FFS.

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This is kinda like Lismore, 'cept the levies go 'round most of the town. So most floods aren't a problem.

My business location is at a lower part of the highway, so like this picture we don't get a little flood, it's nothing, or, when it overtops the levy it's about 1.8 m plus deep, there's no in between.
 
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This is kinda like Lismore, 'cept the levies go 'round most of the town. So most floods aren't a problem.

My business location is at a lower part of the highway, so like this picture we don't get a little flood, it's nothing, or, when it overtops the levy it's about 1.8 m plus deep, there's no in between.

B/w the late 70s and late 80s it seemed to be every 2nd year that Lismore would go under. I know b/c the Coffs Harbour paper was printed in LIsmore and I got the day off my paper round a few times.
 

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B/w the late 70s and late 80s it seemed to be every 2nd year that Lismore would go under. I know b/c the Coffs Harbour paper was printed in LIsmore and I got the day off my paper round a few times.

Yeah the levies have been built up over time and eliminated all that nuisance flooding. So now if we get a flood event of any consequence, it's of a fair bit more consequence.

For many business' in the CBD, when the 2017 flood hit, it kinda made it worse because they had no memory or realisation of what can happen, they just thought the levy would hold it back.
 

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The following picture just goes to show how bad the inundation was for western Sydney.
Imagine a bigger flood? So, so many more properties would go under.
Right click on the pic for a bigger version.

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hindy111

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The following picture just goes to show how bad the inundation was for western Sydney.
Imagine a bigger flood? So, so many more properties would go under.
Right click on the pic for a bigger version.

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It only rained for 3 days heavy. It isn't that crazy to imagine twice that amount and what would happen.....
 
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Yeah the levies have been built up over time and eliminated all that nuisance flooding. So now if we get a flood event of any consequence, it's of a fair bit more consequence.

For many business' in the CBD, when the 2017 flood hit, it kinda made it worse because they had no memory or realisation of what can happen, they just thought the levy would hold it back.

Obviously not Led Zeppelin fans.
 

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Yeah the levies have been built up over time and eliminated all that nuisance flooding. So now if we get a flood event of any consequence, it's of a fair bit more consequence.

For many business' in the CBD, when the 2017 flood hit, it kinda made it worse because they had no memory or realisation of what can happen, they just thought the levy would hold it back.
I can attest to many floods that scourged Lismore in the time I lived there. Molesworth St was a favourite place for Army Ducks to show their wares. South Lismore was no different.
 

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