My New Years Fun...NOT!

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My New Years Fun...NOT!

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6:30pm on New Years Eve we had the hailstorm from hell. Every house in my street got water through the ceiling, we got off better than most with my printer being the only casualty. The end of our street ended up being blocked off with about 2 foot of ice, and today we've spent the whole day cleaning up.

The garden got decimated by the hail, and my garage got soaked...almost nothing in it is dry, even now.

anyway here are some photos....
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This is out the other side of our battleaxe block from an overpass...where the ice isn't was where the river was
This is out the other side of our battleaxe block from an overpass...where the ice isn't was where the river was
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This car got stuck and had to be towed out...it took a bobcat to clear the ice off the road
This car got stuck and had to be towed out...it took a bobcat to clear the ice off the road
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Looking towards the end of our street...our only way out in the car
Looking towards the end of our street...our only way out in the car
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For those of you who remember where the tree dropped last year...
For those of you who remember where the tree dropped last year...
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Out the front while it was still fun...see how much ice is in the sailcloth
Out the front while it was still fun...see how much ice is in the sailcloth
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Post by MickLC »

...and our phone line is still playing up, so I've only got an intermittent broadband connection
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bugger...

better move to sydney, the drought city!!
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That sucks Mick.... :evil:
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Post by mick_dundee »

We in Vic got a white christmas of sorts and you get a white New Year, far canal, this country's weather is fucked up bad!!!
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Post by Black Magic »

Bugger! Sorry to hear your year is off to a bad start.
What is rain and hail again????

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Bugger! Sorry to hear your year is off to a bad start.
What is rain and hail again????

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Cool..... ;)
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Damn that sux
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Post by photomike666 »

Any chance of bagging some of that up and dumping it in Vics water reserves? With the new water restrictions I'm not allowed to wash my bike :(
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Post by red_dave »

Geezus man... That's a lot of hail. :shock:

The roof at Maccas in Hornsby caved in the other day when Gonzo and I were in there... That was freaky enough. :?
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:shock: Wow!
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Post by speedqueen »

that's some pretty amazing photos!! How long did the storm last? Sorry to hear there was damage. :cry:
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Post by Adel »

look Laine, your not the only one with a white christmas
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Post by Aussie Ninja »

Holy crap :shock: I was at my brother-in-laws place in Oxley and just got heavy rain. :shock:
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