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Postanou

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Trivia:
In ancient times January and February didn't exist, since the Romans originally considered winter a monthless period. They were added by Numa Pompilius about 713 BC

T.C. Yasi passed us last night in the most anti-climatic way possible. It was downgraded to a Tropical Depression about 9 or 10pm (AEST), which was about the time it was above us. After all the warnings & the measures we took in anticipation of Mt Isa's first cyclone, all we got were wind gusts of 50kph (31mph) and light rain all night. It continues to rain now, but as like a nice ground soaking rain. The Leichhardt River, which is normally a dry river bed is flowing well; some of the lower road crossings are under water, but this is very typical for our wet season.
All in all, we have had much more severe thunderstorms as part of our normal wet season than this cyclone.
We didn't even lose power.
I should point out that the coastal areas which were hit by T.C. Yasi as a catergory 5 cyclone are devastated. 85% of Australia's banana crops are flattened, roads, houses & boats are destroyed. There was a 2 metre (6.5 feet) above sea level storm surge and 9 metre (29.5 feet) waves. No price has yet been attached to the damages, but that will come soon enough.
No confirmed loss of life, although there is 1 missing man last night who hadn't contacted collegues as arranged.
EDIT: I claim this page in the name of Mr Carrot! All your post are belong to us.

04-Feb-2011 01:34:17 - Last edited on 04-Feb-2011 01:38:57 by Postanou

yung spring
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Heya all.
Post, I'm glad that it was nothing to worry about, although it's disappointing that it downgraded to that. On the other hand, I hope the areas that were hit hard can have a relatively smooth recovery for the damages taken.
Tomorrow I start working, which unfortunately means I will miss the event. I actually work from 4-8pm tomorrow, missing the event by an hour. Speaking of the event, which is firemaking, I still need to give out the 2k logs each to Mikkary and Ninja. Bay has already received her 6k maples.
Anyways I need to get going. I have to code a full program tonight, planning included, and also work on a speech for French tomorrow, and still manage to get enough sleep in to where I'll be awake for my first day of work.
Cya

04-Feb-2011 03:51:02

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@ Posty (And Mr. Carrot)
AHHH!!! foiled again! I'll have to be more careful of the carrot next time :P
And on another note:
We had the same sort of thing that happened to us, Weather called for a huge snowstorm, and we only ended up getting a few centimeters.
Sometimes i wonder how much they hype it up to get a reaction, or if they truly believe that the weather will be like that. If it is the latter, I fear out weather instruments are getting even less accurate as the years go on! :P
One of the comedy groups from around here actually did a quite enjoyable skit about all the hype and the actual result of the snowstorm. It summed it up in a nutshell.
Anyways, Hope everyone has a good night and I'll see you all tomorrow!
Best Wishes! ^_^ ~Ghosty

04-Feb-2011 04:33:16

Lady Spyra
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Postydoodle, I'm thankful the cyclone wasn't a cyclone anymore by the time it reached you (must have been my farts weakening it, hehehe). I hope the other areas that were hit recover from the damages to their properties and elsewhere, and I hope that missing guy is alright =(
Forr, good luck at your first day at work today!
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04-Feb-2011 14:49:11

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Ghosty, my father pointed out something that makes sense (cynical, but typical in this modern age): someone made a buck out of it.
Spyra, that guy is still apparently missing, though there has now been 1 confirmed death and a husband/wife couple reported missing as well. Still, overall, a very good outcome for a category 5 cyclone/hurricane. We just have to go without bananas for a while (again).

04-Feb-2011 15:06:06

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i am sad to say i made a personal choice i do feel my time here in the family is done i am sorry to resign thanks say hey once in awhile thank you go in peace
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Postanou

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Trivia:
The 1912 Olympics were the last games that gave out gold medals made entirely of gold.
(My guess is that pure gold would be too heavy, too soft so easily damaged and probably too much of a target for theft)

Best wishes Xtri in your future endevours. I will always remember you as one of the first to welcome me into this family. Keep in touch mate.
-Mr Carrot wishes you a fond farewell too-

05-Feb-2011 01:20:17

yung spring
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Heya everyone.
I had a pretty good first day at work. Learned a ton of stuff, and got relatively decent at the cash register. It was still work, but not too bad honestly.
Xtri, I'm sorry to hear you're leaving :/ I'm sure you have your reasons and made the choice that you thought was best.
Anyways, hoping everyone else is doing well. Cya

05-Feb-2011 01:31:50

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Events for this week:
Sunday 2/6
Event:
Origami Balloon making
Items needed:
Wool, papyrus, candles
Quests needed:
Enlightened Journey
Meeting World:
48
Meeting Place:
Draynor village
Meeting Time:
17:00 GMT

Monday 2/7
Event:
Bank Event
Items needed:
Items to be processed
Meeting World:
48
Meeting Place:
Rouge's Den
Meeting Time:
24:00 GMT

Tuesday 2/8
Event:
N/A
Items needed:
N/A
Meeting World:
N/A
Meeting Place:
N/A
Meeting Time:
N/A

Wednesday 2/9
Event:
Cosmic Runecrafting
Items needed:
Ess, cosmic tiara/talisman
Meeting World:
48
Meeting Place:
Zanaris Bank
Meeting Time:
10:00 GMT
Thursday 2/10
Event:
N/A
Items needed:
N/A
Meeting World:
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Meeting Place:
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Friday2/11
Event:
Event Discussion
Items needed:
Ideas for events
Meeting World:
48
Meeting Place:
Lady Spya's clan chat
Meeting Time:
20:30 GMT

Saturday 2/12
Event:
Chop and burn
Items needed:
Hatchet, tinderbox
Meeting World:
48
Meeting Place:
Catherby Bank
Meeting Time:
12:00 GMT

05-Feb-2011 16:18:25

Lady Spyra
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Posty, I hope the people are ok. I'm really glad you and your wife are alright though =)
David, as I've told you, the door is always open if you wish to return back home =) You've only been in Rakhi a couple months but I really grew attached to your personality and will definitely miss having you in the family. I wish you all the best =)
Wow Forr is really on the ball with the events :P Ok, I have some updating to do! Remove David from our lists and paste in the events for this week :D
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