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Post-flood maths

I have friends coming to visit.  I love seeing friends.  And this place (and its hostess) are just freaky enough to entertain adults and kiddos alike for a few hours…

My friends were due to arrive yesterday.  All the beds were made and the worst of the chaos swept under the carpet. (Or inside the vaccuum cleaner).

Unfortunately Mother Nature got all nasty and decided to interrupt the (potential) party.

With about 60mm of rain…

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Which, in the scheme of things, isn’t a huge amount.  But when the ground is saturated…

SODDEN GROUND + 60mm = OH NO!

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Lots of trickles adding up to burgeoning streams…

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Slowly gathering pace and force as they join together…

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Then rushing across roads…

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And sometimes ALONG roads…

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And, even at the very top end of a creek… well, it equals something you would think twice about sending a carload of four adults and three little ones over…

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It’s the same crossing we were towed over Boxing Day... running VERY fast.  The height on the guide posts makes it about hip-deep for me.  Dash and Violet were heartbroken when I made the call that it was just too dicey for a visit.

ANTICIPATION – MUM’s UNFORTUNATE DECISION = CRANKY KIDS.

We have our fingers crossed that today Mother Nature will be kinder to us.

The sun is shining.

No rain fell last night.

And the post-flood maths is looking MUCH better this morning.

*Fingers crossed!*

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