Hawke's Bay weekend rides

**Gixxer 4 ever** · 17th July 2007, 20:45

Originally Posted by Stickchick

Everyone ok and not affected by this bad weather we are having? Just a little concerned...

Why thank you Chicky. A lot of water here but no damage yet. Too much more and we will have a lot of land slips. The drive way is a bit ruff but nothing I can't fix in a few days time.

Good save Mike. Well done that man. Gota look after da Moo's

And you Chicky?

**Stickchick** · 17th July 2007, 22:29

Apart from getting absolutely drowned walking to work I'm all good. Anyone hear from Dooly?

**canarlee** · 17th July 2007, 22:33

i think dooley is away for a while?

not entirely sure tho!

**Gixxer 4 ever** · 18th July 2007, 06:01

Originally Posted by Stickchick

Apart from getting absolutely drowned walking to work I'm all good. Anyone hear from Dooly?

You will be able to get that wet and ride to work soon

**BigG** · 18th July 2007, 07:34

Originally Posted by team cudby

we hve got lots of flooding in tikokino hope i can get to work tomorrow because i am a caregiver . mike had to save 120 cows from the floods

I was down your way on Monday at the recieving station just past Onga and it was a bit sludgey climbing the hill.
Not as bad as the Tahapie Road yesterday had to cross a few rivers over the road, bleeding cockies getting me out in the rain.

**BigG** · 18th July 2007, 07:35

Originally Posted by Gixxer 4 ever

You will be able to get that wet and ride to work soon

Na she needs a dingy

**Dooly** · 18th July 2007, 07:53

Originally Posted by Stickchick

Everyone ok and not affected by this bad weather we are having? Just a little concerned...

I'm right in the thick of it.
Water under our bridge rose 12 feet in 4 hrs yesterday morning. Looked bad when I went to work at 7am. Our road was completely submerged by 8.30, wife was forced to stay home, no way out. The whole road and surrounding areas were flooded, including 2 houses on the flat in our road. Then a person decides to have a heart attack in our road so the choppers flew in to get them.
I came home at 12, could not get into our road, was under 4 feet of water, and had to go thru 4 police CD road blocks.
If there was time to committ a crime, yesterday was it, there were over a dozen cop cars from Valley Rd to my road.

One way with slips past the Chook & Filly and army unimogs ferrying residents, Fortunately my ute has knobbly tyres so I could grip thru all the mud and flooding on the road.

Managed to get home at 4.30 yesterday arvo, nearly a foot of mud up the road and an abandoned Hilux where the farmer had to escape via the window earlier in the day.
Then spent an hour under the bridge in feezing water waist deep by now sawing branches clogged around the poles.

Fortunately we are on a hill so had no damage, except driveway washout a bit down the bottom and a chunk out of the bridge by debris.

The devastation was unreal and seeing something like that first hand was freaky. Was just like on the news last night. The whole of Maraekakaho by the monument was a lake, all the houses surrounded, and the area wont be good for riding for a week or so I'd say.

Pissing down today, looks similar to yesterday, might take a drive down the road and look, but I'm staying put.

Customer of ours was caught in flooding in Flaxmere yesterday, sucked up water thru the air cleaner in his diesel truck, straight into the engine.......bent rods, $8000 thank you very much!

**Zukin** · 18th July 2007, 09:11

I thought that we were going to read about you in the paper

Something along the lines of....

Man suffers agonising arm injuries

A Maraekakaho local is recovering at home after a 3 hour wait in waist deep water yesterday
The man known to many locals as Dooly, suffered severe cramps to his arms whilst battling freezing cold water in yesterdays floods.
As the water levels increased, Dooly made a survival swim to his garage where he took one of his most prized possessions under his arms to give it a chance at surviving the flood waters.

Dooly lifted his Ducati 1000SS/DS using sheer strength; he rested the bike on his shoulders, and waited until the water receded enough for emergency services to persuade Dooly to lower the bike. At times he was battling to stay afloat, and was in freezing water.

Unfortunately all of Doolys other valuable possessions were lost in the flood, when reporters asked about the 3 sheep, 1 cow, a chicken, 42inch big screen TV and his car, Dooly replied that they were replaceable.
When Dooly was asked what would be the first thing he would do when we made a full recovery, he said to clear the slips on the road, so I can take my bike to town to celebrate.

Doolys bike was unavailable for comment last night, but we can confirm that it is in Doolys bedroom recovering from its ordeal

Seriously dude
We are glad to hear that you are ok, and that your neighbours are ok too

Cheers Scott

**MSTRS:Me** · 18th July 2007, 09:18

Send that off to the Today. They might pay you and publish it.
Glad everyone has survived reasonably unscathed

**Stickchick** · 18th July 2007, 09:27

Well I'm glad that the coutry fold are all ok so far. Not supposed to be any better today. fingers crossed it doesn't cause anymore damage

**BigG** · 19th July 2007, 07:35

Well I'll not be there on Saterday to join you on your jet ski's, semi finals of the club champs if the course is not under water. I think most roads are going to be a bit dicy anyway, a good day to get prepaired for the footy eh. Going out your way Dooly to fix up some cockies pump that went under water.

**Stickchick** · 19th July 2007, 07:54

Good luck with your golf Big G...Keep us updated on how you go

**Dooly** · 19th July 2007, 08:57

Originally Posted by BigG

Going out your way Dooly to fix up some cockies pump that went under water.

Be prepared for mud!
Its everywhere, and deep.

The road out our way is looking good, all things considered, but still a few rock slippages, best to avoid it for riding for a week or so I reckon.
Well past the bar/cafe way anyway.

**Dooly** · 19th July 2007, 08:59

Originally Posted by Zukin

I thought that we were going to read about you in the paper

Something along the lines of....

Man suffers agonising arm injuries

A Maraekakaho local is recovering at home after a 3 hour wait in waist deep water yesterday
The man known to many locals as Dooly, suffered severe cramps to his arms whilst battling freezing cold water in yesterdays floods.
As the water levels increased, Dooly made a survival swim to his garage where he took one of his most prized possessions under his arms to give it a chance at surviving the flood waters.

Dooly lifted his Ducati 1000SS/DS using sheer strength; he rested the bike on his shoulders, and waited until the water receded enough for emergency services to persuade Dooly to lower the bike. At times he was battling to stay afloat, and was in freezing water.

Unfortunately all of Doolys other valuable possessions were lost in the flood, when reporters asked about the 3 sheep, 1 cow, a chicken, 42inch big screen TV and his car, Dooly replied that they were replaceable.
When Dooly was asked what would be the first thing he would do when we made a full recovery, he said to clear the slips on the road, so I can take my bike to town to celebrate.

Doolys bike was unavailable for comment last night, but we can confirm that it is in Doolys bedroom recovering from its ordeal

Seriously dude
We are glad to hear that you are ok, and that your neighbours are ok too

Cheers Scott

Great story.

But we have the joy of being on a hill.

I still went and checked on the Ducati tho........just to see what it looked like I guess as I have'nt ridden for a month.