Where's the friggin' storm then?

**Nasty** · 23rd July 2009, 19:23

Originally Posted by Maha

Just seen some live shots of Courtney Pl and the Vic Tunnel, yeah it looks cwappy...

Oh my god ... I just drove through waist high water on Flightys Road ... My car carpet is screwed ... thank god for a four wheel drive ... but fucking hell ... I was scared shitless of stalling!

**Pussy** · 23rd July 2009, 19:28

Originally Posted by 98tls

Its like summer down here,warm wind,lovely.

Spent most of the day down the river.

Thank you for sharing that, Mike.... it's blowing like buggery here

**slofox** · 23rd July 2009, 19:32

We still have no real storm happening here...it's just another wet winter's day...but then we are inland, so no big surprise I suppose...

**normajeane** · 23rd July 2009, 20:22

Like Mike, I had to swan around and even strip off some of the layers i wore to work today.

Weather is just starting to close in. Better move closer to the fire if i can get the cat to shift

...

**allycatz** · 23rd July 2009, 20:27

My son is stuck in traffic at between Plimmerton and Pukerua Bay cos of a slip at Pukerua Bay...been in traffic nearly two hours...not moving

**Mom** · 23rd July 2009, 20:30

Originally Posted by slofox

"They" reckoned we would have a storm today. Har! Bullshit! All we got is more manky wet weather just the same as bloody usual.
Lying sods...

I hear tell it is very, very, very not lovely in the capital tonight. It is blowing here tonight, but has been a reasonable day all things considered.

I feel for the poor forcasters really. One look at the camera over Welly this morning on Breakfast should have been a good indicator of what was to come really.

I hate the over danger warnings too. The one they did not tell us about last winter put us out up here for 2 days, that included work, some poor bastards got 5 days of no power. Last weekend I think we were going to get a beauty, we got ummmmm a bit of wind and lashing rain. I have candles, bring it on!

**98tls** · 23rd July 2009, 20:37

Bit of topic but hey.Got up this morning and into the shower,water pressure was well down then

nothing,turned out there replacing some pipes and the water was off for the day

Someone forgot to drop the leaflets telling us it was going to happen,had a bloke from the coast staying the night,he gets up and heads to the shitter,after hed been in there a few minutes i think

and yell "mate dont have a shit but

to late.Bloody thing was in there stewing all day.

**ynot slow** · 23rd July 2009, 21:24

Glad it's today not yesterday.Went to New Plymouth to shift stepson and family,we supplied trailer vehicle,towed it up from Wangas,looking good weatherwise in Naki when got there,loaded and away we went with tail wind,typical get to Patea and missed showers,behind us,then added fuel at Waverley and just caught a shower squall.

Onwards and wind blows the weather away,got to straight before Westmere and a truck and trailer unit emptied the road of water as we went passed.Arrived in Wangavegas and mostly dry furniture so bloody glad we didn't leave later or do it today.

**sil3nt** · 23rd July 2009, 21:26

Originally Posted by slofox

We still have no real storm happening here...it's just another wet winter's day...but then we are inland, so no big surprise I suppose...

Where the hell do you live!?
It was fine when i left work at 7:00 (Rototuna) by the time i got home at 7:20 (Whatawhata) it was raining hard and was windy as hell. Even last night was pretty bad with lots of wind rain and a bit of lightning. Tonight looks like it may be gearing up for something worse as the wind is quite strong and the rain is quite hard when it comes. I would call it a storm

**davebullet** · 23rd July 2009, 21:41

Went running today at lunchtime around oriental parade. Rain was hitting like pins and needles.

Ride home was ok though. Wind was consistent. Biggest blasts around the stadium then at the top of the gorge. I don't miss the VTR250 when we have weather like today. Nice to have a gruntier / heavier bike.

**James Deuce** · 23rd July 2009, 21:43

Well that's us fuxxored then. Everything except the Akatarawas is shut by a slip and the Upper Hutt end of the train line is blocked by a derailed loco, carriage and a slip.

We don't need Transmission Gully. Yeah right.

**Icemaestro** · 23rd July 2009, 21:47

Just drove over the harbour bridge on the cbr...not the most fun thing I've ever done! like a sail being blown all over the lane (crosswind!!)! interestingly enough it was a bit better when crouching down over the tank...wouldn't have thought my side profile made that much of a sail!:-P (all 64kg of me ha)

**Pussy** · 23rd July 2009, 21:49

Originally Posted by James Deuce

Well that's us fuxxored then. Everything except the Akatarawas is shut by a slip and the Upper Hutt end of the train line is blocked by a derailed loco, carriage and a slip.

We don't need Transmission Gully. Yeah right.

You want us to air drop food parcels or anything, Jim?