Didn't Amazon still make their Los Angeles drivers do deliveries at the height of the recent bushfires? You'll be fine for a last minute, or current minute, snack delivery.
This is when all the "waste of time" research into the apocolypse and dystopian futures finally pays off. You will likely be the King of the Westend this time next week.
Our mutual mate Damo, of Zero Day Code fame, does disaster recovery for the Red Cross in real life (gutted to discover he's not secretly a gazillionaire playing at being a Michelin chef in San Francisco like his fictional alter ego). He asked me to reach out to you to give you a heads up that the cyclone stuff could get a bit gnarly, according to his colleagues within the Red Cross who are probably prepping for Brisbane being ground zero for cyclone landfall etc.
On the positive side, Damo might be despatched to help clean up your fair city post cyclone, and you could recruit him to be your number 2 dude who gets all the things sorted out as you consolidate your hold on your new West End kingdom. Better lay in some extra beers just in case.
Others in Capital Cities in Oz gives us Melbournians crap about our weather - I don't recall ever seeing a cyclone icon in my BOM weather app. Take care, stay safe and now I have the anxiety inducing cyclone warning that the news played in the 80s ringing in my head.
We are in Ireland...so watching the BOM with great trepidation. We have sent our young (early 20s) house sitters home to help their parents. What happens to our house is entirely out of our hands. Just glad that hubby is here and not there. He would normally be doing State government disaster management stuff. The hours on duty during disasters can be insane.
according to the BOM and CSIRO, cyclone frequency is decreasing but with the increasing sea temps the ones that do form are more likely to be destructive. I guess that means as temps rise and get warmer sea temps at lower latitudes they can form lower down, as cyclones depend on coriolis, which is weak at the equator where the water is warmest, but stronger the lower you get but traditionally low sea temps means no cyclones.
ha. Nah, the name relates to a joke in here about Prince, but i'd changed it a few days before he died and felt like i'd keep the moniker in tribute. And around then another Simon turned up in the chat so we are now "formerly" and "currently" known as to distinguish ourselves.
Perfect chance to pull out your apocalypse playlist and give it a whirl.
Speaking of, hope you’ve got an emergency radio, for when the power goes out - the type with solar & hand crank etc.
We got caught out without power for several days down in Bateman’s Bay during Black Summer. ABC Local radio was a godsend for info. The mobile towers quickly ran out of power. I think they were only required to have a 1/2 day power reserve. It’s been raised a few times since (think big floods at Lismore), but I don’t know if obligations have since changed to require multiple days worth of reserve power.
Probably a few other things you should prep in case power is out for multiple days - gotta keep that beer cold.
Didn't Amazon still make their Los Angeles drivers do deliveries at the height of the recent bushfires? You'll be fine for a last minute, or current minute, snack delivery.
This is when all the "waste of time" research into the apocolypse and dystopian futures finally pays off. You will likely be the King of the Westend this time next week.
Our mutual mate Damo, of Zero Day Code fame, does disaster recovery for the Red Cross in real life (gutted to discover he's not secretly a gazillionaire playing at being a Michelin chef in San Francisco like his fictional alter ego). He asked me to reach out to you to give you a heads up that the cyclone stuff could get a bit gnarly, according to his colleagues within the Red Cross who are probably prepping for Brisbane being ground zero for cyclone landfall etc.
On the positive side, Damo might be despatched to help clean up your fair city post cyclone, and you could recruit him to be your number 2 dude who gets all the things sorted out as you consolidate your hold on your new West End kingdom. Better lay in some extra beers just in case.
Others in Capital Cities in Oz gives us Melbournians crap about our weather - I don't recall ever seeing a cyclone icon in my BOM weather app. Take care, stay safe and now I have the anxiety inducing cyclone warning that the news played in the 80s ringing in my head.
Disaster FOMO? 🤔
Thankfully ‘four seasons in one day’ doesn’t include cyclones.
Yet ?!?!
Now I have it ringing in my head too, thanks! 😂
We are in Ireland...so watching the BOM with great trepidation. We have sent our young (early 20s) house sitters home to help their parents. What happens to our house is entirely out of our hands. Just glad that hubby is here and not there. He would normally be doing State government disaster management stuff. The hours on duty during disasters can be insane.
cyclones that low are a bit uncommon yeah?
how many times before these can no longer be considered 'uncommon'?
according to the BOM and CSIRO, cyclone frequency is decreasing but with the increasing sea temps the ones that do form are more likely to be destructive. I guess that means as temps rise and get warmer sea temps at lower latitudes they can form lower down, as cyclones depend on coriolis, which is weak at the equator where the water is warmest, but stronger the lower you get but traditionally low sea temps means no cyclones.
I recall Cyclone Simon in 1980 or thenabouts hitting fairly far south. Is that why you are only a "former" Simon?
ha. Nah, the name relates to a joke in here about Prince, but i'd changed it a few days before he died and felt like i'd keep the moniker in tribute. And around then another Simon turned up in the chat so we are now "formerly" and "currently" known as to distinguish ourselves.
Perfect chance to pull out your apocalypse playlist and give it a whirl.
Speaking of, hope you’ve got an emergency radio, for when the power goes out - the type with solar & hand crank etc.
We got caught out without power for several days down in Bateman’s Bay during Black Summer. ABC Local radio was a godsend for info. The mobile towers quickly ran out of power. I think they were only required to have a 1/2 day power reserve. It’s been raised a few times since (think big floods at Lismore), but I don’t know if obligations have since changed to require multiple days worth of reserve power.
Probably a few other things you should prep in case power is out for multiple days - gotta keep that beer cold.
Either way, be safe Mr Birmingham.
Stupid Canberra with its lack of honest to goodness natural disasters. I'd love to be able to stock up on "necessities"
catastrophic bushfire has entered the chat
Oh yeah. 2019-20 and all that, to speak of the most recent example.