Corked Hat

[OldBrownShoe]

As I hope most of you will know the extensive floods in western Victoria include Rupanyup where our Corked Hat lives. Yesterday his local community rallied round and sandbagged his house but the outlook didn't look good. A few hours ago he emailed me a few lines to say that he was about to lose power so doesn't know when he will be in a position to next write. 

Fingers crossed,prayer mats out, let's hope the waters soon abate.

[CorkedHat]

Thank you OBS for doing that. The power outage luckily did not last long but tomorrow might be a different story.
I am hopeful that after tomorrow's peak river rise that the floods will begin to subside but tomorrow it might very well get worse before it gets better.
We lost a young kid to the floods today but our loss of life is nothing compared to what Queensland and other places round the globe have had to suffer.
For that. we in Victoria are very grateful.

[The Equalizer]

I've been keeping in touch with the Corked one on Facebook. I hope he heads off to a local shelter, ie, The Rupanyup Rubadub. I hear that all sorts of lethal beasties try and invade your house when it's flooded.

Fingers crossed!

[Peabody]

Take care CH, just keep yourself safe

[LBNo11]

...he moves to the middle of nowhere to have a quiet life and this happens! He has been busier in retirement than in his working life!

I hope everything is OK with the Fulham Bard and no doubt he is working on a descriptive poem of recent events..!

In the meantime here is a link to the Rupuyanp community site photo gallery of the recent floods:-

http://www.rupanyup.com.au/index.php?option=com_rsgallery2&Itemid=24&gid=19

[The Doctor]

Best wishes to you and the good people of Rupanyup, CorkedHat.  I hope the waters recede sharpish, that normality is restored and that there is no repeat

[LBNo11]

...and even in the face of adversity some things are comically bizarre:-

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/river-rescue-as-sex-toy-ditches-rider-20110117-19sra.html

[CorkedHat]

...he moves to the middle of nowhere to have a quiet life and this happens! He has been busier in retirement than in his working life!

I hope everything is OK with the Fulham Bard and no doubt he is working on a descriptive poem of recent events..!

In the meantime here is a link to the Rupuyanp community site photo gallery of the recent floods:-

http://www.rupanyup.com.au/index.php?option=com_rsgallery2&Itemid=24&gid=19

Thanks Ed - if you look at the first two pictures in that gallery they are taken from my street just thirty yards from my back door. Fortunately we are not experiencing a torrent or tsunami and if we can survive tomorrow's peak then we believe that the flood levels will subside,
As Tom says I have kept people informed on fb and they will know that the love and care I have received from the people round here has been humbling. They were sandbagging my house at 1am this morning and they had been at it all day without any rest. The Community spirit is priceless.
Thank you too, to everyone in the Fulham family who have sent messages of goodwill. They are most appreciated.

[CorkedHat]

If you look at photo P1140117 the bloke standing outside the pub with the slouch hat and his hands on his hips is my best mate, Dusty the Shepherd.
Dusty was one of the people sandbagging my joint at 1am this morning, but take a good look at him because you'll never see him standing outside a pub again. Going in – yes. Staggering out – yes, but just standing there – never.
:down_under:

[epsomraver]

Keep those arm bands blown up John, I hope the water recedes before it gets into your home, keep safe mate

[Airfix]

Sod all that.  Have you got Luscious Linda pumped up yet?

[CorkedHat]

Sod all that.  Have you got Luscious Linda pumped up yet?

Alas she punctured herself. She let me down. She let her mates down and she let herself down :027:

[Airfix]

Probably for the best.  By the time you got her pumped up, you'd have no breath to do anything else!

[VB]

Sod all that.  Have you got Luscious Linda pumped up yet?

Alas she punctured herself. She let me down. She let her mates down and she let herself down :027:

wow, the girl that keeps on giving?
she keeps on going down! on people :001:

[finnster01]

Have you managed to keep the pub open? Dusty The Shepherd looked rather worried on that photo.

Look after yourself John and the very best of luck with the water. Hope your house escapes. :045:

[CorkedHat]

Have you managed to keep the pub open? Dusty The Shepherd looked rather worried on that photo.

Look after yourself John and the very best of luck with the water. Hope your house escapes. :045:

Dusty had every reason to be worried. The lads were waiting for the sandbags to arrive and they were overdue. The pub is sandbagged now, however, and they have pumped water away from the entrance so although they weren't open today I have it on very good authority that they will be tomorrow.
Dusty's house is surrounded by water but so far he's managed to keep water out of the actual home. His yard, however, is swimming with deadly King Brown snakes looking for refuge. Wouldn't it be fun to find one in your bed with you - forget about the blow-up dolls  :dft011:

[finnster01]

This chap would make good :handbags:

[CorkedHat]

This chap would make good :handbags:

These fellas are relatively common in Rupanyup. Maybe we could become the handbag capital of the world. :019:

[RidgeRider]

a new business venture for you Mr. Hat? Lemons and lemonade and all that?

Glad your power is still on and hope the rain finally stops!

Hearing about how bad things are down there and how much it has effected peoples lives, makes you stop and think that in the grand scheme of things, I really don't have much to complain about.

Stay safe.

[LBNo11]