Swanny Jr's MB-1

[Andy40]

Where, East (Blast Furnace) Ipswich, I mean Bellbowrie?

How close are you to the river as that might provide some slight cool breezes. Mind you a few years ago it also introduced water features or frontages to many homes in that neck of the woods. Was your place affected or were you one of the lucky ones just marooned high and dry?

Yeah, nah nowhere near the river. at the top of a hill, was a good place to buy and 2011 confirmed that! Bellbowrie actually wasn't as bad as the media made out in 2011, so far as number of properties flooding, it just got cut off and the local Coles (near the river, went under) so quite a few people with no power were running out of food etc. (not our place, it had power too). but a lot of the locals helped each other out, the waters went down, they hosed out Coles and a few houses on near the river and it was business as usual.

[wazkelly]

Yeah, nah nowhere near the river. at the top of a hill, was a good place to buy and 2011 confirmed that! Bellbowrie actually wasn't as bad as the media made out in 2011, so far as number of properties flooding, it just got cut off and the local Coles (near the river, went under) so quite a few people with no power were running out of food etc. (not our place, it had power too). but a lot of the locals helped each other out, the waters went down, they hosed out Coles and a few houses on near the river and it was business as usual.

Good to hear Andy. There were all sorts of crazy stories at the time like bull sharks in the Goodna Butcher shop and stuff. Having lived in the Kenmore/Chapel Hill area from 1980 to around 1991 know the area well and when working at Commonwealth Bank Kenmore had the pleasure of doing the school banking run that took in Brookfield, Pullenvale and Moggill schools on one out of the 3 days per week we did such. Blows your mind just comprehending how high the river level can rise.