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we are surrounded by floods here in Ipswich Queensland, I know a few other places around us have been hit by floods worse than us.... I am worried about kitty I hope the floods arnt too close too her. we are thinking of you kitty and the same to all who is affected by the storms and flooding.... here is the link of the latest news
And from the size of the one in the picture, I'd say that's a lot of bull. 
I've been watching it on our news. And it's not over. 
You must be happy you moved to higher ground. Whew!
Wish we could hear from all the folks. My thoughts are with you. 
just poped in , to let people know that we are fine, I am not sure about kitty tho, I hope shes ok some parts have no power but we do thank goodness and where we are in brassall we are lucky enough to be on higher ground so all good here
In all this disaster, that's one piece of great news. Thanks for letting us know, Bonzette! 
Our thoughts and prayers still for all the others.
thanks Doc I will keep you all updated as the news comes in ..... here is the news of today
this is roughly where kitty would be, if she hasn't already got out for safely
these floods are awful, not affecting me this time around as i am in bendigo, victoria, but in 1998 during the katherine floods in the Northern Territory my house had only the top 12 inches of the roof showing. My thoughts are with all those affected by the queensland floods and i can offer this, The water does go down and life does go on even though right now it doesn't seem that way. Good luck to you all. 
Good news! We were concerned, bud. 
just got the power back one hour ago.
We had it pretty bad here in Lowood, somehow the area I live in was okay, but we were evacuated for 2 days. Me and wolfee slept in my little mira for 2 nights. The local bowls club has been suppling us with breakfast, lunch,dinner and hot coffee and tea.
The government is also handing out grants which we are extremely greatful for.
Not sure how food is going to go, every entry and exit is cut off via water. So we might have to rely on food drops yet, still not sure.
Shauna I hope you and starkers are all okay, and i hope all the aussies here from queensland are all okay too. We are in a very dire situation.
xx kitty.
Kitty, thanks so much for letting us know about you and Wolfee. So glad you are alright! They'll be getting food to you. Stay glued to your emergency channel... hopes and prayers for you all!
i forgot to mention, that the moment we were told to evacuate, the first thing I packed up and threw in the car was my pc and dvd collection....
I wasnt gonna see my pc get washed away down some river!! and I wasnt gonna lose my collection of my black and white classics.
out the back of our property we got 2 cars that have floated down stream, about 5 or 6 refrigerators and other miscelanious stuff.
I still dont truly understand how the water didnt take out the park, devine intervention perhaps... everyone at the park is truly
lucky and extremely greatful. Some people in grantham lost everything in a mater of mintues with the torential waves pouring down from
Toowoomba. very very sad.
The terrible dilemma is there truly is no "safe place".
Thank goodness you're ok Kitty. We were worried sick. Hope we here from the others. Thoughts and prayers are with all you guys down under. No pun intended.
Shaunna and starkers. Glad to hear you guys are alright. Hope this nonsense ends before the little guys get there.
yeah we are fine , we are just so glad that you and wolfee are ok and safe, I still don't know if anyone else is ok
yeah same we are hoping and praying 
it will be all over with by the 1st Feb as that's when Bianca Mark and the 2 boys come over 
here is the latest news so far
Brisbane residents are set to wake to scenes of devastation despite the welcome news that the flood peak has been downgraded, Premier Anna Bligh has warned.
In a minor respite, the Brisbane River is now expected to peak at 5.2m, down from the earlier forecast of 5.5m and also below 1974 levels.
While it means the number of affected properties has also been downgraded from 40,000 to 36,000, Ms Bligh maintains that Brisbane faces a huge test.
"It is good news that peak has been revised down slightly," she told Network Ten on Wednesday.
"But this is still a major event, the city is much bigger, much more populated and has many parts under flood that didn't even exist in 1974.
"We are still looking at an event which will cripple parts of our city."
Rising floodwaters have now inundated 35 suburbs in Brisbane, prompting mass evacuations and chaos in the CBD as roads were cut and power and other essential services were shut down.
Hundreds of Brisbane residents have been forced to relocate to evacuation centres, with authorities predicting the figure to rise dramatically and have boosted capacity from 6,500 to 16,000.
Some 14,600 homes and 2,800 businesses are predicted to be completely flooded by the end of the event, possibly mimicking scenes in St Lucia and New Farm, where whole streets were submerged.
"Brisbane will go to sleep tonight and wake up to scenes that they have, many of them, never seen anything like in their lives," Ms Bligh told reporters late on Wednesday.
Drama revisited the 20 evacuees who had taken shelter at the Yeronga State School after it lost power.
They had to be relocated to the temporary digs at QE II stadium.
The CBD has been left a "ghost town" according to Ms Bligh, with shops, offices and buildings closed, 106 roads blocked and public transport running on limited services.
It is predicted 1,657 roads will end up either partially or completely flooded.
Energex began shutting down power in parts of the CBD early on Wednesday morning as a safety precaution, while thousands more residences around the city were also without electricity.
A Tennyson bulk substation was hit with water late on Wednesday, resulting in a temporary outage affecting more than 50,000 in Brisbane's inner-west.
Late on Wednesday 155,000 Queenslanders were without power.
Debris in the raging Brisbane River has captured the attention of emergency crews, who will work into the night to secure at least three large objects that are threatening to come loose.
An anchor will be helicoptered in to secure the Moggill Ferry, while a special team of navy divers are being flown in from Sydney to work out what to do with the Island party boat.
Officials will also work through the night breaking apart the popular floating walkway near New Farm, which will then be disposed of.
Hundreds lined Kangaroo Point throughout the day to take photos and point out boats, pontoons, even a riverside restaurant - the now-appropriately named Drift Cafe - which became floating hazards.
Brisbane hospitals have ceased all non-urgent surgery, although emergency departments are still being staffed.
No one has been spared in the disaster, with garbage collections suspended for a week, phone lines affected and Australia Post warning of significant delays across the state.
There were also fears that the water supply will run out or be contaminated, but Ms Bligh was confident that the southeast corner of the state will get all the drinking water it needs.
The state government issued an urgent warning to residents, telling them to beware of solar panels that might have become live because of the floodwaters.
Brisbane City Council believes it may take up to 12 hours for the waters to recede.
All you guys in the flood area, Lisa and I are praying for you. It is an awful thing you have to deal with and we pray that you and your families are safe until the floods recede.
Second driest continent on the planet......
Yeah, right....;p
You guys sure are taking a beating down there, the weather has been strange for a year or so here in new england, this past spring we were inundated with floods, now 2 weeks ago we get 20 inches of snow, and last night we got 23" of snow, now i think this is enough proof that global warming is going on, even though some will dispute it (George W Bush) i have always looked at new england as one of the more stable places in the US for naturally occuring events, we dont have earthquakes to speak of, no wildfires, mudslides,earthquakes, tornados, etc, but the last couple of years has been a little shaky
When northern Florida gets hit with 20 degree F temps, what's called a hard freeze, I'd say Global Warming is pretty real. I remember one post but not who posted it that the midwest had 70 degree temps while much of the south got hit with colder than normal temps. Even here in Pa we're experiencing below normal temperatures. And to top it all off a chunk of ice bigger than Manhattan Island breaks off an Antarctic glacier and heads out to sea while for the first time in history there really is a Northwest Passage in the Arctic. No worries folks. Global Warming is only a myth. Yeah right.
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