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Clarebear Jan 7, 2010

In the Alice!  We have just had more than last year's total rainfall in the last 24 hours and it is wonderful.  People are smiling at each other and no gloom although the day itself looks gloomy!  Hurray for rain!

Bubble-Up Bears Jan 7, 2010

Wow! and no flooding?
That's great!
I grew up living at the beach and have been in the Inland Empire for the last 20 years. Very dry!!!
I long for the coast!!!
Hopefully soon I will return!
Enjoy your rain Clare!!!!:)

puca bears Jan 7, 2010

RATS!!!!!!!!!!!  And here's me thinking that the Alice would be a nice, hot and DRY place to eventually retire to................
Seriously tho - I visited Alice Springs many moons ago........great place! And I'm not surprised you are all enjoying the rain :dance:  :dance:
huggies
Maria (languishing in a "winter wonderland")

lovenshire Jan 7, 2010

Yeah!  Glad for you...we have snow!  I am so happy...we had a little on Christmas but this is a real snow...

dangerbears Jan 7, 2010

:dance: Enjoy!  :dance:

Becky

EvaJ Jan 8, 2010

Enjoy your rain.  I know, living in the desert of Arizona USA, we love the rain.  We only get about 6 inches a year  in the part where I live.

Woodbury Park Bears Jan 8, 2010

Hi Clare

Down the eastern seaboard we have had plenty of rain this Xmas season often wished we could send it to you all out there even having said that we are still on water restrictions have been for years ain't that Aussie for ya! Go stand in it and get wet enjoy  :hug:  :hug:

Raewyn

Clarebear Jan 9, 2010

We went exploring today - the river which is normally a dry sandy bed is a raging torrent.  We went several places to check out the rain - in one area the major highway had water over it for almost a kilometre  and it was around 700mm deep.  Traffic was banked up both sides and a cricket match was taking place in the middle of the highway!  Then we went to our favourite claypan to see haw it had fared and got totally, hopelessly bogged.  Thank heavens for friends and snatch straps!

Bubble-Up Bears Jan 9, 2010

It's still raining Clare?
Wow if that happened here we would have horrible mudslides. But that's because of all the fires we have.

rowarrior Jan 9, 2010

Heh, I'm loving the idea of a cricket match in the middle of the highway     Glad you got out of the claypan okay

SueAnn Help Advisor, Banner SponsorJan 9, 2010

Then we went to our favourite claypan to see haw it had fared and got totally, hopelessly bogged.  Thank heavens for friends and snatch straps!

Claypan??  Snatch straps??  I'm gonna have to google those two words to see what you were doing, Clare.  Too bad you can't stretch the rain out over the span of a year, or so.

puca bears Jan 9, 2010

can we expect news of a REAL Henley on Todd regatta?????

Clarebear Jan 9, 2010

can we expect news of a REAL Henley on Todd regatta?????

Sounds good but that is 9 months away yet and already the river is back to a trickle!