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Post by Gavin Conroy on Jul 31, 2008 19:21:06 GMT 12
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Post by Bruce on Jul 31, 2008 21:59:07 GMT 12
That does look pretty damp! I trust that you and the other Blenheim forumites are all O.K down there.
I like the Slippery when wet sign! (On my trip up to Thames the other day I spotted a sign saying "conserve water" - surrounded by muddy brown lake!)
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Post by nzompilot on Jul 31, 2008 22:30:49 GMT 12
According to the high tide mark on my car tire there was 2.5 inches of water in my front yard yesterday/overnight. My front yard is a concrete pad that sits 3-4 inches above the neighbours yard meaning they had half a foot of water thru their yard.
Im guessing the price of wine will increase next year due to the number of vineyards flooded and the damage and loss caused by the flooding.
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Post by sniff on Jul 31, 2008 22:35:07 GMT 12
Yeah, the wife and I had a similar comment about the next harvest after seeing Gavin's pics.
Thank goodness we only drink red! ;D
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Post by Bruce on Jul 31, 2008 23:24:39 GMT 12
Obviously not growing for Dry Whites.....  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 1, 2008 1:11:32 GMT 12
Jeepers. That looks very nasty Gav. I always wondered when I lived there why Woodbourne had all those stopbanks in the barren dry desertous paddocks. I guess this is why.
Perhaps they can produce rice wine, it looks more like paddyfields now.
I wonder if any more ex-RNZAF aircraft have washed out of the dumps along the river there in this storm, it might pay you to go have a wander when its dry.
How is the covering on the Skyhawks holding up in this weather?
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Post by flyjoe180 on Aug 2, 2008 9:11:12 GMT 12
I'm glad I was out of the country last week. I was bronzing myself in the Brisbane sun. That is some serious rainfall.
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Aug 3, 2008 7:53:15 GMT 12
We had a lot more rain last night but dont know if any further damages was done.
The vineyards have stood up pretty well, the grape plants are tough little buggers and the damage doesnt look to bad from what I have seen.
Lots of diggers around the place cleaning things up just like there is in many other parts of the country.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Aug 3, 2008 11:58:39 GMT 12
Did you get the thunder storms too? It was ceaseless all night here.
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Post by skyhawkdon on Aug 4, 2008 15:10:06 GMT 12
Hey Gavin, any chance of some photos of the Whitehawks - I'm interested to see how the covering fared over the past week!
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Post by beagle on Aug 5, 2008 18:59:05 GMT 12
I lived in Blenheim for all of 2002 and 2003 and recognise where all those images are. Yep a little bit of water. Of my time there, some of the spots never had a drop in them.
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