Random Talk

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Cyclone due to hit on Friday morning GMT+10. Going to pass right over the top of the third biggest city in Australia.

Maniacs have stripped the shops of food and toilet paper. It's COVID lunacy all over again.

If things go bad and we lose power and water, it will be a couple of days before things are up and running again FFS.

I spoke to someone who works at a hardware store yesterday and they have sold so many generators. He said it's going to be hell when they all start coming back for returns.

Idiots.

Are you sticking around for the chaos or making an escape?

I lived in Florida for a short while and when people would ride out hurricanes sometimes they would throw hurricane parties. Is there some bogan word for a cyclone party?

Sticking around. Not really anywhere to "escape" to and our homes are built to cyclone proof standards (up to cat 3).

This is a pretty regular occurrence further north in my state, but it's not very common where I live (last time was 1974), so people are getting a little panicky. Current guidance says it will hit Friday afternoon and may have strengthened into a cat 3 by then.

Not really any bogan word for cyclone. Not sure why because bogans tend to come up with abbreviations for things they are afraid of...

Edit: Apparently Ice Cube is staying at the Gold Coast and will be joining us for the storm!