Saturday, 28 January 2012

137 - Depature Now Delayed

Monday 23rd January 2012
Weather: Heavy cloud and scattered showers
Where do we always find the bride....in the kitchen of course

Just pottered around the house, mucked around with the RetroLiner, and generally had a chill out day. We decided to get away very early February, and let the family know of our decision. 


Tooosday 24th January 2012
Weather: Heavy rain and flooding everywhere


What happened to summer!!!
Went to the local pub for lunch and enjoyed the pensioners special. Just a great feeling of flashing the Pension card and the bride with her Queensland Seniors card. I guess we will have to become experts in picking up theses deals aimed at "old aged pensioners". 



Heavy rain continuing, just have to crack a red wine.


Wednesday 25th January 2012
Weather: Heavy rain and more flooding

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Happy Birthday to Me

Happy birthday to me.....yep another milestone today, hit the big six five, and celebrations are out in force, not because it is my birthday, but today I start my dream job, working for the government. Hey the pay is pretty ordinary, but the hours are sensational.

The weather has deteriorated to extreme. It is just pissing down and there is no relief in sight. Thank heavens we are house sitting at the moment. However the RetroLiner has sprung a leak, but the up side not where I have spent a lot of time and effort in fixing up previous problem areas. So here we go again, break out the silicon, when it stops raining!!!!!

Belted down with rain all day, but the rain system is slowly moving south. Northern NSW is now coping it with the system sliding further south.

Thursday 26th January 2012
Weather: Cloudy and very high humidity
Australia Day

Happy Australia Day and I'm leaving home

To help save the economy, the Government will announce next month that the Immigration Department will start deporting seniors (instead of illegal’s) in order to lower Social Security and Medicare costs.


Older people are easier to catch and will not remember how to get back home. I started to cry when I thought of a few of my mates and fellow travelers out there


Then it dawned on me ... oh, crap... I'll see them on the bus!!!!!!!!!

Friday 27th January 2012
Weather: Wet, wet, wet


Rain, rain, rain, just go away. Had a small break yesterday, but overnight, here we go again. I'm over it big time!!!!!!!!! However in saying that we are in a perfect place right now. Wouldn't like to be moving anywhere at the moment, or in the foreseeable future if the weather maps are right.


So I guess we are just housebound for the moment and just need to practice the art of being couch potatoes.

Nearly at the couch

A'hhhhh, now what's on tele

False colour temperatures, Australia East satellite image of Australia at Fri Jan 27 05:30:00 2012

Looks like we will be bogged down for a while

Saturday 28th January 2012
Weather: Still wet

A real nothing day. Went across to the local mall, got the newspapers, went for a walk, came back to the house, and just hung out of course, as it is still raining.

So what do you do in the rain..........nothing...........apart from indoor sports.........na! I'm 65 now (he he!!!!!)

Hope next week gets better as we want to run away the middle of next week, and we still have a lot of fiddly things to do.

CYA next time

4 comments:

Red Nomad OZ said...

Hahaha! Remind me never to go where you guys hang out!! You're obviously total rain magnets ... But not unusual on the GC - I remember going to see Titanic at a GC cinema on a rainy day many years ago - and the ceiling started leaking!! Nothing like some real life movie effects, huh?!?!

The Retro Roamers said...

Yeah Red Nomadz Oz, the rain just seems to follow us no matter.

If the west needs rain, we will just go there, and that will end all their water troubles.

Good to hear from you again

Cheers & red wines

Anonymous said...

Can you believe here at Culcairn SW NSW near the Vic border it has been over 36 every day with about 34% humidity? It rained Sunday night and Monday morning but today the sun is shining again but only 26 at midday. Pleasant. Next time ya go to Centrelink give them a razz from me. Went to see them in Wagga last week and there was a 3 hour wait!!! I had to demand an envelope so I could mail my rent assistance application to them. Cheers and a rum n coke.

The Retro Roamers said...

Sunshine what's that!!!!!!!

Today we have had a change to sunny conditions, however for how long who knows.

AS far as Centre Link, our brawls are only just beginning. Next round is the 8th of Feb

I will send ya an email

Cheers and Rum & Coke