Well enough of this frivolity. I’m off to sous vide a couple dozen kittens and use them to stop the rainwater flooding the living room.
@drunkenmadman @patstokes @swearyanthony @KKeneally Well yes but you know what I meant.
@swearyanthony @patstokes @drunkenmadman @KKeneally Anyway, $8300 at say $30 a bottle is 276 bottles. Enough for ab..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ax
@patstokes @swearyanthony @drunkenmadman @KKeneally Except the Prime Minister doesn’t own it.
@swearyanthony @drunkenmadman @KKeneally Indeed. Such extravagance! A $57 bottle of wine! pic.twitter.com/r5cBRXkmI3
Much crankier now.
@drunkenmadman @KKeneally Oh come ON @KKeneally, why are you continuing to push this daft beat-up? Comparing the pr..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ao
@NewtonMark @manindotblack @RealNickHodge Fussy, fussy.
NSWSES 🏫Non-operational school updates🏫
This list was updated at 9:20pm 9 February 2020.
The following NSW public..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…R7
stilgherrian NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 506: Parliament returns, and so do the rains” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/50… Covers 3–9 Februatwitter.com/i/web/status/1…hIWJ
whereisdaz Do you believe gravity is essential in the ongoing fight against drifting off the planet? twitter.com/60mins/status/…
PRlNCETONGIRL from one extreme to another pic.twitter.com/ZsurMC1O2o
Attn: @RealNickHodge @NewtonMark.
@jroper We live in strange and terrible times.
Would I get into trouble? “V-1 Flying Bomb Replica at Omaka” youtube.com/watch?v=95yaa9…
@nomisruption I’ve just had dinner, so maybe serve others first.
shackas Nice day. Might take the boat out. #Sydney #sydneystorms pic.twitter.com/RJVYPi5num
EVERYTHING IS BEING EXCELLENT ALL AT ONCE.
LiveTrafficSyd SYLVANIA: All southbound lanes are closed on Port Hacking Rd at Box Rd due to flooding. Use Box Rd instead. Take ca..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ze
LiveTrafficSyd FOREST LODGE: Bridge Rd is closed in both directions between Foss St & Junction St due to fallen wires. Avoid the a..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…vs
LiveTrafficSyd ASHFIELD: Frederick St is closed in both directions between Henry St & John St due to fallen wires. Avoid the area..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…jU
LiveTrafficSyd MENAI: All northbound lanes are closed on Alfords Point Rd at Menai Rd due to flooding. Avoid the area or consider..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ct
@nomisruption Most kind. Nothing too fattening, though.
MartinFy Does anyone else see a rabbit giving Ireland a massage 🐰 #StormCiara pic.twitter.com/pXmfbesRas
@jxeeno Today we are all broken, Ken.
Bye Bye Buoy. twitter.com/DocHarleyMD/st…
@smh Grrr.
But FFS, @smh, IF IT’S AN EMERGENCY THEN PUT THE NAMES OF THE AFFECTED AREAS IN THE GODDAM TWEET AND DON’T PUT THE STORY BEHIND A PAYWALL.
The story was last updated at 6.31pm but tweeted as “breaking” at 8.06pm, so that “helps” too.
“‘Once floodwater [reaches] 2.4m the Pittwater Road will be cut,’ the SES said.
“‘If you remain in the area after..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5i
“All properties that back onto the Narrabeen Lagoon will be affected, and locals are reporting that many low-lying..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ec
“The evacuation orders come as the Narrabeen Lagoon breaks its banks, and is on track to reach higher levels than t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…f6
“A second evacuation order has been issued for residents in parts of Moorebank, Chipping Norton and Milperra, to th..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ih
That said, “Residents of about 4000 properties in Narrabeen have been ordered to evacuate by 10.30 pm, with the Sta..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…UF
NSWRFS Ok. May not get our deposit back on that sign.
We are loving the rain - but please stay safe during this wild wea..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…vi
@phonakins All of it. The whole thing. To where is not entirely clear, however.
One for you, @ABCmediawatch? pic.twitter.com/CZHRf3tGJr
OH FFS WHAT A STUPID TWEET. twitter.com/smh/status/122…
And this is rooned. twitter.com/TrainLinkSouth…
Oh yeah this was rooned earlier too. twitter.com/TrainLinkSouth…
So all this stuff was rooned earlier. twitter.com/TrainLinkNorth…
So Olympic Park is also rooned. twitter.com/T7SydneyTrains…
So Martin Place is also rooned. twitter.com/T4SydneyTrains…
So Marrickville is also rooned. twitter.com/T3SydneyTrains…
So Bardwell Park is also rooned. twitter.com/T8SydneyTrains…
alisonjdance What’s one picture that summarises the last few days in Australia?
This.
#AustraliaBurns #australiafloods
📸 Lynd..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…If
@Rhys_Needham It’s wonderful.
dril Clean Ass , Clean Mind
THIS IS THE REAL AUSTRALIA. twitter.com/Scott_John/sta…
@manindotblack But of course!
@callapilla @SnarkyPlatypus @GuardianAus @shelleymiranda @davidmunk Fwiw it’s being reported as Leura, not Katoomba. twitter.com/TrainLinkWest/…
corduroy What is it with Richmonds and flooding? twitter.com/nyfrs_richmond…
nadinevoncohen FUCK YEAH YOUNG WOMEN AT GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY ARE ALSO BEING TAUGHT TO GRADUATE WITH QUALIFICATIONS BEFORE CALLING T..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…p6
Aha! Here. google.com.au/maps/place/33%… ozforecast.com.au/cgi-bin/weathe… Thanks, @manindotblack. pic.twitter.com/EFXQdPB3bk
Very impressive. twitter.com/katoomba_gal/s…
@aleeb88 I’m at a bit of a distance from that, but the rain has been impressive. Minor civil works were required earlier.
This poor snake looks like @firstdogonmoon drew it one afternoon. twitter.com/larsaddams/sta…
Does anyone know where PORTABLE RFSNSW55 is set up? It must be within 10km or so because I sometimes get its data r..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…NS
@SnarkyPlatypus You have pulled ahead. :( Though I’m glad because I’m not in the mood for any more civil works tonight.
Good to see that Sydney’s traffic hasn’t been affected by the weather. pic.twitter.com/Ua4QCBADez
Getting cranky.
DeptDefence #WATCH || #YourADF Drone Operators have been using advanced technology in Victoria to capture imagery for state aut..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…mK
Pinboard These are the same people who bought a $200 glass that told you it had water in it. The real lesson here is the Sil..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…U2
stilgherrian “Welcome to Kirribilli House, Mr President.” pic.twitter.com/H6KJZ5c6c3
stilgherrian Not when cooking for 50 people, no. twitter.com/KKeneally/stat…
stilgherrian This is not “Scott Morrison’s Sydney home” but an official residence with an industrial kitchen to make large and c..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…k6
LJCharleston What a difference four weeks makes. Photos taken by Kellie Smith from her back door, south coast NSW. Incredible co..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…k5
schaefer_val This is an example of why you should never drive or walk through floodwaters - you just never know what is under th..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Hz
doctorow The gun on the mantlepiece in act one will go off by act three. If you can brick a car, you will be forced to brick..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…hg
CentralNewsUTS While this video by @BoenSidney shows dams filling in the New England, it’s important to remember that intense..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…WI
@Susan11325053 @jonnosan @Asher_Wolf @morebento Yawn.
@kayorchison This is unhelpful.
@SnarkyPlatypus @evcricket Iirc there’s a whole section of Norfolk vanishing at quite a rate.
They double as a handy sex toy. twitter.com/SuperCroup/sta…
@expectproblems @JustJimWillDo @ssharwood It’d be a V-Set olly. That is to say, a volley.
See this looks just fine, @expectproblems @JustJimWillDo @ssharwood. twitter.com/steve_evil/sta…
thisjenlewis I photoshopped out the fake tan pic.twitter.com/HcMEGxepYc
@purserj See? Easy!
I want to cook a rabbit casserole again soon.
My impromptu civil works seem to have done the job. The rain should be no more than 10mm/hour for the next few hour..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…VE
@ssharwood Where’s your sense of adventure?
@katgallow @SnarkyPlatypus So there is.
@SnarkyPlatypus The Italians had all the French chefs murdered.
@Davelennonabc That’ll be on Thursday at this stage.
@JustJimWillDo Not sure about the hand-carts but there’s some little petrol-driven ones. But the commuters need mor..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Tp
@expectproblems I’m liking your can-do attitude.
It’s worth a go.
I reckon you could still get a train through here at Leura if you got an bit of a run-up and and coasted through to..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…pL
NSWSES EVACUATION WARNING | #Hawkesbury River at North Richmond Lowlands
The NSW SES is advising residents in North Richm..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…fV
@morebento Oh not these fuckwits again.
@kjmci @SnarkyPlatypus I am not going to look for that. Just reading the extracts in the tribunal decision was bad enough.
TrainLinkWest Buses replace #BlueMountainsLine trains between Mount Victoria & Lawson due to a tree in the overhead wiring at Bla..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…NE
Ausgrid Our crews are working to repair more than 2000 hazards like fallen powerlines. 77000 customers are without power ac..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Xf
westius Cooks River reclaiming the golf course #SydneyStorm pic.twitter.com/phUBOmsi1H
So Pymble is also rooned. twitter.com/TrainsInfo/sta…
@SnarkyPlatypus That case, yes, but I’m not sure whether it was the actual guy. All I know is that the Health Care..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…sS
This is the Civil and Administrative Tribunal NSW decision in the Dr Russell McGregor case, the psychiatrist who, a..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…dO
I’ve finally read Health Care Complaints Commission v McGregor [2020] NSWCATOD 13 (5 February 2020) and, wow, it’s..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…0M
@christopherneal It’s still going to be very messy.
Not bad, these totals. bom.gov.au/products/IDN21… pic.twitter.com/oy1jtzCzfQ
The Blue Lagoon. twitter.com/drjoelshulkin/…
So a station called PORTABLE RFSNSW55 says we’ve had 140mm rather than 108mm since 9am. Either way, the hourly rain..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…P0
OK, so I did have water flooding into the house, but I have been butch with a shovel and it’s OK for now. twitter.com/stilgherrian/s…
@Thefinnigans @kcarruthers Magnificent!
@ChrissieM @SnarkyPlatypus Good luck!
@Thefinnigans @kcarruthers As I mentioned earlier, you can covert it to a fish farm.
@kcarruthers Thanks. I think it’ll be more or less OK now. I think I’ve stabilised the water level lapping at the doorway.
I have created a levee out of leaf litter and random dirt, and dug a drainage channel inside the levee. It seems to be holding for now.
I had hoped to make it through to Monday without having to do butch things in the rain but here we are.
@R_Chirgwin I’ll finish my soup first.
@R_Chirgwin That drain is blocked somewhere inside. I’ll pop out in a bit and see if I can build a dam.
@R_Chirgwin Stand by. I’ll check that the drain under the big doors isn’t blocked.
@R_Chirgwin Hahaha I spoke too soon. I am flooding now.
@R_Chirgwin I guess the rainwater tanks are full then.
Probably isn’t. I looked. twitter.com/PopSci/status/…
@paulwallbank @R_Chirgwin There’s another way in, via a neighbour’s property. That’s less likely to be washed away.
@erkpod A lot of sitting watching the rain may be involved. Good luck!
@SnarkyPlatypus Gawd talk about having a sook!
Mind the gap. twitter.com/qutaiba_mehmoo…
@SnarkyPlatypus @ChrissieM DON’T THEY KNOW YOU’RE MIDDLE CLASS AND ON THE NORTH SHORE?
RexChapman You’re welcome… pic.twitter.com/Ow1oSTVYFt
The water is slowly getting deeper outside but fortunately most of flows down to (and into?) @R_Chirgwin’s house. A..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ob
@erkpod My understanding is that for the Mountains this weather will continue until well after 2am.
@SnarkyPlatypus It’s 95.6mm here.
@erkpod The next problem will be a tree or landslip near Glenbrook, I reckon.
dominickelly_ Thinking about the greatest book cover of all time again. pic.twitter.com/9YSvZcUbLS
@juhasaarinen You’re actually going to the effort of looking up real units rather than just making them up.
zlj517 Special passengers. This is the return flight of China Southern Airlines to Guangzhou from Melbourne. What was plac..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…WV
garthk Learn Python from the NSA: twitter.com/chris_swenson/…
@SnarkyPlatypus Please let me know how deep it gets. If this were Bangkok you could farm fish in it.
@HamishMack @lewellyn Now I wonder what they taste like.
@juhasaarinen A double barnmangle!
@lewellyn Sad but true.
@lewellyn How about this? pic.twitter.com/LQK7WJAWSX
@Reynardo_red @mipearson Hi, Michael!
@manindotblack Honk!
TrainLinkWest PARTIAL CLOSURE: Buses now replace trains between Mount Victoria & Lawson due to a tree in the overhead wiring at B..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…vU
@manindotblack We seem to be OK in that department thanks.
@LapTop006 What an odd euphemism.
UncleDuke1969 ♫ 12 drummers drumming
♫ 11 pipers piping
♫ 10 lords a leaping
♫ 9 ladies dancing
♫ 8 maids a milking
♫ 7 swans a s..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Sy
Mind you, that could still happen. pic.twitter.com/zpgekCW7jP
I’m glad water flows downhill because otherwise I’d have 40cm of water in the house.
Yeah @BOM_NSW in fact said up to 250mm (@rainparrot shows some sort of middle figure) so I’m feeling confident. pic.twitter.com/L3c20PjYK2
Not bad, eh. Not even six hours since the 9am reset and we’re already halfway to beating Saturday’s total. They did..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…g1
@JM77 Arf!
Just so you know.
It’s raining.
snurb_dot_info I reckon most people who have followed the Duttonisation of the AFP with even only casual attention stopped laughin..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…te
MarquisO Finally something to help me find the tv remote twitter.com/mykemartyn/sta…
Airminded “Perhaps the flying saucers have a mothership, in which the smaller craft can take refuge after their exploratory f..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ap
@TeamBloomart Now there’s a slogan to get behind!
@soniamwoodward Yeah it’s a bit of a sad beat-up.
Deno_Tron Roommate has date coming by later and asked me to clean bc he’s not home. So I made a Princess D shrine in his room pic.twitter.com/wfOeVUm7yW
jonnosan I thought I might do the furber steps but looks like witches leap is as far as I can go without taking silly risks pic.twitter.com/bqnLNjlE01
@jonnosan Yes, I think I’ll stop sulking about it now.
@elronxenu Good.
The fact that this week’s and last week’s both featured photos of pubs should not be seen as indicative of anything..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ue
NEW BLOG POST: “Weekly Wrap 506: Parliament returns, and so do the rains” stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/50… Covers 3–9 Februatwitter.com/i/web/status/1…hIWJ
@jonnosan Oh dear God lol.
@jonnosan I managed to spot the gap. :) Now I want to know where that station is.
@jonnosan Oops this is the top of the data directory. bom.gov.au/climate/data/i…
@jonnosan Yep! Though after a bunch of fact-checking through the week sometimes I just want to accept the reality presented to me.
@jonnosan Oh yeah it was you lol. :) One or the other, whatever. Anyway, there’s all the data to play with.
@fuknbollocks So I understand. I suppose I should try it some time but I probably can’t be arsed. :)
@giddeygirl That’s @rainparrot, but it’s just the standard BOM radar image which appears in any of the weather apps with different colours.
I hope this excites you.
That’s 39% of 2019’s total, and another 100mm as per today’s forecast would bring it to over 50% of last year’s tot..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…NB
Turns out this figure is rubbish, sorry. I relied on someone’s claim. Total Katoomba rainfall for 2019 was 709.8mm…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…9n
@roseannebyrne To expand on that, I don’t see a problem with two official residences. One in the capital, and one w..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…nK
Nope, turns out it’s a fluke. twitter.com/sixoh60/status…
@roseannebyrne “Meant to be” according to who?
@fuknbollocks Nah, that’s too harsh. It’s a western European technique, and many fine kinds of cooking would never..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…jf
@PollHereford @SnarkyPlatypus Bravo!
@christopherneal This is the political discourse in Australia.
@johnb78 Gérard de Nerval.
ally_harp Every DC think tank panel ever pic.twitter.com/KRUYtYNmzC
@SnarkyPlatypus Not a succulent Chinese meal?
I guess this circle is the range of the radar. pic.twitter.com/n8i50z1YrJ
@oberonsghost I… I guess so.
David_Rudnick during WW2 they built a brick cocoon around Michaelangelo’s David to protect it from bomb damage and somehow accide..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…BN
botandy when startups fail they should be called finishups, that’s my 2 cents
oz_f Me trying to support Chinese-Australian businesses whilst fending off racist nonsense pic.twitter.com/o8DMxP3mKl
CaptainCaulifl1 Imagine the stress alcohol is under tryin to make you happy
This seems impractical. twitter.com/ennuigrl/statu…
Ah yes, I forgot. twitter.com/JustJimWillDo/…
BOM_NSW FLOOD WARNING GEORGES RIVER: A Minor Flood Warning has been issued for the Georges River at Liverpool and Milperra…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Ky
@Paul_Karp Nom nom nom! Also, the word “grouse” needs to be used more often.
@oberonsghost He has his steaks well-done with ketchup, I know that.
“Welcome to Kirribilli House, Mr President.” pic.twitter.com/H6KJZ5c6c3
BOM_NSW The focus for heavy #rain is shifting to the central coastal areas of NSW today and the South Coast on Monday…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…vn
@lhjh70 Well I never watched MasterChef. I was too busy shoving knitting needles into my eyes.
Sigh.
Not when cooking for 50 people, no. twitter.com/KKeneally/stat…
This is not “Scott Morrison’s Sydney home” but an official residence with an industrial kitchen to make large and c..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…k6
damiengwalter Interesting that the most expected movie of 2020 is about a jihad defeating imperialist capitalist forces seeking s..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…dH
Manic_Henry Nepean River at Wallacia. #rain our area has had over 200ml since Thursday. Most dams are filled to overflowing, mi..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Wo
FerriesInfo Ferries are not running between Manly and Circular Quay due to large swells. Catch a regular bus service instead.
pixelatedboat Really hoping Joker wins Best Picture. What twitter needs right now is nightmare movie discourse to distract from t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…vN
Sheeds_au I. Can’t. Even… twitter.com/richardaob/sta…
“Full Ethical Hacking Course - Network Penetration Testing for Beginners (2019)” from freeCodeCamp.org (14h5..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…FS
@R_Chirgwin Yeah that looks quite dangerous without proper boots and equipment, and even then. No one needs to use..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…y3
@SnarkyPlatypus He’s got a point about reciprocal relationships, but he’ll push up against the whole fear factor thing.
A_W_Gordon I really cannot emphasize enough that the auto industry’s own marketing research has identified SUV buyers as profo..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2W
BOM_NSW FLOOD WARNING HWAKESBURY-NEPEAN RIVER. Minor flooding is occuring at North Richmond. Windsor forecast to exceed min..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…gD
BOM_NSW FLOOD WARNING COOKS RIVER: A minor flood warning has been issued for the Cooks River at Tempe Bridge. Warning:..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…SY
Ah, I wondered why I saw people going past with a chainsaw. How deep is that water, @R_Chirgwin? Did you send someo..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…9t
@paulkidd @NewtonMark It’s called “speed tape” because the pilots need to be on speed to be confident enough to fly..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…hE
@paulkidd @NewtonMark I don’t know. But apparently it’s special airplane duct tape. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_tape
@paulkidd According to @NewtonMark this is fine.
NewtonMark In happy news, today is the fourth anniversary of the announcement of the retirement of Phillip Ruddock from Parliament.
@erkpod I do now. :)
LitMoose This should surprise no one, least of all Floridians.
An organized life is a happy life, right? pic.twitter.com/T0fk4n9lrU
“Are Americans Ready to Love Trains Again?” from Bloomberg. youtube.com/watch?v=Rsend-… A new passenger service in Flor..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6s
TrainLinkWest A limited bus service continues to operate in both directions between Katoomba and Mount Victoria.
Trains between..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ef
@paulwallbank Agreed.
Seems the Great Western Highway was closed for three hours last night. pic.twitter.com/3L7ZqZTDEq
LiveTrafficSyd BEXLEY NORTH: Bexley Rd is closed between Kingsgrove Av & M5 East Mwy due to flooding, you could use Slade Rd or Ki..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Yw
@paulwallbank From here the 1.5km to the pub or the 6km to the better pub and the shops are basically the same: Too much effort.
Also, me at @zdnetaustralia Thursday: “How the B-Team watches over Australia’s encryption laws and cybersecurity” zdnet.com/article/how-th…
stilgherrian The report of this PJCIS review is due by 13 April. That’s Easter Monday, though.The last parliament sitting day be..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…pE
stilgherrian Also: “OAIC wants visual on what telcos are handing over under data retention regime” by @ashabeeeee zdnet.com/article/oaic-w…
stilgherrian Also: “Human Rights Commission wants data retention period limited to six months” by @ashabeeeee zdnet.com/article/human-…
stilgherrian Me at @zdnetaustralia Friday: “Cops are getting full URLs under Australia’s data retention scheme” zdnet.com/article/cops-a…
@paulwallbank Same here. It’s challenging out there.
@corduroy Yep, the K-town total is 157.8mm to 9am, but we have evidence to suggest that we get more of this rain than up there. Joy.
@paulwallbank It’s not a good day for swimming. You’d get saturated out there.
dallaskilponen Sunday 8.45am. Cyclonic conditions at Dee Why Point. #sydneyweather #Sydney #EastCoastLow @abcnews @smh #Australia..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2L
@paulwallbank Life’s too short to watch Insiders, Paul.
@juhasaarinen I wish I had one of those. :(
@manaz_d Lithgow is worth exploring, though nearly all of the trains are out thanks to the bushfire damage. Unless..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…jc
@juhasaarinen Did you calculate that in your hogshead?
@manaz_d Yeah we’re also going to mix it with 50km/h winds today so there’s that to look forward to.
Sun plan, an outline: Chores and laziness, mostly, because the shopping can wait until tomorrow what with all this..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2O
@conwaytb 157.8mm to 9am was the final figure, for what it’s worth.
@conwaytb The data hadn’t rolled over yet.
@expectproblems That’s one is @rainparrot. It’s only about rain.
@jimyiapanis Thank very much for going to all that effort. Appreciated.
We made 150mm by the 9am cut-off. Maybe even 160mm because the full data isn’t up yet. Wonderful. pic.twitter.com/Ogd0Oynsro
@expectproblems I did the same, but fortunately I think I can get away with delaying it another day.
OK then. pic.twitter.com/CxtbyFfOsd
Sunday. Pencils. Fences. Consequences. Sunday.