Wet Season on steroids near Townsville...

[Daddybang]

Talking about crocs in flood water...The missus just sent me this from her faceslap ..

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He was in o'riley street mundingburrah(?)

Some of the pics coming out of there are astounding. I lived there in 1995-6 and remember it flooding but not anything like this.

[Rod_outbak]

I wonder if Tiddles the cat made it home from eating all the native wildlife that night...



I could be wrong, but that swirl coming over from the Gulf looks like it's arrowing straight towards Townsville!

Kinda looks like you gents might be in for yet more rain in the next day or so...
Hope NOT for your sakes...

Interesting to see how many people further South are praying to god that rain system moves down their way, but the models suggest not.

[JimTom]

looking that way mate. Fingers crossed it doesn’t.

[Daddybang]

And now the scum comes to the surface...
Pricks are apparently out looting evacuated homes!!!
Ya'd really like to catch these dog's in the act!!!

[hzj80]

Hmm... I fancy another trip to Lake Eyre might be on the cards this year.

[Rod_outbak]

Daddybang,

When I heard about the fake evacuation text messages going around up there, I wondered if they werent an enterprising burgular; clearing the decks to mka eife easier for him.
[Could be a bit of a worry if he finds the newly installed oversized toofy gekko in the driveway!]

[trekin]

Talking about crocs in flood water...The missus just sent me this from her faceslap ..

FB_IMG_1549223499162.jpg

He was in o'riley street mundingburrah(?)

Some of the pics coming out of there are astounding. I lived there in 1995-6 and remember it flooding but not anything like this.

Could wrong, but the snout on that geko looks a lot like a Johnstone's crocodile (freshwater).

[Daddybang]

Daddybang,

When I heard about the fake evacuation text messages going around up there, I wondered if they werent an enterprising burgular; clearing the decks to mka eife easier for him.
[Could be a bit of a worry if he finds the newly installed oversized toofy gekko in the driveway!]

Unfortunately wouldn't surprise me at all mate!

Talking about crocs in flood water...The missus just sent me this from her faceslap ..

FB_IMG_1549223499162.jpg

He was in o'riley street mundingburrah(?)

Some of the pics coming out of there are astounding. I lived there in 1995-6 and remember it flooding but not anything like this.

Could wrong, but the snout on that geko looks a lot like a Johnstone's crocodile (freshwater).

Yeah I thought the same way but I think it's more reflection that's Makin it look like a skinny freshie snout??
Also that would almost be a record breaking size for a freshie BUT its from face slap so I can't vouch for the authenticity!!

[JimTom]

I see the local constabulary have arrested a sh1tbag for looting. What a low life piece of sh1t.

[trekin]

Daddybang,

When I heard about the fake evacuation text messages going around up there, I wondered if they werent an enterprising burgular; clearing the decks to mka eife easier for him.
[Could be a bit of a worry if he finds the newly installed oversized toofy gekko in the driveway!]

Unfortunately wouldn't surprise me at all mate!

Talking about crocs in flood water...The missus just sent me this from her faceslap ..

FB_IMG_1549223499162.jpg

He was in o'riley street mundingburrah(?)

Some of the pics coming out of there are astounding. I lived there in 1995-6 and remember it flooding but not anything like this.

Could wrong, but the snout on that geko looks a lot like a Johnstone's crocodile (freshwater).

Yeah I thought the same way but I think it's more reflection that's Makin it look like a skinny freshie snout??
Also that would almost be a record breaking size for a freshie BUT its from face slap so I can't vouch for the authenticity!!

Just had another look at that photo and I see a pair of legs in the top right corner that put some prospective to the size of the geko, I'd say middleing size for a Johnstone's (at least for the ones we get around here, CQ), or very small for a saltie.

[Daddybang]

I dunno it looks like it's around half a meter across the belly (on this tiny phone screen I can't see the legs to give it the same perspective ) which is gonna make it close to three meters which is pretty big for a freshie no matter where ya are (they don't often get over the 9-10 ft mark). The other thing if its genuine is where is a freshie coming from in Townsville to end up in the streets of mundinburra? The ross etc is all salt up that end.

Big freshie!!

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[trekin]

I dunno it looks like it's around half a meter across the belly which is gonna make it close to three meters which is pretty big for a freshie no matter where ya are (they don't often get over the 9-10 ft mark). The other thing if its genuine is where is a freshie coming from in Townsville to end up in the streets of mundinburra? The ross etc is all salt up that end.

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https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/n ... f8ccf90dd2
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https://www.australiazoo.com.au/our-ani ... -crocodile

[Daddybang]

I dunno it looks like it's around half a meter across the belly which is gonna make it close to three meters which is pretty big for a freshie no matter where ya are (they don't often get over the 9-10 ft mark). The other thing if its genuine is where is a freshie coming from in Townsville to end up in the streets of mundinburra? The ross etc is all salt up that end.

20190204_123146.jpg

https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/n ... f8ccf90dd2
Edit to add
https://www.australiazoo.com.au/our-ani ... -crocodile

So it's a freshie I still can't see the legs you could.
How big do they say it was? (Can't access the story just the photo caption)

[trekin]

I dunno it looks like it's around half a meter across the belly which is gonna make it close to three meters which is pretty big for a freshie no matter where ya are (they don't often get over the 9-10 ft mark). The other thing if its genuine is where is a freshie coming from in Townsville to end up in the streets of mundinburra? The ross etc is all salt up that end.

20190204_123146.jpg

https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/n ... f8ccf90dd2
Edit to add
https://www.australiazoo.com.au/our-ani ... -crocodile

So it's a freshie I still can't see the legs you could.
How big do they say it was? (Can't access the story just the photo caption)

A three metre one was reportedly sighted by emergency services on Bowen Rd near Rosslea on Sunday night. The one in that photo was described as small, but that description was by the father of the photographer who "had once lived in the Northern Territory and wasn’t bothered by the crocodile.", so what he considers big might be different to you or I. Also a photo of a freshie climbing a tree to get out of the floodwaters.

[trekin]

I dunno it looks like it's around half a meter across the belly which is gonna make it close to three meters which is pretty big for a freshie no matter where ya are (they don't often get over the 9-10 ft mark). The other thing if its genuine is where is a freshie coming from in Townsville to end up in the streets of mundinburra? The ross etc is all salt up that end.

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https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/n ... f8ccf90dd2
Edit to add
https://www.australiazoo.com.au/our-ani ... -crocodile

So it's a freshie I still can't see the legs you could.
How big do they say it was? (Can't access the story just the photo caption)

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[Rod_outbak]

He's not even big enough to nail the cat!

Another example of how badly taken photos can screw up your perspective...

[I'd be inclined to adopt the toofy-gekko, to keep the cat firmly in it's place...]

[Daddybang]

This phone is f@#ked(its only eight years old ) even with the red outline and zooming in all I can see is what looks like a white? blob and when I zoom in the croc looks like its a meter and a half wide
I've seen freshies climb up small half submerged trees to sunbake like turtles before. I reckon it's gonna be a rough breeding season next year for the freshies in that area as they need sandy banks to lay their eggs.(again like turtles)

[JimTom]

There a few photos of salties floating around also. I agree the photo in question is a freshie. No shortage of either around here.

[trekin]

This phone is f@#ked(its only eight years old ) even with the red outline and zooming in all I can see is what looks like a white? blob and when I zoom in the croc looks like its a meter and a half wide
I've seen freshies climb up small half submerged trees to sunbake like turtles before. I reckon it's gonna be a rough breeding season next year for the freshies in that area as they need sandy banks to lay their eggs.(again like turtles)

Looks to be a good ways up that tree.

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[Daddybang]

This phone is f@#ked(its only eight years old ) even with the red outline and zooming in all I can see is what looks like a white? blob and when I zoom in the croc looks like its a meter and a half wide
I've seen freshies climb up small half submerged trees to sunbake like turtles before. I reckon it's gonna be a rough breeding season next year for the freshies in that area as they need sandy banks to lay their eggs.(again like turtles)

Looks to be a good ways up that tree.

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Yeah but the tree is almost laying down so "he" would've been able to walk up it fairly easy.

[JimTom]

I just read that the flood has claimed the lives of two people.
If the media is to be believed, they were up to no good and entered flood waters whilst evading police.
No doubt the lefty do gooders will blame the poor old police for the evaders demise.

[Daddybang]

Yep IF they were doing what is alleged than I can't feel any sympathy for them.

[JimTom]

Yep IF they were doing what is alleged than I can't feel any sympathy for them.

I agree mate. It’s difficult to feel sympathy for those taking advantage of others misfortunes.

[Rod_outbak]

My oversseer tells me he'd heard a news report that they were drunk, and had just robbed a bottle store, and disappeared into the floodwaters while being pursued.

If that's all true, then aint karma a bitch?

[Only thing funnier would be if they'd found one them with Toofy Gekko marks all over him...]

My 2 cents...

[JimTom]

Just as I predicted. Ethical standards Command flew into Townsville to investigate the Police Officers pursuing the sh1tbags that were looting people’s homes and perished when they entered floodwaters trying to evade police.
What a joke. Investigate the police for doing their job. WTF. The world has gone mad.

[Daddybang]

That'll just be sop. Whenever there's a serious injury or death involving the coppers the ES mob have to investigate it . It's as much to clear the copper/s as to persecute them.
You still doing alright JT??

[JimTom]

That makes sense mate. Never looked at it like that. Getting a bit synical in my old age.
Mate I am ok, just water in shed so got out of it quite lightly. Really feel for the poor buggers that lost everything. They have a lot of arse pain getting everything cleaned up.

[Daddybang]

That's good to hear.
Yeah there's gonna be a fair bit of heartache when people get a chance to get back and see what they've lost.
I guess the only up side is that the loss of life seems to be very low so far

[JimTom]

Yep exactly mate. That is the only upside to a sh1tty event.

[trekin]

And now the scum comes to the surface...
Pricks are apparently out looting evacuated homes!!!
Ya'd really like to catch these dog's in the act!!!

On the upside, probably easier to get a payout on a claim of theft on inssurence than to claim flood damage.