Rain At Long Last

I couldn't believe my ears when I heard the Test cricket in Brisbane was washed out yesterday.  We are around 90 kilometres from the "Gabba" and only had a couple of very light showers up until around 4pm.  There was less than 1ml in the gauge at that time and things were very dry.  I took this 'pre' rain photo of the dried out front lawn yesterday morning.

Around 4 pm the drizzle began in earnest.  It was just like being in Melbourne, continuous drizzly rain but little of any consequence.  By 10 pm we had around 7mls of rain in 6 hours!  By 5 am this morning that had gone to 11mls.  And then the heavens opened up.  The expected S/E wind change came through around that time and in the next couple of hours we another half an inch of steady soaking rain.

The total was a little over 24mls, around an inch and exactly what the doctor had ordered.  The early drizzly rain soaked into the soil so when the heavier stuff came, the lawns, the garden, the pot plants and the pool all benefited.

The pool hasn't been this full for around 6 months.

It is till quite grey outside right now but there is a stiff breeze.  A few lingering showers are predicted for this morning but there should be a fine afternoon to follow.

The chap who wanted his laptop setup during the week didn't have a home wireless network.  I suggested he should update and get a wireless modem router so he could access his laptop from anywhere at his home.  As it tuns out he lives at the biggest and plushest high rise in the main street in Caloundra.

Computer club was a little quiet on Saturday so I headed around to his place around 11 am to set up his new wireless modem/ router.  He is pretty pleased with everything now and has his wireless setup all up and running.

They have a great view from the 3rd floor balcony but their place is so small.  2 bedrooms and a medium sized living area is all they have.  The 'position' is sensational but he went on to say the body corporate is very expensive and with heaps of holiday makers using the facility, Security is called more frequently than one would prefer. There was a little door thumping and raised voices from somewhere else on the same floor while I was there doing my networking stuff.

The Caloundra Arts Centre Association has one of its two annual Fairs on this weekend so Trish has been busy there the last few days.  She really enjoys it and has met some lovely people and good friends there.

This leaves me at home to watch the cricket!  Tomorrow will be bottle washing day so today I need to ensure I have 3 more empty bottles.  It is a tough job but someone has to do it!