Wet Stuff Still To Come

We are expecting around 3" to 4" (up to 100mls) of heavy rain with strong winds and storms this afternoon, Sunday.  But at 8:15 Sunday morning it is raining quite steadily now, even before the heavy stuff is expected.  That's the pergola in the backyard in the photo with the rain streaming off the roof.  You can also make out the heavy rain drops in the photo as well.

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I put another bag of salt in the pool yesterday because it has been wet on and off all week since my last post.  As the rain falls, excess water from the pool exits through the overflow pipe to the front street taking the pool's salt with it.  I still have one spare bag of salt to put in just in case after the storms expected this afternoon.

So I haven't really been for a bike ride in some time.  The chest congestion remains and the cold weather while on the bike is not a good option.

Trish had a huge art show thing on last weekend where they raised over $8,000.  It was quite successful.

The couple of android TV boxes I setup have been quite a success.  I took my 'lend' android box back from the neighbour but installed Kodi on his laptop for him.  He is even more delighted now!

The other guy is quickly learning some of the intricacies of the hardware.  Necessity is a great teacher as he is coming to understand how it all works.

Our footy teams continue to do well and it now looks like both our teams should figure in the 2016 finals.

We headed out for a meal with friends on Wednesday and had a great meal at a local Chinese spot and an enjoyable night out.  We seemed to order perfectly and each course complemented the other.  It was a great night out, good friends and great food.

I gave the new pressure water cleaner a quick tryout during the week on the edges of the driveway.  It seems to be the most powerful model I have owned yet and it works extremely effectively.

Computer Club is quietening off for me and I don't really mind at all.  I enjoy having some time to chat and move around.

Kate, Arj and family have departed Saudi Arabia to head home after being there for two years.  They are returning home via 6 weeks in the USA where Arj has several relatives.  James has just celebrated his 9th birthday and is delighted he is now slightly taller than his older sister!

Our other daughter Kim who is in Perth is heading to the US as well.  She wants to be in Las Vegas to celebrate her birthday.  It is a trip she and her partner have been planning for some time.

Some heavy rain is moving in from the west.  The weather radar map above shows the heaviest of the rain still way out to the west.  It is due sometime after lunch and is to be accompanied by strong wind and flash flooding warnings.  We are where the arrow is pointing.

It will be fairly fast moving so shouldn't be a problem for us.