Storm

[pevergreen]

So I heard Australians like dust?

[miotas]

My car hasn't been this dusty since I moved to sydney last year. It's making me kind of homesick.

[pevergreen]

Yeah. I'm worried for my pc...near my window...windows open...but blind is down.

[miotas]

I made sure my windows were shut before I left, but there is one window that has an aerial cord running through it and won't shut, but my blinds are down as well so hopefully she'll be right. There was a lot of dust though...

And for those who have no clue what we are talking about, observe what happens when you decide live in the driest continent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQdZFllbNX4

[Lemur]

Yeah. I'm worried for my pc...near my window...windows open...but blind is down.

Oh, yeah, a blind will definitely protect your PC from the Mother of All Dust Storms. I read it on the intertubes somewhere ...

[miotas]

Witness first hand the "she'll be right" attitude.

Biggest dust storm to hit Sydney? What should I do about the computer? Ah, I'll just shut the blinds. She'll be right.

[pevergreen]

Apart from the fact I'm in Brisbane...900km away...

I was not told this was happening. I had no idea it was coming. First I heard about it was CountArach's facebook, then a tech rang me around lunchtime and told me to look outside. I have no windows.

Was fine at 8 am.

[naut]

I got up at 5am today, and well I was tripping balls. Wasn't sure if it was the zombie apocalypse or if someone had slipped sunnies on to my face while I slept. Glad it was only dust.

Orange dust storm over NSW, an area the equivalent size of Holland. There's got to be something going on with that.

[Lemur]

Pictures.

[aimlesswanderer]

This is the worst dust storm I can remember hitting Sydney. I woke up, and being half blind and groggy, noticed that the light was a strange colour. Then after washing my face in the bathroom I noticed that the floor had smears of reddish brown on it. Took me a while to process that it was the dust mixed with stray water.

My car looks even dirtier than usual, we badly need a good downpour to was the dust away. Sadly there isn't any rain forecast for the next week! I guess an awful lot of top soil has departed for good.

Reminds me of Beijing, where I spent all of 4 days, where this happens alot more frequently.

[Hooahguy]

speaking of storms, here in GA we got quite a lot of rain, some parts got rain measured in feets, not inches.
my basement got flooded twice plus we now have a lake in the backyard. its been raining for about 4-5 days?

[Viking]

Fancy that. Here's another vid: http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/utenriks/1.6787519

at best, I might experience mediocre snowstorms during winter.

[Rhyfelwyr]

I can believe it, I remember a few years ago there was a thing where there was dust from the Sahara up here (yes, in Scotland).

[Beefy187]

Its surprisingly pretty beutiful.
But must be hell for those of you who live there.

[pevergreen]

Luckily, my PC was ok. My laptop was a bit dusty though.

And my car was out overnight, covered in dust. It was like washing mud off the windscreen. Guess I got some washing to do this weekend.

[naut]

There is dust everywhere in my house. On every surface, and the windows were closed.

[CountArach]

My car was covered in dust. Didn't change my mind about leaving it unwashed though. Just gave it a nice spray with the windscreen wipers and watched the mud roll down.

[pevergreen]

Wooh. The only aussie beating me in posts now is Pape.

Apparently we've got another one coming. May not reach Brisbane though.

[pevergreen]

Wave 2 is here.

Eugh. I can taste it.

[Viking]

Eugh. I can taste it.

Chicken?

[Lemur]

This is kind of freaky.

[miotas]

I was talking to may dad who works slightly west and a few hundred k's north of broken hill and he said work stopped for the whole day because you couldn't see more than a metre or two and it was impossible to breathe properly outside.