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ol' gravy leg · 01-11-2011, 10:35 AM

This is wild, watch the whole thing.

http://video.theaustralian.com.au/17...-flood-footage

JeremyH · 01-11-2011, 10:48 AM

Wow. Out of all of those cars, there was only ONE guy who even tried to save his car....

BEELZEBOB · 01-11-2011, 10:49 AM

Damn.

Thats pretty scary right there.

They all drive such little cars though!

the guy w/ the range rover wasnt about to let his ride float away!

toyofast · 01-11-2011, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BEELZEBOB

Damn.

Thats pretty scary right there.

They all drive such little cars though!

the guy w/ the range rover wasnt about to let his ride float away!

Rover? Where? I saw a Nissan Patrol, but no Rovers.....

timh · 01-11-2011, 11:43 AM

Funny how they think he is letting the air out of tires, they don't realize he is locking his hubs.

Scary, but I would have got mine out of there also.

ol' gravy leg · 01-11-2011, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by timh

Funny how they think he is letting the air out of tires, they don't realize he is locking his hubs.

yeah, I got a chuckle out of that.

rock hard · 01-11-2011, 01:23 PM

THAT VIDEO IS GREAT!!!!
That was some funny shit,I cant believe they just sat there.

I dont think they even attempted to warn others in the building.

But the car that went under the bridge,and the others just bobbing by

absolutly made my day

Rig Rocker · 01-11-2011, 02:16 PM

Holy Crap! Those people were the most non-responsive, slow acting people I've ever seen resonding to an emergency. WTF! They just stand around laughing and talking like its a television program, and is not actually happening in front of their eyes

Now to the smart guy who ran out, locked-up, and got the hell out of there, we salute you! You are the real deal and not a mind controlled dummy. You chose to act, and for that, you deserve a big

What a great day to have a hood snorkel too !!!!!!!

rock hard · 01-11-2011, 02:36 PM

I cant watch it enough

it could be a video game,like frogger,jumping across the river on floater by's

Slowkrawl · 01-11-2011, 03:23 PM

Those people HAVE to be paper pushers or something. "he let the air out of his tires, so now it just floats" Listen to yourself, you sound stupid. Kudos to buddy who locked the hubs in and prepared for some 'froadin, jumping into that current would have been a little sketchy.

BEELZEBOB · 01-11-2011, 03:50 PM

Thats the coolest nissan I have ever seen.

toyofast · 01-11-2011, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BEELZEBOB

Thats the coolest nissan I have ever seen.

Those Patrols are all over that area. Those in Australia and New Zealand have some of the hottest 4x4's, especially from Nissan.

WIDELOAD · 01-11-2011, 05:07 PM

Coming from someone who is currently being affected by the flooding in Queensland (im in the ipswich area, google ipswich flooding if you want to see what the shit around here is like atm) this is some seriously bad shit.

My Aunt & Uncles house is underwater, im currently cut off from any major city. There are houses underwater not even 5min drive from my house.

The floods are expected to peak between 20.5-22meters in ipswich. That is the same height as the record floods in 1974 that damn near wiped Brisbane and Ipswich off the map.
This shit is a lot worse as there are alot more people and houses within the flood zones now than 37years ago.

To tell you the truth, this has been going on since the 10/1 and there have been 10deaths so far in the lockyer valley, and they were from people trying to brave the flood to save their shit, car whatever.
There are currently 90 people missing due to these flood as well.

You think this guy is a hero for saving his Patrol, he was just lucky.
The reason no one went after their cars is the flash flood came from no where, no warning nothing, and generally we dont bother. Insurance covers it, is it worth loosing you life over a car?
Im a gearhead since birth, but even i would 2nd guess trying to save it.

stewbaru · 01-11-2011, 05:09 PM

Yeah, funny till you realise 10 are confirmed dead and 78 folks are missing!.

These floods came out of near 12" of rain in 6 hours in the ranges above Toowoomba. The East Creek rose 5m in two minutes, it probably takes that long to go down the stairs, and no one expected or even knew the water was coming.

FYI, these floods are still rising and are now the worst flooding in 100 years.
The Brisbane River is expected to peak at 5.5m tomorrow (its currently 2kms wide, ~1 1/4 miles wide).

In 1974 Brisbane flooded and the Wivenhoe Dam was built to prevent it happening again. Yesterday the Wivenhoe Dam went from 30% to 100% full in 4 hrs, and is now 4.5m (14ft) over the 100% full line.

BTW Brisbane is a city of 2M ppl, and the entire city is now without power due to high water levels.

Real funny....

stewbaru · 01-11-2011, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by WIDELOAD

Coming from someone who is currently being affected by the flooding in Queensland (im in the ipswich area, google ipswich flooding if you want to see what the shit around here is like atm) this is some seriously bad shit.

Mate, we're all thinking of you guys here in WA. Good Luck, Stay Safe!!

WIDELOAD · 01-11-2011, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by stewbaru

Mate, we're all thinking of you guys here in WA. Good Luck, Stay Safe!!

Thanks Stew. WA aint much better, rain in the north, fire in the south..

DonsATV · 01-11-2011, 05:36 PM

What a bunch of buffoons!

Walldog · 01-11-2011, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stewbaru

Yeah, funny till you realise 10 are confirmed dead and 78 folks are missing!.

These floods came out of near 12" of rain in 6 hours in the ranges above Toowoomba. The East Creek rose 5m in two minutes, it probably takes that long to go down the stairs, and no one expected or even knew the water was coming.

FYI, these floods are still rising and are now the worst flooding in 100 years.
The Brisbane River is expected to peak at 5.5m tomorrow (its currently 2kms wide, ~1 1/4 miles wide).

In 1974 Brisbane flooded and the Wivenhoe Dam was built to prevent it happening again. Yesterday the Wivenhoe Dam went from 30% to 100% full in 4 hrs, and is now 4.5m (14ft) over the 100% full line.

BTW Brisbane is a city of 2M ppl, and the entire city is now without power due to high water levels.

Real funny....

Ya got to remember the "Yank" factor here guys, mostly the guys on this site are pretty cool, but like everywhere there is a percentage of DF's, as we've just seen.

Quote:

Originally Posted by WIDELOAD

Coming from someone who is currently being affected by the flooding in Queensland (im in the ipswich area, google ipswich flooding if you want to see what the shit around here is like atm) this is some seriously bad shit.

My Aunt & Uncles house is underwater, im currently cut off from any major city. There are houses underwater not even 5min drive from my house.

The floods are expected to peak between 20.5-22meters in ipswich. That is the same height as the record floods in 1974 that damn near wiped Brisbane and Ipswich off the map.
This shit is a lot worse as there are alot more people and houses within the flood zones now than 37years ago.

To tell you the truth, this has been going on since the 10/1 and there have been 10deaths so far in the lockyer valley, and they were from people trying to brave the flood to save their shit, car whatever.
There are currently 90 people missing due to these flood as well.

You think this guy is a hero for saving his Patrol, he was just lucky.
The reason no one went after their cars is the flash flood came from no where, no warning nothing, and generally we dont bother. Insurance covers it, is it worth loosing you life over a car?
Im a gearhead since birth, but even i would 2nd guess trying to save it.

Hey Wideload, keeping safe mate?, I'm in Wynnum, still got power , for the moment at least. Can't go anywhere though all access cut where I am we just have to wait and see what the king tide brings. Mate of mine (schoey2005) in caboolture has about 12" before the water is in the house. family safe, so all is good, thank god for unkle suncorp heheheheheeh

caymin last · 01-11-2011, 06:04 PM

Oh man! that's serious, down here in South Florida we have to deal with Hurricanes, with terrible winds and sometimes flooding, you can take cover from the wind, but raging water flow is a whole different story. I'm keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers.

WIDELOAD · 01-11-2011, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Walldog

Hey Wideload, keeping safe mate?, I'm in Wynnum, still got power , for the moment at least. Can't go anywhere though all access cut where I am we just have to wait and see what the king tide brings. Mate of mine (schoey2005) in caboolture has about 12" before the water is in the house. family safe, so all is good, thank god for unkle suncorp heheheheheeh

Yeah im all good man, my place it higher ground, still got power as well (thank god).
Yeah i saw on the pit that schoey had some water in his place.

I'll upload a few pics from Goodna that my mate took in a few mins

A big thanks goes out to the guys who are passing on their thoughts & prayers. Queensland needs them atm!

01-11-2011, 10:35 AM	#1
ol' gravy leg Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 784	Australia Flash Flood Video This is wild, watch the whole thing. http://video.theaustralian.com.au/17...-flood-footage

01-11-2011, 02:36 PM	#9
rock hard dnf Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Under a big fkn rock. Posts: 1,901	I cant watch it enoughit could be a video game,like frogger,jumping across the river on floater by's

01-11-2011, 10:48 AM	#2
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	Wow. Out of all of those cars, there was only ONE guy who even tried to save his car....

01-11-2011, 10:49 AM	#3
BEELZEBOB I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: By a lake in Thornton Posts: 2,218	Damn. Thats pretty scary right there. They all drive such little cars though! the guy w/ the range rover wasnt about to let his ride float away!

01-11-2011, 11:43 AM	#5
timh Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tucson Posts: 319	Funny how they think he is letting the air out of tires, they don't realize he is locking his hubs. Scary, but I would have got mine out of there also.

01-11-2011, 01:23 PM	#7
rock hard dnf Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Under a big fkn rock. Posts: 1,901	THAT VIDEO IS GREAT!!!! That was some funny shit,I cant believe they just sat there. I dont think they even attempted to warn others in the building. But the car that went under the bridge,and the others just bobbing by absolutly made my day

01-11-2011, 02:16 PM	#8
Rig Rocker I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 2,213	Holy Crap! Those people were the most non-responsive, slow acting people I've ever seen resonding to an emergency. WTF! They just stand around laughing and talking like its a television program, and is not actually happening in front of their eyes Now to the smart guy who ran out, locked-up, and got the hell out of there, we salute you! You are the real deal and not a mind controlled dummy. You chose to act, and for that, you deserve a big What a great day to have a hood snorkel too !!!!!!!

01-11-2011, 03:23 PM	#10
Slowkrawl Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Alberta canada Posts: 386	Those people HAVE to be paper pushers or something. "he let the air out of his tires, so now it just floats" Listen to yourself, you sound stupid. Kudos to buddy who locked the hubs in and prepared for some 'froadin, jumping into that current would have been a little sketchy.

01-11-2011, 03:50 PM	#11
BEELZEBOB I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: By a lake in Thornton Posts: 2,218	Thats the coolest nissan I have ever seen.

01-11-2011, 05:07 PM	#13
WIDELOAD Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 610	Coming from someone who is currently being affected by the flooding in Queensland (im in the ipswich area, google ipswich flooding if you want to see what the shit around here is like atm) this is some seriously bad shit. My Aunt & Uncles house is underwater, im currently cut off from any major city. There are houses underwater not even 5min drive from my house. The floods are expected to peak between 20.5-22meters in ipswich. That is the same height as the record floods in 1974 that damn near wiped Brisbane and Ipswich off the map. This shit is a lot worse as there are alot more people and houses within the flood zones now than 37years ago. To tell you the truth, this has been going on since the 10/1 and there have been 10deaths so far in the lockyer valley, and they were from people trying to brave the flood to save their shit, car whatever. There are currently 90 people missing due to these flood as well. You think this guy is a hero for saving his Patrol, he was just lucky. The reason no one went after their cars is the flash flood came from no where, no warning nothing, and generally we dont bother. Insurance covers it, is it worth loosing you life over a car? Im a gearhead since birth, but even i would 2nd guess trying to save it.

01-11-2011, 05:09 PM	#14
stewbaru Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Way down under!!! Posts: 314	Yeah, funny till you realise 10 are confirmed dead and 78 folks are missing!. These floods came out of near 12" of rain in 6 hours in the ranges above Toowoomba. The East Creek rose 5m in two minutes, it probably takes that long to go down the stairs, and no one expected or even knew the water was coming. FYI, these floods are still rising and are now the worst flooding in 100 years. The Brisbane River is expected to peak at 5.5m tomorrow (its currently 2kms wide, ~1 1/4 miles wide). In 1974 Brisbane flooded and the Wivenhoe Dam was built to prevent it happening again. Yesterday the Wivenhoe Dam went from 30% to 100% full in 4 hrs, and is now 4.5m (14ft) over the 100% full line. BTW Brisbane is a city of 2M ppl, and the entire city is now without power due to high water levels. Real funny....

01-11-2011, 05:36 PM	#17
DonsATV RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States of the Offended Posts: 1,184	What a bunch of buffoons!

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01-11-2011, 06:04 PM	#19
caymin last Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Naples Posts: 609	Oh man! that's serious, down here in South Florida we have to deal with Hurricanes, with terrible winds and sometimes flooding, you can take cover from the wind, but raging water flow is a whole different story. I'm keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers.

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