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by mutley
Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:48 pm
Forum: Australian Weather Archives
Topic: Victoria: Trough and Unsettled. April 17th-22nd 2010
Replies: 531
Views: 135857

Re: Victoria: Trough and Unsettled. April 17th-22nd 2010

From the Herald Sun: eddy of cranbourne Posted at 7:44 PM Today about 50mm in 30 mins here in cranboune, biggest storm in my 22 year old history I think Dane runs the Cranny Weather station - http://www.cranny.bigpondhosting.com/ Some good numbers there - 23.5mm Other personal stations Frankston La...
by mutley
Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:39 pm
Forum: Australian Weather Archives
Topic: Victoria: Trough and Unsettled. April 17th-22nd 2010
Replies: 531
Views: 135857

Re: Victoria: Trough and Unsettled. April 17th-22nd 2010

WoW - that was some action which included one of the largest cracks I have ever heard. The place lite up like a welding torch and shook like the earth tremor had hit. She only just finished moments ago. The back end brought about torrential rain for 10 or so minutes. Weather Station recorded a rainf...
by mutley
Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:53 am
Forum: Australian Weather Archives
Topic: Victoria: Fronts/troughs - rain/storms - April 9th-13th 2010
Replies: 196
Views: 57905

Re: Victoria: Fronts/troughs - rain/storms - April 9th-13th

7mm this morning with most of it recorded b/w 6am and 7am
by mutley
Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:18 am
Forum: Social Soapbox Archives
Topic: PC Virus Protection
Replies: 8
Views: 4908

Re: PC Virus Protection

I am not a big fan of any products at the moment. AVG is my preferred tool for family and friends, however, has bloated in recent times and consumes more system resources than ever. I did managed to find the following 3 part review titled " Free Antivirus Shootout: AVG vs AntiVir vs Avast !&quo...
by mutley
Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:24 am
Forum: General Weather Archives
Topic: April 2010 Rainfall Prediction Competition
Replies: 31
Views: 11578

Re: April 2010 Rainfall Prediction Competition

55mm again ;)

oops, someone beat me to it.

Lets make it 155mm :o
by mutley
Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:38 pm
Forum: Social Soapbox Archives
Topic: The amazing world of YOUTUBE
Replies: 138
Views: 55382

Re: The amazing world of YOUTUBE

Not a big fan of Char Roulette but this Video is worth checking out :laughing: (Note: May contain offensive language - but its said in context ;) )
by mutley
Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:22 pm
Forum: Forum News, Information & Updates
Topic: Ranking
Replies: 9
Views: 13189

Ranking

Hi all,

I just noticed my ranking changed to Cumulus

So the question is, what are the achievable levels and criteria for each. :D

Apologies if this has been discussed or covered previously.
by mutley
Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:10 pm
Forum: Social Soapbox Archives
Topic: Building a computer
Replies: 9
Views: 4243

Re: Building a computer

Hi Jake, It really comes down to cost/budget. You can buy a solid Dell workstation with a good warrenty, preinstalled software and reliability but it will come at a cost, or you can do it totally yourself for about half the price at MSY http://www.msy.com.au or similiar hardware reseller. RAM - If y...
by mutley
Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:45 pm
Forum: Social Soapbox Archives
Topic: Water Storages
Replies: 36
Views: 11168

Re: Water Storages

I doubt very much we will see a hardening back to 3a this year, especially given its an election year. Don't be surprised if we see further relaxtion of restrictions to Stage 2 in the middle of the election campain. :evil: "Victorian water restrictions have turned the corner" said Mr Brumb...
by mutley
Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:58 am
Forum: Australian Weather Archives
Topic: Victoria: Low pressure system. March 4th-10th 2010
Replies: 1876
Views: 528884

Re: Victoria: Low pressure system. March 4th-10th 2010

Hi all,

The picture below is the original image in all its glory from a work collegue who received it from a friend in Lysterfield.

I do not think I need to describe, suffice to say the file name says it all. "OMFGhail"

Image
by mutley
Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:48 am
Forum: Australian Weather Archives
Topic: Victoria: Low pressure system. March 4th-10th 2010
Replies: 1876
Views: 528884

Re: Victoria: Low pressure system. March 4th-??? 2010

System is still giving, woke up to 5mm overnight. 5th Day of consecutive recorded rainfall. 53mm for the system.
by mutley
Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:04 pm
Forum: Australian Weather Archives
Topic: Victoria: Low pressure system. March 4th-10th 2010
Replies: 1876
Views: 528884

Re: Victoria: Low pressure system. March 4th-??? 2010

Yes Dane a nice drop in the last hour or so. The numbers in this area are quite low in comparison to the 100+ falls being spoken about. 47mm now for the system. I am now confident we will make make 50mm come sunrise, which I am most happy with. :D
by mutley
Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:54 pm
Forum: Australian Weather Archives
Topic: Victoria: Low pressure system. March 4th-10th 2010
Replies: 1876
Views: 528884

Re: Victoria: Low pressure system. March 4th-??? 2010

Just picked up a quick 2mm and the Radar has gone BLACK East of Koo Wee Rup, heading for Wonthaggi.
by mutley
Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:48 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: So... tell me about YOU!
Replies: 238
Views: 149390

Re: So... tell me about YOU!

What a diverse group we have here. My turn. Hi, I am Damian or Damo to my close friends and colleagues. I do not think I have met anyone on this forum; however, feel as though I have many "virtual" friends sharing a common interest. I am in my late 30's (gee that's sounding old), with 3 am...
by mutley
Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:44 pm
Forum: Australian Weather Archives
Topic: Victoria: Low pressure system. March 4th-10th 2010
Replies: 1876
Views: 528884

Re: Victoria: Low pressure system. March 4th-??? 2010

Stuck in hole tonight with rain all around us. Clear (well, high clound with no rain) to my north looking toward Monbulk. Son and I enjoying the events unfold online, particularly watching the bay effect earlier :) Good falls in the catchments over the last 24 hours, however, no changes in the level...
by mutley
Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:45 pm
Forum: Forum News, Information & Updates
Topic: Smilies
Replies: 15
Views: 16453

Re: Smilies

Appreciate the mod. Huge improvement on usability :D
by mutley
Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:41 pm
Forum: Australian Weather Archives
Topic: Victoria: Low pressure system. March 4th-10th 2010
Replies: 1876
Views: 528884

Re: Victoria: Low pressure system. March 4th-??? 2010

Couple of catchment falls to 11pm

Tarago - 41mm
Silvan - 25.2mm
Cardinia - 20mm
Sugarloaf - 19.2mm
Maroondah - 15mm
Thomson - 14.6mm
Yan Yean - 8.4mm
Upper Yarra - 0mm to 5pm
by mutley
Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:27 pm
Forum: Australian Weather Archives
Topic: Victoria: Low pressure system. March 4th-10th 2010
Replies: 1876
Views: 528884

Re: Victoria: Low pressure system. March 4th-??? 2010

Lily, really feel for you and the family. Its going to be a tough period. As has been mentioned listen to the insurance companies, find what you can on the web e.g those that went thru similiar situations as yourselves and most importantly before you do anything photograph and video everything. Oh a...