stormy weather
Aug. 31st, 2005 04:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hnpccLooking at the photos of Hurricane Katrina and I'm in awe of the storm. Such beautiful satellite photos - although I'm glad I'm on the other side of the world from it.
I'm hoping that the worst is over for New Orleans at least. I can't believe anyone stayed... but then again, there are always some who do. Either because they can't leave or because they feel the need to see it out I suppose. Pray for those who are lost - and for their families.
We had stormy weather on a much smaller scale last night in Melbourne - wind blowing, then it started pouring. We did the usual wander around the house looking at the roof and this time there was a leak. A large leak, and growing. Right over the toilet, too.
Bugger. More so because I was in my PJs already.
But out into the night we went (I changed first) and Dean went up a ladder to look at the roof. Shifted some tiles, cleared out the guttering as much as he could.
I checked the leak. Gone. We think it may have been overflow from the guttering - we cleared it recently, but possibly not recently enough. Either way the drips had ceased so we battened down the hatches and went to bed.
I'm hoping that the worst is over for New Orleans at least. I can't believe anyone stayed... but then again, there are always some who do. Either because they can't leave or because they feel the need to see it out I suppose. Pray for those who are lost - and for their families.
We had stormy weather on a much smaller scale last night in Melbourne - wind blowing, then it started pouring. We did the usual wander around the house looking at the roof and this time there was a leak. A large leak, and growing. Right over the toilet, too.
Bugger. More so because I was in my PJs already.
But out into the night we went (I changed first) and Dean went up a ladder to look at the roof. Shifted some tiles, cleared out the guttering as much as he could.
I checked the leak. Gone. We think it may have been overflow from the guttering - we cleared it recently, but possibly not recently enough. Either way the drips had ceased so we battened down the hatches and went to bed.
