The Perth Thread - Part 4

[Scotland]

10mm of rain in 12 minutes. Some big trees down around the place and a few streets turned into rivers.

Did feel like I was in Darwin for about an hour. Either side of that you wouldn't have known a storm was coming/had been through.

 

[Plugger35]

I heard this morning there were about a hundred thousand homes in Perth that lost power due to that thunderstorm yesterday.

Thankfully that wasn't in my area, losing power especially when it's a stinking hot day can be a nightmare with no aircon or fans.

 

[Billy ray]

I heard this morning there were about a hundred thousand homes in Perth that lost power due to that thunderstorm yesterday.

Thankfully that wasn't in my area, losing power especially when it's a stinking hot day can be a nightmare with no aircon or fans.

can always head to the local shops! unless you need a car to do that and you have an electric car with no charge!

cool footage from Optus last night on the storm

 

[Scotland]

Went from 39 at 2.30pm to 22 at 4pm back up to 26 at midnight.

 

[gaskin]

Lost power for a couple of hours in the afternoon. Sucked major balls.

 

[JackOutback]

Lost power for a couple of hours in the afternoon. Sucked major balls.

19 hours and counting.

That storm certainly was something. Had to huddle in the stadium train station until we could make a dash for the ground. Then it cleared and the game was good.

 

[PunyHumans!!!]

can always head to the local shops!

No good if your local was Carousel...most of the centre had no power, aircon wasn't working (place was like a sauna this morning) since 4 yesterday

 

[Ljp86]

Went from 39 at 2.30pm to 22 at 4pm back up to 26 at midnight.

40.1 degrees yesterday.

 

[Beerfish]

Christmas eve and day are looking superb weatherwise

 

[ioppolo]

RIP any chocolate gifts.

Why people continue to gift chocolate at Christmas in this part of the world baffles me.

 

[Beerfish]

28 is blissful sleeping temperature.

Merry Christmas fellow sandgropers.

 

[Billy ray]

28 is blissful sleeping temperature.

Merry Christmas fellow sandgropers.

Merry Christmas Perth-ites

 

[Kram]

I recently sold my 4 x 2 in a leafy northern suburb due to the shit that went into the social housing in the house on my battle axe block. Was happy to downsize as its just me and the dog.

Feel your pain. Only takes one really bad group of tenants to ruin a neighbourhood and it's impossible to get them kicked out no matter what they do.

 

[Kram]

And yet another visit from the police asking for me to check my cameras because someone got assaulted in the street last Friday.

I reckon this has happened 20+ times.

 

[ioppolo]

And yet another visit from the police asking for me to check my cameras because someone got assaulted in the street last Friday.

I reckon this has happened 20+ times.

Reckon you'd be safer in the old West Armadale

 

[HitTheNailOnTheHead]

https://www.watoday.com.au/national...nd-for-perth-s-new-north-20191029-p535b7.html

Developers forced to plan for new coastal suburb shorelines... 170 metres inland

Should we build new housing estates right on the beach, an hour north of Perth, and far beyond the end of the train line? Where's the line in the sand?

www.watoday.com.au

Based on the 170m advance in 100 years (a 1.7m advance) per year, the coastline in the area should have moved inland by more than 10 metres by now. I haven't visited the area but I know several people who visit the Wilbinga Dunes nearby on an almost yearly basis and they say they can't see any difference between 2019 and now.

Anyone been up there in the last few years? Some poor old sucker ceded their land adjacent to the development, to the Crown in 1997 based on predictions made then. Predictions that were probably more dire. If he's still alive you'd think he would have a good claim for reclamation.

 

[Off The Couch]

https://www.watoday.com.au/national...nd-for-perth-s-new-north-20191029-p535b7.html

Developers forced to plan for new coastal suburb shorelines... 170 metres inland

Should we build new housing estates right on the beach, an hour north of Perth, and far beyond the end of the train line? Where's the line in the sand?

www.watoday.com.au

Based on the 170m advance in 100 years (a 1.7m advance) per year, the coastline in the area should have moved inland by more than 10 metres by now. I haven't visited the area but I know several people who visit the Wilbinga Dunes nearby on an almost yearly basis and they say they can't see any difference between 2019 and now.

Anyone been up there in the last few years? Some poor old sucker ceded their land adjacent to the development, to the Crown in 1997 based on predictions made then. Predictions that were probably more dire. If he's still alive you'd think he would have a good claim for reclamation.

Might not be at the rate predicted but Erosion is happening up and down the coast. Seabird is about to drop into the ocean

Who should be responsible for the cost of trying to save properties when erosion does occur - all we ever hear is “the government aren’t doing enough” from those who built ocean front

The developers won’t be around so why shouldn’t plans be put in place now so that local and state governments aren’t having to compensate people losing homes

 

[HitTheNailOnTheHead]

Might not be at the rate predicted but Erosion is happening up and down the coast. Seabird is about to drop into the ocean

Who should be responsible for the cost of trying to save properties when erosion does occur - all we ever hear is “the government aren’t doing enough” from those who built ocean front

The developers won’t be around so why shouldn’t plans be put in place now so that local and state governments aren’t having to compensate people losing homes

Other factors at play in Seabird.

The report said Seabird was located on an unstable salient with infrastructure located too close to the coast, including private properties.

“Seabird is one of the coastal townsites based on squatters shacks built on the top of the foredunes by lobster fishermen in the 1950s and 1960s,’’ the report said.

“Freehold title was created towards the end of those decades.’’

In the early 1970s the Town Planning Department’s coastal townsites committee recommended against further development of Seabird and that it should be limited to licensed fishermen only due to its vulnerability to erosion and wave action.

“A fuelling jetty was known to have been destroyed in earlier years by storm and erosion.

“Turner St was built on the seaward face of the foredune to provide vehicle access to the beach for the fishermen.

“Erosion is due to instability of the salient from changing meteorologic and oceanic conditions, varying sediment supply and potential downdrift erosion in part from natural outcrops to the south.’’

Seabird foreshore identified as an erosion hotspot - Yanchep News Online

SEABIRD is one of three Shire of Gingin centres identified as having coastal erosion highly likely to affect public and private assets and requiring management and adaptation/action in the next 25 years. The three Gingin areas, which also included Ledge Point and Grace Darling Park in Lancelin...

www.yanchepnewsonline.com.au

 

[Beerfish]

The Gina the Hutt Skyworkshow was pretty quiet tonight. Didn't hear a thing and, even more odd, neither did the dogs.

 

[Off The Couch]

The Gina the Hutt Skyworkshow was pretty quiet tonight. Didn't hear a thing and, even more odd, neither did the dogs.

Spent her money on ADS telling us what a generous person they are

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Looks like 2 massive blobs are headed for the boat harbour's outskirts.

Second Stage Floated for $400m Perth Precinct

The project at Hillarys will be the biggest development since a marina was built for a history-making yacht race in the 1980s...

www.theurbandeveloper.com

 

[Beerfish]

I saw a fin in the Swan on the train home the other day. Couldn't tell if it was dolphin or shark. Then saw a guy out in the water fishing. I didn't hear anything on the news so I guess it was a dolphin

 

[Beerfish]

Is it just me or is there a distinct lack of flies around for this time of year?

 

[gaskin]

Is it just me or is there a distinct lack of flies around for this time of year?

I hadn't noticed but now that you mention it it does seem like it.

 

[sdfc]

Is it just me or is there a distinct lack of flies around for this time of year?

And here's me thinking it was because I had a fly massacre early in the season.