Floods in Queensland, Australia

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Re: Floods in Queensland, Australia

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LOL Tommy i have probably posted a few things here and there since last weekend ...

I have to stress that Queensland is 'usually' a stress free place, beautiful and sunny and very touristic....
what has happened in the last 2 months is really strange...
worst floods in history of australia followed by the biggest cyclone to hit dry land in the last 20 years or so ( yes it was bigger than Katrina )

At the moment its heartbreaking to see how things are.... but i am very proud of the preparedness that they have shown (only 3 people died on the cyclone)
and the amount of courage shown.
I guess now the p[roblem is to rebuild all the infrastructure and to convince tourists that they should keep coming to Queensland...

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Re: Floods in Queensland, Australia

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Hell im just glad yur clock is still ticking..LOL.[ I TOT YUD BEEN BLEW AWAY]
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Re: Floods in Queensland, Australia

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Por qué vives en Australia?
just lady.......
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Re: Floods in Queensland, Australia

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tommyc wrote:Hell im just glad yur clock is still ticking..LOL.[ I TOT YUD BEEN BLEW AWAY]
Lol thanks Tommy .... we are fine, thanks for thinking of us in these trying times. QLD will recover soon from all this. :) If we get another flood i am moving to UK or USA :)
Irma Sierra wrote:Por qué vives en Australia?
Irma i live here because it is usually a beautiful and peaceful place. very little crime. people with the dryest sense of humour on earth and with big hearts.
I also guess that i came here as a teenager and i didnt have much choice in the matter :)
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Thanks Danny for answering....my daughter lives in Chile, but he has the possibility to go to Australia to live, I don't want because all the people wo goes there don't want to come back!
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Re: Floods in Queensland, Australia

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Irma Sierra wrote:Thanks Danny for answering....my daughter lives in Chile, but he has the possibility to go to Australia to live, I don't want because all the people wo goes there don't want to come back!
Irma I am very very biased but Australia always comes in the top 5 lists of most "livable" or most "happy" or "best place to live" What is happening now is sad and not very common at all.

http://www.forbes.com/2011/01/19/norway ... slide.html

Check out that link. I love this place my only complaint is that it is too far from everything. If they don;t come back is because of a few possible scenarios : 1) they really liked it here :)
2) the dingoes ate them :) lol

Compared to Mexico, Chile or Argentina, the land of oz is decades ahead. But i see your point Irma, i miss my loved ones that are overseas too (Spain, Argentina, USA) and it is very difficult to be so far away. Money and comfort arent everything.
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