Simon stranded in Sydney

Well it's official. Lightning Ridge will soon be cut off for at least two weeks. Simon is now stranded in Sydney! Hooray! Oh that's a bit heartless isn't it.... But he has somebody there looking after his place living in it, and his little dog. He rang Countrylink this morning and had to cancel his booking back and will rebook when the roads aren't flooded. He's a bit lost today, but did have a good night last night at the club.

Some towns in south west QLD have already been flooded.

Roma (where the blue tag is) and St George have been in the news a lot. Here's a couple of aerial shots south of Roma:

All that water now is coming down across the New South Wales/Queensland border, and will cut off both Lightning Ridge and Walgett to the south. Simon's place won't get flooded as it's built on the ridge, but it'll be cut off for a while.

They've put a thing in the The Ridge News up there:

As a result of this floodwater, Lightning Ridge may be isolated for an extended period however at this stage the isolation period is unknown.

The Lightning Ridge SES wishes to reassure the community that it will facilitate the supply of essential goods and services to Lightning Ridge during the period of isolation.


The SES is available to assist residents of the Lightning Ridge area with requests for assistance and for urgent evacuations by calling 132 500.

The SES does not have the resources available to transport people for personal or business purposes.

These floodwaters will have a significant impact on the shire’s road network as they make their way downstream into the Walgett Shire.

Heavy rainfall in the area has also resulted in the closure of all unsealed roads within the shire.

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I think finally the Shingles is getting better. Some of the redness is gone out of it, and the blisters are well into scabbing over. It still looks ghastly though darlings, and I can't wait for it to be better. The pain is still intense, but manageable. As I'm seeing my GP Tuesday I'll wait to talk with him about the whole thing.