Brisbane flood day 3

Back at work as train back on running. Four others turned up. Two of them have powercut at home. We are the lucky ones.

As the train passed by the stations leading up to YP, receding flood water can still be seen in Salisbury, Rocklea and Moorooka, some 7mins train ride away from our place in Sunnybank. It is unnerving. It is no wonder that train service was suspended between YP to Kingston, a bit south of Sunnybank.

The area around Hydrexia lab in UQ is still closed until Wednesday. Any assessment of damage will have to wait until then. The Chemical waste storage place in UQ also went under. Now the worries are with our waste material drums floating away, threatening environment and human health X_X

2 more turn up :) apparently those in the north are also alright :) the flood missed Matt Greaves' house by a metre ^_^ The three managers MG, JP and my boss Andrew are going to friends' place to help with cleaning and resettling. Dave the seaman had spent the off days touching up his three row boats for incoming clean up jobs near the Moreton bay. Most of them just came in to see if everyone's is alright or need any help, leaving immediately or by lunch time.

An aside story. LL and Rand went to pick up two buddies who were stranded at St. Lucia yesterday. They were without power, without food, car without petrol and had mobile phones with low batts. They bought petrol with them and the two came to our place for some rest and food before moving on to their relative and friend who live further south. Thumbs up!

These are but little stories that happen closest to me, not even a corner of the iceberg of the compassion shown all around Queensland.

Hats off to Queenslanders!

Rebuild :)