by killiecrankie 20 Apr 2015

Husband woke me up at 6.30am this morning ,to tell me some of the roof tiles had blown off during the night.SES were engaged ,so rang the insurance company about 10mins later & it took nearly 1hr to speak to someone ,so there must be lots of damage around the place.They have arranged for the tiler ,to come tomorrow.We have a 2 storey house, so I wouldn't like to be upon the roof today,it is bad enough on the ground ,branches down ,plants minus their leaves & Gandalf chasing everything that moves.

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by marianb 22 Apr 2015

Hope you get everything sorted quickly. Hubby and I just got back to Sydney last night after spending 4 days with some of the grandkids down near Wagga Wagga, no damage but the backyard is under water and the dog loves the fact she's allowed in because it's to cold and wet out there.. Marian

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 24 Apr 2015

It travelled down the coast.

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by aussiequilter 22 Apr 2015

I hope you get it all sorted very soon ,the weather is pretty nasty in the Blue Mountains right now ,

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 24 Apr 2015

The insurance company men arrived just as it started to rain again Wednesday afternoon to do a temporary fix.

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by 02kar Moderator 21 Apr 2015

Ouch! I hope no more damage occurs and the roof gets fixed quickly. Please be safe.

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 21 Apr 2015

It was sunny this morning ,started to sort out the garden,the orchids in the green house have been knocked around & there is a large pile of garden waste on the footpath to be picked up by the council.We have power because in February the electricity company came through ,trimming all trees ,shrubs etc that were not a 1/2 a metre away from the power lines.

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by nonna57 20 Apr 2015

Hoping my DH is safe in sydney while i am here in Brissy . Keep dry :)

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 21 Apr 2015

Luck you.
The wind & rain might not be as bad around Penrith,as it is near the sea.At least the dams might get filled .According to the local paper last week our dams are only 59% full at the moment .

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by babash 20 Apr 2015

Just saw on the TV the storms in Sydney terrible. Surprised you even slept at all. Hope the wind dies down so you can get the roof fixed or at least a tarp over the damaged area.

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by beatie58 20 Apr 2015

are you in nsw Australia? As there is a really bad storm down there hope it does not come to Qld... Hope you can get it fixed quickly... hugs

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 21 Apr 2015

Yes but we have only wind & rain blowing straight in from the sea. The insurance company wanted us to pay them the excess but the bank is closed until tomorrow & their internet banking is down too.

sewist1 by sewist1 21 Apr 2015

Isn't it wonderful how the insurance companies won't start anything until you pay the excess.? As if we haven't paid them enough already with our premiums. If there is more damage between the excess being finalised and the repairs starting they will have to foot the bill.

killiecrankie by killiecrankie 21 Apr 2015

the bank is still shut ,so the excess hasn't been paid yet but the tiler has sent someone who got up with a tarp ,laid some tiles down which have sand bags on top.This company has always been prompt in sending out people & settling bills.

cozykoza32a by cozykoza32a 22 Apr 2015

I live in Nelson Bay, we have a tree down in our back yard.

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