OT: Wonder how Rob G is doing

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Mad-Modeller 20 years ago

IIRC, he's located somewhere in Queensland. They got hit pretty hard the other day on Cape York Peninsula.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

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RobG 20 years ago

I'm fine thanks Bill. And thanks for caring and remembering! We were lucky with Cyclone Larry - it crossed the coast well North of us (about 600km north, if I've worked it out right!) Innisfail got a pizzling though - no banana trees left anywhere, I believe, and a lot of housing damage. Some news-type stuff here, if you're interested.

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Cyclones are a way of life here in the tropics - just like earthquakes in California or tornadoes in the mid-West. There's another one out there as I write this. We learn to live with 'em, but they can be devastating. The best thing is that the reporting system is well established, so deaths are usually very few - mostly fools who ignore warnings and such.

I was in seeing the insurance broker today (about a matter unrelated to cyclones!), and the lass said that the insurance companies were swamped with requests for quotes, changes of cover and all that sort of stuff! Nothing like a good blow to sort out what's important, eh.

Again, thanks for the thoughts. The reason I've been absent is that I'm working away at the moment - only home 1 day every 5 or 6.

RobG (Safe and warm in Mackay!)

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