[pjmpjm]

Yesterday's view in front of my house, with my wonderful maple tree . . .

matina, another chilly and rainy day . . . only 12 degrees again. I sat out on the patio briefly, but Sunnya didn't turn up. Smart fuzzy! Rishi is enjoying her late brunch after a couple of hours of bird watching. Heading over to my physio at 3 pm.

Katy, yep, that's 'my' Grand Clifftop Walk, just a bit beyond my house. I live on a very scenic trail now! Cold enough for a fire today and I'm going to get one going soon. Guess autumn is really here now. My niece in Maine is getting spring snow now. Will send photos later.

[matina]

HELLO ALL!
I am sorry for my late post but it has been a crappy day all around and high stress i wont go into details yet but things are not going well with satan and well i will leave it at that for now. needless to say lots of phone calls emails and the like.
PJ nice picture cant wait for the spring snow of Maine cold it is just nice here. PJ i will fill you in in more detail later.
Kathy be safe and thank you always for being there for me your an angel soul sister
be safe everyone and god bless and be with you all
WOLF OUT!

[pjmpjm]

matina, here are a couple of photos I just received from my niece! Hope you're enjoying a restful evening!



CNN report . . . "Nor'easter . . . widespread power outages have been reported in Maine and New Hampshire early today as a late season nor'easter dumps heavy snow on parts of the Northeast. The outages have impacted more than 400,000 homes and businesses, leaving many without heat in the frigid conditions. Authorities are advising people to avoid unnecessary travel in some areas as toppled trees and downed power lines have left many roads impassable. Already, snow accumulations in New England have exceeded a foot, with Moretown, Vermont, seeing a whopping 24 inches of snow in less than three days and Shapleigh, Maine, seeing around 21 inches."

[kathlyn]

Hi

Morning Pj wow Maine is sure copping it weather wise no power in freezing temps brrrrr fantastic photos:? well we had our own Armageddon here overnight torrential rain winds our street is surrounded by flood waters with help from the Ses its slowly receding hope all is ok with you matina I have chocolate brownies and Easter eggs my book too hmm flooded in no way out I'm good Sorry to hear Satan's at it again god bless you angel I'm sending lots of hugs you way well time for coffee and one if those brownies be well all

[pjmpjm]

Megalong Valley now cut off from the Blue Mountains. Air drops of food may be necessary.

matina, hope things will be quieter for you today and that you can have a more restful weekend. Rain has stopped here and sun is shining. Sunnya and I were able to sit out in the backyard for a while. Nothing much planned for today. Fuzzies seem well.

Katy, yes, my niece and nephews and their families were surprised by all the snow, after a winter with only a little snowfall. All have generators at their houses, so get through the power outages OK. We had lots of rain here but no flooding in the upper mountains. Had my fire going for two evenings and it was very nice and comfy. Sunnya especially enjoys a good fire! Glad you got through the flooding OK. Just heard that Warragamba Dam has started overflowing as of early this morning, two days earlier than expected.



Katoomba waterfall on Friday.

[kathlyn]

Hello


Hi Pj wow that's a massive land slip cutting off the Megalong Valley a huge job to fix that are there any alternative roads for the residents to use Isn't that waterfall amazing the force of water incredible great photo the sun's shining our roads are open so we are going out for lunch I hope you are doing better and the fuzzies are happy matina hope you enjoyed yourselves last night have a nice lunch I'm looking forward to getting out today
God bless

[pjmpjm]

My maple tree is looking better and better . . .

Whoa! Something went wrong at Mobi and I lost my entire message! Let's see if I can remember what I said . . . might be a shorter reply this time . . .

matina, I was asking how you're doing and hoping that you're well. Let us know.

Katy, I was answering your questions about the Megalong Valley and commenting on the massive Katoomba waterfall.

As far as has been reported in the Gazette, the Megalong Valley is entirely cut off. There's only that one road down there from Blackheath. No doubt they're going to have to find a solution very soon. Can't quite imagine air drops of supplies! Waterfall usually looks like a thick, white rope, so that's a huge increase in water in less than two days.

All OK here . . . sunny and quiet. No tourists walking past yesterday, but a bushwalking group of about 13 people just headed down the road.

Hope everyone is well. Bye for now . . .



Kookaburra has been visiting lately. Loves the old cat food!

[matina]

HELLO ALL!
PJ WOW WHAT AWESOME PHOTOS FROM YOU AS ALWAYS! the snow porn is particularly of interest to me OH MY LORD what a disaster for the megalong valley residents too bad for anyone needing emergency treatment when there is no way out! the waterfall picture is just stunning thank you for posting that one i love waterfalls i love the sound the spray of the water plus they are visually so stunning yes mother nature at her best.
KATHY brownies book and coffee you have it made talk about being in heaven.
YES we had a good time with family and friends at my uncles 80TH birthday bash it was a nice evening out. mum felt sick after eating something with a spice we don't normally have but all things considered a nice evening out.
I have been busy with Satan and issues on Thursday next week geriatric multi disciplinary board will go out again to re asses him with a social worker and a geriatrician and geriatric nurse. All this is doing my head in lots to think about asses and organise, the biggest of witch is my own mobility to source some way be able to discharge my duties toward Satan and then the rest looking at nursing homes etc depending on the geriatric boards decision /assessment. navigating all this myself is very daunting to say the least and scary as all hell too so many government departments to deal with center-link nursing homes banks sacat boards geriatric boards Councillors and then the medical staff too and then Satan himself too
I welcome any and all prayers from anyone god help me.
be safe everyone and god bless and be with you all always.
swamped frustrated and lost frightened lonely WOLF OUT!

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matina, I'm so sorry to hear all that. Yes, you can be sure that I'm sending prayers and good wishes, hoping that a permanent solution can be found soon. Latest news up here is that some 300 people are trapped down in the Megalong Valley, including an entire wedding party. There are going to be three emergency routes out, two on bush tracks through private property and one on foot around the landslide. Police, SES and RFS will have to supervise people attempting to escape. Fall back plan will involve food and supplies brought in by helicopter. Bet that's a wedding no-one will ever forget! Take care . . . sun is setting here . . . fuzzies are fine.

[kathlyn]

Hi everyone

Pj those poor wedding guests let alone the bride and groom it was a wet day as well, you can only hope that they were staying where the reception was held most reception places in the Megalong have accommodation walking out of there not fun A beautiful day 23c could it please stay this way are you ok Matina lean on the geriatric team social workers etc you don't have to navigate this on your own I'm sending all our love to you praying some sort of solution Be well god bless

[pjmpjm]

matina, hope all goes well. Sending more good wishes. Had a talk with my niece last night and one with my bushwalking friend this afternoon. Rishi and I are watching birds at the moment.

Katy, we've been hearing reports about the Megalong Valley wedding and the amazing efforts to evacuate the wedding party. Some guests actually bushwalked 8 kms down into the Valley in the rain from Katoomba, so that they could attend. Now . . . it's up to the police, the SES and the RFS to somehow get them all out again, with no roads . . . bulldozers to the rescue . . .

"Evacuations of visitors trapped in the Megalong Valley have begun. Police led the operation to evacuate visitors via a private access road on Sunday, April 8. More than 100 people were trapped in the valley after a landslide cut off the only public access road during heavy rain on Friday night, April 5. 'Over the next couple of days visitors will be evacuated via that route,' Blue Mountains mayor Mark Greenhill told ABC Radio on Monday morning. He said cutting a temporary road through rock near the landslide site is one option being considered to reopen access to the Megalong Valley."

Years ago, I think my bushwalking friend and I walked down into the Megalong valley. It's not for the faint-hearted!

Bye for now . . .

[matina]

HELLO ALL!
PJ thank you for the updates my cousin and her son are coming to katoomba to visit a specialist dentist there and thank you for all the updated information concerning the train tracks and weather there. they will be staying at the alpine hotel. I hope the Maine family will recover soon give them my love. How is rishi these days more active is she eating better?
KATHY thank you i will need all the advice and help that is for sure but first things first lets see what the community gen team have to say after they re assess him. trying times ahead for everyone indeed ;-(
especially me.
be safe everyone and god bless and be with you all
STRESSED WOLF OUT!

[pjmpjm]

matina, on Wednesday I'll check the train schedule again. According to my bushwalking friend, it's hard to predict when some buses will be used on the Blue Mountains line to allow for track maintenance. But if your cousin and her son don't mind buses, then all should be well. There's no overall stoppage of trains on the line because of the heavy rains and flooding. (My friend won't ride on buses, so he watches the schedules very carefully!) Checking up on my Medicare and HCF refunds for last month's hospital stay and operation, I finally rang HCF and they confirmed that my online 'two way' application had gone through successfully. The confusion is that the official HCF claims report totals the two claims, including the Medicare refund in the amount, implying that HCF is paying it all! So, in the end, out of the $3548 total cost, I'm receiving a total refund of only $963. Sigh. Anyhow, I'm relieved that the process is now finished. And I'm recovering. Sending more good wishes. Good night!

[kathlyn]

Hello

Hi Pj I suppose getting anything back from the health fund is a miracle atleast your recovering well so no more discomfort I just read that the Blue Mountains council are going to build a temporary road into the Megalong Valley 200 tourists were evacuated yesterday What a mess matina yum BBQ lunch lucky the teenager isn't there he'd eat everything relax and enjoy forget crap for awhile hugs always

[pjmpjm]

matina and Katy . . . errands, GP and vet this afternoon, so will be brief and write more later. Hope you're well!