The great flood of Melbourne 2011 VK3ZZC got a bit soggy. This page was brought to you by Cyclone Yasi.
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![thumb.imgp5307-flood.jpg thumb.imgp5307-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5307-flood.jpg) | ![thumb.imgp5308-flood.jpg thumb.imgp5308-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5308-flood.jpg) | ![thumb.imgp5309-flood.jpg thumb.imgp5309-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5309-flood.jpg) |
(above) The shed of She-who-must-be-obeyed |
![thumb.imgp5310-flood.jpg thumb.imgp5310-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5310-flood.jpg) | ![thumb.imgp5311-flood.jpg thumb.imgp5311-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5311-flood.jpg) | ![we take electrical safety very seriously here ! thumb.imgp5313-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5313-flood.jpg) |
![the welder-o-doom tries to sail to Hawaii thumb.imgp5314-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5314-flood.jpg) | ![thumb.imgp5315-flood.jpg thumb.imgp5315-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5315-flood.jpg) | ![thumb.imgp5316-flood.jpg thumb.imgp5316-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5316-flood.jpg) |
![thumb.imgp5317-flood.jpg thumb.imgp5317-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5317-flood.jpg) | ![thumb.imgp5318-flood.jpg thumb.imgp5318-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5318-flood.jpg) | ![thumb.imgp5319-flood.jpg thumb.imgp5319-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5319-flood.jpg) |
![argh..the C13 got flooded internally, the seal was not present thumb.imgp5320-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5320-flood.jpg) | ![thumb.imgp5321-flood.jpg thumb.imgp5321-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5321-flood.jpg) | ![would you ever trust a user variac dealer ? thumb.imgp5322-flood.jpg](thumb.imgp5322-flood.jpg) |
(above) the soggy contents of Wireless Station VK3ZZC |
![this CRO was spared with about 1cm of freeboard ! thumb.imgp5323-floodr.jpg](thumb.imgp5323-floodr.jpg) | ![thumb.imgp5324-floodr.jpg thumb.imgp5324-floodr.jpg](thumb.imgp5324-floodr.jpg) | ![at his point you could see water streaming out of the shack, better, much better than seeing it stream IN ! thumb.imgp5325-floodr.jpg](thumb.imgp5325-floodr.jpg) |
![the high water mark on the door thumb.imgp5326-floodr.jpg](thumb.imgp5326-floodr.jpg) | ![thumb.imgp5327-floodr.jpg thumb.imgp5327-floodr.jpg](thumb.imgp5327-floodr.jpg) | ![thumb.imgp5330-floodr.jpg thumb.imgp5330-floodr.jpg](thumb.imgp5330-floodr.jpg) |
![thumb.imgp5329-floodr.jpg thumb.imgp5329-floodr.jpg](thumb.imgp5329-floodr.jpg) | the Scenic Lake View at the back. The pretty colours on the sparkling crystal waters is due to an oil slick ! | ![thumb.imgp5328-floodr.jpg thumb.imgp5328-floodr.jpg](thumb.imgp5328-floodr.jpg) |
The above images were taken 3 days after the flood peak. One week later patches of dry concrete appear on the shed floor. On
the 12th Feb, I carefully reapply power to the shack. I have an
earth leakage breaker. Eventually I disconnected enough stuff and it
stopped tripping. In the aftermath, I am fortuneate that most of
the good stuff was out of reach. Mostly only junk was submerged
and most of that has commenced its journey to landfill. The C13
did get waterlogged. It might yet survive, it was immediately
dosed with a can full of sillicone spray and blow dried in the hot sun.
It might yet live.
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