[auspol] Or the idiot is a racist pile of garbage and that is completely untrue. Who can say.

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Inceltown: Aug 6, 2019

Such a dumpster fire

# ? Mar 4, 2022 02:55

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Buck Turgidson: Feb 6, 2011; 𓀬𓀠𓀟𓀡𓀢𓀣𓀤𓀥𓀞𓀬

Animal Friend posted:

Ok let me preface this by saying your brother bought a house and that's fine, no judgement on circumstance.

But so many properties all over Australia are on reclaimed wetlands or floodplains. It's crazy. When I was living in South East Qld 20 years ago entire housing estates were being developed and sold on floodplains because it was cheap land.

In 2 decades the concept of 100 year (or in one ABC News grab "1000 year" or "500 year" floods) is just wrong now. Institutional knowledge with no place in reality.

The idea that these homes are even being sold now is insane. All across Australia building codes are a joke. But the idea that Brisbane has had 3 "hundred year floods" in the space of 2 decades makes any property being sold in a floodplain or low lying area crazy to me.

You're expected to buy a house. If all you can afford is a house in an easily flooded area than that's what your stuck with. Hope your able bodied, don't own anything valuable, hate carpet, can afford insurance and are extremely patient.

It speaks to a larger problem around urban development and the housing bubble. I know there's no practical solution at this point.

But loving hell.

the more we expand out from existing urban areas the more we are heading into bushfire, drought and flood-prone parts of Australia. housing market ftw!

# ? Mar 4, 2022 06:12

Inceltown: Aug 6, 2019

https://twitter.com/australian/status/1499585950212837378

# ? Mar 4, 2022 06:24

Janitor Ludwich IV: Jan 25, 2019; by vyelkin

Inceltown posted:

https://twitter.com/australian/status/1499585950212837378

it's with apologies though so it's self aware cringe

SEE YOU IN THE OFFICE NEVER FUCKOS

# ? Mar 4, 2022 06:26

Mola Yam: Jun 18, 2004; Kali Ma Shakti de!

amazing work, elder millennial marketing and communications advisor. you could be the next weird al, but for corporate interests.

# ? Mar 4, 2022 06:28

LIVE AMMO COSPLAY: Feb 3, 2006

# ? Mar 4, 2022 06:42

Animal Friend: Sep 7, 2011

Inceltown posted:

https://twitter.com/australian/status/1499585950212837378

No way am I clicking this

# ? Mar 4, 2022 06:47

toggle: Nov 7, 2005

LIVE AMMO COSPLAY posted:

# ? Mar 4, 2022 06:58

thatfatkid: Feb 20, 2011; by Azathoth

Animal Friend posted:

Ok let me preface this by saying your brother bought a house and that's fine, no judgement on circumstance.

But so many properties all over Australia are on reclaimed wetlands or floodplains. It's crazy. When I was living in South East Qld 20 years ago entire housing estates were being developed and sold on floodplains because it was cheap land.

In 2 decades the concept of 100 year (or in one ABC News grab "1000 year" or "500 year" floods) is just wrong now. Institutional knowledge with no place in reality.

The idea that these homes are even being sold now is insane. All across Australia building codes are a joke. But the idea that Brisbane has had 3 "hundred year floods" in the space of 2 decades makes any property being sold in a floodplain or low lying area crazy to me.

You're expected to buy a house. If all you can afford is a house in an easily flooded area than that's what your stuck with. Hope your able bodied, don't own anything valuable, hate carpet, can afford insurance and are extremely patient.

It speaks to a larger problem around urban development and the housing bubble. I know there's no practical solution at this point.

But loving hell.

i agree entirely. it was not the smartest decision to buy there lol

there really should be legislation that strictly controls the types of buildings that can be constructed in low-lying / flood prone areas. plus a review of the 1:100, 1:1000 year flood/rain data because it feels a bit out of date what with the whole climate change thing going on.

as a civil engineer i just selfishly want there to be massive bulk earthworks levee/dam projects done to "protect" the coastal cities

# ? Mar 4, 2022 07:04

Serak: Jun 18, 2000; Approaching Midnight.

Animal Friend posted:

No way am I clicking this

good news, you can't even view the full thing unless you're a subscriber to the Australian

this is the premium content our subscribers have been clamoring for

# ? Mar 4, 2022 07:15

Inceltown: Aug 6, 2019

Shouldn't he want us helping Ukraine then?

# ? Mar 4, 2022 08:17

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

starkebn posted:

The Bureau of Meteorology in Australia is calling the storms that have caused the flooding here "a 1 in 1000 year event"

lol, lmao there's been 3 in the last year that I can remember - Germany, Canada and Australia - so far.

# ? Mar 4, 2022 08:37