Hi! Holger,   
      
   On Tue, 29 Jan 13, you wrote to me:   
      
    HG> I thought that OZ already was independent. Probably then NZ is also   
    HG> still in the Great Britain tie.   
      
   Both countries are still tied to the British Empire, unfortunately.   
      
    PQ>> I may have to move my Fido PC upstairs, soon.   
    HG> Yes we get the news on TV. I saw this morning a map showing the   
    HG> drenched areas was quite close to your home.   
      
   Ah, yes.  That might have been Bundaberg and its environs (about 100 kms   
   away).  They copped it very badly, initially with 5-6 mini-tornadoes and then   
   flooding later on.  Nearly half the city was flooded.  There's a major   
   military operation in progress at the moment, to help the residents with the   
   cleanup.   
      
   All is good here now.  The river only got to within ~300 metres (and that's   
   just a guess).  The other water turned out to be an overflow from a storm   
   drain from the city CBD, parts of which were badly flooded.  Many businesses   
   were affected by flash flooding.  Now, the water levels are receding quite   
   fast.   
      
   Oh, that's right.  We might actually have a bridge or two above water   
   tomorrow.  :)   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
   ... Veni, Vedi, Velcro -- I came, I saw, I stuck with it.   
   --- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox   
    * Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)