Ubiquitous

I survived 1 night & 1 day without electricity!

21 Nov 2009 No Comments

by Ubiquityin Natural Disasters

Last Friday, there was a blackout at The Tessarina. I was waiting for the lift when I realized that the power wasn’t working. So I climbed the stairs, eight stories high, got home and only to find out that my whole house was also out of electricity. It had rain like it never rained before earlier that afternoon, so I figured that the thunder might have short-circuited the power switchboard and thought nothing about it.

I was starting to get worried about the stuff in the freezer when Fred got home. Apparently, the blackout was caused by a major flood in the carpark basement. Can you imagine that? The flood was said to have risen over 1m high!

Photo taken when the water was being pumped out

5 hours later; there's still water everywhere

The poor Porsche that must've been submerged in the flood

The aftermath; The lobby

The electricity finally came on yesterday around 7pm. Our laptop batteries were long dead by then and most of the things in the freezer had to be thrown but other than that, we were never really affected.

Sydney Dust Storm

23 Sep 2009 No Comments

by Ubiquityin Natural Disasters

I’m completely glad that we weren’t there when it happened.

“The dust descended on Sydney overnight Tuesday, carried by powerful winds that snatched up tons of topsoil from country’s drought-ravaged inland and threw it high into the sky. As dawn broke, sunlight struggled to penetrate the dust cloud, casting an eerie red glow over the city and prompting scores of calls to local radio stations.” - The Globe And Mail (23rd September 2009)

Sydney Dust Storm