On my way to work this morning the mighty Orange is now coming down in a slow "flood". The Fish river is in full flood, the Gariep is also in full flood and the sluice gates of the Mariental Dam were opened on Friday so that water hit Ai-Ais today so expect that water to be with us by tomorrow or Wednesday. I think it is going to be a big on as the water is very close to the road in some place already. Maybe I am going to get a holiday for a few days. The bridge at Ausenkeer washed away last night so water water ever where........ time to drink lots and lots of beermug20 or better still tea.
With the amount of rain we have had here it is no wonder. It has rained every day since the 2nd Feb. I am enjoying every minute of the rain!!!
Such good news Kaye .. as you said previously the river was drying up ... so now water to keep the town green ...
Really good news. It was always exciting when the river rose. Oh boy, did that river supply loads of fun for us kids! Fishing, swimming, building rafts, clay for "klei-latte", watching the birds and animals around it, and the smell of the Orange - still able to recall the smell from memory. woo_hoo
Sorry the dreaded shake rattle and rolls back..... But back to land of the living. River is bigger and redder and fatter and rolloung down the valleys like a gigantic snake. Quite fasinating to see. Glad to see that there is water again and they opened more sluice gates this morning as there are 500 cubic meters of water per second flowing down the fish, and 100 cubics per second flowing into the mariental dam which is 71.3 % full so they are now releasing 100 cubics per second out, so waiting for the next influx to come. So those who enjoy fishing the barbels will be out in full force. Yes Bertie lots of clay as well and the flamingos will be getting pinker and the sea redder, and great drift wood to collect for my garden. woo_hoo
Found any blue bulls floating by? :buffo9:
Plenty and the sharks are circling and waiting to tear them to pieces AGAIN!!!!!! woo_hoo
The river has risen at least four foot since Friday and now only a couple of foot from the road. The water from The Hardap Dam has not reached us yet. Will try to get some photos on my way home tomorrow. It is amazing to see. The width of the river has gone from about 400m in some parts to about a 700m and trees are already covered and little islands gone. The water is not rageing but coming down in a steady slow rolling stream.
Mike please go down to the mouth and see what it looks like on that side.
Thanks
Such good news .. I was up in gauteng yesterday and today on business trip .. and yes I dread going up to that dustbowl .. depressing brown grasslands ... yes feeling nice and fresh and green there as a result of the good summer rains they had .. but i ask the burning question .. I see so many new developments .. not one roof on any of these new buildngs has gutters... They do go through dry periods .. so why not encourage rainwater harvesting ?? one or two or maybe 3 depending on size of property 1 kiloliter tanks can go a long way to saving water that would just runaway .?? I have done it .. not yet to 3 + kilolitre capacity but will tackle when energy is there ... also further all these new developments .. i see so few solar geysers ,, Oh sure they got solar for the pool Huh ?? there is a power crisis and every solar geyser fitted cuts down on consumption relievong the grid and allowing industry to run smoother ... especially up there where theres tons of sun ???
So I popped down to the River on Tuesday, took the following snaps.... everything has turned brown, but the big water has still got to get to us..... lots of driftwood lying about..... check out the egg I found.... about twice the size of a jumbo size chicken egg....
will pop down again 2morrow....
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Nice pics ...
Brai wood ???? Looks like eucalyptus ????
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Well the river is running like a train. The Naute dam water is now added to the Fish and Hardup?Hardap so expect the river to start rising even more. It looks quite spectacular in some places. Alot of the little island have disappeared I just hope that there are no Gemsbok caught on the islands that are left. However am sure that the little red helicopter will keep its beady little eyes out for them! Lots and Lots of Ostriches on the Sendlingsdrift road at the moment and a few arseholes who think they can drive at any speed especially when they have never driven on the road before, so those of you who are driving on the road at the moment please becarefull. Watch out for a green sorento 4x4 registration BTG511NC. He got a few choice words from me the way he was driving. Idiot.
More pics would be appreciated.....
Pics from the river OR the 4x4...... or even Skinny using choice words?
ha ha
River.
Can't do pics 3_8_14 Need an Engineering degree to work out how to add the pitures to the site. But the choice words those I can do big time. maybe I should do a site just on those. Could be good. But I can email the pictures to Mike and he can add them. Will do that today. Please Mike will you then add them? Thank you
go FOR IT...skINNY.....
Wazz up Gregg you home sick or what,told you,you gonna miss this place image281 Hey Mike how do i get this click2fin off my pc,it jumps up every few seconds,one can scarcely type a word aaaaaaaaag bl$###$$#@@##@#m BoomSmilie_anim
That is the smileys causing that
Klick additional options, put a tick in Don't use smileys.
Adriaan
Me miss the place? ha ha
Truth be known it's the people I miss.
As far as the company goes, well see below:
Quote from: Gregg Elliott on March 04, 2009, 02:08:09 PM
In my memory CDM was much better than Namdeb. I think that I started to loose faith in the company about '94 or possibly '95. Sad really as CDM in my early years was really good to me.
Same goes for me.
Hi Malcolm
Got your email. Will answer in next day or two.
(aahh, the joys of one finger typing....)
What happened to your other fingers then Gregg??
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Answer 1: Have them all still... They're just too lazy to do any work.
Answer 2: PLEASE! I'm a man and never got round to learning to type!
Answer 3: Gee. Forgot I had them!
Trust a woman to pick-up on something like that!
ha ha
I'm as sharp as a blade so watch it!
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Here's a few snaps taken by Stevie last friday, showing the condition of the North Bank ROad to Rosh Pinah.....
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Thanx Stevie & Mike!