Storms floods and tornados!!!

[Wild Dingo]

Some may have noticed that Ive been away for a few weeks thinking that maybe Id gone back to the mine, sadly this didnt happen in fact Ive recently had to let my job go totally.

on the 16th May Bunbury got hit with tornados that blew the crap out of the business's and some houses lost their roofs etc... then on the of the 18th it was Brunswick Junctions turn to cop it

We had been in the new house for just on 4 weeks that is it when the storms and floods hit us full on. Dropping trees around the block like toothpicks dropping over 111 mils of water within a 4 hour period which caused the picture perfect little creek into a raging tempest

by 5pm it was black as the ace of spades with rain slewing everywhere the road out the front was totally awash with over 3ft of water rushing pelmel toward our new home chockablock full of our possessions (mostly still in boxes)

We ere evacuated by the local SES mob at 7.30pm and myself and Aaron returned to the total devisation at 9am

Due to the amount of rain that fell Ive only a few shots that we took just before it turned black and you couldnt see 3ft in front of you and I will try to upload them and post as Im able but as you will appreciate I dont have much time as Im still trying to sort out the devistation of our 22 years of marriage and 8 childrens memories and precious things that have gone into a skip to the local rubbish tip

I will inculde just a few of the morning after and will see if I have any of the internal mess later on

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/pfae4732e3d8178a9a9990bb1368016c6/f3c6f6d3.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/p18ca8a1b7d60a5a21856b1e0a2a82948/f3c6f6cc.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/p31daab8de2532868a581a3fe5af05824/f3c6f6cf.jpg

One of the laundry with the now tipped brand new washing machine and dryer
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/p813889df5e7635c5a148ebe08668fae0/f3c6f6c8.jpg

My new bedroom

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/p148855c2989ef8a715b2364967d22326/f3c6f2de.jpg

And now I wait for the next storm front thats projected to be continuous for the next week

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/p34a858920df631d19857d3a94071ece3/f3c6f6c5.jpg

Be well
Shane Jo and mob

[Wild Dingo]

Well mate as I type this the heavens have again opened and so it starts again thanks for the thoughts but I gotta admit that these thoughts are goin through our minds just now...

Its not enough that we lost 95% of our things? shite!! everything electrical has gone including tools kids toys and whatever else you want to name its gone and now bloody more???

ah well

[Meerkat]

Damn Shane! :(

Words escape me. Carry on!

[Wild Dingo]

Well mates havin grabbed a few minutes as Jo heads of to pick up the kids from school Ive uploaded a few more pics and so will work our way threw

Brie 12 lost everything as her bedroom turned into a whirlpool tossing boxes clothes bedding and all her things into the muck

Beth and Jacinta lost pretty much all other than a few dolls that were up high in their cupboard

The boys well the boys room was totalled to such an extent that we simply put a skip outside there window and tossed everything into it

The thing that made it worse than just water damage was the manure that came down of the hills with the river by midday the first day it was a stinking filthy mess and face masks were the order of the day

Not good

Heres a pic to show the depth that it got to outside

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/p5723aa26075beec1af0bc9ba34c361a9/f3c6a796.jpg

And that is a WHITE floor under that sludge

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/p32e90008abdad260112c5f54654547fc/f3c6a1ab.jpg

Another white floor under here as well..

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/p6474e85105437508e3b725ab4cccd50c/f3c6a7a2.jpg

Kitchen cupboard the pots in there are full of mud sludge manure and crap

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/pce9710ca6d5577e60da98cfa85cab23a/f3c6a1a5.jpg

Oh one for Michael (mmd)... sorry mate Elly has gone as can be seen I didnt get her high enough onto the wall fast enough... Aaron thought to get it down and tuck it against the wall in the hope I didnt see it but there you go

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/p1cf9ed2c38b28edac4717f4fd2b1b065/f3c6f2d9.jpg

Not really much one can say cepting Life goes on eh :rolleyes:

Aside from the house and the devistaion in there the sea container was my worst thing I guess on a personal level as it had over 10,000$ worth of still in boxes tools that were totalled as the mud and shite sat inside the boxes for almost a week before Tiff got to them by then they were stuffed... so eventually I will end up back at the mine if just to cover the costs of replacing them

For now though were tryin to sort the little bits out and making life as "normal" as we can for them bit hard when they come home from school to nothing but were battlers and have the old she'll be right attitude that sees us Aussies get through hard times

But at the same time no one mention bloody minded eastern states based ignorant mongrel insurance companies PLEASE!!! :mad:

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Damn :(
Sorry Shane, my prayers are with you an yours. Tragedy absolute tragedy. :(

End of May has bad month on the WBF bad bad month. I hope insurance works out and gives you some of your life back. Chin up, I wish I could physically help you buddy I would be there with waders on.

[bamamick]

Shane; I am so sorry for you and your family. Been through it before. Start asking 'why?' and you go nuts. All you can do is get after it. Makes for some long, tough, days, especially for the little ones. I always found that it helped a lot for the kids to pitch in. Kept 'em busy and besides that, they really do help, and in your position every little bit is a good thing.

Let us know if there is anything we can do to help?

Mickey Lake

[Donn]

That sucks, Shane. Keep your head up. I'll cut you some slack on your spelling, considering your dilemma.

However...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid172/p34a858920df631d19857d3a94071ece3/f3c6f6c5.jpg

..That wouldn't be a cigarette in your fingers, would it?

[htom]

You are not having a great year, Shane. I pray that things get turned around and you're reduced to telling stories of woes in the past, rather than living them in the present.

[Leon m]

Very sorry Shane, wish we were closer to help clean up :(

Maybe the gods are trying to tell you that it's time to live on a boat. ;) :D

[Wild Dingo]

Joe I asked that NO ONE mention those mindless heartless insurance wakkers!!! Consider yourself boxed around the flamin ears sonshine :mad: ;)

Mickey mate the nippers have been brilliant Yaz and her fella Daniel came down for two weeks leave to help out Tiff and Ben came down for 4 days to help out and all were fantastic taking some of the load Melissa couldnt make it due to work commitments but rings every night reassuring to Jo so its enough Aaron is how else can I say it but bloody brilliant! An awesome help and right there when I loose it with inconsiderate gawking mongrels

As to the little ones Beth and Jacinta are terrific for helping Jody cope with all the things shes lost wedding and baby photos seem to tear her up a lot as she tries desperately to salvage something

Brie and Joshy are terrific balls of fun hugs and cuddles they have become koalas since it happened we cant move without one or both of them right next to us, been rough on them Brie particularily as she lost the most of all of us I reckon Josh asks now and again for his "Ted" or some soccer or other toy then realizes they have gone sad to watch

Brave kids one and all bareing up pretty well considering

Donn mate thanks for cuttin me the slack re me spellin cheers! And yes mate that is a smoke in me mitts seems they have just started appearing in me hand or gob every hour or so since this happened damnedest thing really no idea how but there they are :rolleyes: Mind you mate I do recall you with a ceegar in yer gob awhile back eh wot? :D

Mike thanks mate were all fine health wise other than the little bits having caught colds and Jo just coming down with one bloody wet and freezin around here just now

htom mate it will get better! Just gotta figure out when ol hewy up there decides its time to cut us some slack is all

Leon mate Ive been sayin just that to Jo but alas she keeps mentionin all the ruddy kids weve got left here and well I dont really think a 50ft schooners in my future any time soon as much as I daydream!

Damnedest thing with this town though, its one of those sleepy old country towns you know the type one horse town where the horse died years ago but just hasnt fallen over yet? one of those ones... anyway one of the reasons for the move here was to get back to the bush and the strong community ethic that resides in a small country town... well that went straight out the bloody window in Brunswick Junction I can tell you! We can list the offers (Just the offers mind you) that weve had since it happened on ONE hand! The actual help weve been given is non existant! Cant bloody believe it... Bunbury bein a city has the infrastructure to support the businesses and people affected but BJ bein so small doesnt this used to mean that people would rally around when this type of thing happened but not in BJ nothin other than "gee yeah I heard about that" or else laughter and "So yer the ones that coped it eh? tough isnt it" they are the comments we get... mind you we have anything up to 10 people standing out the front gawking and pointing laughin and taking photos and these are locals!! Bloody mongrels... Im for fixin the place and sellin the flamin thing!!

ah well things must get better eh?? surely???

Oh and my employer terminated me on Friday since I refused to leave Jo and the kids and fly to a new mine for 2 weeks on... WAHOO!!! Im free!!!

Well a fellas gotta find somethin to smile about and this will do! ;)

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[Dave R]

Ah, Shane. I will add my best wishes here. Seems like little help to say I hope things brighten up soon. Still, I hope they do.

[Bruce Hooke]

I'm so sorry. Best of luck dealing with the aftermath...

[Tim Diebert]

Shane.....damn.
Hang in there. My thoughts are with you.

Stay healthy.

[Venchka]

Shane,

Damn shame. Everybody is safe and well. That's the good news. As for all the SH#@&E that has befallen us lately, it has to get better.

The new bandsaw too?

Cheers!

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[John B]

Sorry to hear this Shane.I had been wondering what you were up to and noticed you were missing from here. I assumed you were back at the mine.
Its been pretty nasty weather here too and massive flood destruction down our east coast but that doesn't help you feel better I bet.
Ah well. keep us posted. good luck.

[Wild Wassa]

Dingo, take care me'ol Mate.

I hope the cleanup goes well.

Warren.

[ 06-11-2005, 09:16 PM: Message edited by: Wild Wassa ]

[Katherine]

Gees, what a mess. :( Take care man.

[Stiletto]

Hang in there Shane, one day at a time and all that.
I think I know how you feel, Some years ago my house burnt down and I lost everything.

Not really everything, my family was safe, and that is what matters in the end. The rest of it was just stuff.

From your posts I think I can tell that you will somehow find the energy and strength to find your way through it.

Best of luck to you and your family with the recovery efforts.

[StevenBauer]

So sorry to hear all this Shane. I thought you were at the mine, too. Did the sellers and the real estate agents tell you that the house was in a flood prone area? Is there any recourse there? I suppose not. :(

Just know that we're all pulling for you to overcome this as you have so many other obstacles.

I see you haven't posted on either of the threads about Ian and Grana, maybe you don't know that we've had some bad weather here in the northeast of the U.S., too.
Tell the family that we send our best,

Steven and family.

[Domesticated_Mr. Know It All]

Shane.....First off,very glad to hear everyone is OK. ;)
It pains me to hear that no one in your community has stepped up to help. :( Things are very different in my community. Two years ago a really bad storm came off the lake and did lots of damage in our small town. We had a huge tree come down in our yard as many did. Just missed the neighbors house, thank God. It landed right between two houses like it was guided by the hand of God himself. :eek:
As I stood there scratching my ass trying to decide what to do, A crew of neighbors appeared with chainsaws. They spent hours helping me cut up that tree and haul the branches to the curb for pickup by the city. Dawn's nephew came over and offered to cut up the big stuff for firewood and haul it to his Dad's house. :cool: Two days later it was all gone like it never happened. Some of the guys that helped me didn't even know me and asked for nothing. I bought them pizza and beer and consider myself lucky to get off so cheap. :D Other trees have come down in the neighborhood in the last few years and I have become a member of the tree crew. Wish you had neighbors like mine Shane.
You're a good man Shane and you deserve better treatment by your community.
If I was there you'd have, at the very least, a short fat guy to help out somehow, hope you know that. ;) :D

[Mrleft8]

Hell mate.... Doesn't look much worse than my place the day after lawn tractor polo.... You'll get by OK.
As someone up there said... "That which does not kill you, will not kill you".... Or some such.
How's the lumber pile?

[skuthorp]

Take care mate :D

[Wild Dingo]

Geez I didnt even see Ians post of his loss of our gorgeous beloved Grana so Ive just posted to it... sorry mates I guess things have become so centred around here just now I forgot others also have things happenin that arent good... man this is the pits

Okay yes the Bandsaw was one of the worst as it fell over and lay motor down in the sludge for a week totally stuffed Im afraid the thicknesser didnt move but the box filled and sat the jointer cabinet didnt move just filled but the tables slid and landed upside down again for a week the worst was the lathe that got shattered on top of the incra fence both totalled the new dust collection units motor is shafted speared by the bench vise when it toppled.

Tiff arranged for a fella to come out and check the motors before they tossed them into the skip and had it taken away while Dan and Aaron took me out bush to get some logs and have a break and to save me the pain of seeing or doing it... total loss Im afraid insurance is arguing that since they were in a sea container "they were not stored in a shed or appropriate storage facility therefore not part of the insured property"... everything else of which theyre also arguing about... hence my terming them mongrels there are other more colorful words I use but Im tryin to be polite here.

The wood stack has grown! For some insane reason Dan decided I needed to replenish my store of logs very positive young fella is Dan... so weve now got some more sheoak, jarrah, wandoo, messmate and banksia... damned if I know how Im gonna cut the things as a butter knife just wont do it Im afraid...

ah well better days ahead somewhere

Again sorry Ian mate whats that saying about mates?... something like "My loss is your loss and your loss mine" something along those lines We will survive and go one better just as you will ol son

Best to all

[Hughman]

So sorry, Shane. :(

Manure. insult to injury. Yuk.

[Thad]

Tis a tough place where you live, Shane. Best to all of you.

[Ken Hutchins]

Shane, best of luck to you and your family. Hang in there things have got to get better.

[PeterSibley]

:( :( :( Sorry mate ...just found this thread...I really hate floods ..you'll be right Shane ,in a year or so all will be sweet,bugger right now though!!!!!!!!

[igatenby]

Geez Shane

Ugly scene. Best wishes for getting it sorted.

I'd be inclined to argue with the insurance company. I reckon that a shipping container is a damned site more secure than a shed.

No fun having to fight them though is it?

Ian

[Wild Dingo]

Arguing with them Ian... may well end up on the idiot box if things dont change shortly

I think they work on wearing you down... I mean this twerp is sittin comfortably in Sydney just smooth warm and comfy as you like sayin nah not gonna pay not gonna call them nor even write to them not yet... wait awhile... wait... wait... they are a family they will wear down then we will offer them a paultry sum which they will take cause they have kids right so we will wait em out

Meanwhile...

We dont have a home we have an empty shell... floorboards and walls thats it a leaking roof and nothing else...no furniture no frige no stove no washing machine no hot water half the house has no bloody electricity barely enough bloody clothes and blankets... ucking close to nuthin mate!!... those pics dont show half of what it was like let alone the results

but worse for us the family unit is separated... the kids distressed the wife distraught the hubby goin rapidly insane so 4 weeks in we all have colds and flu bought about by the freezing house that has to remain open to the weather to help dry it out... the little one has begun wetting the bed something hes not done since he was 2 and is now 10... kids are begining to fight and argue... elder daughter 15 begining to become stressed about the losses shes only just realizing... tears are the norm... parents havent spent a night with each other for 4 weeks

We have all had enough and the stress is begining to tell... all we want is to be able to move back into our home have some possessions back settle the kids down to normalisy and get on with our lives... is that too much to bloody ask?

I have exactly 3 pairs of overalls! Ive borrowed jumpers and tracksuits weve spent money to get the basics for the kids and ourselves but they still dont have a home... they have a bloody shell and a bit of dirt with a bloody creek that now scares the shite out of them!!

And mate yes we are weekening... we need to have this bullshite resolved... we need to see something happening!! Instead we get quotes for raisin the place then they need quotes for packing the stumps where they are then a bloody phone call from some bloody woman in Qld about Jos friggin sewing machine and how she will have to have a $6000 one instead of the one she had LIKE WE GIVE A BLOODY RIP about the friggin sewing machine for gods sake give us a bloody fridge a stove some kitchen ware and a blasted washing machine to begin with then a few beds and bedding would be good... a damned sewing machine!! shite!

oops slipped a gear there mates sorry about that... damned getting the better of us Im afraid mood swings all over the place emotional roller coaster around here... but mate it would be nice to see SOMETHING happening just so we would feel that SOMETHING is happening instead of this nothing and cold silence... you know?

ah well no point lashin it out here aint gonna do anyone any good that... but sometimes like now late at night when I cant sleep and am sittin here with the borrowed computer on my lap and the cold empty house around me I get to wondering...

No worries she will be right... thanks mates

[Ross M]

Attorneys exist for a reason. This might be one of those reasons.

Ross

[bamamick]

You've got a right to be pissed, and we don't mind listening.

I did not want to ask this before, but can we help
you financially? I am not trying to get you upset with me, but if I/we can help you then it would be no problem if you'd let us know where to send it.

Mickey Lake

[Wild Dingo]

I dont know how to answer that one Mickey... Once the dipstick insurance mob works out what theyre gonna do maybe we will be okay but until then we spend what we have to survive... Jo handles all that stuff so I have no idea how long it will last but when it gets low enough to start to worry her badly she will let me know

And mate we dont ask for help if its there brilliant if its not okay we deal with it as it is... pride? damned if I know if its pride or just not wanting to be seen as needing, a whinger or a grasper... either way we dont ask...

As I said if its offered and is there like physical help with the cleanup if SOMEONE had have just come down with their boots and gloves on and started muckin in to sort it no worries but no one did so we did it took us two weeks to start to get to the end of it and 3 to finish it but its done... the mongrels next door went and door knocked whinged whines in any and every ear they could to get people to clean up their mess (self made) and so they got a mob in to help them... but we got not one offer here although we were the only ones evacuated by the SES and we were the only ones to be effected the way we have... so we have gone and done it ourselves and paid for it out of our pocket... I am NOT asking for help if its offered or there then fine but Im not askin!

Specially not me mates here!! Yous blokes and sheilas have been there for me over the years at times without knowing you were helpin me get past some hurdle or other... at other times you knew and stepped up to help without lettin me know you were doin anything! and the surprise makes the generosity all the more palitable... Your me mates and Ive experienced the most amazing generosity from the people here... but I dont ask mate just the way I am

As to the idea of getting a lawyer... at present we couldnt afford a lawyer even if we wanted to go that route and ergo the idea of going to the media... I mean seein me freezin ugly fugly on the screen may scare the bastard enough to do something!!

I just needed to tell some buggar what was happenin and how we were travellin... bastard bein alone in a ucked up town at least Jo has her family nearby mine are thousands of ks away and the brother that is within an hour away simply got "very busy" with his life and didnt show or even call so uck them! So I borrowed a laptop from the idiot next door and logged on to have a yarn with me mates... and its been great to let it go even for just a time

Ive posted my contact info on another thread for people to say gidday but I guess its not a popular thread down there a bit unpolitical or unwhatever to be of interest... no worries other things in the world are far more intreguing that this wee matter

Direct any snail mail letters you want to write to say gidday to us to:

Shane & Jody Eyre and mob
29 Beela Rd
Brunswick Junction
West. Aussie
6224

Phone: Aussie (dont have a clue the numbers needed Oyster Mike used to ring us a bit awhile back so he should know) 08 97261117

or email: shajoa@southwest.com.au

any of the three above will reach me or us...

Thanks again

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[bamamick]

Shane, ol' mate, I really wish there was something that I could do to help. If you can think of anything that would help please just let us know.

Mickey Lake

[Domesticated_Mr. Know It All]

http://www.conspiracycafe.com/gallery/cozumel/corona.jpg

http://www.boatquest.com/photos/2217051217521.jpg

[ 06-14-2005, 12:26 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Know It All ]

[Wild Dingo]

Okay... latest

1) Nothing done... 5th week in an empty house no cooking no gas no hot water mould on roof of living room and some bedrooms appearing rapidly, laundry floor gave way this am now has a 1ft round hole at the doorway... not one door now closes... the fridge Yaz and Dan bought down for us to borrow fritzed yesty the power zapped in the am and blew everythin connected... there is a serious short in this place somewhere getting another leccy in tomorrow

2) colds flu and nausea sickness occuring to self and several nippers... no more than 3 hours sleep per night... luckily Jo doesnt seem affected by colds or other sickness for some reason either that or shes tougher than even I think she is!

3) Insurance company being pains in the ass now theyre not even answerin the calls from their own assessor... now is that good or bad? gawd knows even hes stumped as well and is trying higher up the food chain tomorrow am... will see

4) Im rapidly loosing faith that people even give a shite! so much for bloody helpin out eh? Its been an interesting journey the last few weeks here... Aussies help families in need battlers and underdogs? BULLBLOODYSHITE!!! As I said its been an interesting journey and I can tell you this much for nothin... I am utterly disgusted and appalled by the lack of compassion and support thats been shown to us around here!... UCK the bloody lot of them! Simple fact all we get is bullshite, laughter, empty promises and more bloody bullshite! Even Aaron cops it with empty job offers "come down tomorrow and we will give you a start mate no worries" he lobs up keen as mustard "haha no mate I was only jokin theres no work for you" UCK ME!! 3 times thats happened to the poor buggar this last week hes startin to wonder what the bloody hell HES done!!... what a place gawd I hate it... man there must be a be a bedda life somewhere other than this mongrel dump

Okay enough of me moanin now for some good news...

5) Neighbor wants his laptop back :rolleyes: ... ah well has been good to be back in touch with the world... note to self... Shane you gotta get one of these laptop things! Bloody ripper gadgets :cool:

So for now till whenever I say to one an all a fond seeyerlaidamates an matesses

Cheers for all the support and well wishes... yeah an special notation to MKIA for provokin cruel unjust an mean dreams!!! You'll get yours sport! tongue.gif

[igatenby]

Hang in there mate.........

Yer get yer rough patches, but the sun shines most of the time eh?

Ian

[Ed Harrow]

Spend a week at hard labor and...

:(

As my father would say, "Keep your chin up..." There was always a parenthetical following phrase that need not be repeated here, LOL.

Unbelieveable.

[Wild Dingo]

Update

First... they have won

Explaination...

We had a long talk last night about the whole thing and how its now into its 5th week of nothing, the last word from the insurance is that they will only address 15% of the structural issues and 25% of the contents loss they are standing firm on flash flood cover as it was not a storm in their view... our roof is still on and no windows where blown out... it was not a cyclone or tornado that hit us just rain (not that that was not a part of the tornados that hit the region less than 36hours earlier) thus to them it was simply a flash flood and no need or reason for the said flash flood will explain it or change it... if we pursue the storm we will get nothing... due to the roof still being on no trees dropped on the house windows were not blown out by cyclonic winds

Jo is totally exhausted, stressed and becoming ill from all of it... kids are also sick and aside from flu and nausea being the norm they are exhausted of having to live with it constantly... but mostly Jody is crook so thats the end they won

This means that we will accept whatever they denign as what they will cover us for... enough is enough!

We are buying 2 caravans tomorrow so the family can be here together and hopefully by fixing what they will and replacing what they deem we can start again and move on from this.

I was hoping that we could last it out and fight the bastards but to be honest when it comes to Jody and the kids health and well being that is all that matters everything else is extra and can be resolved later down the track... getting her and them well again and living happily is more important that pursueing this.

Financially we can just afford to buy a couple of cheep caravans and move them onto the block behind the house after buying the kids new clothes and school things a few treats and special gifts to replace some of the things they lost money is how do you say it? running short... but at least we will be together and not apart and any work that does happen we can watch as it begins to improve.

I am now on the hunt for work around here to try to recoup a bit of the losses weve taken and hope that things will look up in that area soon.

So to cap it all and finalise this... the insurance company have drained us worn us down and yes I guess beaten us emotionally financially and every which way to hell and back which I guess was their intention in dragging it out and no contact in the first place eh... tough on us.

Its been an absolute bastard of a 5 week period with emotions flowing from cold anger to absolute fury to depression to tears to moments of hysterics to anger and back... enough is enough to watch your wife, the absolute most precious being in your world, the light of everything in your life, begin to crumble in front of you is too much to bear and allow...

It is one thing when you yourself start to become sick with flu racking cough naseau and high temp to sit in a cold empty house day after day sleep in the back of a car night after night in near freezing weather thats one thing... I can take that untill the cows come home but to watch your precious bride unable to sleep, cry at a moment, flare at you and your children over the smallest of things, cry so hard that she vomits her heart out late at night, becoming week and distant, hours spent at the docs gettin her seen to... well then its time to say enough is enough accept the loss and start putting both your eyes forward.

We will recover and grow stronger for the experiences we have shared over this last 5 week period... It is over.

Till next I get a chance to get onboard take care mates and matesses... oh and for christs sake check the wording of your bloody house and content insurance!!! Especially you Aussies who have insurance with CommInsure!! You are probably not covered as you think you are.

Take care
Shane Jody and kids

[Domesticated_Mr. Know It All]

People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest person with the biggest ideas can be
shot down by the smallest person with the smallest mind.
Think big anyway.
What you spend years building may
be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack if you help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have
and you might get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you've got anyway.
- unknown

[Katherine]

Hey Dingo, How ya doing?

[Domesticated_Mr. Know It All]

Last time he posted from a neighbors laptop. :D
He's a woodenboat addict and legend for sure.
I have no doubt, he shall return Kate. ;)
Lookin forward to it also. :cool:

[Wild Dingo]

Well I think things are sorta worse rather than better around here but first

Ian thank you my friend we appreciated the evening repast that you so readily and happily supplied. Thank you so much

Now the insurance people are refusing to tell us just what they intend to cover or even when they will make their determination!... which means we are still stuck in a nomans land of cold wet emptiness.

Everyones tryin hard to keep it together as a family but to be honest the longer it goes on and the problems exacerbate its becoming clear that if it doesnt sort shortly we will separate.

We are having problems between us that we have never had before and its starting to tell on the kids so Im about to pack up and head down the road... in a way she will be better off without me around not so much angst and as a single mum of so many she will get a lot of help from government depts and such but with me around theres just problems

Id never even considered leaving her before shes my life... but its becoming untenable were arguing fighting yelling at each other every time we get together shes refusing to share a bed with me or even the evening meal... its hurting us all the kids included so Im begining to think its time I left.

We still have some money left in the accounts and I will take just what I need for a month and leave her the rest then set myself up at a mine or somewhere and she can have most of my pay... I dont need much to get by so she can have it all.

Just cant seem to stop the fighting bickering and attacking each other about stupid little things.

Anyway... wish I had some good news to impart but Ive none so this is it from me.

Thanks for the concern and thoughts people... be kind to yourselves and each other and hold tight to what you have and love with the one who you hold dear cause it can change in a minute and when things are taken out of your control over time the stress worry anger and hurting may well take all you ever held dear away

We will keep trying but with her at her mothers and refusing to come home to a caravan out the back and no facilities its just getting progressively worse with each days passing.

Anyway best to all
Shane

[Katherine]

Dingo, sounds like a rough time keeps getting rougher. I know it may be hard, but Jo may just need some time off. Not from you, but from life in general. Staying with her mother may give her the distance she needs to get her bearings back. Are you able to stay with the kids, or are you off to a mine. If you have to leave for the mine, is there an older sibling or relative that can watch the children? Tough times don't stay tough forever.

[ 06-26-2005, 01:29 AM: Message edited by: Katherine ]

[StevenBauer]

Oh man, Shane. :( It sure doesn't sound good.
What sad news. I hope any separation is just temporary. In the old days this is when you'd sign on for a long sea voyage. Take care of yourself.

Steven

[Domesticated_Mr. Know It All]

It's hard being the rock when everthing is falling apart.
Keep doing what you can and everything else will fall into place.
This too shall pass.
Peace---> Kevin in Ohio

[bamamick]

Shane; this makes me sadder than I can say. My prayers go out to you and Jody and the kids. God bless you all.

Be safe. Come back when you can.

Mickey Lake

[Alan D. Hyde]

Shane, this is the first I've read of this thread.

I'm so sorry to hear the bad news.

You and Jody and the hoons will be in our thoughts and prayers.

God bless, guard, and guide you all.

Alan & Joy

[John B]

ahh Crap. :( I'd missed the updates.Very sorry to hear this latest.

Best wishes to you Shane.I don't know what else to say. Others are better at it than me, but we're thinking of you.

[LisaS]

Shane -

I hope this current tornado that is your life lightens up a bit and allows everyone to settle back into the life you were all hoping for out on the new property.

LisaS

[Leon m]

It'll get better shane ,just hard times is all. :( Take care.

[Wild Dingo]

Well a long and arduous few days has past

Jo and I have decided that since weve been through hell and back in the 22 years weve been married having been through 2 floods 3 cyclones and 8 kids (is there a difference?) and after much talk and time together.. thanks to my younger sister arriving from Broome and taking the kids off our hands for a few days we will battle this one out as a couple as well.

So thanks to my sis Kree
Thanks also to Malcolm Douglas (Croc farmer of Broome) for giving her the time off to come down and help out (your a bloody legend mate)
Thanks also to my elder sis and her partner in Broome for their constant support and phone encouragement
Thanks must go to all me mates here for their continued support

Nothing much has changed around here other than the kids are as of today on 2 weeks holidays from school... wahoo eh! :rolleyes: no worries we will find them something to do ;) mud fights anyone? tongue.gif

Jo and I are finding strength and comfort in the short periods we share together during the day, although hard its a good time for us to consolidate and sort out what is important on our personal levels and what is not.

We have exhausted every avenue available to us other than the media to get the insurance company to change their minds and have found that it could and quite possible will in fact be worse if we go to the media due to the wording of the contract so we are now waiting on what they will do hopefully something will begin to happen next week.

Its been an increadible journey so far so much gone so much stuffed and so many shattered dreams, but the end result may well be that we can "clean house" (yeah yeah so we literally washed it :rolleyes: ) get rid of the superfolous (sp?) (Being bower birds we needed a bit of a sort out) and when its all said and done we can better focus on the future.

The house is still empty other than the barby in the kitchen and the trestle table in the bedroom for coffees and food prep... but we are as one again and have stopped attacking each other which is seeing an improvement in the kids attitudes and smiles are becomeing a daily thing amid everything else.

Dastardly times at the mudpile for sure but one day it will change to what BJ is trying to get eveyone to term it... "the sunpuddle" although for the life of me Im havin a battle tryin to see the ruddy sun! Friggin weather!!!... the girl is a loosegoose for sure... and things are going to be happier and worthwhile again.At least we will be able to better understand when someone says they "lost everything" as now we know personally that its not only possible to happen but that when it does its shattering.

So we have survived the "great washout of 2005" and tis another begining in our journeys eh!

Thanks again people :cool:

Shane Jo and kids

[Domesticated_Mr. Know It All]

God must of heard me Mate. smile.gif
Been worried bout you. ;)

[Hughman]

Ah, what good are words from half a world away, anyway.

Love is the ultimate power in this life. you seem to have rediscovered that. Don't look back.

[Wild Dingo]

Originally posted by Hughman:
Ah, what good are words from half a world away, anyway.Hugh mate dont ever understimate the power of compassion! Even if is only a short few words an expression of care believe me it helps!!... Helps a hell of a lot when all around you is going to shite in a basket very little physical help comes along and some people that you least expect turn to absolute flamin mongrels... those few words written on this woodenboat forum from people spread near and far... heartfelt words expressed from the heart mean a hell of a lot and help carry the load

Believe me these few sporodic times Ive come online to this place during all this seeing the words writ by others far away believe me it has helped both Jody and myself come to grips with this whole thing and helped us realize that we will come through if we remain together and focused on the family and the future

Prayer love thoughts well wishes compassion empathy whatever one calls it are some of the things that go to make one believe that there is hope and that not all people are self centred self righteous opinionated pricks... and that mate now THAT is important to know!!

Good people do abound... maybe not in Brunswick Junction maybe it doesnt include my brother maybe its not the insurance mob or the Premier of WA maybe not... but they are out there! And they care and THAT is why the words are so bloody important... My words are a cathasis to me to get rid of whats happening and what Im feeling your words help me focus and recognise the important things both sets of words are equally important

So thank you!!! :cool:

[StevenBauer]

Shane, it's great to hear that you guys are going to work this out together. Your posts last week were most distressing. You guys are good people and don't deserve all the crap that has fallen your way recently. At least you still have each other - all the stuff is just stuff, right? How far away is this Broome place? How about lobbing up there when this is all settled, it seems like the support system might be a little bit stronger there. Keep your spirits up, thanks for letting us know how things are going.

Steven and Mary

[Wild Dingo]

Steven mate!! Broome by road is about 4000 klicks north of here!! a fair days drive Id say :eek:

No not likely since id be too tempted to just stay there and not bother coming back! :cool: An Jo just wont be in that Im afraid... doesnt get off on tropical weather does my Jo no she would rather freeze and be a sopping wet galah in Brunswick than be warm an toasty ah well she aint perfek but shes pretty damned good! ;) I can adjust I think to freezin me gronicles off and lookin like a drowned rat for half the year to make her smile eh! :rolleyes:

Maybe a holiday one day... wow!!! did anyone else see those flamin pink elephants zoom by??? whooooeeee!! :D

[ 07-01-2005, 03:23 AM: Message edited by: Wild Dingo ]

[Meerkat]

Blessings Shane! smile.gif

[T.A.R.]

I just wanted to wish you well through all of this Shane. It restores my faith in relationships to hear you that the two of you are back together.CHEERS! and Good Luck

[Hughman]

Originally posted by Wild Dingo:
heartfelt words expressed from the heart mean a hell of a lot and help carry the load

True. But I wish I could arrive with a bucket and mop in one hand and a bucket of cash in the other. Practical stuff, ya know. Same for Ian and the other good folks that suffer the slings and arrows etc.

maybe not in Brunswick Junction maybe it doesnt include my brother maybe its not the insurance mob or the Premier of WA maybe not...

I get the sense that there aren't too many politicians or insurance parisites on this forum. It's a refuge from the dark side.

Must be one of the circles of hell to live ones life in a state of avarice.

So thank you!!! :cool:

anytime, no charge.

[bamamick]

Shane; some prayers have been answered.

Mickey Lake

[htom]

'Tis good to hear that things are going a bit better for you, Shane. May you all have sunnier days to come.

[Hwyl]

Dingo, I've been away for a while. Sorry to hear about this.

I'm glad to see you are getting it together. This is a potential magazine article or a book.

[Ken Hutchins]

Bad times are a way of building character, I'm sure that in time you will look back on all this as a minor bump in the road of life. We are still praying for you and your family.

[Mrleft8]

MAN! And I thought that I had bad luck! First things first though... That bout of "Colds, flu, and nausea".... VERY good chance that it is a reaction to the mold spores. Potentially VERY dangerous situation. Second: Sue the insurance company. I'm not a litigous person either, but when push comes to shove, you need to shove back harder. They're banking on you being beat up and down trodden. Fight the bastards. Around here the insurance companies pretty much rule the world, but even they have to pay if a court says so.