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What's That Falling from the Sky?

I went home for a weekend of attempting to ignore the pending exams - I enjoyed it but all good things come to an end and here I am back at uni for another 3 until exams are over. Tea each night was better than I get down here through my accommodation and I can't wait to get back after exams are over :)

The trip down was fairly uneventful although most of the way was spent with rain falling - quite a refreshing change although in the end there wasn't enough of it! The rest of the weekend was also winter-ish weather with a cold wind blowing both days (not that it stopped us from sailing).

[[img|/images/gallery/4/57_med.jpg||float=right|Mosquito state titles 2005-06]] Probably the most surprising thing was to find the that the lake level had fallen about 10cm since being blocked off some 7 weeks ago. Yes - our lake (photo on right taken October 05) was blocked off in order to help save the rest of the River Murray, predicted to save some 30 gigalitres of water per year from evaporation losses. As much as I didn't want it to occur, I see why it had to be done. Hopefully the water situation soon improves and the rain continues, especially upstream.

We have unfortunately been in a drought like stage for quite some years now. And I can't see it likely to improve dramatically any time soon - although El Niņo effects have officially ceased, and the opposite (La Niņa) is now in place, it has come too late, hence the rains associated are somewhat less likely to form. Great.

The lack of rain and water crisis also continue to remind me of a verse from "The Wine Song" by The Cat Empire:

In summer the bushfires rage and rage-And rage-On such beautiful days-And we fight them with water that runs through the cracks-Water we're desperately trying to save --- The Cat Empire, Wine Song

Rather appropriate given the precedent set last summer.

Comments

It's a pity about the lake ey.<br />
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also have you noticed that your site sort of breaks in ie6... or maybe its just the school computers.

Posted Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 12:11pm by ryan leach

Yes. Hopefully things pick up soon. Or alternatively, if the lake does dry up, the mud at the bottom dries fairly quickly with it so we can go Blo'karting :) http://www.blokart.com.au/<br />
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In what way does IE6 break things?

Posted Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 5:04pm by Scott

Thanks for letting me know. IE6 bug should be fixed now :)

Posted Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 7:53pm by Scott

Yea its fixed now.

Posted Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 11:53am by ryan leach

OK, cool. Thanks again.

Posted Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 12:09pm by Scott