The Wet Season Arrives by Tina B.

It is Friday & Andy, Dad & Jan are off to Dundee (I have to work Saturday) to finish off that tiling job that was almost started last weekend. So I have the van to myself for a couple of nights, it will be nice and I have a plan, Supernatural DVD’s food, beer & also the Pink Fun House tour DVD mum got me for my birthday, by the time they are ready to leave it has started spitting with rain we are expecting some more as there is a monsoon low off the coast 20% chance it could develop into the 1st cyclone of the year! I woke up at about 3.30am and the rain has not let up all night I am starting to get a little worried all of the seed pods falling on the roof are scaring the shit out of me. I am here all on my own, should I pack up and go to Dad & Jan’s now??? I can’t make up my mind so I try to get a little more sleep, hummm not likely. Around 7.30am I got all our important doc’s first aid kit torches, canned food, warm clothes and packed a bag, I looked the BOM web site there are no cyclone warnings but the is still the possibility it could happen on Sunday. I call Dad phone for some reassurance. They sound like they are having a ball, and I sound like a scared little girl. I would have taken lots of photos & video by Andy has the camera, I took a couple on the phone hope they work out. Dad calls me back at about 8am, and again tries to reassure me that if it does develop in to a cyclone it will be in WA by then! We are just experiencing a very low depression. It has been years since I have seen rain like this, I am still unsure so I have loaded up Jan’s little bubble car with my stuff, and will take it to work today so if it does get worse I can just go straight to Dad & Jan’s, I think I am be a little over cautious, but I don’t care. Our Cyclone plan was to pack up and head for Katherine, but I guess I am not doing that this time, good thing we have insurance. It is 11.20am it is still raining, I had better get ready for work, I bet it is a boring day, who is going to come out in this rain! People who need supplies I guess ha ha ha. I hope Jan’s car does not get bogged getting out of the van park!

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