-----Original Message----- From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John FELTHAM Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 8:13 AM To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Qld floods Hi John and Lynne The grass is always greener and so on. John, I looked at the Townsville radar and was almost envious. Here in Townsville NC USA we are in need of a minimum 25" of rain in a short period of time to get back to normal. I have been cutting down 50' oaks along with many smaller trees which have died as a result of our drought. The local reservoirs have 30-40 days water supplies for the metropolitan area of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill nearly 2 million folks in a 3 county area. I live an hour north of that in Townsville which is on a lake that is 28 miles long and way down. I took my boat out to go fishing recently and got a better understanding of why/how I lost so much fishing gear. The lake was cleared of trees and their stumps - which are normally under 10-20 ft of water along the shore -- are now high and dry. I think I would like some of your weather for a short while. Jack Hume