Thank you @arpie and @Mez_BCNA.
I am one of the thousands in Brisbane flood affected. This is the second time I have been flooded. After the first time we put in massive drains to ensure it would never happen again.
Well everything would have been fine except a rain bomb stayed for days over Brisbane. We had 1000mm in 3 days and the final straw was 2 storm water drains that had there 75kg lids blow into the air with all the water pressure. These lids were 150 meter from my house. The water rushed into the neighbouring property and starting filling it up and finally into ours. The water was nearly 1 meter in height before it subsided.
Our garden is so damaged and everything went with the water to the back of our garden. All our bark is somewhere covering the block we live on. Pots, statues and other decorative things I had in my garden ended in one corner along with the rubbish bin.
The bottom storey of my house was flooded. Lots of furniture damage, floating timber floor boards ruined, carpets ruined, soft furnishings like cushions and rugs and a computer.
It all smells. We have industrial fans and an air purification machine from the assessor. We need that because we have a young man living with us who lives in this rooms. He is very stressed as we all are.
I also have to have a little surgery next month to fix a fissure that formed on one of my breast scars. It also has a cyst there which will get tested when they remove it.
There are many worse flooded homes and businesses in Queensland. It is surreal and some areas actually look like war zones. My 2 sisters are in these 'war zones'.
I keep telling myself it's ok because I have no control. It has been alot after my 2020 BC diagnosis and covid too. I take deep breaths and know it will eventually be sorted. Everything always works out.
