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packman

(16,296 posts) Tue Mar 3, 2020, 11:46 AM Mar 2020

Flooding closes road in Australia - Take the detour

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Flooding closes road in Australia - Take the detour (Original Post) packman Mar 2020 OP

That's quite the detour. Flooding after the drought and fires is also pretty ironic. Fla Dem Mar 2020 #1

I see a lot of water there. Anybody got a boat? A float plane? A land-based plane? abqtommy Mar 2020 #2

They don't have coastal ferries? csziggy Mar 2020 #3

I have no idea. But I'm beginning to have the strong feeling that the original op was just a joke. abqtommy Mar 2020 #4

The claim was that this is the shortest detour using only sealed (paved) roads. sl8 Mar 2020 #5

That information was missing in the op. And I don't do faceyuk. No matter, it's good for a abqtommy Mar 2020 #6

I had seen it on Reddit, but didn't delve into it. sl8 Mar 2020 #7

Misleading SCantiGOP Mar 2020 #8

Fla Dem

(23,736 posts)

1. That's quite the detour. Flooding after the drought and fires is also pretty ironic.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 11:52 AM

Mar 2020

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

2. I see a lot of water there. Anybody got a boat? A float plane? A land-based plane?

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 03:37 PM

Mar 2020

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A hot air balloon? A camel? Online ordering with free delivery?

csziggy

(34,137 posts)

3. They don't have coastal ferries?

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 04:26 PM

Mar 2020

My nephew was a ferry captain, carrying cars up and down the St. Pete/Clearwater coast. Now he's working somewhere up in Pennsylvania with a plan to work his license qualifications up much higher.

I would think with so few roads in that region, a coastal ferry might be worth it.

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

4. I have no idea. But I'm beginning to have the strong feeling that the original op was just a joke.

Reply to csziggy (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 04:51 PM

Mar 2020

sl8

(13,874 posts)

5. The claim was that this is the shortest detour using only sealed (paved) roads.

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:24 PM

Mar 2020

Not sure what the unpaved road situation is there.

https://m.facebook.com/abcperth/posts/3104093586290247

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

6. That information was missing in the op. And I don't do faceyuk. No matter, it's good for a

Reply to sl8 (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:28 PM

Mar 2020

chuckle and leads me to believe that the Aussies are in far worse trouble than I had thought.

sl8

(13,874 posts)

7. I had seen it on Reddit, but didn't delve into it.

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:50 PM

Mar 2020

When I googled it a few minutes ago, I saw the ABC Facebook result and figured that was slightly better source than some rando's post on Reddit.

I don't have a Facebook account either, but I'm not above linking to them if I can't find anything better, or it doesn't seem worth the effort to find something better. In other words, when I'm feeling lazy.

As you said, no matter.

SCantiGOP

(13,873 posts)

8. Misleading

Reply to packman (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:57 PM

Mar 2020

6,203 km seems like a lot, but it is less than 4,000 miles.

Driving 12 hours a day you could make that in less than six days.

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