Klarinet Archive - Posting 000131.txt from 2011/01

From: "Floyd Williams" <f.williams@-----.au>
Subj: Re: [kl] Brisbane Flood devastation
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:02:58 -0500

Hi Sarah,
Yes, we were well above the flood levels.
So, we count ourselves lucky and feel bad for all the peoples whose houses
were flooded. I think upwards of 30,000 had water in them, some of them up
to the roofline.

Cheers,
Floyd

Floyd Williams, Sr Lecturer
Qld Conservatorium Griffith University
Brisbane Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: sarah elbaz [mailto:sarah@-----.com]
Sent: Saturday, 15 January 2011 8:35 PM
To: The Klarinet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [kl] Brisbane Flood devastation

Hi Floyed, so happy that you are writting. Are you and your family ok?
Sarah

> -------Original Message-------
> From: Floyd Williams <f.williams@-----.au>
> To: 'The Klarinet Mailing List' <klarinet@-----.com>
> Subject: Re: [kl] Brisbane Flood devastation
> Sent: 15 Jan '11 07:14
>
> Hi Mark, Kathy,
> The basement and the orchestral pit had water damage, but that was the
> extent of it. So, they were lucky. They did move all essential equipment
to
> the upper floors before the river peaked.
> Floyd
>
> Floyd Williams, Sr Lecturer
> Qld Conservatorium Griffith University
> Brisbane Australia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Williams-DeVries [mailto:kathleenwilliams76@-----.com]
> Sent: Friday, 14 January 2011 9:00 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.com
> Subject: [kl] Brisbane Flood devastation
>
> Hi Mark
>
>
>
> I'm not sure how the Gabba fared, I know the power was cut, but Lang Park
> and the XXXX brewery went well under! Some bright spark put a set of
> goggles, snorkel and floaties on the statue of King Wally outside the
> ground. Brisbane had plenty of warning, but the poor buggers up the
Lockyer
> Valley had no chance. An inland Tsunami hit Toowoomba and Grantham before
> going down the valley, they are still pulling bodies out of the wreckage.
>
>
>
> They were moving the pianos and such from the ground floor of the Con,
I'll
> bet the Con Theatre went under and the orchestral hall I imagine. We are
> told not to make unessential travel, so I don't know how the Con went. Of
> course, the whole arts precinct was built on the River, Ferry Road
Studios
> for QSO, Con, State Library Art Gallery, GOMA, College of Art, Piazza,
and
> the foundations for the new ABC studios to replace the ones in Toowong.
>
>
>
> But being Queenslanders, you know we'll bounce back!
>
>
>
> Regards, Kathy
>
>
>
> Glad you're OK Kathy - it's very weird watching the devastation from the
>
> other side of the planet. I imagine my old flat near the Gabba is largely
>
> underwater...
>
>
>
> Was there enough warning in Brisbane to move things out of harm's way? I
>
> guess the lower floors of the Queensland Conservatorium are completely
>
> flooded - I wonder how the library is?
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Kathy Williams-DeVries
>
> BMusPerf (Hons)
>
> Grad Dip Arts (Shakespeare Studies)
>
> ATCL, LTCL
>
> 0404946839
>
> www.kathywilliams76.com
>
>
>
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