First,,, Bubbles ,, yes I'm alive and well.

2nd thanks *DJ Phil*. You are quite right the Letter is the Tolerance not the Voltage,,, late at night I get confused.

And thanks All of you for your concern.

Nambour is about 80 mile north of the Capital of Queensland, Brisbane.
The great Dividing range runs right down the East Coast of Auz and when we get rain in Queensland on both sides of that range not only does it flood on the coastal towns but it also moves inland.
Some ends up in Lake Eyre ( it's a salt lake in the middle below sea level)
The rest ends up in the Murray River and the water from mid land Queensland actually takes 6 to 9 months to reach the mouth of the Murray River in South Australia.
When all the rivers from the middle of Qland join up, The Condermine, Darling,(to name 2 of many) they ultimately join into the Murray River.
That basin *is then* very close to the same size as the Missisippi. Of course nowhere near as much water flows but it is a very big system none the less.
Australia being so boring and flat in the middle the water just runs outwards and hence town after town gets flooded out.
By now some of you will know the Town of Towoomba because of that freak wave.
Well it's about 80mile west of Brisbane right on the very edge of the great diving range.
Yes I 've driven through that town many times,, that very street that you may have seen on TV.
My Father lived through the bad Floods of 1954 in my home town of Rockhampton which has also been Flooded again.
So yes you could say The East coast of Queensland is really behind the 8 ball.
I lived through the Brisbane flood 1974 so I know what they are in for. I helped many elderly folks in my area clean out the mess afterwards, The smell afterwards is horendous. I will never forget it.
Nambour got away with only some carpark being ripped away and 4 feet of mud in the main shops. This town is very hilly up and down so water gets away fast.
It has been observed that this Flood may well be Australia's worst natural disaster and It is certainly starting to look that way.

Having witnessed the 74 floods,,, I make a point of living on top of hills rather than low lying areas.

Phil.