Bullbreedlover Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 If in real doubt tomorrow you can call the show day contacts 0407 372 377/0410 651 756 but we have it on really good authority that it is being held. 10.00am start time for saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asalei Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Erin what time are you heading out to Toowoomba in the morning?Serena and I are meant to be going but I'm not sure with the roads and rain. any updates yet. Abby is washed and car will soon be packed. At this point in time we'll be going tomorrow unless it's torrential rain and the roads are closed. We are the second group on, so no rush to be there at 10am, BUT, I'm sure there will be many absentees. So we'll aim to leave here around 7am, just incase there are some issues with the roads. Did you want my number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystiqview Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Erin, What side of town are you guys located? We will be heading out from Stafford Hts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smisch Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 see you all there, Trying to get from Jimboomba to Towoomba could be fun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asalei Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Erin, What side of town are you guys located? We will be heading out from Stafford Hts. We are Southside near Garden City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caesars mum Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 We are 1st group on so heading out around 6 from the northside to make sure we have problem time. see you all there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth. Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Safe travels everyone - just thought i'd say keep an eye out for potholes on the warrago - especially between Gatton and Toowoomba - they're pretty bad!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asalei Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) We are on our way now. Just thing through marburg. Just thought I'd add, there are blue skies out here. Doesn't help the already soaked grounds, but at least its not raining.... Edited January 7, 2011 by ~Erin~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Well that was fun - not. Couldn't help that there was water around, but did the rings really have to be on the LOWEST piece of "dry'' ground for miles? Most enormous green ants I've ever seen took one of my girls out of the ring (repellant isn't much good when the dog is standing in an inch of water). Don't see us bothering to repeat the experience tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Daisy Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Wow, that sounds bad Sandra. All day I have watched the clear sky at home and been cursing myself for not going, now it sounds like I made the right choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbreedlover Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Well unfortunately it was like this... As there was a Camporee on(what the hell is a camporee, is it a jamboree but camping :D ) I guess they got preference as to where they were going to be. The kennel club part of the grounds had been completely under water.(the water at one stage was up to the door of the clubrooms) It was lovely and fine when we got there but the water simply had no where else to go. While it was fine during the day another storm was predicted. And it happened later in the avo.When hubby and I came back into town later on it was fine. Wen we walked out of Clifford gardens the heavens had opened up. So it is going to be even more soggy tomorrow as rain is expected then as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asalei Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Are we the only idiots heading back today knowing what the grounds are like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Daisy Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I'm not going after what I heard yesterday. Good Luck Erin.............I'm sure we'll be able to catch up one of these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caesars mum Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) We headed home before the open show in the afternoon. Our ring had so much mud and water and it was just no fun at all. Glad I didn't enter for the sunday. Toowoomba is usually such a nice spot to show, you really have to feel for the Kennel Clubs at the moment trying to run shows under such difficult conditions. Odin also got bitten byut he green ants, so had to keep a close eye on him for ants on him. poor little man Edited January 8, 2011 by Caesars mum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edenishy Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Will a Kennel Club etc cancel a show and refund exhibitors if conditions etc are just so bad or is it often the case that the show much go on no matter what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss B Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 The mud.... oh the mud. And I was dumb enough to brave camping there Car almost got bogged today... yewwwww. And the drive home was horrendous!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asalei Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 The drive home surely was horrendous. We left after the breed judging because I knew there was bad weather coming and my girl was only going back for junior of breed. We hit very heavy rain at the bottom of the range and it didn't let up until probably Ipswich? Then from there it was raining pretty much the whole way. I'm annoyed she didn't get the one point needed for her title (only reason we went back!), but in a way I'm glad because I don't think I'd have liked to be trying to pack up in that rain that was coming. The pot holes were just insane. We sat about 150m back from a car and pretty much stuck to the right hand lane. As naughty as that was, I would have rathered the fine for sitting in the right hand lane, then the cost of a new tyre/rim and suspension damage. I felt very sorry for those having to come back through there with trailers on, those poor dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynka Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 (Flame suit on) I was really shocked previously to read that people ventured out in this terrible weather to attend a dog show. And now given the devastation of an inland Tsunami less than 24 hours later very close by, those that did must be feeling very lucky to get home safely. I'm sure reports will occur of many that have lost their treasured pets in the flooding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbreedlover Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I attended only on the Saturday and the Club did a great job of trying to ensure we were safe. We live 20 minutes away fom the grounds and in no way were we even remotely unsafe. I didnt go Sunday because I was not well. No one could of predicted what happened on Monday. Even the weather bureau couldnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 The weather wasn't horrendous on Saturday or Sunday. The ground conditions were horrible, but there wasn't any water falling out of the sky at any time I was on the grounds. I got sunburnt on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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