The Perfect Storm

We had a massive storm on the weekend. It ripped through here Sunday evening, leaving us without power or cellular service - consequently we had no phone, and also no water since we couldn't run the pump. The winds were blowing everything sideways, and there is quite a bit of damage to the trees. A few of the larger ones were snapped right off, while others are permanently bent over in the direction the wind was blowing. One of the patio fans was flung up, and took a few gouges out of the patio ceiling, before having it's blades bent and twisted. It's likely it will need replacing. There's quite a lot of water sitting around outside, and the ground is so wet it's struggling to contain it. We had a couple of small slips, one down by the water tanks, leaving a sizeable hole in the battering. Some of Rob's vegie garden has hail damage, and some plants have their tops snapped off. Some of the planting and mulching in the gully is just gone - either washed away or buried under mud. It's a bit disappointing, but given the severity of the storm we could have been a lot worse. There's plenty of people with their roof torn off their house.