The 'Massive' Gauteng Weather and Storm Warning Thread! The Sequel

This rain is a bit much now. I keep having to drain the JoJo tank and the washing is behind because it can't get a chance to properly dry (No, I don't have a tumble dryer, that's a rich person luxury). Road infrastructure can't handle it either, with places flooding all over and existing potholes only worsening.

People are also too rubbish to drive in the wet, so traffic hasn't been fun this past week with accidents all over the place.

A bit of sun during the day and a nice drizzle in the evenings would be grand.

EDIT: I had to sit up on Saturday night because it really came down and I was worried we'd get flooded again with the water buildup. We have a sloped driveway and in heavy rain or hail the drainage can get overwhelmed.
 
thestaggy said:
This rain is a bit much now. I keep having to drain the JoJo tank and the washing is behind because it can't get a chance to properly dry (No, I don't have a tumble dryer, that's a rich person luxury).
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Not sure where you are but clothes do dry in about 2-3 days when inside as long as you spin them twice after washing cycle. Last step after 2 days, we put them on heater in turns.
thestaggy said:
Road infrastructure can't handle it either, with places flooding all over and existing potholes only worsening.

People are also too rubbish to drive in the wet, so traffic hasn't been fun this past week with accidents all over the place.

A bit of sun during the day and a nice drizzle in the evenings would be grand.
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sux... for first time in many years, got a tiny roof leak. Dripping in living room nogal.
thestaggy said:
EDIT: I had to sit up on Saturday night because it really came down and I was worried we'd get flooded again with the water buildup. We have a sloped driveway and in heavy rain or hail the drainage can get overwhelmed.
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In future, any chance of putting a drain channel at end of slope ? In our complex, one of the units did it - with some difficulty though but it was better than having her garage flooded.
 
thestaggy said:
This rain is a bit much now. I keep having to drain the JoJo tank and the washing is behind because it can't get a chance to properly dry (No, I don't have a tumble dryer, that's a rich person luxury). Road infrastructure can't handle it either, with places flooding all over and existing potholes only worsening.

People are also too rubbish to drive in the wet, so traffic hasn't been fun this past week with accidents all over the place.

A bit of sun during the day and a nice drizzle in the evenings would be grand.

EDIT: I had to sit up on Saturday night because it really came down and I was worried we'd get flooded again with the water buildup. We have a sloped driveway and in heavy rain or hail the drainage can get overwhelmed.
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Sideshow Bob said:
Not sure where you are but clothes do dry in about 2-3 days when inside as long as you spin them twice after washing cycle. Last step after 2 days, we put them on heater in turns.
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I've got the clothes hanging all over the house. Doing the bedding on the weekend was tricky trying to find places to hang sheets, pillow cases and comforters.

Might try more spin cycles to help dry things.

Sideshow Bob said:
sux... for first time in many years, got a tiny roof leak. Dripping in living room nogal.
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That's not fun. Fortunately we don't have to deal with that at the moment.

Sideshow Bob said:
In future, any chance of putting a drain channel at end of slope ? In our complex, one of the units did it - with some difficulty though but it was better than having her garage flooded.
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It is something I am looking at doing. We do have a drain towards the end of the driveway, but it can't handle a heavy downpour for too long. The people who renovated the house didn't think to clearly about having a sliding door at the end of a sloped driveway.
 
Segg said:
Well today was the day I hydroplaned, luckily no other vehicles/people involved. Just a smooch of the crash barrier and traffic behind me that was proactive enough to stop and not crash into me :oops:
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How wide are your tyres and the depth of the tread?
 
Heisenborg said:
Driving on our roads are straight up dangerous at the moment. Need a f1 super license to avoid broken rims
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Just avoid low profiles tyres. Consider changing from 19s to 17s with a high load rating. I used to straighten rims all the time with the gtis then when I got the a4 with 19 inch rims i changed to a smaller rim with higher sidewalls.
 
What the difference between Scotland and Gauteng rain fall this year?
 
Waze took me through Midrand on my way home from Bryanston - Faerie Glen

What a shyteshow. Floods everywhere and morons even more widespread.

Should have known because Midrand is a shytshow on a good sunny day.
 
Segg said:
Well today was the day I hydroplaned, luckily no other vehicles/people involved. Just a smooch of the crash barrier and traffic behind me that was proactive enough to stop and not crash into me :oops:
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At least it wasn't a lot of damage
 
Segg said:
Yeah no structural damage at least, but the front bumper, RHS wing and grill will need replacing. The car is 17 years old so may prove to be a bit tricky :X3: insurance don't like getting second hand parts.
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They might get the parts second hand if it's the only choice.
 
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