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Wilson's Toffee wrote:No. That was 2014. We still have a spell o go, for most of the country.

saffer13 wrote:

CrazyIslander wrote:Drought broken?

My post above just revived an old thread. Everything before my post was 2014.

The City of Cape Town's disaster risk management centre has been placed on alert after the South African Weather Service issued an advisory warning of localised flooding on Monday evening.

Disaster risk management spokesperson Charlotte Powell said a cold front was expected to make landfall late in the afternoon.

Rainfall of 5mm to 20mm could be expected, with 20-35mm over the western mountains, she said.

"Rain is expected mainly for the western parts of the Western Cape, spreading to the south coast late evening. According to the forecast, 5-20mm can be expected for the western parts, with 25-30mm over the mountainous areas," she said.

Heavy downpours, pooling and flooding in parts of the Cape metropole, Winelands and Overberg district were also possible, Powell warned.

"Morning showers are still expected for [Tuesday], clearing in the afternoon. A cut-off low is expected to approach from the west on Wednesday, bringing rain for the western parts of the Western Cape in the evening, into Thursday morning."

"Heavy downpours, flooding and strong winds may be expected in places over the Cape metropole, Winelands and Overberg district. Minor to possibly significant impacts can be expected."

The disaster risk management centre as well as other City departments were on alert for "any incidents that may require a response", Powell said. She advised the public to report weather-related risks or incidents to its emergency communication centre on 107 from a landline or 021 480 7700 from a cellphone.

Andalu wrote:I bless the rains down in Africa

assfly wrote:Saw some crazy pictures of Tableview beachfront this morning. Almost seems like an optical illusion to have water everywhere, seems a shame much of it will end up back in the sea.

My mother sent me a message at 4:00am this morning she was so happy it was raining.

Very happy for the residents of Cape Town, I hope it continues all winter

Average Joe wrote:Wont be long before peoples homes get flooded and everyone's out praying that it should stop raining.

Average Joe wrote:Snow on the mountains.

saffer13 wrote:Any weather updates from our locals?

Jensrsa wrote:

saffer13 wrote:Any weather updates from our locals?

We had some soft rain every week for the last few weeks but not enough to affect the levels of the dams yet

Sards wrote:I am emptying my tanks as they were overflowing. Use it for washing and then after the garden. My grass is looking like it will make a full recovery with extra grass seed and top dressing. For a family of 4 we are only using on average 4.5kl of municipal water a month. Which translates to 33 l a day per person. My pool is close to overflowing and I might have to start pumping that onto the garden soon too.

There is plenty of water around if you collect it. I haven't gone off the grid as it is very expensive to fit filters inline and it's not necessary yet.

Jensrsa wrote:

Average Joe wrote:Snow on the mountains.

Which mountains?

Average Joe wrote:

Jensrsa wrote:

Average Joe wrote:Snow on the mountains.

Which mountains?

Came very suddenly as well.

saffer13 wrote:

Sards wrote:I am emptying my tanks as they were overflowing. Use it for washing and then after the garden. My grass is looking like it will make a full recovery with extra grass seed and top dressing. For a family of 4 we are only using on average 4.5kl of municipal water a month. Which translates to 33 l a day per person. My pool is close to overflowing and I might have to start pumping that onto the garden soon too.

There is plenty of water around if you collect it. I haven't gone off the grid as it is very expensive to fit filters inline and it's not necessary yet.

So with things in your area overflowing are the reports that dam levels aren't rising accurate?

Sards wrote:

saffer13 wrote:

Sards wrote:I am emptying my tanks as they were overflowing. Use it for washing and then after the garden. My grass is looking like it will make a full recovery with extra grass seed and top dressing. For a family of 4 we are only using on average 4.5kl of municipal water a month. Which translates to 33 l a day per person. My pool is close to overflowing and I might have to start pumping that onto the garden soon too.

There is plenty of water around if you collect it. I haven't gone off the grid as it is very expensive to fit filters inline and it's not necessary yet.

So with things in your area overflowing are the reports that dam levels aren't rising accurate?

no boet. I just have an efficient collection and storage system.
Don't waste a drop. All grey water goes into my garden and any rain thst falls on my roofs goes into my tanks. Simple aa

Sards wrote:occassionaly. But I put Stockings over all my hose ends from washing machine and over my one way valve that goes to my pump. And I work from a 200l drum next to the washing machine which does all the filtering. The drum does get fluff.

The soapy water breaks down the clay in my soil and gets rid of an underground cricket that buries into the soil. They make a racket and the dogs dig up the ground to get to them. With the soapy water they dissapear

handyman wrote:

Sards wrote:occassionaly. But I put Stockings over all my hose ends from washing machine and over my one way valve that goes to my pump. And I work from a 200l drum next to the washing machine which does all the filtering. The drum does get fluff.

The soapy water breaks down the clay in my soil and gets rid of an underground cricket that buries into the soil. They make a racket and the dogs dig up the ground to get to them. With the soapy water they dissapear

Sards, will the soapy water not damage your soil in the long run? Salt build up? Asking because I'm doing more or less the same as you.

Sards wrote:

handyman wrote:

Sards wrote:occassionaly. But I put Stockings over all my hose ends from washing machine and over my one way valve that goes to my pump. And I work from a 200l drum next to the washing machine which does all the filtering. The drum does get fluff.

The soapy water breaks down the clay in my soil and gets rid of an underground cricket that buries into the soil. They make a racket and the dogs dig up the ground to get to them. With the soapy water they dissapear

Sards, will the soapy water not damage your soil in the long run? Salt build up? Asking because I'm doing more or less the same as you.

We have a thick layer of clay below our soil. I need to break it up. When I get energy I dig a hole 1m round x 2m deep to get rid of the clay and fill with building rubble to make a French drain so when it rains the water drains through the clay to the aquifer below. Otherwise it just runs off the top. Done 3 of these holes already. My back...

I had to do these French drains because my back garden floods with the rain and clay and my pool gets filled with soil and grass run off from the flooding and that's a mission to clean.
Worst of all we are a little lower than our neighbours so all the rain running off their lawns comes into my backyard

Sards wrote:occassionaly. But I put Stockings over all my hose ends from washing machine and over my one way valve that goes to my pump. And I work from a 200l drum next to the washing machine which does all the filtering. The drum does get fluff.

The soapy water breaks down the clay in my soil and gets rid of an underground cricket that buries into the soil. They make a racket and the dogs dig up the ground to get to them. With the soapy water they dissapear.

Doing washing is a mission. Pump water from tanks into the 200l drum. Do washing. Connect outside hose to pump. Pump to garden. Not easy but I get 150l onto the grass that would have gone down drain

Average Joe wrote:

Sards wrote:occassionaly. But I put Stockings over all my hose ends from washing machine and over my one way valve that goes to my pump. And I work from a 200l drum next to the washing machine which does all the filtering. The drum does get fluff.

The soapy water breaks down the clay in my soil and gets rid of an underground cricket that buries into the soil. They make a racket and the dogs dig up the ground to get to them. With the soapy water they dissapear.

Doing washing is a mission. Pump water from tanks into the 200l drum. Do washing. Connect outside hose to pump. Pump to garden. Not easy but I get 150l onto the grass that would have gone down drain

When you say grey water do you mean only your washing machine or all drain water except toilets?

Average Joe wrote:Knew someone that did kitchen water and his garden was a mess. Oily gunk all over the show. Bathroom is difficult though as you use a lot of different products there. Soap also builds up over time and can also cause stains.