The odd things you see....

I was a wee bit bored last night so I went out for a drive up to Shorncliffe. I took the fishing gear but knew the conditions weren't that good and was really out there for a bit of fresh air and to see what has happened up around that area.

They got a bit of flash-flooding with the rain but were out of the path of the river rises since they're not near the river and it's feeding creeks. The area was impacted by the flood in other ways, such as fields of debris flowing out of the river and into Moreton bay.

Some of the more curious items I saw along Shorncliffe:
A 5000L water tank.
Several wooden pallets (one had some kind of steel/iron piece of machinery on it, presumably floated all the way.)
Six bound stacks of hardwood flooring on the jetty. The flooring is normally called "floating timber", we re-did the carpeted area downstairs with it when we bought this house. It would appear to have drifted up against the jetty and they hauled it up.
A large tree stump had drifted up against the jetty.

There were piles of floating timber and other odds & sods up against the rock retaining wall. and along the beach. It makes for some very dangerous cleanup with a lot of potentially sharp objects around and drifting in the water, plus the bacteria content of the flood waters.

Apparently two Echidna's along with a few snakes were found in the area, likely drifting in on floating debris.

Fishing didn't net anything, I did catch a catfish which provided a few moments of excitement. Debating whether to go out tonight with the tide or not... I guess it will depend on how the rain and wind behave. Bream tolerate fresh water just fine, but no idea if they'll be in / around the jetty, or if any Flatties will be in the area.