Storming... Dust Storming!

Yesterday was a weird day! It started off fine, but when I got into work I heard about this crazy dust storm that was hitting Sydney. I didn't pay to much notice, and continued to work.

 

I had a supplier meeting which went on for over an hour. After coming out of the board room I saw everybody lined up along our bank of windows. Everything was turning this pale orange colour, and a fog was settling.

 

Eventually everything went so bad that all I could see out my window was orange. I couldn't see the trees over the balcony, let alone the houses across the street. I was lucky enough to not have to go outside, but it did get into the air conditioning. The small was just dusty, and for me it was hard to breathe without smelling these dust particles.

 

These are some good pictures, but because Sydney got the storm first the coverage was all Sydney. I couldn't find many Brisbane images, but look here: DUST STORM IMAGES and you will see how orange everything is.

 

CRAZY. Its was absolutely crazy. Nobody in my office had seen anything like this before, so this was a truly rare event. Sleeping was a pain as all you could smell was dust. It got in your eyes, and Peters 4WD is covered in orange.

 

Actually the cats had fun walking over it, so now its covered in cat prints.  

 

Today is a lot better and you can't smell the dusty scent. Everything is clear again and we are back to the blue skies and sunny days. Actually I can't remembered the last time it rained! Our water tank can't either… Its nearly empty.

 

We should be due for a good storm soon, and not a dust storm I hope.