07.25 am Thursday 02 December 2010 AEDST
about 10 C with foog (now my preferred spelling); not raining but well maybe raining lightly (it looks very damp out there).
looking at websites re central west flooding; SES is hopeless – not updated much; RTA much better with livetraffic maps you can pick your betes noir and will plot route for you (not avoiding and doesn't seem to like motorways). slow to load on very average 3G (it's back) connection.
problems in area we're going to are GWH at Kelso and flooding 20 km north of Young on Olympic Way. might be able to avoid both by going cross country: to Eglinton; can maybe avoid Young flooding at Bendick Murrell by going via Greenthorpe. edgy that system doesn't bother with minor roads. same problem with Belubula Way from Mandurama to Canowindra. also will still get traffic pile up into Kelso on GWH before can make turnoff.
on to phone motel, tourist offices, rta reports at 09.00 am.
have decided on iPad (will end up later buying MacBook Air, but several budgetery periods might pass by. Dick Smith in Bathurst have at $50.00 off like black friday sale price on apple; listened in on sales pitch yesterday afternoon to a rural macophile and semi non believer wife; store guy about 80% there, didn't warn them to turn off 3G and wifi when not required to conserve battery.
will probably buy from them next week; Target at Lithgow doesn't stock nor does K Mart Katoomba; wary about buying from little apple dealer in arcade off Katoomba Street (main street) as they probably won't have in stock model I want (64gB – don't know how I will use, so will go for biggest as price differential over expected 24 month life isn't much) and probably talk me into lower gB model. will be quicker to order from apple store online. so am considering this but would like to be able to say 'I bought this from you' if problem arises. so nearest reliable dealer = DSE Btahurst (also this in mall with big Woolworths, Harris Farm, Howards Storage and kitchen shop that I usually use).
chance of iPad today maybe not very high.
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