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Can you still buy Rinso?

I have been dealing today with a government agency requiring photo ID for an older family member, impacted by the disaster in Lismore. He's now too old for a driver's licence and has never been overseas, so he has no passport. To get a replacement birth certificate, he requires a photo id. To get a photo … Continue reading Can you still buy Rinso?

13/05/202213/05/2022lismore flood 20224 Comments

Exit Row

How frustrating must it be to be a flight attendant? In the front row of six, there were only two of us paying any attention to the flight attendant's instructions for the emergency row. The woman to my right was engrossed in her book, the man next to her was going through photographs on his … Continue reading Exit Row

22/04/202222/04/2022Lismore, lismore flood 20224 Comments

Doesn’t Make Sense

"Walking around Lismore after the first flood, when there was still mud around and large piles of trashed furniture out on the street made sense of what happened. But it doesn't make sense now", I said to Noreen who runs the Duck Pond Espresso Coffee Shop in South Lismore. "The night of the first flood … Continue reading Doesn’t Make Sense

12/04/202212/04/2022Lismore, lismore flood 20222 Comments

Sydney life and Lismore life

“Can we send you a pizza order for a lovely lunch?” a colleague told me today she had recently offered some colleagues in Lismore. “That would be lovely”, she was told, “Except we have no pizza places. They're all closed, due to the flood.”. My colleague told me this was a stark insight of how … Continue reading Sydney life and Lismore life

01/04/202202/04/2022art, Arts, iggy pop, Lismore, lismore flood 20222 Comments

Village Voices

When people you know have near-death experiences, you tend to be a little more “honest” in your communications with them. You tend to be more willing to share the thoughts, feelings and experiences you’ve had. After years of living in Surry Hills, I thought it was finally time to share with my family a few … Continue reading Village Voices

26/03/202202/04/2022Lismore, lismore flood 2022, Surry Hills, village voices4 Comments

A lot ahead of us

"You can have my thongs if you like", I said to my nephew Sam when he mentioned he had no shoes to wear. We were on our way to Ballina Airport so I could return home to Sydney. “Sam, do you have shoes?”, Michelle asked her son, to which replied he had spent the last … Continue reading A lot ahead of us

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My beautiful hometown, Lismore has suffered the worst flood in recorded history. Many say the devastation is more akin to a cyclone or a tsunami. This is a series of posts about what happened to my family and to my town. I’ll keep adding to this as the recovery/rebuilding occurs. https://jamesobrien.id.au/2022-lismore-flood/

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My beautiful hometown, Lismore has suffered the worst flood in recorded history. Many say the devastation is more akin to a cyclone or a tsunami. This is a series of posts about what happened to my family and to my town. I’ll keep adding to this as the recovery/rebuilding occurs. https://jamesobrien.id.au/2022-lismore-flood/

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  • Andrew on Happy Tears
  • James O'Brien on Can you still buy Rinso?
  • marcellous on Can you still buy Rinso?
  • James O'Brien on Can you still buy Rinso?
  • Andrew on Can you still buy Rinso?
  • James O'Brien on Live Shows Again
  • Andrew on Live Shows Again
  • marcellous on 20 Years
  • James O'Brien on 20 Years
  • hellocarolbaby on 20 Years
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