We put on our water-wings to go to the shops and were nearly washed away by the down-pour. Still, it's not as bad as Q'land and WA. The main thing, not to do, is build your house on a floodplain - something, that seems to be a habit no matter where folk live in the world ...
The good side: it's better to stay at home and play with the computers, eat cake and drink good coffee ...