The destruction wreaked by the weather system formerly known as Tropical Cyclone Debbie has been monumental, but this a step too fucking far. It’s not right, it’s not okay, and it’s absolutely a case of kicking a man when he’s down.
Queensland, we regret to inform you that your beloved Yatala Pies has flooded.
Images of the underwater pie shop (found just off the Pacific Motorway halfway from the Gold Coast to Brisbane) were captured by 7 News.
“It’s like a lake down there,” one motorist told AAP. “It’s really, really flooded.”
“The river is rising, set to peak at lunchtime,” said the Facebook post, which is inarguably cruel when lunchtime is the second best time of day to consume a gravy-topped curry pie (the first being anytime that falls between the pub and your bed).
They also posted pics of the flood waters rising, a worrying sign of things to come.
And now here we are: a once-glorious pie shop stranded against its will. No man is an island, but Yatala bloody well is now.
They say that tragedies always bring out the best in people, and this is now exception. Yatala’s post has been – er – flooded with messages of support, with one person even offering to give ’em a hand cleaning up.
Photo: 7 News.
