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High and dry?

- Hundreds left without water, TheStar.com, February 03 2010.

2. Brisbane restaurateurs are down, but not out, with many continuing to open their inner-city businesses for trade despite the local flood disaster.

Queen Street Mall eateries and surrounding bars are trading as usual, however many surrounding retailers are closed, particularly in Albert, Mary, Margaret streets.

Fortitude Valley heavyweights Limes Rooftop Bar and Cloudland are open for business, as is Hamilton’s Baguette, Brett’s Wharf, Dandelion & Driftwood; all undamaged and fully operational.

George Street’s The Villager Hotel remains open today, one of the only CBD venues still operational and servicing remaining city dwellers. Thus far they are high and dry and accessible with fridges fully stocked and except to remain so over the coming days.

Also open in the CBD is Pig and Whistle, Milano and Jimmy’s On the Mall.

New Farm hasn’t fared so well, with Confit one of few restaurants to remain open in light of rising floodwaters.

- City restaurants remain open, City-News.WhereILive.com.au, January 13, 2011.

3. If you missed the Billy Ray Cyrus interview on “Piers Morgan Tonight” on Monday, you weren’t the only one.

Miley Cyrus’ dad bailed on his scheduled appearance on the CNN show after the MTV Video Music Awards, leaving the British TV host high and dry for the would-be in-depth interview about his daughter’s performance.