There is only so much housework and water watching you can do, say Henley residents who stayed with their homes as floodwaters rose.
The township was inundated from Friday night by flood water which rose to the doorsteps of many houses and forced three families from their homes.
"It's a bit of a mess - waist-height at its worst," Jay MacLean said.
Clare and Robin Perry, whose home has flooded about nine times, stayed, even though their basement flooded. Their children went to friends' homes.
"We're watching a lot of telly, keeping an eye on the computer for river levels and getting lots of calls from friends and family," Mrs Perry said.
By yesterday, the situation was starting to get depressing, she said.
Chest-high waders were needed to negotiate the floodwaters and the Perrys suspected their hens had not survived.
"We can't do anything. I'm going a bit stir crazy. I'm even contemplating doing housework."
She said it was the worst flood they had experienced since moving there in 1993.
"There is an unbelievable amount of water out there."
Mr MacLean's frustrations eased last night as he managed to "beg, borrow and steal" five pumps, which he had operating along the flood bank.
He hoped it would mean water would be out of the homes by today and improve access to the township, which was possible only by four-wheel-drive last night.
He spent Friday night putting possessions in boxes and stacking them high.
Water flooded his business, Henley Works, and came within 23cm of entering his house.
He still had power and phone, but his electric water pump had to be disconnected. His toilet had failed.
Neighbour Heather Perquin was also "sick of it" and feeling isolated in her home, where water had reached the front steps.
She was disappointed no emergency services had contacted them.
