Qantas Chief Executive Geoff Dixon has tried to dampen hopes a little further by telling people to "take a cold shower and settle down, " while the airline's unions are "extremely concerned" about the potential job losses.

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Down came a shower the color of ashes.

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The water pressure's way down where you can't get a shower or anything, and it's going to be a minimum of two weeks before the power comes back.

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