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Start here => M.O.-Introductions => Topic started by: Phlexor on February 23, 2009, 09:39:18 AM
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Fires got a little to close for my liking today.
The first picture was taken from our front door.
The second picture was taken just a couple of hundred metres down the road.
And the third picture is obviously a water bombing helicopter also taken from our front door.
Lucky the wind was blowing in the opposite direction or else the fire would have been headed towards us. It was much closer to my grandparents house and they were on standby ready to evacuate if things got worse.
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That's good the fire didn't get any closer Lord Phlexor. It must have been nerve wracking to have it get that close. The douche bags that deliberately set some of that rash of fires should be fucking executed. I hope your family continues to get through it okay.
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Lets hope they don't get any closer
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Lets hope they don't get any closer
:agreed:
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Lets hope they don't get any closer
:agreed:
QFT.
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Lets hope they don't get any closer
:agreed:
QFT.
umm... fourthed.
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Thanks guys.
Yeah, those firebugs are seriously beyond retarded. Maybe they need to bring back burning at the stake.
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Thanks guys.
Yeah, those firebugs are seriously beyond retarded. Maybe they need to bring back burning at the stake.
:agreed:
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:o
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Nothing like real life drama to gain some perspective.
Good luck and favorable winds for you, Phlex!
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Yay, Elvis!
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Have you ever seen any so close before?
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Your grass looks so dry it looks like it could catch fire easily. Do you have water restrictions on watering lawns where you are?
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Your grass looks so dry it looks like it could catch fire easily. Do you have water restrictions on watering lawns where you are?
Pretty much there are nearly everywhere in this state atm.
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Have you ever seen any so close before?
The Ash Wednesday bushfires (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday_fires), when I was a kid. A large fire was headed towards our town (Pakenham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakenham,_Victoria)), but at the last minute the wind direction changed before it hit the main town.
I still remember that day, at 3pm the sky was so dark it was like dusk. My step dad at the time owned a second-hand furniture shop and they were friends with the people who ran the milkbar. So they sent us kids to hang out there probably so we wouldn't get so freaked out. I was happy because they had an Original sit down tabletop version of the arcade game Donkey Kong. But for years afterwards you would still see so many blackened trees everywhere with fresh leaves growing on them. It looked weird.
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Your grass looks so dry it looks like it could catch fire easily. Do you have water restrictions on watering lawns where you are?
Yeah we have water restrictions because of the drought that has been going on for so many years now, but with it being summer and having those really hot days on end, the grass has just dried right out pretty much everywhere. I'm glad I cut it a few weeks ago as it's been really long due to me being lazy and no bastard we rang would come around and mow it for is (professionally). We rang like 3 different guys and made appointments and none of them ever showed up.
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We have had water restrictions off and on for the past several years here. Fortunately they haven't gotten that bad where we live yet, since we have a better water supply than most other cities near us.
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All joking about marshmallows aside, bushfires are plenty scary all right. We were evacuated from our home during the Black Christmas bushfires, and I still remember the sight of trees and telegraph poles well alight on both sides of the road as we were driving out of town. One of my sons is too young to remember anything about it, thankfully. The older one remembers going back to school for Year 3, and everyone drawing pictures of the experience for a classroom display.
I visited a relative in Sutherland Hospital today. In the front foyer there is a woven tapestry, in three panels, created in memory of those killed and injured in previous bushfires in the Sutherland Shire. I'll post a photo of it after I get it off the camera.
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(http://i317.photobucket.com/albums/mm384/SleepyDragon_album/TSHTapestry.jpg)
L to R: During fire, aftermath, regrowth.
From an NSW Health press release:
After three years of hard work by the Bicentennial Tapestry Re-weaving Committee at Sutherland Hospital, John Ralf's memorial tapestry is once again hanging in the hospital for all to enjoy. The tapestry, which was created to honour the volunteer bushfire fighters who lost their lives at Menai (1977), Waterfall (1980) and Grays Point (1983), is constructed of three 180cm high panels. The Committee was brought together to replace one of the panels which was stolen. Through the generous support of the local community the Committee was able to raise sufficient funds to have the missing panel rewoven by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop. On Sunday 4 September, the Committee oversaw the rehanging of the tapestries in the Atrium of the new hospital building, during a rededication ceremony.
The work is quite large, and it's hard to get a good camera angle, but oh well.
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(http://i317.photobucket.com/albums/mm384/SleepyDragon_album/TSHTapestry.jpg)
L to R: During fire, aftermath, regrowth.
From an NSW Health press release:
After three years of hard work by the Bicentennial Tapestry Re-weaving Committee at Sutherland Hospital, John Ralf's memorial tapestry is once again hanging in the hospital for all to enjoy. The tapestry, which was created to honour the volunteer bushfire fighters who lost their lives at Menai (1977), Waterfall (1980) and Grays Point (1983), is constructed of three 180cm high panels. The Committee was brought together to replace one of the panels which was stolen. Through the generous support of the local community the Committee was able to raise sufficient funds to have the missing panel rewoven by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop. On Sunday 4 September, the Committee oversaw the rehanging of the tapestries in the Atrium of the new hospital building, during a rededication ceremony.
The work is quite large, and it's hard to get a good camera angle, but oh well.
Good post SD. :plus: