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Join Date: Nov 2005
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The peak was 46.4 at about 3 pm. I had to go out at that time for a few minutes to bring in my washing and it felt really hot. With a relative humidity below 10%, it was a very dry heat. My washing felt quite hot to the touch, like it had just been removed from a tumble dryer. The thing I noticed most wasn't the heat, or the strong winds. It was the sky. Instead of the blue that I am used to, it was almost devoid of colour. It is unusual to see a grey, yet almost cloudless sky. ![]()
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Bitchy Little Brat
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Queensland, Australia
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we are covered in smoke and kinda concerned if they don't get the fires under control before the wind change this evening.
we don't want another ash wednesday, I would link to those fires, but im posting on my mobile phone. |
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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I hope you're all ok. Check in and let us know how you're going huh?
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Badelaide, Baustralia
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Minor news first. In Adelaide the heatwave is over for now, the southerly change is in, it feels bloody great and the nasty bushfire north of the city is under control. It will reach Melbourne soon.
I was just thinking with relief that we had had a lucky escape from a major fire disaster. Wrong. Quote:
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DucksNuts, Kingswood, Alphajerk, please report in. ETA: Quote:
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trying hard to be a better person
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We get skies like that up here, but usually that's on days when the humidity is really high.
Must be dust and smoke particles in the air.
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Did you know that according to the BOM it was 47.9 at Avalon today? You wouldn't think it could get that high.
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Doctor Wtf
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Badelaide, Baustralia
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Glad you're ok, Kingswood, thanks for checking in.
Ducks? Alpha?
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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I would say "Fuck" is an understatement!
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Bitchy Little Brat
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Queensland, Australia
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Present and accounted for.
We are still a little way North of the trouble area. We are having huge issues with asthma sufferers because of the smoke and my parents (who are a bit closer) are on flying ember alert. My friends have lost their beautiful home and valley property at Kinglake, but they are safe and thats the main thing. |
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Glad you're ok Ducks...you too kingswood.
Isn't Alpha in Melb city?
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Doctor Wtf
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Alpha is in Mt Evelyn, which is on the eastern edge of Melbourne (37 km from CBD) nestled into the Dandenong ranges. Sounds like a lovely place but could be dodgy in a fire.
I have emailed him via the cellar page, asking him to visit this thread.
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Oh yeah...the Dandenong ranges are beautiful, but you're right. Not too many roads in or out really.
Maybe we should leave some bacon out for him. That might bring him sniffing around.
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Master of the Domain
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Wow. We travelled in and around Marysville last year. It's very pretty country, nice people too. This is really terrible. They're reporting 84 dead, but it's sure to rise.
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Doctor Wtf
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Badelaide, Baustralia
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At least some of these were the work of arsonists.
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