Blowing a gail here at the moment
Taking a truck load of steel to woods point tomorow talking snow at frenchmans gap
that will be fun
'Gail' is very happy here too :P
good onya ;D
Hows it going at your place
crap flying around everywhere
CFA have just gone out
Quote from: Brett B on September 19, 2011, 07:11:05 PM
good onya ;D
Hows it going at your place
crap flying around everywhere
CFA have just gone out
Windy, must put the scanner on and listen in :)
Fark me, the place has lit up :(
http://cfa.vic.gov.au/incidents/incident_summary.htm
Quote from: D4D on September 19, 2011, 07:15:32 PM
Windy, must put the scanner on and listen in :)
Fark me, the place has lit up :(
http://cfa.vic.gov.au/incidents/incident_summary.htm
Just had a look the CFA site there a bit going on a few grass fires all ready
Lot's of activity on the scanner too - the call out you heard was Glenburn rd Kinglake, house fuse box fire, tree down now and SES being called.
D4D you havent been a naughty boy again , listening to things that you shouldnt Hmmmmm ;D
Nice easy job for them the St Andrews cfa guys are probly in the pub now
Quote from: speewa158 on September 19, 2011, 07:29:36 PM
D4D you havent been a naughty boy again , listening to things that you shouldnt Hmmmmm ;D
:angel:
Quote from: speewa158 on September 19, 2011, 07:29:36 PM
D4D you havent been a naughty boy again , listening to things that you shouldnt Hmmmmm ;D
If you have an iPhone there is an APP that has a scanner.
hey Rich is there an app for andriod
Hardly a breath of wind here, but very warm and overcast before dark.
Quote from: Brett B on September 19, 2011, 07:36:42 PM
hey Rich is there an app for andriod
I'm not sure mate sorry.
Quote from: Brett B
...talking snow at frenchmans gap
yea good luck with that... its balmy has hell even though its cyclonic in the shed
Hey lost bloody crazy isnt it
hot down here frezzing up there
Quote from: D4DFark me, the place has lit up :(
http://cfa.vic.gov.au/incidents/incident_summary.htm
God help me, theres "controlled" burns out near the grampians.... :( thats this weekend over and done with, the place will be a wall of flames by then
It's Pretty calm here in Cazza D, don't know if that's a good or bad thing. Maybe the calm befOre the storm :-[
Either way I'm about to hit the pool like a farken big Walrus 8) There is Gunna be a tidal wave coming your way Bruce, your not that far from me ;D
Whatch out for the white pointers johny
Quote from: Black Diamond on September 19, 2011, 09:01:20 PM
It's Pretty calm here in Cazza D, don't know if that's a good or bad thing. Maybe the calm befOre the storm :-[
Its droppped off somewhat here, but 1 hour ago was fawkt..
QuoteEither way I'm about to hit the pool like a farken big Walrus 8) There is Gunna be a tidal wave coming your way Bruce, your not that far from me ;D
Fill the fridge im'a comin'...
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now its pissin down here in langy and the hell wind has returned!!!!
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR022.loop.shtml#skip with lots more to come!
having seen the races from Shep earlier, it was horizontal rain there...
you sure BD didn't do a belly flop? ;D
and now masses of thunder and lightning... :( and rain and wind :( :( and poo.
sleep time.
Quote from: Lost on September 19, 2011, 08:58:51 PM
God help me, theres "controlled" burns out near the grampians.... :( thats this weekend over and done with, the place will be a wall of flames by then
They stopped calling them 'controlled burns' here in the West, 'cos normally lost control. Now they are 'fuel reduction burns'
We had huge thunder during the night and it wasn't me after the curry dinner :)
We had some big gusts here overnight but I've now got some more firewood with a tree snapping in half ;D
Quote from: D4D on September 20, 2011, 09:07:10 AM
We had huge thunder during the night and it wasn't me after the curry dinner :)
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Was originally from Melbourne, now living in Far North Qld. Can't say I miss the weather down there..
Quote from: cruza driver on September 20, 2011, 10:04:15 AM
We had some big gusts here overnight but I've now got some more firewood with a tree snapping in half ;D
I'll bring the trailer :)
Well I made it to Woods Point and back
Left at 5 am from here to Yarra Glen wasnt to bad but going up the slide there was crap every where
Mansfield to Jamo clear but from Jamo to woods Point pissin rain couldnt see s#it trees down every where
The climb up to frenchmans gap got 800mtr starting to sleet got to 900 mtr starting to snow truck with HWY tyres starting to loose traction ???
Got to the top and my ar#e stops puckering but going down the other side I think to my self will the engine brake cause compression lock up
or will I just keep tapping the brake pedal
Well I held my breath and just did a bit of everything bit of sliding here and there finaly got some grip again all was good
On the way out no snow so need to change my jocks again
:cheers:
Brett
Good to hear it all worked out well for ya Brett, that sort of stuff keeps you on your toe's and it all ways makes you feel good when you look back on it latter and know you handled it right.
Thanks Deano
have to catch up mate and have a drink or 2
Hangin to get the CT out agian
Quote from: Brett B on September 20, 2011, 04:04:06 PM
Well I made it to Woods Point and back
Left at 5 am from here to Yarra Glen wasnt to bad but going up the slide there was crap every where
Mansfield to Jamo clear but from Jamo to woods Point pissin rain couldnt see s#it trees down every where
The climb up to frenchmans gap got 800mtr starting to sleet got to 900 mtr starting to snow truck with HWY tyres starting to loose traction ???
Got to the top and my ar#e stops puckering but going down the other side I think to my self will the engine brake cause compression lock up
or will I just keep tapping the brake pedal
Well I held my breath and just did a bit of everything bit of sliding here and there finaly got some grip again all was good
On the way out no snow so need to change my jocks again
:cheers:
Brett
Great trip report ;D I know that road well it would have been very interesting thats for sure :cheers:
Why did you mexicans have to send the wind up here? I've just got the call, I'm off to play with fire down Putty Rd tomorrow. ;D ;D
thats another Shity peice of road too
Quote from: Brett B on September 20, 2011, 07:38:53 PM
thats another Shity peice of road too
Bloody great bit of road, Just demands respect.
Dont know what its like now but 20 years ago I use to drive trucks through there to Brisbane at night
one trip I came through during the day and never drove a truck through there again
Quote from: cruza driver on September 20, 2011, 06:31:54 PM
Great trip report ;D I know that road well it would have been very interesting thats for sure :cheers:
:cup: :cup:
The surface has improved, It still follows the same path largely. As a road if you show it respect you'll be fine, If you try to race or make up time------Well that's when we get called out to clean up the mess. I guess I've been driving it all my life, But i'm just as happy to drive that way as any other, My wife on the other hand hates it with a passion.
No room for error there seen a few nasty crashes on the Putty
Would like to drive up that way in a car one day
:cheers:
As my Patrol found out. :'( :'(
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Quote from: Brett BNo room for error there seen a few nasty crashes on the Putty
The putty road... I have had dozens of mad weekends on the bikes headin through there up past the 1/2way house (has that been rebuilt yet?) and on to Walcha, Gingers the Oxley Hwy...
God I miss those weekends, No cares in the world... massive speeds, let ya hair down and no bacon in sight....
Quote from: Lost on September 20, 2011, 09:26:06 PM
The putty road... I have had dozens of mad weekends on the bikes headin through there up past the 1/2way house (has that been rebuilt yet?) and on to Walcha, Gingers the Oxley Hwy...
Half way house has been sold and is to be rebuilt, But I've not heard when.
Quote from: Lost on September 20, 2011, 09:26:06 PM
God I miss those weekends, No cares in the world... massive speeds, let ya hair down and no bacon in sight....
Not any more. With every bike drop it's going the way of The old Road (Pacific highway).
Quote from: singo-26Not any more. With every bike drop it's going the way of The old Road (Pacific highway).
Sadly isnt everything :(
I remember many weekends down to bald hill thru natio park, the road wasnt re-tarred in 25 years.. was patched hell, but awesome fun! Same as Mac Pass...