Re: Batten down the hatches Vic

[Bird]

From Waz...


Beware guys. This was us yesterday on the walhalla road. We slowly passed a car and the road collapsed and we rolled. Fortunately the trees stopped us but a few meters either way and we would have kept rolling down mountain and this is on the main road between walhalla and Aberfeldy 5kms from Thomson bridge road. Cars also use this road.


This happened today in the Victorian High Country near Woods Point. A smaller car tried to move to the side to let us through but with all the rain we have had, the edges were too soft. I managed to squeeze past the oncoming the car, however our friends behind us weren't so lucky.
We managed to recover it by using 3 winches and plenty of recovery gear. Fortunately, no one was injured.
The winch motor on the Pathfinder worked pretty hard and needs a service. Came home with the cable wrapped around the bullbar.

[Bird]

From Vince

[D4D]

Nice job recovering the Patrol, that would not have been a pleasant experience.

[Bird]

pissin down here and windy as hell
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR024.loop.shtml#skip

[D4D]

Absolutely pouring at the moment with massive thunder and lighting

[Bird]

Absolutely pouring at the moment with massive thunder and lighting

spewin... no lightning thunder here

[D4D]

All gone now, got to love living in VIC

[speewa158]

Yep   Vic  Love it or ,  Well you know   . You don't have to go home But you cant stay here     

[scarpsD40]

Spring/Summer is just around the corner, right? This could make camping at Knockwood tonight very interesting.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..............

[speewa158]

That just sounds  so, so tempting              to stay home          Have Fun         

[scarpsD40]

That just sounds  so, so tempting              to stay home          Have Fun         

it's ok, I've goggled the gps coordinates for knockwood and aligned it to the weather warning map. It turns out we'll be camping in the very south east corner of the north central district that's not marked red.  According to the chart, we'll be camping in a balmy 15° but 100m along the track it will be -2°.
So just need to put my swag in the right spot and we'll be sweet;D

[speewa158]

l see it but l don't believe it   

[Bird]

if anyone finds a hatch mine blew away...

[GeoffA]

if anyone finds a hatch mine blew away...

Just wait a bit....someone else's will drop in soon...maybe even mine.

[speewa158]

if anyone finds a hatch mine blew away...



hatch or Thatch   ,    lost you skull rug 

[GGV8Cruza]

Just wait a bit....someone else's will drop in soon...maybe even mine.

I lost the thing that it attaches to as well

GG

[D4D]

Wind is out of control here now

[speewa158]

Gentle luffing in the trees here & Blue Blue sky   

[Bad Scott]

it's ok, I've goggled the gps coordinates for knockwood and aligned it to the weather warning map. It turns out we'll be camping in the very south east corner of the north central district that's not marked red.  According to the chart, we'll be camping in a balmy 15° but 100m along the track it will be -2°.
So just need to put my swag in the right spot and we'll be sweet;D

Wasn't quite 15 deg but not far from it

[peter01]

Wasn't quite 15 deg but not far from it

and the distance from the fire was......

[Bad Scott]

and the distance from the fire was......

Big Steve, jeans and fire = leg on fire
shorts and singles

[GGV8Cruza]

Its almost snowing in Sandringham

GG

[AdrianLR]

Its almost snowing in Sandringham

GG

View of Sandringham from the city.

[Bird]

Its almost snowing in Sandringham

GG

Its not bad in Colouredburn

[Bird]

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR024.loop.shtml touch wet... and plenty of flood warnings