OT: Oz Bushfires

by **Lula** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:38 am

Andrew wrote:

9am Saturday here....all is calm. Hot front and winds aren't due till midday. Same for the Victorians....

Keep us posted. We had it bad last weekend, smokey and ash everywhere. Scary stuff.

by **Andrew** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:54 am

http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/2006/12/08/1165081138879.html

by **dcvader** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:55 am

Hey Drew, Make sure your computer is safe. Don't want your Journey in LA 2006 interview to go up in smoke.

For real hope all is well. Wishing RAIN for you guy's.

by **Andrew** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:57 am

Hobart isn't affected and hopefully will stay that way....lots of haze though.

PC is safe and server (based in Florida) is definitely safe

by *Laura » Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:58 am

Andrew wrote:http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/2006/12/08/1165081138879.html

Oh,my...terrible.

That sattelite image is amazing. :shock:

by **Andrew** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:19 am

Shania wrote:
Andrew wrote:http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/2006/12/08/1165081138879.html

Oh,my...terrible.

That sattelite image is amazing.

Yeah, that was 2 days ago....they say it could only be the coastline that stops the fire if hell breaks loose today!

BTW - In that image, that's top part of Tasmania in view...

by **Andrew** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:25 am

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20895100-2,00.html

by **Granny** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:43 am

Andrew wrote:http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20895100-2,00.html

Andrew, please be safe and if it heads your way, run, run, run...come to live with us in the states...
Hope all is fixed soon..
Carol

by **Lula** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:16 pm

Wow.... speechless. The images are spooky, especially that last one of the town.

by **Just Mindy** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:45 pm

Damn this is some scary shit...stay safe, Andrew, hoping for rain for you guys...

by **SunshineTwilight** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:19 am

Andrew,

Hope and pray that you all get some relief soon!!

I can't imagine having to deal with that. Let alone breath all that smoke.

Stay safe mate!

by **Andrew** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:34 am

Rain is falling here in Tassie. 25 fires were burning, 1 house destroyed in the North of the state.

Both Tasmania and Victoria got a little lucky with the weather - very hot, but no winds, so in Victoria, they only lost 2 houses so far...but no rain there.

All in all, still underway, but much better than it could have been.

by **Andrew** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:10 am

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/ember-attacks-threaten-towns/2006/12/11/1165685585439.html

by **Andrew** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:13 am

I spoke too soon.

THe rain did not penetrate inland and near hurricane force winds hit the state late yesterday knocking out power supplies, but also fanning existing fires.

Sadly I must report that 23 houses and a hotel were destroyed on Tasmania's East Coast (2 hour NE from here).
Victorian fires still burning frelly too - but currently without too much damage and cooler conditions.

Still going to be a long summer it seems.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20912938-2,00.html

by **Clasicrockldy** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:24 am

Damn Andrew. I do hope it doesn't head your way.

Now if only I could send the rain we are having here to OZ......... I would do it in a heartbeat !

by **Clasicrockldy** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:06 pm

Andrew,

I saw some news up here on my local station about the brushfires. I do hope everything is ok where you are.

by **Andrew** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:24 pm

Ok here, but bad weather due tomorrow for the state and the areas suffering - hot and windy....not looking too good. Still burning strong.

by **SunshineTwilight** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:33 pm

Andrew wrote:Ok here, but bad weather due tomorrow for the state and the areas suffering - hot and windy....not looking too good. Still burning strong.

Andrew,

Do you have an evacuation plan in place in case it comes to that? Let's pray it doesn't, just PLEASE be safe!! :!:

by **Andrew** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:38 pm

Yeah, just about everyone does living here....but there are no fires in the greater Hobart region at this point. Still 3 months of fire weather to come though!

Last hairy moment for me personally was 1998 - had the car packed that night!

Tasmanian fires updates:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/tasmanian-fires-burn-uncontained/2006/12/13/1165685725801.html

and

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/scamander-faces-regrets-and-ruins/2006/12/12/1165685681155.html

Victorian fires:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/warning-over-smoky-city-smog/2006/12/13/1165685728755.html

by **Just Mindy** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:42 pm

Unbelievable, Andrew...the pictures are mind-blowing, and I'm sure its MUCH worse to see this in person.

Stay safe, and I'm hoping that things get better for you guys very soon...

by **Abitaman** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:23 am

Take it your still ok? Still pretty bad?-ERIC

by **somethingtohide** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:26 am

Stay safe Andrew and don't hesitate to evacuate if it looks necessary...

My family evacuated from Houston ahead of hurricane Rita about a year ago and we waited too long and were caught in the rush of people. It took us 8 hours to travel a distance that normally took us 45 minutes. And there are worse stories than mine, I know. Try to be ahead of the crowd if possible and make sure you have plenty of gasoline/petrol in your car.

by *Laura » Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:45 am

Andrew wrote:Yeah, just about everyone does living here....but there are no fires in the greater Hobart region at this point. Still 3 months of fire weather to come though!

Last hairy moment for me personally was 1998 - had the car packed that night!

Tasmanian fires updates:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/tasmanian-fires-burn-uncontained/2006/12/13/1165685725801.html

and

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/scamander-faces-regrets-and-ruins/2006/12/12/1165685681155.html

Victorian fires:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/warning-over-smoky-city-smog/2006/12/13/1165685728755.html

Doesn't look good at all...

Hope you are doing OK,Drew.
Between the heat of the nature and the emotional heat of the Journey board,you must feel like being between a rock and a hard place.

Hopefully everything will end soon.

Stay safe.

by **Andrew** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:38 am

Not much happening close to me. The whole city is covered in a smokey haze and it smells to high heaven...but no trouble here.

However, a bad day ahead for the residents of some East Coast towns.

by **Vladan** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:47 am

That's the thing here, i'm in the capital city and smoke has travelled all the way down to us ofcourse aswell, our air is smokey, it smells, and it's hard to breathe it in, the sky is also red, was worse a few days ago though.

by **Andrew** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:53 am

Update:

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20925030-2,00.html

by **Crazie Scarab** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:13 am

I think there should be a limit on how much brush fire smoke there should be allowed in Australia. Perhaps the good ol' US of A can be of some help to ya all. Yeah. I think the California Air Resource Board and the Environmental Protection Agency could help you folks out bigtime! Hmmm.. Maybe they could mandate the Australian population to pay for the installation of Catylitic Converters on all bushes standing taller than 24 inches above the ground. It won't cost that much, and besides, you don't need the money anyways.. Right? :lol:

And, if that doesn't work, I'm sure they'll think of other ways to suck money out of your pockets. :wink:

by **Andrew** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:14 am

You are goign to have to quite calling it brush and call it what is is - BUSHfire

And I agree about the smoke....right now I feel like I'm in LA mid-August :shock:

by **Crazie Scarab** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:29 am

Andrew wrote:You are goign to have to quite calling it brush and call it what is is - BUSHfire

And I agree about the smoke....right now I feel like I'm in LA mid-August

Aww.. summertime. Summertime is when the arsonists go to work around these parts. Is it arson that started the fires down under? I hope not.

When I was a kid, there was an occasional fire.. every couple years maybe. Nowadays, whenever it get's hot & dry, there's at least one fire, set by an arsonist. It's quite sad.

by **Melissa** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:39 am

Andrew wrote:You are goign to have to quite calling it brush and call it what is is - BUSHfire

And I agree about the smoke....right now I feel like I'm in LA mid-August

lol- they call them brush fires here in FL when they happen too. Nasty stuff!! Glad things sound like they are safe where you are, hope it stays that way.

MR

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