Soooooo, how's this weather?

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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby cracka » Sat Dec 21, 2019 10:09 pm

Dutchy wrote:A pic of the world class Fox Creek Mountain Bike trails, it was such dense bush in there, the ferocity must have been unbelievable.

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My son is very much into the downhill racing, state championships have been there (lone gum track) for the last 3 years. there will be a heartbreaking amount of wildlife lost in there.
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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby cracka » Sat Dec 21, 2019 10:31 pm

saintal wrote:
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Booney wrote:Friends sister has lost everything in Gumeracha.


Got a mate at Woodside who had to leave, he's not sure how his place fared.

Where abouts in Woodside. I'm in the Jacaranda/Saint Marks estate. A couple of properties on the edge of this estate lost sheds but fortunately no houses lost. Pretty sure all houses in the town are ok. Saw 2 houses up on Ridge Road burnt out & a couple on the main road towards Lobethal.


We live on the top/paddock side of Grevillea Way Cracka and were awfully lucky. Fire reached and made a bit of a mess of our fence but didn't make it into the yard. My parents also live in the estate now and (stubbornly) stayed behind, so to be on the phone to them while they stood in the street trying to explain what was going on was quite terrifying. (

How long have you lived there. We built our 1st house on Gardenia Dr in 97, moved out to the corner of Gallas & Tiers rd in 07, then back into Saint Marks in 2014. Wife's sister is on the corner of Jacaranda & Gardenia, her mother is in Honeysuckle & her cousin was one of the places that lost a shed on Jacaranda.
photo is of our Gardenia Dr house from the week I moved in which shows the view towards Ridge Road before Grevillia Way was built.
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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby saintal » Sat Dec 21, 2019 10:52 pm

Coming up to 5 years on Grevillea, and prior to that lived on Gardenia for roughly 6 years.

Ah right, so you know half the estate it seems :) I know the family that lost a shed on Jacaranda, the one which held cars..

Thanks for putting the photo up.
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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby cracka » Sun Dec 22, 2019 8:03 am

saintal wrote:Coming up to 5 years on Grevillea, and prior to that lived on Gardenia for roughly 6 years.

Ah right, so you know half the estate it seems :) I know the family that lost a shed on Jacaranda, the one which held cars..

Thanks for putting the photo up.

Lived in or around Woodside since I was 7. Parents had 15 acres on Pfeiffer Rd just above the New Era estate. We had the actual mine shaft on our property as the old man was a geologist.
Its actually the 1st fire I can remember to affect Woodside so badly.
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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby Jase » Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:58 am

Found out yesterday that the gentleman who passed away in the fires is the father of friend of ours....

We never met him but still a horrible situation...

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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby Dutchy » Mon Dec 23, 2019 1:13 pm

Dutchy wrote:
Booney wrote:Friends sister has lost everything in Gumeracha.


Got a work mate of 20 years who lost his house at Mt Pleasant :(


Correction Mt Torrens, friends started a gofundme page for them, its gone nuts, people are so amazing in support -

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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby whufc » Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:49 pm

The inlaws sold and moved out of their home on prairie road in Cudlee Creek 7 months ago.

They moved to Kersbrook for a smaller property, today they found out their old house was burnt down completely.

Luckily I suppose the new owners had no animals or live stock and made it out themselves so no lives lost.

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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby Grenville » Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:16 pm

Mate at Woodside thankfully ended up getting through unscathed. A woman at work is in Charleston, the fire got to within 2 houses of her, she said if not for the CFS the whole town was stuffed. She had a couple of horrible stories about animals getting caught up in it.
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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby Brodlach » Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:01 pm

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whufc wrote:I dont necessarily believe we can stop or alter climate change but anyone who thinks the climate isn't changing is off their head. The weather has gone ridiculous. We started this month with a week of temps under 20.


This is the 11th day over 40° in 2019, this is the same number of 40° days for the entire 10 years from 1960-1969 at the West Tce.


More coming too, at least 3 more; Saturday, Sunday and Monday
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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby Dutchy » Tue Dec 24, 2019 10:41 am

Grenville wrote:Mate at Woodside thankfully ended up getting through unscathed. A woman at work is in Charleston, the fire got to within 2 houses of her, she said if not for the CFS the whole town was stuffed. She had a couple of horrible stories about animals getting caught up in it.


Spoke with another ex-work mate who lives outside Birdwood, its black all around their house but it survived because local farmers stayed back to defend it and the area. Unbelievable.
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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby Booney » Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:50 pm

Melbourne is about to get smashed by a massive storm.
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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:52 pm

Whats the red represent on the radar....never see that for SA.....

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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby westcoastpanther » Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:16 pm

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Whats the red represent on the radar....never see that for SA.....

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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby amber_fluid » Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:23 pm

westcoastpanther wrote:
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Whats the red represent on the radar....never see that for SA.....

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Heavy period?
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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby Booney » Fri Jan 31, 2020 7:54 am

Gross.

Its gon'rain!
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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 31, 2020 8:14 am

amber_fluid wrote:
westcoastpanther wrote:
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Whats the red represent on the radar....never see that for SA.....

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Heavy period?

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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby Bum Crack » Fri Jan 31, 2020 8:22 am

Booney wrote:Gross.

Its gon'rain!

went for a 6km walk at 6 this morning and I reckon i would would have lost a litre of sweat. It is shit out there.
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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby PatowalongaPirate » Fri Jan 31, 2020 8:46 am

40C in Hobart today. I don't recall seeing that too often.....back to 16C by Tuesday :lol:
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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 31, 2020 9:20 am

Looks like KI is getting a fair drenching atm.
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Re: Soooooo, how's this weather?

Postby Footy Chick » Fri Jan 31, 2020 9:55 am

Lightning McQueen wrote:Looks like KI is getting a fair drenching atm.


Good!

Apparently Adelaide is going to see SFA of this apparent apocalyptic rain.. as long as those who need it more actually DO get it, then I'm not so fussed (although it would be nice)
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