Fires

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Rick

Was that event held at Toners lane ? Mike

Yes Mike. The GHAC has 10 acres with our Club rooms etc. It was Bl%%dy close, but thanks to two members who would not leave, all is OK.

Regards Rick.

[motto]

The annual Picnic at Hanging Rock Car Show which was scheduled to take place yesterday, Sunday the 9th, was put off until a later date due to forecast weather conditions.
There is usually around 2,500 - 3,000 vehicles and 5,000 - 8,000 people attend.
The result of a fire racing through the area on the day like happened at the GHAC event doesn't bear thinking about.

David

[hrpearce]

The trouble with fire is even if you are well organised and have an escape plan you can't take everything with you and generations of history gets destroyed.
I hope we all get some rain soon to settle the fire season down as being put on stand by could ruin any plans for Corowa.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by hrpearce

I hope we all get some rain soon to settle the fire season down as being put on stand by could ruin any plans for Corowa.

Robert,
The ironic thing is that I am coming over there to get away from the rain. It has been incessant since before Christmas. Ground saturated, rivers full, roads breaking up. Luckily the bad flooding is not affecting me, but some places in Somerset have been isolated for 5 weeks. We would gladly send you some rain, but no idea how to get it to you. Hope you stay safe and can get down to Corowa.
regards, Richard

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by lynx42

Yes Mike. The GHAC has 10 acres with our Club rooms etc. It was Bl%%dy close, but thanks to two members who would not leave, all is OK.

Regards Rick.

I was listening on my scanner..the cops were going nuts because somebody was left behind in the fire at Toners lane ............ they were trying to get to him ... they called for backup . Anyway it turned out OK thankfully .

THE SMOKE IS very THICK HERE TODAY ..the sun is blocked out ..its a eerie feeling like armageddon mike

[colin jones]

I can't believe the weather here. The day before yesterday was 43C+ and today it's 23C with 85% humidity and my neighbour needs a boat to get around. Luck I built my place up. It's a shame this water can't be dropped on some of the terrible fires around the country.
Colin.

[motto]

Yes Colin, some areas a so dry that the farmers are having to shoot their stock and I hear some are then shooting themselves although this is not made public. There's probably some truth to it.
It can be a hard country.

David

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by motto

Yes Colin, some areas a so dry that the farmers are having to shoot their stock and I hear some are then shooting themselves although this is not made public. There's probably some truth to it.
It can be a hard country.

David

Strange world ...... they are having to shoot stock in England now because they are sinking in the fields and fodder is getting short. Even heard about some buffalo over here who are too heavy to move on sodden ground and will have to be put down.

[hrpearce]

Fortunately no extremes here, it was getting very dry here and the swamps were drying up but fortunately it started to rain steadily last night. We had 12.25 mm over night and it is still raining now.

[Richard Farrant]

High winds here at present, reported to be up to 80 mph. No doubt there will be some debris about in the morning. Reports on the local radio of trees down.