Gosling1 wrote:Mate, as far as the neighbours are concerned, you need to show them some videos of the Ash Wednesday fires, or any footage of the 2003 Canberra firestorm, if that doesn't convince them to cut the grass, then I would be straight onto the council - I guess as *nicely* as possible under the circumstances ..
they need serious enlightenment of how dangerous an Aussie bushfire is...
Have you got the downpipes blocked off and gutters full of water ??
Hopefully the temps will fall a bit after tomorrow..........*crosses fingers, legs and arms*
Mate, they've only been in the place for about a fortnight, I thought I'd give them a bit of breathing space before I sicced the council fire control rottweilers on them (or start pirate broadcasting video footage)
. They are a bit paranoid up here after Ash Wednesday, eight people were killed locally and the burn scars are
still viewable on Mt Macedon today.
I have a copy of the CFA post-mortem of the entire Ash Wednesday as a PDF file, it itself would be enough to freak them out. It freaked me out, a lot of the deaths nationally were stupidity or panic-driven, like not leaving when the CFA suggests it would be a really good idea because you were pissed out of your gourd. Some were unlucky and paid the price, however some were VERY lucky and escaped with only bad burns. Very sad, and sobering to realise the decisions you make while under duress in the heat of the moment(!) could have deadly consequences.
Yes, I have the bungs for the gutter downpipes in the shed, will put them in if required as I'm not convinced they'll hold water in overnight. The downpipes are removable from the tanks if required.
...waiting for a cool change
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 6:27 pm
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that is hot, damn hot.....
