Geez..its windy

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Geez..its windy

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Phark..is all I gotta say

shades of 1983...when ½ of Victoria got blown onto the other half

and our current road warnings include road closures-
Westgate and Bolte Bridges are down to one lane each way... max 40kmh
and off limits to semitrailers, vans, caravans and mudderboikes
a gale warning is in force for the bays...no craft less 20m allowed out

all of which is not so silly...wind gusts of 130+kmh are being shown on top
of the Westgate

that sky colour..is not cloud, IT IS DUST! :shock:

oh...and its about to rain...lots :twisted:


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Smitty wrote:and off limits to semitrailers, vans, caravans and mudderboikes
cept Hardleys ;)
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Been through here brown cars everywhere and tyre tracks left on the bitumen, very slippery
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robracer wrote:
Smitty wrote:and off limits to semitrailers, vans, caravans and mudderboikes
cept Hardleys ;)
hmmm..they would be Highly Dangerous in a 130kmh crosswind :twisted:
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Oh farken great... I fly in tomorrow morning :roll:
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red_dave wrote:Oh farken great... I fly in tomorrow morning :roll:

its gunna be a quick trip down...its a northerly... :twisted:
going home might be a bugger of a bumpy ride though :lol:

Thursdays forecast is not too flash.........

Showers and fresh to strong west to southwesterly winds, easing later.
Possible early hail and thunder in the eastern suburbs.

Precis: Showers easing later.
City: Min 9 Max 17
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red_dave wrote:Oh farken great... I fly in tomorrow morning :roll:
I flew in this afternoon. It wasn't too bad, actually, I was expecting a really rough trip. I hope it's OK tomorrow 'cause I'm going home. Yay!!!
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Should give me a call when you're at the airport dave. I'll come and see you ;)
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Hey Smitty HTFU :lol:
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robracer wrote:
Smitty wrote:and off limits to semitrailers, vans, caravans and mudderboikes
cept Hardleys ;)
And ZX10's coz I rode mine over a about 3:40pm, bike was at about this angle >> /
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Stace wrote:Hey Smitty HTFU :lol:
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I was fine....
the building I was working in wasn't....moving around in the breeze :twisted:
tad disconcerting
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Unfortunately some people were less fortunate than others.

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shit what a storm crazy :shock:
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