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Geez..its windy
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:49 pm
by Smitty
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!
oh...and its about to rain...lots
cheers
Smitty
- 1983 Melb dust storm
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Re: Geez..its windy
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:52 pm
by robracer
Smitty wrote:and off limits to semitrailers, vans, caravans and mudderboikes
cept Hardleys
Re: Geez..its windy
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:49 pm
by Ben
Been through here brown cars everywhere and tyre tracks left on the bitumen, very slippery
Re: Geez..its windy
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:50 pm
by Smitty
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
Re: Geez..its windy
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:58 pm
by red_dave
Oh farken great... I fly in tomorrow morning
Re: Geez..its windy
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:26 pm
by Smitty
red_dave wrote:Oh farken great... I fly in tomorrow morning
its gunna be a quick trip down...its a northerly...
going home might be a bugger of a bumpy ride though
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
Re: Geez..its windy
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:00 pm
by dave#3
red_dave wrote:Oh farken great... I fly in tomorrow morning
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!!!
Re: Geez..its windy
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:18 pm
by Benno
Should give me a call when you're at the airport dave. I'll come and see you
Re: Geez..its windy
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:23 pm
by Stace
Hey Smitty
HTFU
Re: Geez..its windy
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:56 pm
by photomike666
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 >> /
Re: Geez..its windy
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:14 pm
by Smitty
Stace wrote:Hey Smitty
HTFU
Stace
I was fine....
the building I was working in wasn't....moving around in the breeze
tad disconcerting
Re: Geez..its windy
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:54 pm
by mike-s
Unfortunately
some people were less fortunate than others.
news.com.au photos from readers
Re: Geez..its windy
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:52 am
by brendanzxr
shit what a storm crazy