Bushfire Crisis

[NS_Stinger]

My thoughts and prayers go out to all you Aussies affected by this. I've been doing some reading on this and it sounds terrible.

 

[MerlintheMad]

....update at "The Heights" as at 4.24pm. Temp gauge on the south side of the house in heavy shade. Bottom temp outside, top reading inside with AC on full.View attachment 36223
For our international friends this an outer suburb of Sydney not the out back or bush. I know I might get shot down with this FACT locally but every 3 years or so when the conditions are bad we are the hotest place in NSW. Our location similar to LA is we have a mountain range behind us and this traps the heat below. We are at the bottom.

What is with your clock? You said 4:24 PM and it shows 21:19 (9:19 PM); and the date is totally whacked. (what's that weird symbol under "DAY"? moon phase off; then how can you trust what the thermometer reads?)

 

[Satansfist]

Damn Greenies !!! if people were allowed to clear their land and cut down trees that pose a danger it might not have been so bad.

Yeah...it's the Greenies...definitely not the owners of properties who, despite every fire season being told to get a fire action plan in place, clear gutters and vegetation away from their buildings still do nothing because they like a bit of shade round the BBQ. I go up into the Adelaide Hills all the time to work on automatic weather stations and rain gauges for the BoM, the amount of leaf litter and piles of shit I see leaning up against walls is ridiculous, people never learn till all their shit goes up in flames.

And to the politicians? Stop turning up at disaster sites for a camera op, you're not doing any good, stay in Canberra and do your job from there.

 

[Ozstung]

What is with your clock? You said 4:24 PM and it shows 21:19 (9:19 PM); and the date is totally whacked. (what's that weird symbol under "DAY"? moon phase off; then how can you trust what the thermometer reads?)

I must be psychic I just knew someone would pick the bloody thing apart No I haven't set any of the other settings the thermometer is all that I read.My house is full of other clocks. Moon settings I couldn't care about or any other bits. I have a digital clock right next to it. I also have many other temp reading instruments 9 all up ,the one I've shown you I consider to be the most accurate.
All other devices read Roof, under house,sunroom, undercarport, bedroom, lounge, front of house back of house.

I used this one to show as it is facing South uneffected by heat transfer from building , is in shade and is set and the meteorological correct height of 1.5. metres.

Ps we can still be friends

 

[Ozstung]

Yeah...it's the Greenies...definitely not the owners of properties who, despite every fire season being told to get a fire action plan in place, clear gutters and vegetation away from their buildings still do nothing because they like a bit of shade round the BBQ. I go up into the Adelaide Hills all the time to work on automatic weather stations and rain gauges for the BoM, the amount of leaf litter and piles of shit I see leaning up against walls is ridiculous, people never learn till all their shit goes up in flames.

And to the politicians? Stop turning up at disaster sites for a camera op, you're not doing any good, stay in Canberra and do your job from there.

Sorry to see Kangaroo island copped it also the loss of life, the community must be devasted .
I'm visiting Adelaide in April I was hopping to hop across to the island. Big road trip the " Stunger" is looking forward to it.

 

[TwiceStung]

I must be psychic I just knew someone would pick the bloody thing apart No I haven't set any of the other settings the thermometer is all that I read.My house is full of other clocks. Moon settings I couldn't care about or any other bits. I have a digital clock right next to it. I also have many other temp reading instruments 9 all up ,the one I've shown you I consider to be the most accurate.
All other devices read Roof, under house,sunroom, undercarport, bedroom, lounge, front of house back of house.

I used this one to show as it is facing South uneffected by heat transfer from building , is in shade and is set and the meteorological correct height of 1.5. metres.

Ps we can still be friends

49 deg C = 120 deg F. That is insane. Death Valley type heat. No thank you.

 

[Ozstung]

49 deg C = 120 deg F. That is insane. Death Valley type heat. No thank you.

Just looking at your avatar handle excuse my ignorance but do you have two Stingers?

 

[TwiceStung]

Just looking at your avatar handle excuse my ignorance but do you have two Stingers?

Had a base and sold it then got a premium. Keeping this one.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I must be psychic I just knew someone would pick the bloody thing apart No I haven't set any of the other settings the thermometer is all that I read.My house is full of other clocks. Moon settings I couldn't care about or any other bits. I have a digital clock right next to it. I also have many other temp reading instruments 9 all up ,the one I've shown you I consider to be the most accurate.
All other devices read Roof, under house,sunroom, undercarport, bedroom, lounge, front of house back of house.

I used this one to show as it is facing South uneffected by heat transfer from building , is in shade and is set and the meteorological correct height of 1.5. metres.

Ps we can still be friends

Thanks. I will sleep better now.

 

[namja]

Stay safe guys and buy some proper N95 masks

 

[Sime]

Smoke in Canberra is a shocker today.

 

[Flameangel]

A small Tribute
Some images are Heartbreaking, others Heartwarming........this is Australia.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1341484449392211

 

[DCBStingerGT]

That was a nice tribute video, as you mentioned, showing some Heartbreaking and Heartwarming images, the image of the man holding the Koala was in today's Herald-Sun newspaper, as was many other images.

 

[Flameangel]

That was a nice tribute video, as you mentioned, showing some Heartbreaking and Heartwarming images, the image of the man holding the Koala was in today's Herald-Sun newspaper, as was many other images.

I love that song , it’s so poignant as to what Australia is and when I first watched it on Facebook I shed some tears

 

[DCBStingerGT]

I love that song , it’s so poignant as to what Australia is and when I first watched it on Facebook I shed some tears

Is there a song on that video, I have no sound while watching the video, and I checked all my volume controls, which are up the loudest, not sure why I have no sound..? and Yes, the volume on the video itself..still no sound.

 

[Ozstung]

Thanks. I will sleep better now.

Wheres me Diatribe? No Tolstoy type reply?

 

[Nasscar]

Great video but very sad.
I never had audio either.

 

[Flameangel]

That’s strange guys, I have Audio when I click on that post ?

 

[Ozstung]

That’s strange guys, I have Audio when I click on that post ?

Post video reads unavailable for me.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I love that song , it’s so poignant as to what Australia is and when I first watched it on Facebook I shed some tears

Sound did not come through for me either (did all the usual troubleshooting steps).

I bet those roos were fighting, not hugging. I don't buy the lingering satellite image. But the point is made: your whole world might as well be burning down if it's your neighborhood engulfed in walls of flame and clouds of smoke like that!

Carry on. Wild fires are part of Life. Without them there would be no flora/ecology as we know it. And the fires will burn out - until the next time ...