Gday
Concerned for Wood Borer & Meg with Tolmie getting frequent mentions on the news.
Hope they're safe.
Cheers................Sean
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Gday
Concerned for Wood Borer & Meg with Tolmie getting frequent mentions on the news.
Hope they're safe.
Cheers................Sean
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Hope everything is OK, Rob & Meg.
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Just be well prepared and if you're going to leave, don't leave it to the last minute.
Thinking of you both.https://www.ubeaut.biz/crossfingers.gif
Not good news on the 11.00 o'clock news. Winds have increased and homes may be under threat.
https://www.ubeaut.biz/rant.gifNo No No No!!! They just moved there!! https://www.ubeaut.biz/mecry.gif
Just spoke to Rob.
The fires are 6-7 KM away and the wind is blowing away from them. They are in no danger at present and are being kept informed by CFA, council and all other bodies involved.
They are well prepared should the situation change.
Rob will try to get on later today.
Good news . Thanks for the update.Quote:
Originally Posted by
It's plenty dry up there and Rob is surrounded by bush. I thought when I was up there that it wouldn't be such a great place in the event of fires.
I hope the wind keeps blowing the way it is.
The fires seem to be following the same route as the Great Vic Bike Ride.
So it's your fault is it Grunt?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Grunt
Richard
Thanks for the update ;)
Oh that's soo good to hear!!! https://www.ubeaut.biz/shame.gif
Thanks
cheers
Wendy
Not sure where exactly the two members mentioned above are but this is a view of the Tolmie hills from my place in Mansfield.
Authorities have an alert out for Gears Hill, cambatong rd and the merrijig area. Road closures are in place Mansfield is about as far as you can go at present, in any direction
The wind is being a bit tricky at present and cant make up its mind. if it shifted to a sou easter it would blow the fire back on itself. However if we do get a sou easter Mt terrible and the Jamieson burns becom a problem.
What would be really good is a westerly and an inch of rain.
(dreamin)
my son is stationed at Corryong and has been fighting fires around mansfield for the past 5 days. According to the fire map, the fires are everywhere there. There is even a fire at a place called Buggery. Yes, it's listed.
For the fire map see here: http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/fires/upda...TC+1100%202006
Carry Pine
I hope the fire doesnt get to big or else all the fireies will go to Buggery. :p :p :p :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Carry Pine
Al :rolleyes:
One hell of an unpleasant welcome for Rob and Meg, trust all is well.
Dadpad, Tolmie is about midway between Mansfield and Whitfield, the other road out of Mansfield rather than turning off for Mt Buller.
Im sure Meg and Rob are resilient enough to get out of this thing ok.
I hope so as we are booked in for lunch sometime during the Christmas break. :p
Al :)
Rob,
Hope you and Meg have a fire plan that helps you to feel confident of what action to be taking.... although with such a recent move I guess the area might still be a little unfamiliar.
Thinking of you and Meg and hope that all is well.
Hope all goes well Rob & Meg, and all others in the area.
See the attatched pic for an update. The black arrow indicates the town of Mansfield the red arrow was wind direction yesterday (5/12). The wind is now in the S.E so almost a reverse of the direction indicated but quite light.
Tolmie is in the area of the red arrow head (sort of).
To the south (bottom of pic) of Mansfield is the Jamesion complex of fires. (Mt Terrible/flourbag). To the east (right of pic) is Mt buller, several fires there are expected eventually to join with the Tolmie fires.
These fires will all burn until we get rain, so most of this summer will be spent waiting for something to break out of its control lines.
Ian I know where Tolmie is just not the specific area or road of the members mentioned.
They live on the Whitfield-Mansfield Road, just out of Tolmie.
It's the place that looks like a Lie-Neilsen plane.
They had the Victorian politicians on the 7:30 report tonight and they looked genuinely worried. (A real contrast to Amanda V who spent the whole interview denying responsibility for her department.) I think they have come to accept that the fires will just go on until there is a drastic change in the weather. Not really much we can do.
CP
Got everything crossed for them and the other people and homes in the area.
Hope you are OK. :(
Some of you may have heard on the media that Tolmie has been evacuated, some houses have been burnt, our roads have been closed etc.
These rumours are false at this stage. You can’t blame the media because they are getting false reports from people who are uninformed or after attention. The media are doing their best to provide information however the sensationalists generally sound confident.
The spokespeople for the CFA and the DSE are also giving a little bit of inaccurate information but their resources are quite thin with all the fires.
Meg and I are both safe along with my tools. We have prepared our house for the threat of embers or a direct hit. We will be staying in the event of a fire and defending the house and ourselves. The fires are approximately 6 Km to 7 Km East of us.
We have a fire pump and knapsacks, buckets etc and are ready if it kicks off. I have been in the middle of few large bush fires in the past prior to becoming a city slicker. Meg has not experienced bushfires previously and she is facing the threat very well.
The CFA, DSE local Shire Council and Police have been invaluable keeping the community up here informed of the current status of the fires, road closures and what equipment and activities are required to defend and stay alive. We have one or two of these meetings per day at the local hall.
Family, friends (including Bulletin Board members), neighbours and total strangers have been very supportive offering assistance to prepare for the fire, offering accommodation in case we evacuate or if we are left with smouldering buildings. We appreciate these kind offers and genuine support.
We do not regret our move up here whatsoever and I will be back into the woodwork when things settle down.
Yes, I have used my tools a bit since moving up here including cutting one or two dovetails by hand.
Tonight I am staying up until 4:30 AM to keep an eye out for embers, then Meg will take over.
Thanks again for your concerns, we will be fine.
My cousin is coming up today from Melbourne to stay for a little while and help us if required.
The BBQ is still on for the New Year Ozwinner.
Dadpad, we will have to catch up one day, hope you like hand tools and in March (after I build a new shed) some very nice electron burners from that Felder chap.
Thanks for the heads up Rob.
Hang in there.
Onya Rob, just don't start that BBQ too early OK. ;)
Hope you don't have to do anything Rob. With a bit of luck, it will bypass you.
I'm preparing for Saturday (37 degrees) when some idiot is likely to light the Dandenongs again.
The 1997 fires were stopped by the CFA only about 200M from our home, and lots of others. Damn thing was deliberately lit and they never found the scum.:mad:
Good luck Wood Borer. The news this morning looked pretty frightening, but you seem well prepared. If there is an upside, at least the bush will be cleared of undergrowth now, and will allow a respite for a few years!
We've had smoke around for a couple of days, looks like a smallish fire down in Murphies Ck area (just down the escarpment), but so far I haven't been called out by the RFS. We haven't had the same heat and wind as Victoria is getting at present, maybe you're too close to Canberra!!:D
To WB and Mrs Borer, and others down there, take care.
Unfortunately, they rarely do:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Gumby
And if they do, they give them a rap on the knuckles. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain
Fingers crossed for you W.B. and anyone else facing these extreme conditions.
Sounds like you are well prepared.
I do realise the gravity of the situation (and the coming weekend), but I think the media are a little overly zealous in scaring the c^#p out of the general public..
You and me both gumby.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Gumby
Good luck WB and Meg. If you need anything (Even if it is just a laugh), all you need to do is post here and I am sure the offers will come flooding in.
All my families thoughs are with the two of you and any others in the same predicament
woodborer catch up for sure. I'm on crutches for 6 weeks (PM me when you get some spare time)
All the best mate - you're a real bushie now! Don't forget the socks full of sand in the downpipes/full gutters. I will stay to defend our house too (100Ha of bush over the road, so much fuel you'd cry). Like me, I hope you don't ever have to, but it sounds like you're prepared! Don't forget a ladder to check the roofspace.
Balls, tennis balls, much easier.Quote:
Originally Posted by TassieKiwi
Tennis balls don't do too well in a 90mm pop mate, I once fished nearly 2 dozen out of my tanks when my sons were small and did back yard cricket.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain
Didn't think about that, ours accept a tennis ball quite happily, but our gutter leak so it probably wouldn't matter anyway.
Didn't know you were a cricket fan, Chris. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Christopha
Rob & Meg
What a start to your new residence in the area you know Janet & I send our best hopes for a speedy end to the present difficulties.
This is one instance when you dont say, "keep the home fires burning"
Brendan, that was about as quick as I expected! I wondered how long it would take!!! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Felder
Anyway, Rob, all the best mate, take care and no matter what, BE SAFE!
Wood Borer,
Keep a look out for my young bloke. (piccie). if you are lucky enough to meet him he knows more than any three adults over 40 combined. But a good kid nevertheless. He's from Corryong and does 5 days on and one day off at the moment down your way.
Carry Pine
The local tv news ran an item on the Tolmie residents' briefings.
And who should be sitting in the front row; none other than Mr & Mrs WB.
Not a lot of smiles; but looking well.
Ken
Thanks for the words of encouragement. My cousin is up for a couple of days and I am keeping an eye out for embers until 3AM and he will take over.
Yes Ken, we were on the telly at the briefing, I will wear my UBeaut hat for the meeting at 9AM today.:cool:
The weekend should be interesting but putting it all in perspective, it will be a good yarn one day.
I'll keep an eye out for your young bloke Carry Pine.
Dadpad, we will catch up after the fires for sure.
Lucky you weren't staying with us now Jow, Janet's crook leg wouldn't be very stable climbing the ladder with a fire hose.:rolleyes:
I too have have the 90 mm downpipes Christopha so I made some plugs from some scrap oregon using the bandsaw and of course finished them with an LN spokeshave. I suppose I will have to get one of those machines one day that make the wood spin around and all you do is hold a chisel up to them.:) My plugs held the water overnight last night which is near enough.
Iain, I have some steps ready a previous employer kindly gave to me to check out the roof space.