It got a little windy here in Moomba.

[Steve Fryar]

There were 12 people in the shack with the wind sock on it at the time when the rig blew over.It came down with a hell of a bang so I have been told.It was lucky the shack was where it was.

[tea lady]

Ummm! Yeah!

[Cruzi]

Did the guy wires snap?

Or were they rigging up when it happened?

[Steve Fryar]

Nah mate.We were about to run guns and the blow came in.The rig was full set up,guys and all.It just got blown over.Wind gusts on that day got up to about 100+K's.

[Cruzi]

Bloody hell, hope they didn't have the guns on the floor when it happened !!!!

[AlexS]

Reminds me of the only time I went to Moomba, 30+ years ago. We'd had trouble at Innaminka, so had to drive to Moomba during a storm to use the phone (no phone at Innaminka then, just RFDS radio which we didn't want to use).
When we went into the rec hall at Moomba, there were battered & bloodied blokes lying everywhere. We thought they must have had a pretty decent blue, but it turned out four of them had been sitting outside a caravan playing cards, the fifth had been inside, when a sudden storm hit & blew the caravan over on the blokes outside.

[Allan at Wallan]

Just decided to cross Moomba off my list for
Christmas holidays.

Allan

[Steve Fryar]

If I was you Allan,I would cross Moomba off my list for anything!!Unfortunately I work there.

[AlexS]

Steve, do they still have watch-throwing contests to relieve the boredom?

[Steve Fryar]

Given the current safety regime up there now,to throw anything could lead to a warning letter.

[kiwigeo]

There was no wind gust...what youre looking at is a new generation rig designed for drilling horizontal wells.

You still stuck in Moomba Steve? Busy here fishing logging tools.

[Steve Fryar]

Fishing logging tools??Hope they aren't wearing orange.Are they wearing blue?

[Ed Reiss]

I take it that Moomba isn't a tourist destination?

[AlexS]

I take it that Moomba isn't a tourist destination?

Not if you have any sense.