i believe so Noel, heading towards Kiandra from sawyers hut, I got it off a friends (murry) post that he appears to have got from someone else judging by the name on the pic , murry who is himself an excellent photographer and filmer he was the cameraman on the show number 96.
We had a friend who owned a Great Wall he towed his van around Australia. He raved about it, I know he had a couple of minor things go wrong. I can remember him saying it wasn’t a land cruiser and he used it for what it was
They are probably fine if looked after, a bloke I know used one for a work ute it was ok except the gearstick used to rattle like hell. Being a cheap Chinese vehicle they good to take the piss out of I know a train driver who said we are getting Chinese trains and our brilliant government have purchased a lot but they had to send them back because all the wiring was the same colour also some have broken there boggies. Get ready for rail traffic congestion.
Bugga now I feel old Blair I remember waching #96 and the BOX on our black and white telly ...... And the chingas can Actuly make some good stuff problem is then they are nearly as expensive as everyone else . But what they excel at is wasting resources and making chit .
When in Darwin two years ago, we were befriended by two ladies who lived in the park. And delightful people I might add. They were both grandmothers but had lived together for over thirty years. We became attached to both and shared much time and several dinners with them. Linda had a small 4x4 Chinese vehicle called a 'CHERRY'. I've never heard of them before or since. She had done a lot of k's in it and loved it. It was extremely economical and she told us she had never had a moment's trouble with it. Quite educated and a brilliant artist, Linda put her own personal touch to it. Her number plate was simply - 'RIPE' Noel The two nicest lesbians (and people in general) we could ever hope to meet. Loved them
yes number 96 was a long time ago I think murry is in his seventy,s a keen fly fishermen, I remember the cherry 4x4,s they used to sell them down the road from me.
We have had some heavy rain here in Shepp where we don't have any long running fires but it appears as though the north east fires are going to get some rain. Good for putting the fires out...not good for river health but I think it is best if the fires are controlled. Was going to put a screen shot of the radar up here but it is too much of a problem with the dumb arse fault of this forum in regards to putting up pics!
I just click on file then click on again holding down button and drag it to the screen box , works on my computer . a lot seem to be having trouble whith posting pics.
Yep...that is how I normally do it. I was on my sister's desktop. Explorer or whatever the crap is that has the files...I couldn't move it out of the way as I normally do. Could have been a fault with the desktop but the bottom line is I can't be bothered with a system that should be fixed! Especially when I am at my sister's place for tea and my intellectually disabled niece is calling out to me! Or my other option is do it at work in my breaks...yeah...nah!!!!! Cheers Team Pissed off!
Well, once more our town has been attacked by fire. Perhaps by the grace of God, it hasn't hurt us. But it surely has hurt many others. We still have no fire damage or injuries in our little town. We were ordered to evacuate a couple of weeks ago. Last Thursday we had four phone calls from RFS to prepare to evacuate and prepare for that immediately. That evacuation order was never made, thanks to all the people on the ground at the fire fronts. There were no aircraft or helicopters in the air. With red hot winds gusting to 100kmh, they were not allowed to fly. It seems to me that social media, which I certainly detest, has much to answer for. Perhaps, the public must learn to stop believing everything they read from people with little knowledge and no facts to back up what they say. We have seen an 'unprecedented' usage of the word 'unprecedented' to describe these Australian fire storms. That can safely be called bullsh!t. It may apply to NSW and I accept that. Someone (I forget who, used that 'unprecedented' word) followed it by saying the likes had never been seen in twenty years. Twenty years does not qualify for saying 'unprecedented'. That's someone who really doesn't know what they are saying. Victoria's fires have been much worse in our 'white man' time. If we analytically consider the results, taking into account the threefold increase in our population even since I was at school, and the number of deaths incurred recently; it's perhaps, with modern scientific information and equipment, a credit to many that far more people have not been lost. Also, during recent years we've seen a blow out in the number of bobby farmers and others living amidst dense forests. This has had a huge impact on the more than 2000 homes lost across the nation, along with some of the people. Nor is it all to blame on 'climate change'. I don't disagree that there seems to be changes happening and that many of the world's best scientists believe that it is happening. The planet has also been changing for millions of years. One of the biggest risks we take with fire is the continuing reduction in the levels of fuel reduction removal/burning. We must come to terms with that and soon. The drought that made the bush tinder dry is never included in the talk of climate change and the current fires. Hopefully, some lasting lessons will be learnt from all this, but one factor over-rides it all. Droughts and floods have been a natural part of this country since time immortal. Can we seriously believe we can actually avoid either? Enough of this rant Noel.
I agree that there is an 'Unprecedented' amount of bullshit flying about enabled by social media for the self appointed "experts" and their gullible boofhead followers to spread the hysteria. Lets hope the majority keep seeing through this. Anyhow that's enough my unprecedented use of the word unprecedented for now
Yes they say unprecedented what's the death count I don't know but it's nowhere near the 120 plus of the Black Saturday fires
Oddly enough, Noel, during the past decade in NSW there have been more hazard reduction burns than in the previous decade, but when they are not observed in their local area the general belief by a lot of people is that it is not happening. A big factor to be considered is the dwindling window of opportunity to conduct controlled burns. Looking back at my time with the local RFS during the 90's, we had longer periods of 'ideal' conditions to carry out burns than they have today. Just here in my little patch of central Qld, the 'ideal' conditions have not been present for the past 7 years and to attempt a controlled burn when it is obvious that there is a better than even chance that it could and most likely would become uncontrollable is nothing short of madness given the limited resources available to not just our unit, but a lot of RFS units around the country. Without using the word 'unprecedented', we have never seen fires of the scale that have occurred in recent times. We have never had to use the Navy to evacuate our own citizens from fire ravaged areas and we have never witnessed such devastation to homes, property and native wildlife over such a vast area as we are seeing now. As for the loss of lives, sure, there have been worse outcomes, but the sheer scale of these fires are unmatched by any other fire events since European settlement. One could almost say that it is unparalleled, unequalled, unrivalled and even go as far as saying that it is without a doubt 'unprecedented' - sorry Noel, I just had to say it. Jeff
One could ask about the time 25% of Victoria was on fire and I felt the death toll on the so-called Black Saturday was more like 170 down our way, there has not only been less reduction burning, there has been little or no maintenance on fire trails. Crews tried we're told, but could not go where they wanted as the fire trails were either overgrown or had fallen trees on them. I have no doubt Jeff that what you say is correct as you usually are but saying NSW has increased is perhaps an over generalisation when down here, where much serious trouble has occurred, your words reflect the the averages across the state, and are not necessarily correct in some specific areas. It's a contentious point down here that not enough reduction burning has been done for years. No, I certainly don't mind you saying anything. I generally agree with you 100% Noel
Noel, some interesting figures in this article. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-22/prescribed-burning-nsw-backburning-hazard-reduction/11878316 Jeff
Indeed Jeff but one thing stands out amongst all the data. The piece concedes that it's not only essentially but almost totally in reference to National Parks where much of our burnt area is not under that jurisdiction. Perhaps we should be like some others and leave TBX because we don't totally agree with one another. You certainly have a point to make. I believe, having lived amongst this fireball for weeks now, I too can have a point of view. Seriously Jeff, do you think the 'ideal situation' of which you speak being less now is due to the new big subject, 'climate change'? Make a deal with you- if you don't quit TBX, I won't either. Noel Your newest arch enemy, who for some ungodly reason, continues to like you.
The bloke I know here in East Gippsland responsible for organising reduction Burns told me he's that frustrated with it he no longer cares it takes 2 years or more to organise a reduction burn in an area and what usually happens in that waiting period you get one or two times it's perfect the burn but they're not allowed to and then when it's finally approved by all the red tape the conditions are far too dry and it doesn't get done ......
Yes I do Noel. The ideal conditions that I refer to are lower temperatures and higher humidity which results in a lower dew point - something that those who conduct controlled burns look for. Global heating (note heating, not warming) has created not just higher maxima, but also higher minima air temps and this in turn has meant less overnight condensation resulting in drier vegetation. I'm a numbers man Noel and when 99% of the planets leading climate scientists concur that we do have a climate change problem and 1% that say we don't, I know where I will place my bet. I have no intention of quitting TBX, old friend. You and I have been here for quite some time and even though we do agree on most things, there will be times where we will butt heads - all in good fun though. I'm a firm believer that in any discussion, debate or argument, everyone can have their own opinion, but they can't have their own facts - unless of course your opponent is a politician or Rupert Murdoch. Jeff
