Author Topic: The Aussie Thread (Read 330813 times)

Branno · « **Reply #80 on:** February 8, 2009, 07:10:27 am »

This is devastaing...65 people now confirmed dead and rising

RIP

pepe_carra_stevie_nando · « **Reply #81 on:** February 8, 2009, 09:32:31 am »

If some of these fires are deliberately lit like they think and they catch the person/people responsible, the fuckers should be burnt alive.

DK · « **Reply #82 on:** February 8, 2009, 10:33:43 am »

76 now...that's now the most ever unfortunately and they believe it will easily surpass 100.

It is horrendous. We have a lot of smoke here but most of the fires are under control.

Does anyone remember Brian Naylor? Used to read the news on Channel 9 in Melbourne for years? They found his wife's body today but there is no sign of him.

Hell on earth in some parts...

Branno · « **Reply #83 on:** February 8, 2009, 10:42:13 am »

Bloody hell DK (and thats what it is !) What town are you in ?

I know I carry on about being a pom but Im bloody Victorian through and through. So many of these towns Ive stopped off and had a pot and a pie....absolutley gutted

DK · « **Reply #84 on:** February 8, 2009, 10:49:28 am »

I am near Yarrawonga in the north east. We are fine but you have these sick fuckers who can drop a match wherever they like and it is tinder dry here so we would stand no chance. Everyone is pretty tense. I have family in Gippsland who are starting to water their roof's as cinders are starting to get carried on the wind.

Is it smoky in Melbourne mate?

Branno · « **Reply #85 on:** February 8, 2009, 10:55:16 am »

Strangley not even a whiff of smoke. If it wanst all over the news you would have no idea its happening an hour or so away!

My thoughts are with you (been to Yarrawonga a couple of times playing golf!) Its fucking scary stuff. I have a few days off this week and would love to go and help in the affected areas but wouldnt know where to start...take care mate !

DK · « **Reply #86 on:** February 8, 2009, 11:05:12 am »

Thanks mate, we'll be fine compared to the rest.

I am sure the Salvos or someone would be able to point you in the right direction.

Dread Breath · « **Reply #87 on:** February 8, 2009, 11:07:31 am »

Quote from: DK on February 8, 2009, 10:33:43 am

76 now...that's now the most ever unfortunately and they believe it will easily surpass 100.

It is horrendous. We have a lot of smoke here but most of the fires are under control.

Does anyone remember Brian Naylor? Used to read the news on Channel 9 in Melbourne for years? They found his wife's body today but there is no sign of him.

Hell on earth in some parts...

Brian Naylor missing? Wow, used to see that guy read the news everynight when I was living in Melbourne years ago. Certainly puts a human face on it for me.

Unfortunately bushfires are always a danger living in the bush here and with the heat wave we've had it isn't surprising that these fires have sprung up, especially also when you consider we had a relatively wet year here in many parts, meaning more fuel on the ground for the fire to swell from. The fires move at a crazy speed, often as fast as the wind, can't be outrun and in many cases can't be outdriven - many victims wouldn't have known what hit them until it did. A truly horrible way to die: RIP.

DK · « **Reply #88 on:** February 8, 2009, 11:11:29 am »

Quote from: Dread Breath on February 8, 2009, 11:07:31 am

Brian Naylor missing? Wow, used to see that guy read the news everynight when I was living in Melbourne years ago. Certainly puts a human face on it for me.

Just made official now - he has died.

BSBW · « **Reply #89 on:** February 8, 2009, 11:57:54 am »

Death toll in the eighties now, just watching on the box, must be a fuckin' night mare. Fires in the South and floods around Townsville, they've just announced that a five year old kid has been taken by a salty while playing in the floodwater, poor little thing.

capt k · « **Reply #90 on:** February 8, 2009, 01:15:01 pm »

Quote from: Dread Breath on February 7, 2009, 04:09:33 pm

Deliberately lit fires in this weather is akin to mass murder, though have to say that fires start up in this heat from any type of slant, human caused or not.

The Police have said.. they will be charged with murder...

tolls now at 84 with 20 more in intensive care..and reports are it will climb much higher when they an get into some areas..

Dread Breath · « **Reply #91 on:** February 8, 2009, 01:20:22 pm »

Quote from: capt k on February 8, 2009, 01:15:01 pm

The Police have said.. they will be charged with murder...

tolls now at 84 with 20 more in intensive care..and reports are it will climb much higher when they an get into some areas..

Good luck collecting evidence against an arsonist - the only way they'll get convictions is via a confession, I reckon. Unless the arsonist is stupid enough to set one out in the open, away from the cover of trees, where a satelite might pick them up and photo them.

capt k · « **Reply #92 on:** February 8, 2009, 01:29:44 pm »

Quote from: Dread Breath on February 8, 2009, 01:20:22 pm

Good luck collecting evidence against an arsonist - the only way they'll get convictions is via a confession, I reckon. Unless the arsonist is stupid enough to set one out in the open, away from the cover of trees, where a satelite might pick them up and photo them.

id say theres at least a dozen ppl charged each year with setting bushfires. most of them volunteer firefighters..
so while the "man in the street "thinks thered be no evidence left.. the coppers manage to get enough to prosecute..

Dread Breath · « **Reply #93 on:** February 8, 2009, 01:37:10 pm »

Quote from: capt k on February 8, 2009, 01:29:44 pm

id say theres at least a dozen ppl charged each year with setting bushfires. most of them volunteer firefighters..
so while the "man in the street "thinks thered be no evidence left.. the coppers manage to get enough to prosecute..

It actually makes sense that arsonists would want to be volunteer firefighters as they would want to be close to fires. Remember the fellow in charge of the local bush fire-fighting unit at my old home-town was charge with arson at one stage. Obviously, not all volunteer firefighters are like that and perhaps today is not the best day to be having a go at people in the CFA.

mickdundee · « **Reply #94 on:** February 9, 2009, 04:52:21 am »

126 dead now.

mickdundee · « **Reply #95 on:** February 9, 2009, 06:37:04 am »

131 dead now, I really do hope they catch the bastard/bastards who did this.

NatD · « **Reply #96 on:** February 9, 2009, 07:39:17 am »

It's shocking! We were over there for Christmas and New Year. Have family in Endeavour Hills and Narre Warren which I don't think have been affected at the moment.

lfc aussie · « **Reply #97 on:** February 9, 2009, 07:53:02 am »

tragedy. I'm suppose to be playing cricket this saturday in kilmore which is fire ravaged at the moment. I cant believe what has happened. We have bushfires every year, but deaths are very uncommon. This year is almost insane. Its worst than a terrorist attack. The arsonists have to be caught. they should be treated as mass murders and sentenced to life in prision.

pepe_carra_stevie_nando · « **Reply #98 on:** February 9, 2009, 08:43:03 am »

Death toll now expected to rise above 200.

Quote from: capt k on February 8, 2009, 01:15:01 pm

The Police have said.. they will be charged with murder...

Fuck murder and bring back the death penalty. Kill the bastards no matter what. Burn the charlie uniform november tangos alive.

Walshy7 · « **Reply #99 on:** February 9, 2009, 08:53:06 am »

So hot here today in the North Island, couldnt believe it was only 28, cant imagine how hot it is there, fucking horrible.

So very sad what has happened

royhendo · « **Reply #100 on:** February 9, 2009, 08:59:26 am »

Bloody awful this - my heart goes out to the folk there.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #101 on:** February 9, 2009, 09:39:30 am »

Hope all the resident Aussies on here are ok. How is the death toll so high? Were people caught unawares or does it just spread too fast. Horrific stuff.

Walshy7 · « **Reply #102 on:** February 9, 2009, 09:46:17 am »

One bloke was putting his kids in the car to make a getaway, went back to the house to get something, when he came back the car had gone up in flames. Dreadful

pepe_carra_stevie_nando · « **Reply #103 on:** February 9, 2009, 11:20:27 am »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on February 9, 2009, 09:39:30 am

Hope all the resident Aussies on here are ok. How is the death toll so high? Were people caught unawares or does it just spread too fast. Horrific stuff.

It was spreading too fast. People couldn't outrun it in their cars. There is also at this stage 31 different fires.

DK · « **Reply #104 on:** February 9, 2009, 02:40:47 pm »

Seeing some of the footage makes your blood run cold.

I grew up on a farm and we used controlled burning as part of normal farming practice so we have an appreciation of how things can go wrong if the winds change. But this is something else. In some cases the wall of fire has been as tall as a tree and moved so quick that it has burnt the leaves but not the trunk...so you can see how people knew of fires in their area for hours, but within minutes it caught them with nowhere to go.

One guy had his fire plan in place. Had the water pump and hose attached to his pool and was everything was ready for as soon as he saw anything. He then said he just saw the fire come from nowhere, over his back fence, and that he did not even have time to run the 20 steps to the water pump to start it. He just jumped in the pool and stayed underwater until it sped over and took his house. He is one of the lucky ones!

Madness....

It is eerie here. There is a smoke haze like a thick fog but we are safe compared to everyone else.

They will be finding bodies for weeks...

Fluro Kaz · « **Reply #105 on:** February 9, 2009, 05:07:58 pm »

glad your ok DK. I'm in perth at the moment for a futsal thing and everyine is wearing black armbands for it all and a minute silence before every game with a Vic team. Very sad stuff it really is. had a fire burn right up to the backfence when I was kid. I was at school but was gut renching. But this is far far worse. RIP

Also to people wanting to donate I heard its more usefull to give money as the clothing and food etc donations are chockers but anything would be usefull if you can. Also good to know cricket Australia are pitching in big time donating alot or even all the ticket takes from the one dayer.

TomG · « **Reply #106 on:** February 9, 2009, 11:09:42 pm »

I just heard that the Federal Government is matching donations to the Red Cross dollar for dollar. I urge everyone to donate whatever they can to help these poor people. Most of them never had a chance.

Im going down to the blood bank during my lunch break today to donate some blood for the victims.

This is such a tragedy. My heart goes out to the victims and their families

RedmeisterOZ · « **Reply #107 on:** February 10, 2009, 02:05:08 am »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on February 9, 2009, 09:39:30 am

Hope all the resident Aussies on here are ok. How is the death toll so high?

Much of Australia is in drought and has been for a long time. Add summer, then add an horrific heatwave which lasted around two weeks, get to a 47 degree day with very high winds. And finally, have some idiot(s) with a match and a "screw loose". Equals=Hell on Earth. Mass Murder.

Were people caught unawares or does it just spread too fast. Horrific stuff.
Normally, people are told to have a "fire plan", i.e what to do in the event of. You either stay at your home and take your chances, Or leave early to maybe escape the fireball coming in your direction. Many have been killed fleeing the fire, many killed who stayed put. The intensity of bushfire saw many trapped and die horrific deaths...no matter what decision they made.

Death toll is now 173.

Bronx Red · « **Reply #108 on:** February 10, 2009, 02:15:21 am »

Keep safe people , my heart goes out to you !

mickdundee · « **Reply #109 on:** February 10, 2009, 02:55:01 am »

Quote from: pepe_carra_stevie_nando on February 9, 2009, 11:20:27 am

It was spreading too fast. People couldn't outrun it in their cars. There is also at this stage 31 different fires.

heard on the news in some parts the fire was travelling 70km every hour, some people only got a 2 min warning.

YouthGoneWild · « **Reply #110 on:** February 10, 2009, 03:03:31 am »

The Italian Tv said it's Australia's greatest ever natural disaster. The images I saw made me cringe and so the updates I'm reading right now on the Herald Sun. I hope that those fuckin' arsonists will get the worst punishment possible. My biggest sympathy to the Australian people and may the victims rest in peace.

mickdundee · « **Reply #111 on:** February 10, 2009, 05:08:46 am »

Anyone catch Underbelly last night?

historymakers:lfc · « **Reply #112 on:** February 10, 2009, 05:09:53 am »

this is probably off topic but any sydney siders?

Auspool · « **Reply #113 on:** February 10, 2009, 05:18:36 am »

Quote from: historymakers:lfc on February 10, 2009, 05:09:53 am

this is probably off topic but any sydney siders?

Yes and yes...

This is an unbelievable tragedy; I'm just speechless...RIP

Edit: Police are now fearing as many as 300 may have perished...

TomG · « **Reply #114 on:** February 10, 2009, 05:53:02 am »

Quote from: historymakers:lfc on February 10, 2009, 05:09:53 am

this is probably off topic but any sydney siders?

Yeah im a Sydneysider. A Balmain boy. Yourself?

Auspool · « **Reply #115 on:** February 10, 2009, 05:56:55 am »

Northern Beaches now, formerly Gladesville.

Love Balmain. Well, more specifically The Exchange and the pub crawl...

capt k · « **Reply #116 on:** February 10, 2009, 08:03:30 am »

Quote from: historymakers:lfc on February 10, 2009, 05:09:53 am

this is probably off topic but any sydney siders?

Sydney based now, Liverpool..

balmains got a few great pubs.. cricketers arms, town hall, dry dock... had a few in all of them

pepe_carra_stevie_nando · « **Reply #117 on:** February 10, 2009, 11:19:33 am »

Quote from: mickdundee on February 10, 2009, 05:08:46 am

Anyone catch Underbelly last night?

Yeah, not as good as the first series but it's only 2 episodes in. The critics are raving about it though.

Dread Breath · « **Reply #118 on:** February 10, 2009, 02:05:44 pm »

Did anyone see Setanta O'Halpin's dog act for Carlton the other day? Almost made me weep with joy.....

DK · « **Reply #119 on:** February 10, 2009, 02:41:06 pm »

The kick in the arse was a bit harsh! Amusing though...

Author Topic: The Aussie Thread (Read 330813 times)

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