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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #250 on: July 20, 2015, 10:24:17 AM »
From Waz...


Beware guys. This was us yesterday on the walhalla road. We slowly passed a car and the road collapsed and we rolled. Fortunately the trees stopped us but a few meters either way and we would have kept rolling down mountain and this is on the main road between walhalla and Aberfeldy 5kms from Thomson bridge road. Cars also use this road.


This happened today in the Victorian High Country near Woods Point. A smaller car tried to move to the side to let us through but with all the rain we have had, the edges were too soft. I managed to squeeze past the oncoming the car, however our friends behind us weren't so lucky.
We managed to recover it by using 3 winches and plenty of recovery gear. Fortunately, no one was injured.
The winch motor on the Pathfinder worked pretty hard and needs a service. Came home with the cable wrapped around the bullbar.
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #251 on: July 20, 2015, 10:50:18 AM »
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Re: Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #252 on: July 20, 2015, 11:00:00 AM »
Nice job recovering the Patrol, that would not have been a pleasant experience.
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Re: Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #253 on: July 24, 2015, 06:50:08 PM »
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Re: Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #254 on: July 24, 2015, 07:16:07 PM »
Absolutely pouring at the moment with massive thunder and lighting
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Re: Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #255 on: July 24, 2015, 07:27:14 PM »
Quote from: D4D on July 24, 2015, 07:16:07 PM
Absolutely pouring at the moment with massive thunder and lighting
spewin... no lightning thunder here :(
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Re: Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #256 on: July 24, 2015, 07:30:19 PM »
All gone now, got to love living in VIC :)
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #257 on: July 24, 2015, 08:33:49 PM »
Yep   Vic  Love it or ,  Well you know   . You don't have to go home But you cant stay here     :cheers:
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #258 on: July 25, 2015, 07:14:27 AM »
Spring/Summer is just around the corner, right? This could make camping at Knockwood tonight very interesting.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..............
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #259 on: July 25, 2015, 07:45:44 AM »
That just sounds  so, so tempting              to stay home          Have Fun          :cheers:
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #260 on: July 25, 2015, 09:30:35 AM »
Quote from: speewa158 on July 25, 2015, 07:45:44 AM
That just sounds  so, so tempting              to stay home          Have Fun          :cheers:
it's ok, I've goggled the gps coordinates for knockwood and aligned it to the weather warning map. It turns out we'll be camping in the very south east corner of the north central district that's not marked red.  According to the chart, we'll be camping in a balmy 15° but 100m along the track it will be -2°.
So just need to put my swag in the right spot and we'll be sweet;D
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #261 on: July 26, 2015, 05:04:26 AM »
l see it but l don't believe it    :cheers:
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #262 on: July 26, 2015, 08:28:55 AM »
if anyone finds a hatch mine blew away...
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #263 on: July 26, 2015, 08:49:59 AM »
Quote from: Bird on July 26, 2015, 08:28:55 AM
if anyone finds a hatch mine blew away...

Just wait a bit....someone else's will drop in soon...maybe even mine.
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #264 on: July 26, 2015, 09:25:42 AM »
Quote from: Bird on July 26, 2015, 08:28:55 AM
if anyone finds a hatch mine blew away...



hatch or Thatch   ,    lost you skull rug  ??? ???
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #265 on: July 26, 2015, 12:53:41 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on July 26, 2015, 08:49:59 AM
Just wait a bit....someone else's will drop in soon...maybe even mine.
I lost the thing that it attaches to as well

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Re: Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #266 on: July 26, 2015, 02:33:31 PM »
Wind is out of control here now
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #267 on: July 26, 2015, 03:26:31 PM »
Gentle luffing in the trees here & Blue Blue sky    :cheers:
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #268 on: July 26, 2015, 09:19:02 PM »
Quote from: scarpsD40 on July 25, 2015, 09:30:35 AM
it's ok, I've goggled the gps coordinates for knockwood and aligned it to the weather warning map. It turns out we'll be camping in the very south east corner of the north central district that's not marked red.  According to the chart, we'll be camping in a balmy 15° but 100m along the track it will be -2°.
So just need to put my swag in the right spot and we'll be sweet;D
Wasn't quite 15 deg but not far from it :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #269 on: July 26, 2015, 09:21:09 PM »
Quote from: SJindustries on July 26, 2015, 09:19:02 PM
Wasn't quite 15 deg but not far from it :cheers: :cheers:

and the distance from the fire was......
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #270 on: July 26, 2015, 09:31:37 PM »
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and the distance from the fire was......
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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #271 on: August 05, 2015, 11:56:38 AM »
Its almost snowing in Sandringham

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #272 on: August 05, 2015, 12:04:32 PM »

Quote from: GGV8Cruza on August 05, 2015, 11:56:38 AM
Its almost snowing in Sandringham

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Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #273 on: August 05, 2015, 12:35:10 PM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on August 05, 2015, 11:56:38 AM
Its almost snowing in Sandringham

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Re: Re: Batten down the hatches Vic
« Reply #274 on: August 27, 2015, 12:06:10 PM »
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR024.loop.shtml touch wet... and plenty of flood warnings :(
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