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Tim (Midland Section) · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 9:37 am Post subject: Are the Aussies OK ?

May be coincidence, not seen any antipodean postings since the wildfires started.
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pegasus · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:27 pm Post subject: Fires

It's been too bloody hot here in Queensland. Many days og high 30s C and a couple of days low 40s. The glue on the 3m tags that attach my Aeroflow fairing on the K1100RS melted! Derek is probably off somewhere drinking beer to keep hydrated!

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:03 pm Post subject:

We hope all our OZ K11 folks are OK.

Stay cool, stay hydrated people. We are confident that drikko is staying hydrated. Very Happy

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drikko · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:13 pm Post subject:

Nah, just been busy. The fires are 2,500kms away so no worries from them, and as for drinking beer, been off that for 4 months!!!

I actually took the K11 for a spin this morning before the heat hit, went to the Historic MCC breakfast. I'll post some pics later when I get home back into the air conditioning Smile

We got up to 40.6C here yesterday and it's supposed to be hotter today. Probably the same as your place Pegs. That's 105F for the people living in the past.......
Shocked

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drikko · Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:15 am Post subject:

41.2C (106.2F for the old people) here an hour and a half ago, think of us sweltering while you are luxuriating in the snow Smile

http://mysamford.com.au/weather2/today.htm
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DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.

'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
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kbmwrs · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:28 pm Post subject:

Just to make you feel better...I VISITED the snow last friday -17C...just to ski. Went home later to +10C...no snow. Wink

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drikko · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:39 pm Post subject:

That's cold! Cooled down here a bit this week luckily, only 30C which is pleasant.

Is that Lake Tahoe? If it is, been there a few times Smile

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DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.

'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
Oscar Wilde

kbmwrs · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 1:19 am Post subject:

Yes it is Lake Tahoe. A quick drive up for a day out in the hills.
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drikko · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:27 am Post subject:

In 1994 we lived on the beach in Rio Del Mar for 6 months over winter, we spent xmas eve at Tahoe and it snowed. Coming from somewhere that the nearest snow is 1,600kms away it was magical.

We used to go shopping at the outlet stores at Gilroy back then which is close to your place. Our office was at Watsonville, home of the artichoke, and we spent a lot of time up in Silicon Valley for work driving there on the notorious Highway 17. Happy dayz, we had a lot of fun!
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Laverda RGS 1000 '84
Jim Young Trailer Sailer 5.7M WB

DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.

'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
Oscar Wilde

blue95lt · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:36 pm Post subject: 105 F that ain't hot!

Back in '81 or 2 we had to run pt in stumps and it would get 115-118 deg.F and there was no shade to get in for any relief from the heat.
Please forgive me ( the kogers that r Marines will know that (pt)is physical training and stumps is 29 Palms California. Jushua tree nat. Park.
Yes the Mohave Desert.
Drikko you ain't hot yet! Keith.[/u]
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drikko · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:43 am Post subject:

That sure is freaking hot! I have worked in that sort of heat in central OZ over the years, but I'd rather be outside in it than sweating my butt off in an un-airconditioned office!

But your story reminds of this little gem :-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo
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Laverda RGS 1000 '84
Jim Young Trailer Sailer 5.7M WB

DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.

'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
Oscar Wilde

drikko · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:50 pm Post subject:

From heat and fire to rain! In the last 2 days and I'll convert this into ancient measurements for the philistines we've had 21 inches of rain, 14 of which was yesterday, flooding everywhere!

Are you still above water Pegasus? He may not be able to answer as half the houses don't have power as well!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/?WT.svl=wrapper
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Laverda RGS 1000 '84
Jim Young Trailer Sailer 5.7M WB

DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.

'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
Oscar Wilde

pegasus · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 4:19 am Post subject: Floods

I'm dry, high up on a hill. Locked in on 3 sides by flood waters though. The Bremer River is about a kilometer wide between me and RAAF Amberley and flowing very fast. The One Mile bridge is well and truely under. I can still get out through Karrabin and Blacksoil, but it makes a 20 kilometer trip into Ipswich (instead of 3 kilometers). Haven't lost power this time. Internet keeps on dropping out. I suspect that the phone pits have a lot of water in them. I'm supposed to be helping my son move house tomorrow. It looks doubtful at the moment!