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02-04-2008, 04:02 PM
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Yeah I am in Croydon North. Power off once as Geez Louise said. The weather is weird as sun still finds its way through all the dark clouds. My eye was victim to the wind. Dirt was blown up into my eye.
Take care everyone. P.S Radio just said dust storms in CBD! |
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02-04-2008, 04:05 PM
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Spin 'em Habib !
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Cranbourne Victoria
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A Tree just fell down in the backyard .. Just missed the power lines ..
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02-04-2008, 04:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Berwick, VIC
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I'm in Clayton (At MONASH) and will need to get to Berwick soon, wish me luck!
By the way, the sky is slowly turning pink/gray--- STORM's coming!
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02-04-2008, 04:06 PM
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Living the dream
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Location: NSW
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I just walked outside, my eyes filled up with dust straight away.. port melbourne FFS.
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02-04-2008, 04:09 PM
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Force Fed Fords
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Location: Lysterfield
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I've been at work all day, going to be an interesting drive home along wellington road from Narre Warren.
I love a good storm, should make for some cool photos.
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02-04-2008, 04:25 PM
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White Car Driver
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Melbourne
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Beautiful and sunny here in Sydney, good luck Victorians, batten down the hatches!
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02-04-2008, 04:27 PM
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Six One Eight
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Adelaide, Northern Suburbs
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It's pretty bad here.
Trees are fighting to stay up.
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02-04-2008, 04:31 PM
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Donating Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Melbourne
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The big sign out the front of our dealership got blown apart and a Truck with a tautliner got blown over on Cooper Street!!
Driver: Hey boss I have have aproblem with the RH mirror Boss: What's that Driver: The truck is laying on it. 
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02-04-2008, 04:32 PM
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Parts bin special
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Narre Warren, Vic
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I got home from Monash fine, but I'm glad I'm no further along Centre Road, as there was a tree down just 100m past my turn-off. Police were directing traffic, but I was glad I didn't get caught up in that!
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02-04-2008, 04:34 PM
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Sick Puppy
Join Date: Jul 2006
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I just drove from Canberra to Sydney and the wind was hammering on the way back.
Made for a lovely drive pointing a 6" lifted 4x4 into a head wind and also getting buffeted by side winds! |
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02-04-2008, 04:46 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Melbourne
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Bloody hell, though I'd give my car a quick spray over cause it was looking a bit dusty, soon as I was about to dry it off dust comes flying down the street and turns to mud on the wet car.
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02-04-2008, 04:54 PM
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NOT A TOYOTA :/
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Eastern Suburbs, Melb
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In Croydon.
Had power out a couple of times - sky is looking very nasty at the moment (lots of dirt in the clouds!) Watch out, my poor black Corolla wont be so black if it rains.
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02-04-2008, 04:54 PM
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Just Images
Join Date: Apr 2007
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i work as a rigger, and put up precast pannels, we were putting up 13m pannels tis morning before the wind squalled up ( and before we lost the shelter from the wall we put up yesterday... just for the safety natzies)
and while sitting in the shed having lunch it was not a pretty site seeing the wind buffetting the wall... the whole lot was shaking... like quickly went around to check all the bolts were tight then got outta there... on the way back to the yard seen where the building fell over this morning... not a good thing unfortunately some one had to die for the lack of safety. on the other hand my ute goes is at ford getting its 3000km looking over and rust repair... so it should survive with out any damage from the trees in my yard...
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02-04-2008, 05:31 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Canberra Region
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Nearly 50 posts and not one pic?
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02-04-2008, 05:35 PM
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Awesome
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: In my own little world..Everyone here knows me :)
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WOW. Was just sitting here, heard a crack and one of the 25ft trees in our backyard just feel down! Roots are completely out of the ground. Smashed our back gate. Will post a pic soon.
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02-04-2008, 05:43 PM
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let it burn
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Location: QUEENSLANDER!!!!!
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Who's Gale?
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02-04-2008, 05:44 PM
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Adapt or perish...
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dip!@#$
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Just read on NineMSN a 60 yo woman was crushed by a wall cause of the high winds...
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02-04-2008, 05:50 PM
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In here
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Here are pics from Croydon North. Wind gusts up to 83 km/h.
Pics do not show how bad it actually is!    
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02-04-2008, 05:52 PM
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Just Images
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haha, i was going to do exactly that but i cant even get a half interesting pic...
how cold has it just got... might go light the heater
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02-04-2008, 06:00 PM
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Awesome
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: In my own little world..Everyone here knows me :)
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Here is a pic of the tree, when it hit the trampoline it bounced! We have lost our front gate too...I am worried that the REALLY big tree next to the house is going to uproot!! Best pic I could get of it without getting wet!
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02-04-2008, 06:00 PM
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by the way, I think i am going to enter my trucks into next years Syd-a-ney to Hobart, Curtainsiders make a great Yacht! If you don't hang onto the steering wheel you can occupy 3 lanes of the freeway. Last edited by sfr rob; 02-04-2008 at 06:07 PM. |
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02-04-2008, 06:10 PM
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Have Boost, will use it..
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Brisbane
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Geezus.... be safe people.
Clear blue skies up here, but doesn't look any good down there. |
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02-04-2008, 06:16 PM
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Just Images
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your back yard looks pretty dry,
will not having that tree there give you some better morning light
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02-04-2008, 06:19 PM
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Awesome
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: In my own little world..Everyone here knows me :)
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Yeah my backyard is dry. Used to have lovely grass but... water restrictions. Does give us a better view I must admit!
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02-04-2008, 06:21 PM
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Just Images
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watching the radar looks like you guys missed most of the rain as i did as well but it is pretty consistent atm...
from what i have seen and read all the roads are a complete and utter mess,
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02-04-2008, 06:35 PM
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In a Ford..at last!
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
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Did a fair bit of driving and other stuff, At one stage 1 half of Eastland S.C was blacked out, well assumed so lol, and so many intersections without lights + without police, and while driving to Healesvile there was no way you could do 100kmh on the Maroondah Hwy, 80kmh felt safe though
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02-04-2008, 08:41 PM
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OCD keeps me busy...
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Melbourne
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Only just got the power back on now... one hell of a storm
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02-04-2008, 08:41 PM
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Location: Victoria
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Yeah we had a big building's roof come off, trees down, power out, the usual.
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02-04-2008, 08:50 PM
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not here much anymore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sthn NSW
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In Wagga today we had bloody fast wind all day and then a dust storm. Was at work this afternoon in an aircraft hangar, walked outside and one of the large industrial waste bins had been blown over by the wind. Hasn't stopped at all yet.
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02-04-2008, 08:54 PM
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Sounds like you guys got abit or a hammering today, hope all is good.
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