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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 19, 2014 23:42:17 GMT 12
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Post by phil82 on Oct 20, 2014 2:15:28 GMT 12
I hope the vineyards are OK! Wither Hills produce some excellent Sauvignon Blanc, including one called "Burnt Road": $120 a case of 12 bottles online!
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Post by lumpy on Oct 20, 2014 6:09:57 GMT 12
I hope the vineyards are OK! Wither Hills produce some excellent Sauvignon Blanc, including one called "Burnt Road": $120 a case of 12 bottles online! Dont worry , it was on the actual Wither Hills ( that the vinyard was named after ) , not the winery . No grapes were harmed  |
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Post by DragonflyDH90 on Oct 20, 2014 11:45:18 GMT 12
What rubbish that article is. Other than the slight smell of smoke it wasn't particularly noticeable on the airfield.
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Post by Mustang51 on Oct 21, 2014 7:32:37 GMT 12
Ryan, you know the Journalist's Mantra....... never let the truth get in the way of a good story !
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Post by ZacYates on Oct 23, 2014 11:05:33 GMT 12
So the staff member in the article was either misquoted or lying?
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Post by lumpy on Oct 23, 2014 11:42:53 GMT 12
So the staff member in the article was either misquoted or lying? Possibly neither . My house is about 7km up wind of the fire and I could see lots of billowing smoke and even flames jumping above the ridge line . Given that Omaka was down wind of the fire and not too far away ( and it was blowing a bit ) , Im not surprised about the precautions taken . I am a little surprised by Ryans comment , as at its peak it looked pretty spactular , but I wasnt actually at Omaka , so cant say how it looked from there . |
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Post by DragonflyDH90 on Oct 23, 2014 11:46:39 GMT 12
Neither from what I can understand Zac, just lazy journalism.
The staff member said that they 'closed the doors', which was in fact true. They closed the doors to stop the smoke coming inside, not 'close the doors' as in close the business. The journalist didn't bother to ask for any further clarification from what I gather.
Not to say it wasn't spectacular Lumpy, it was, and I enjoyed watching the heli work for a short while. The fire would have needed to burn through a lot of area and housing to make to the AHC including vast expanses of open terrain, which it could have done, and yes it was a reasonably stiff easterly.
I was in the hangar immediately across from the AHC with a great view out the window directly at the fire. It was suprising how quickly it travelled down the hillside along the tree line that was on fire.
One heli was working on it for about 30-40min before the second showed up, never saw a third but there may have been.
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Post by lumpy on Oct 23, 2014 16:39:10 GMT 12
One heli was working on it for about 30-40min before the second showed up, never saw a third but there may have been. Yes , definitly three helicopters at one point , early/mid afternoon ( not sure for how long though ) |
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Post by beagle on Oct 24, 2014 7:02:57 GMT 12
the flames were "plummeting down"
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Post by Mustang51 on Oct 24, 2014 7:25:14 GMT 12
Guessing that on your side of the ditch a grass fire is the same as over here. The speed at which they can travel is incredible. People just do not comprehend that simple fact and, sadly, many have perished here from that lack of knowledge. Whatever the cause, the result is that it is out and from what I read, apart from the burnt trees and grassland, there was no other damage or injury
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Post by ErrolC on Oct 24, 2014 8:15:34 GMT 12
There have been interesting scenes at Omaka shows in the past, when the re-enactors had to take time out from firing at each other to stamp out ever -growing smouldering batches in the short -grassed display area.
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