Sorry, it was the first thing that came to mind, with few countries in that region that have a few cans of instant sunshine to chuck away with all that willy waving going on atm.
I'm actually on the working group that is looking at paying us for every fire we attend, as the very nature of how we operate is now outdated and the powers at be up here in the NT are now realising this from last fire season and is further ram home by ...
I think you don't understand the volunteer culture here in Oz, or you didn't read my post probably about the issues facing us within Bushfires NT atm. Yes it took me a while to get use at no getting paid for my efforts as Bush Firefighter compared to when ...
I believe there is one in theatre atm due to the recent HOTO of the Tali operation, operating out of the Joint Commonwealth Base in UAE
Yes Mike, its time to pop smoke and get the hell out of the sandpit before it turns to glass or whatever they start chucking about on the two range within the sandpit.
Unfortunately Red is correct on this one, as there is culture over here in Australia that volunteering is that it is unpaid work whatever your job or hobby floats your boat and some do take this idea quite seriously both young and older members. I'm an ...
Mickey, I take umbrage at this comment, They could not even get the Navy quickly enough to crisis points. First of all its Xmas stand down until today or next Monday where 90% of all permanent ADF are on or on posting to their next location and some places...
Just heard on the some app that the wife uses to listen to RFS South Coast, that two villages Sth Sussex Inlet in which the Father in-law lives have gone in asset protection mode in other words they are defending people’s homes and the shit has hit the fan...
FYI, from the ABC's news website active blog for the fires, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-04/nsw-vic-australia-fires-continue-burning-live-blog-january-4/11840348 Penrith is sweltering A short time ago, the mercury in Penrith hit 48.6 degrees Celsius...
I hope this link might help you understand the weather issue we are facing atm in Australia as a result of the monsoon not arriving at its usual time due to CC weather events. But Red's description is on the money at what I was trying to explained. https...
Weka, I it was meant to say some areas haven't seen a fuel reduction burn in 30 odd yrs due one reason or another. Before the white fella turned up, the local black fella's would burn every yr or between every 2 to 3rd yr to either in aid them from hunting...
I’ve given Morrison a serve on Twitter since Boxing Day, but the big issue is the fact that Nth Australia Monsoon hasn’t arrived yet and is currently about mth and half late. The weather boffins are saying it should arrive this weekend mainly in the Nth ...
Yes Mike, it does have that 1914 feel about it and I must start to sound like a broken gramophone here at The Standard by now that our elected leaders are slowly sleep walking to war atm without realising it. It’s high time both NZ and Oz get out of the ...
It depends on the lawyer of the day, who gives you what/ any/ if any legal advice on the Laws of Armed Conflict or the Rules of War James. Yes folks there are certain rules and Laws for the conduct of War/ Arm Conflict in which just about every tom, dick ...
Well I'm not at all surprise that they have finally got their man, they have been trying for a few yrs now at knocking him off and it was really been cranked up a notch or two since the civil war in Syria. When there was reports of him travelling about the...
Well the pressure is slowly mounting on ScoMo, especially after his run in with a little old lady manning the kitchen for the local firies yesterday and the various State Governments to give relief to us volunteers firies in particular to the poor buggers ...
I think the folks from DoC’s High Country Fire Teams might’ve had struggle with this wee fire climbing a cliff face. They are pretty good at pumping water up hills and cliff faces, but this.... https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/live-bushfire-...
Yeah, its not good atm either way.
Hi Ad, I've just sent an email from a brief write up I did for the folks at home in the NZ and I think it might make a good post for the readers here on the 'The Standard" to have understanding on the conditions that we face over in Oz during the fire ...
I have a gut feeling this might be the year/ fire season that CC finally sinks in for awful lot of Australians. We were bloody luck up here in Darwin/ rural area of Darwin this fire season with only houses/ buildings being lost, but it was very F**king ...
It's starting to pick up now during this current bushfire season and the extreme weather pattern we are currently having which is effecting every part of Oz atm. Australian's by nature are a independent bunch of people and the same goes with their thinking...
We don't need to convert the current Cape gauge/ 3ft 6" to a wider gauge aka Standard gauge. What needs to happen to NZ Railways is to fix up the loading gauge (and something else which I've forgotten atm), which will increase the speed and weight of fully...
You are not wrong there my old mate Millsy, I'm reading a book called Blair and his Generals. What an utter muppet Blair and his fellow travellers are IRT to the Iraq and the Gan were. As one General said about the "Blairites on Iraq and Gan War, they were...
This may hurt your feelings for those on the Woke Left. To all you latte soy drinking tofu eating over educated middle class Muppets etc etc. This what happens when you Insult, ignored the working-class and its values with your airiy fairy woke left B/S. ...
Well it's now or never with the recovery mission, I do find it quite strange that the police head shed/ leadership group are so risk adverse these days? With Pike River, they stop the mine recuse team from doing what they were are trained in. Army relief ...
An electric engine Beaver (not the cute little furry one) had its first test flight. All the more impressive is the amount of drag from it's two floats and fiction during a water take off on the Beaver. https://youtu.be/PiqGeeXvPhk
Or worst still Key, Collins, Carter, Bill what's his name etc etc for President, yeah right mate! Give me a GG any day.
There should be a Royal Commission into these Dill's/ Muppets (insert your own words) of the 1990's National Government that brought in the- Leaky Buildings ECA, Destroying the Trade and the Farm Cadet training. WHS/ OHS, ref: Pike Creek Coal Mine Accrued...
Well we are a meant to be winding up for this yrs bushfire season here in the Northern Fire Protection Zone in the NT atm, but the rain has suddenly disappeared on us atm and if we don't get a our Northern wet season rains very soon we may soon fine ...
Cheers, for that and I didn't realise it was that far back, as I was expecting a more recent comment. I think old mate is now sipping his G&T's at his club now days or is/ has writing memoirs.
I got a few NZ Geo books around somewhere in my study, stating that the South Island East Coast braided rivers have been like this since "Zealandia"was formed many moons ago. All of the South Island's braided rivers are from the constant erosion, tectonic ...
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