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  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    vogonpoetbythelake said:
    Burn the bus when you can safely...
    i will have to have it removed. We cant burn and even our winters have been too warm.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    rhanishane said:
    vogonpoetbythelake said:
    Burn the bus when you can safely...
    i will have to have it removed. We cant burn and even our winters have been too warm.
    Can you rent a chipper and turn it into mulch?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    brianlux said:
    rhanishane said:
    vogonpoetbythelake said:
    Burn the bus when you can safely...
    i will have to have it removed. We cant burn and even our winters have been too warm.
    Can you rent a chipper and turn it into mulch?
    i would rather have it removed off the property professionally. I used to have green lawn 12 months ago its now almost dirt and the gum trees are dropping more than usual being so dry. I cant have mulch as i cant even keep it damp as level 4 water restrictions mean all outside use of water is banned. That would just mean a truck load of flammable fuel in my gardens. I do have a water tank but i would be forever carting it to the trees as my house block is about 2.5 acres in size
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    rhanishane said:
    brianlux said:
    rhanishane said:
    vogonpoetbythelake said:
    Burn the bus when you can safely...
    i will have to have it removed. We cant burn and even our winters have been too warm.
    Can you rent a chipper and turn it into mulch?
    i would rather have it removed off the property professionally. I used to have green lawn 12 months ago its now almost dirt and the gum trees are dropping more than usual being so dry. I cant have mulch as i cant even keep it damp as level 4 water restrictions mean all outside use of water is banned. That would just mean a truck load of flammable fuel in my gardens. I do have a water tank but i would be forever carting it to the trees as my house block is about 2.5 acres in size

    We've had outside watering bans at times during drought as well.  The only exceptions during those bans is we are allowed to water potted plants.  Drought is a pain in the butt (or should I say, arse?!)
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    brianlux said:
    rhanishane said:
    brianlux said:
    rhanishane said:
    vogonpoetbythelake said:
    Burn the bus when you can safely...
    i will have to have it removed. We cant burn and even our winters have been too warm.
    Can you rent a chipper and turn it into mulch?
    i would rather have it removed off the property professionally. I used to have green lawn 12 months ago its now almost dirt and the gum trees are dropping more than usual being so dry. I cant have mulch as i cant even keep it damp as level 4 water restrictions mean all outside use of water is banned. That would just mean a truck load of flammable fuel in my gardens. I do have a water tank but i would be forever carting it to the trees as my house block is about 2.5 acres in size

    We've had outside watering bans at times during drought as well.  The only exceptions during those bans is we are allowed to water potted plants.  Drought is a pain in the butt (or should I say, arse?!)
    gumtrees shed a huge fuel load and are highly flammable as you know. As the videos above show they just explode with the intensity of these fires.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    rhanishane said:
    brianlux said:
    rhanishane said:
    brianlux said:
    rhanishane said:
    vogonpoetbythelake said:
    Burn the bus when you can safely...
    i will have to have it removed. We cant burn and even our winters have been too warm.
    Can you rent a chipper and turn it into mulch?
    i would rather have it removed off the property professionally. I used to have green lawn 12 months ago its now almost dirt and the gum trees are dropping more than usual being so dry. I cant have mulch as i cant even keep it damp as level 4 water restrictions mean all outside use of water is banned. That would just mean a truck load of flammable fuel in my gardens. I do have a water tank but i would be forever carting it to the trees as my house block is about 2.5 acres in size

    We've had outside watering bans at times during drought as well.  The only exceptions during those bans is we are allowed to water potted plants.  Drought is a pain in the butt (or should I say, arse?!)
    gumtrees shed a huge fuel load and are highly flammable as you know. As the videos above show they just explode with the intensity of these fires.
    For sure, all of the Eucalypt species are very resinous and messy. Great for making decongestants, bad for fire prone areas! 

    As you probably know, Eucalypts were imported here in the U.S. west during the gold rush era of the mid 1850.  Now they're all over the place at lower elevations- none here at 2000 ft./ 609 meters elevation that I know of.  The most flammable trees and shrubs up here are the various evergreens, especially soft wood pines, and manzanita which burns incredibly hot.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    We have planted pine forests also. Many have already gone up in smoke. Our native bush thrives on fire. Most of it will regenerate. It's over 2 million hectares in NSW that has gone up in flames now just such a vast forested area. Deforestation has already left only pockets of forest along the east coast. Couple with a long drawn out drought over the last 8 years and bam you have national disaster. Land and water mismanagement by corrupt governments. People are finally waking up. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    rhanishane said:
    We have planted pine forests also. Many have already gone up in smoke. Our native bush thrives on fire. Most of it will regenerate. It's over 2 million hectares in NSW that has gone up in flames now just such a vast forested area. Deforestation has already left only pockets of forest along the east coast. Couple with a long drawn out drought over the last 8 years and bam you have national disaster. Land and water mismanagement by corrupt governments. People are finally waking up. 

    Bummer!  I hope people wake up about deforesting so much of the planet soon.  I can't get myself to sate "it's too late" but we're pushing the envelope that way, for sure.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    And where is our PM?
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    What PM????? If you mean the coal hugging piece of shit then im yet to see him?
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I should say, not my PM.
    He's a fascist turd.
    I cannot believe he required empathy training.
    This feels like one sick joke and nightmare.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I should say, not my PM.
    He's a fascist turd.
    I cannot believe he required empathy training.
    This feels like one sick joke and nightmare.

    You guys used to have a pretty decent government, a good leader.  What went wrong?  How could an advanced first world country like yours end up with such a turd as your leader?  I can't imagine that!  What is wrong with you people?!

    :wink:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • i_lov_it
    i_lov_it Perth, Western Australia Posts: 4,007
    edited December 2019
    brianlux said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I should say, not my PM.
    He's a fascist turd.
    I cannot believe he required empathy training.
    This feels like one sick joke and nightmare.

    You guys used to have a pretty decent government, a good leader.  What went wrong?  How could an advanced first world country like yours end up with such a turd as your leader?  I can't imagine that!  What is wrong with you people?!

    :wink:
    Australia has never had a decent government Brian...it's still mandatory to vote in Australia otherwise you get fined...how's that for democracy???



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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    brianlux said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I should say, not my PM.
    He's a fascist turd.
    I cannot believe he required empathy training.
    This feels like one sick joke and nightmare.

    You guys used to have a pretty decent government, a good leader.  What went wrong?  How could an advanced first world country like yours end up with such a turd as your leader?  I can't imagine that!  What is wrong with you people?!

    :wink:
    Now we have a fascist government breaking UN human rights law by indefinitely locking up asylum seekers. And they've stopped funding the Arts by getting rid of the arts department. Among other criminal actions.
     
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    i_lov_it said:
    brianlux said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I should say, not my PM.
    He's a fascist turd.
    I cannot believe he required empathy training.
    This feels like one sick joke and nightmare.

    You guys used to have a pretty decent government, a good leader.  What went wrong?  How could an advanced first world country like yours end up with such a turd as your leader?  I can't imagine that!  What is wrong with you people?!

    :wink:
    Australia has never had a decent government Brian...nothing but a bunch of treasonous assholes...it's still mandatory to vote in Australia otherwise you get fined...how's that for democracy???




    That sucks!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    might give you an idea what old scomo is like ...New York Times.
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/world/australia/sydney-fires.html

  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    NSW now 2.7 million hectares burnt and still burning

    https://www.facebook.com/196053833749450/posts/2807970379224436/
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Watching Q&A tonight and it was brought up how Scomo refused to meet with fire chiefs, rejected letters from Albo. I cannot believe this guy.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Watching Q&A tonight and it was brought up how Scomo refused to meet with fire chiefs, rejected letters from Albo. I cannot believe this guy.
    yep they tried to meet with him twice cause they knew this was going to happen. One of the fire chiefs had just returned from helping in California and tried desperately to meet with the PM. Too late now
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Now Victoria is burning
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014

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