Re: OT: Enough excitement for one evening

2007-01-24 Thread Peter McIntosh
Brian Walters wrote: Seems like we're neighbours - I'm across the hill in Castlereagh. We should get together when the the weather cools down and take some photos. If the current rain continues I might not need to put out any embers. Here's hoping Cheers Brian Hi Brian,

Re: OT: Enough excitement for one evening

2007-01-24 Thread Brian Walters
Hi Peter Quoting Peter McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sounds like a plan to me. Can't smell any more smoke, so I presume the rain did its work? Pretty much - although I strung together about 6 hose lengths so I could get some water into the still smouldering bits. Despite all the

OT: Enough excitement for one evening

2007-01-23 Thread Brian Walters
Sitting back watching the Kiwis obliterate the Poms (cricket, guys) - glass of red in hand - when a storm came in from the west over the mountains. Nothing unusual about that - summer storms are to be expected here but the lightning was very close. Took a look out the back window and noticed

Re: OT: Enough excitement for one evening

2007-01-23 Thread David Savage
Damn it man pictures Where are the pictures? :-) Seriously though, that would scare to doo doo out of me. Cheers, Dave On 1/23/07, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sitting back watching the Kiwis obliterate the Poms (cricket, guys) - glass of red in hand - when a storm came in

Re: OT: Enough excitement for one evening

2007-01-23 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 23, 2007, at 7:11, David Savage wrote: Damn it man pictures Where are the pictures? :-) My reaction precisely. Seriously though, that would scare to doo doo out of me. Same here. Glad to hear that the rain took care of it! -Charles -- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT: Enough excitement for one evening

2007-01-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/1/07, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: Sitting back watching the Kiwis obliterate the Poms (cricket, guys) - glass of red in hand - when a storm came in from the west over the mountains. Nothing unusual about that - summer storms are to be expected here but the lightning was very

Re: OT: Enough excitement for one evening

2007-01-23 Thread Brian Walters
I thought about pictures but the idea of carrying a metal tripod out in the lightning put me off. I know, I'm a wimp Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Damn it man pictures Where are the

Re: OT: Enough excitement for one evening

2007-01-23 Thread Brian Walters
Thanks, Charles. The interesting thing is that despite consistent rain all night, the tree/grass is still smoldering. I'll drag a hose down there later today to make sure it's completely out. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting

Re: OT: Enough excitement for one evening

2007-01-23 Thread Brian Walters
Imagine rising panic followed by the calming influence of rain... Seriously, what are we going to do about your cricketers? I'm still scratching my head about last night's result. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting Cotty [EMAIL

Re: OT: Enough excitement for one evening

2007-01-23 Thread Peter McIntosh
Hi Brian, Experienced the same storm (I'm in Cranebrook). I'm surprised there aren't more fires - there certainly was lots of appropriate lightning! Glad to hear all is ok. We've had enough of fires around this place... Ciao, Peter in Western Sydney too Brian Walters wrote: Sitting back

Re: OT: Enough excitement for one evening

2007-01-23 Thread Brian Walters
Hi Peter, Quoting Peter McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Brian, Experienced the same storm (I'm in Cranebrook). I'm surprised there aren't more fires - there certainly was lots of appropriate lightning! Glad to hear all is ok. We've had enough of fires around this place... Seems

Re: OT: Enough excitement for one evening

2007-01-23 Thread David Savage
Kinda' makes the case for getting a nice carbon fibre tripod. :-) Dave (apprentice enabler) On 1/24/07, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought about pictures but the idea of carrying a metal tripod out in the lightning put me off. I know, I'm a wimp Cheers Brian --

Re: OT: Enough excitement for one evening

2007-01-23 Thread David Mann
On Jan 24, 2007, at 5:55 AM, Cotty wrote: Sitting back watching the Kiwis obliterate the Poms (cricket, guys) - I'll try just as hard as you to imagine the scene ;-) Yeah amazing. Those cricketers of yours must have been pretty hung over to get beaten by us. - Dave (I love quoting out of