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sup...@iinet.net.au (The Mayos) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:29:36 UT

Hi All
We had to go back through the area of Friday's storm on Saturday afternoon.

We found that there were still many SES and Electricity trucks working through that area in Church Point.

I guess that a lot of people will or will not be happy with their new open views.

The piles of broken trees are growing on the roadside.

Re: [austpacwx] Gilmore ; New November record temperature (100 degrees F!) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

r81n-...@bigpond.net.au (Keith Barnett) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:26:54 UT

Thanks Shane, that's why I'm not in the IT industry..certainly MurkySoft wouldn't like me...

Cheers..Keith
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Re: [austpacwx] Gilmore ; New November record temperature (100 degrees F!) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

sha...@gstormc.com (Shane Ekerbicer) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:25:35 UT

Visual Basic is a programming language for Windows, written by
Micro$oft.

It should be End Sub by the way Keith ;)

Regards,
ShaneE

Grin. Visual Basic? What's that mean Keith? I have to ask.

Bussy
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Re: [austpacwx] Gilmore ; New November record temperature (100 degrees F!) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

rbusc...@bigpond.net.au (Bussy) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:18:31 UT

Don't mean to be rude Marcus. I haven't seen 2012. Are you saying that 2012,
that's the end of us? Sounds a bit like you got a scare from "the Movie".

12th of the 12th 2012 sounds corny to me. Maybe Friday the 13th 2013 may
have been a better choice. Grin.

They did start up the Collider again today so who knows :-))

Re: [austpacwx] Gilmore ; New November record temperature (100 degrees F!) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

rbusc...@bigpond.net.au (Bussy) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:12:04 UT

Grin. Visual Basic? What's that mean Keith? I have to ask.

Bussy
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I tend to be a bit ho-hum about the breaking of any sort of record...and not

RE: [austpacwx] Gilmore ; New November record temperature (100 degrees F!) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

mawint...@gmail.com (Marcus) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:12:29 UT

Keith, I completely agree with you and I think that the key here is to find
the correct balance.

Unfortunately, In my sometimes skewed experience, the "pave paradise and put
up a parking lot" rings too true at times. And I must admit sometimes I
enjoy the sensationalist media, knowing full well that mildly conscious joe

Re: [austpacwx] Gilmore ; New November record temperature (100 degrees F!) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

r81n-...@bigpond.net.au (Keith Barnett) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:37:46 UT

Hi Marcus , sorry I accidentally deleted your reply.

I'm all for planting trees, but the use of fear in this issue is to me totally wrong. And please note that what follows is not meant to apply to any individuals who post here, rather it is simply some of my thoughts on the principles that I think are relevant in the wider sense, and I'm not asking anyone to agree with me.

Re: [austpacwx] Gilmore ; New November record temperature (100 degrees F!) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

richkoivi...@yahoo.com (Rich Koivisto) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:46:27 UT

Well said Keith ! Most records are meant to be broken . Regards, Rich...

*MINNESOTA > The best place to be when it isn't Winter! *

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I tend to be a bit ho-hum about the breaking of any sort of record...and not just weather ones but in anything. The Guinness Book thrives on them. Of course they are notable at the time, but they will break again. OK maybe heat ones will break more often, but in spite of everything that's said we really don't know. This is not to be taken as a commentary on whether or not we should manage pollution etc etc better (we've always had that responsibility), but rather as a comment that we just panic too much about it all. There's more to live for than worrying ourselves to death (as a lot of people do when the media fire up), especially when, like me, you are over 60 years of age and wanting to make the most of what time remains.

Re: [austpacwx] Gilmore ; New November record temperature (100 degrees F!) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

hambone_ro...@internode.on.net (Richard Modistach) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:46:02 UT

could be in for another blast of heat the week after next,
unfortunately for november stats it rolls over into december,
be interesting to see what/if december can deliver in the way
of 'record breaking stats.

regards
richard

RE: [austpacwx] Gilmore ; New November record temperature (100 degrees F!) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

b.tre...@bom.gov.au (Blair Trewin) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:13:05 UT

The southernmost coastal fringe of Victoria has got off relatively lightly (if an anomaly of +6 can be considered 'lightly') from this month's heat. Some of it might even miss out on a record hot November; I doubt if many other parts of the state will.

As of yesterday Murray Bridge and Roseworthy were running 6.2 degrees ahead of their record high monthly mean maximum for November. While a cool couple of days with the current rain event will put a bit of a dent in the figure, the mean temperature for November so far would, if it happened in January, rank fourth-highest on record for SA, and 12th for Victoria.

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mawint...@gmail.com (Marcus) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:43:31 UT

Hi Keith,

32 here, and spent much of my life as a polished greeny. In one of the
worst coastal areas to be affected by this drought, the thought of my 7
month old nephew not being able to enjoy simplyboy hood pleasures, like
chasing frogs through wetlands with 2 feet of mud and giving his mum hell

Re: [austpacwx] Gilmore ; New November record temperature (100 degrees F!) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

r81n-...@bigpond.net.au (Keith Barnett) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:19:30 UT

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Re: [austpacwx] Gilmore ; New November record temperature (100 degrees F!) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

mski...@yahoo.com.au (Michael King) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:48:39 UT

Certainly a mad day weather and fire wise in Canberra yesterday. Dust, smoke, thunder, lightning rain plus record temps. I'm wondering whether November might create some sort of record in terms of how far temps exceed averages? Shall keep a weather eye on this aspect of the record breaking heat.

RE: [austpacwx] Funny article re BoM site

mawint...@gmail.com (Marcus) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:15 UT

Quick - shut the back door - the "I'm

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Good grief! Imagine the next headline: 'Downburst breaks weather man's
marriage' (mini tornado?)

Seriously, one could get a PhD researching the connection..

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r81n-...@bigpond.net.au (Keith Barnett) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:31:40 UT

Good grief! Imagine the next headline: 'Downburst breaks weather man's marriage' (mini tornado?)

Seriously, one could get a PhD researching the connection..
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