This afternoon I unhooked the firefighting unit from the tractor and attached the pallet forks, I picked up a freshly filled wood rack and moved it out to the paddock then I picked up a IBC of seasoned Aussie hardwood (small stuff) and drove it back to the shed. I split a pice and tried my moisture meter. Looks like I will be good to go this winter. Now my beautiful row of IBC,s will be shrinking for the next 6 months. I'm happy to have the fire going again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Will you post pics of the snow while we are enjoying our summer? You must have gotten a chuckle out of all our snow pics while you were enjoying your summer.
Snow? I have only ever seen it snow here maybe six or seven times in my 38 years . And yes I did enjoy looking at snow picks, especially when the thermometer was over 100*. Looking and reading about those cold cold temps you get up there seemed to cool me down a little on those super hot days. Thanks everyone. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
We know an Aussie who comes to the States every year so he can enjoy the snow. As for enjoying the fire, I'll be happy when we can stop enjoying it for a time.
I always wondered if you got snow down there. Does snow fall in any part of Australia? That's a place I always wanted to visit, but unfortunately not with my current economic state. Well, have fun (I don't envy the start of winter) and send us lots of pictures of your stove going, so we can shudder at what's soon to come again for us up here.
I had the same questions colin.p I wondered if south Australia was more like our wet west coast in the winter.
Yes snow falls in the mountains every year usually down to about 2000 feet above sea level I live at 1300'. Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania have mountains that get snow yearly. I haven't got my fire going tonight it was a nice warm sunny day, my house is still warm. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
leoht correct me if I am wrong, just going off memory here because Aussie is such a great place and if anyone gets a chance to go take it! Australia is about size of continental US (around 10% smaller,) it's closer to the equator than US so northern parts of Aus. are more tropical. Population is about size of California around 18 million. with most of that population in several large cities. Melbourne Sydney Perth etc. And the the heaviest population is southern 20% of country.. There are some things that just throw ya... trees that shed bark not leaves, going north to get warm, cars you almost recognize but the body panels are different so you scratch your head.. and not the least the tradition of going swimming at christmas..
Actually that is my 79 Ford Falcon 500, 302 Cleveland V8. Built at the Broadmeadows ford factory in Melbourne. Dad purchased it new when I was only one year old. I grew up riding around in that car and learnt to drive in it. The Falcon is an Australian icon. I really need to get her out of the shed and give it a wash and polish. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Mad max had a square front headlight model, based on the xc falcon coupe. Basically the same car. Sweet ride there!
It's not surprising most everybody lives in the cities. Go out in the forest and quite a few plants and trees will try to stick a needle of some sort in you and kill you or you wish it had. And then there's all the friendly wild life ....
Max had a 1973 XB 4door sedan at the start of the movie earlier model but very similar to my XC. Later he had the black modified car that was based on a 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT coupe. Very cool car. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Bushfires in Australia can be a problem. Most people on rural property's in Victoria will have there own fire protection of some sort. This is my unit. 3 water tanks, dual impeller Honda driven pump and 2 hoses, 1" x 50' and a 3/4" x 100" hose's with fire fighting nozzles. There is also a rake, shovel @ wire cutters on board. The unit stays hooked up ready to go during the bushfire season. Usually November trough February. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
