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Re: Fires in Australia - Continued
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15/08/20 02:12 PM
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January 20th, 2020.... It's time to show active support .
My local Rural Fire Service will be holding its first volunteer training session at its magnificently named "Wallaby Joe" facility. Training starts at 6.30pm tonight.
I will be there.... It has been a long process but I am pleased it is done. Now the real work begins.... Congratulations well done. Could do with you and your fellow Firefighters out here in Colorado we have 7 wildfires blazing one at over 60,000 acres no containment another approaching 50,000 acres with no containment. It is very hot and dry the monsoon rains didn't happen and the snow is forecast to arrive later this year. Going to be a long summer.
Bruce 1964 4/4 Series V Comp (Megan) 1994 +8 (Maurice) 2013 M3W (Olga)
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Re: Fires in Australia - Continued
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15/08/20 02:20 PM
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Graham, G4FUJ
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Well done Gary. May you always remain safe when on duty. Thanks for the update on Peter. Such a shame. Please do pass on my regards when you next get to see him.
Graham (G4FUJ) D8921 L44FOR '93 4/4 Giallo Fly 2 seat  '90 LR 90 SW '06 Saab 9-3 Convertible
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Re: Fires in Australia - Continued
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16/08/20 01:00 AM
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Well done Gary. May you always remain safe when on duty. Thanks for the update on Peter. Such a shame. Please do pass on my regards when you next get to see him. Graham & Richard, I have managed to track down Pete this morning and have just got off the phone to him. He was delighted to receive your best wishes. I have encouraged him to log on to TM now that he has a new computer and network facilities - hopefully we can expect a blast from the past soon.
A Morgan Identified Fastidious Owner... 2011 4/4 Bespoke, 1981 Delorean, Auburn Boat Tail
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Re: Fires in Australia - Continued
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16/08/20 01:10 AM
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January 20th, 2020.... It's time to show active support .
My local Rural Fire Service will be holding its first volunteer training session at its magnificently named "Wallaby Joe" facility. Training starts at 6.30pm tonight.
I will be there.... It has been a long process but I am pleased it is done. Now the real work begins.... Congratulations well done. Could do with you and your fellow Firefighters out here in Colorado we have 7 wildfires blazing one at over 60,000 acres no containment another approaching 50,000 acres with no containment. It is very hot and dry the monsoon rains didn't happen and the snow is forecast to arrive later this year. Going to be a long summer. Thankyou britmog. Australia was very grateful for the support U.S. firefighters provide during the last bush fire season. COVID will make this a more difficult season but all of us in Oz ask you to stay safe and well.
A Morgan Identified Fastidious Owner... 2011 4/4 Bespoke, 1981 Delorean, Auburn Boat Tail
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Re: Fires in Australia - Continued
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16/08/20 08:53 AM
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Hi Gary,
Thanks for the update, that is extremely sad news. I do remember back in Jan 2003 during the Canberra bushfires climbing on the roof and slipping but luckily didn't come off, later on I read more people got seriously injured falling off roofs than getting burn't. Reading your post about Peter makes me even more scared about getting up on the roof but unfortunately the gum trees about here fill the gutters up pretty quickly.
I notice you are in a Yellow outfit, around 2004 I joined the Canberra Community Fire Unit that is the volunteer run part of the local fire brigade and we wear a blue outfit so we can be easily distinguished from the professionals. My outfit was tight during the fires last year and now that I have been working from home sitting in front of a computer do 50 hour weeks rewriting code trying to get some performance on our machines (I expect COVID has caused number of transactions to have increased over 500%) I am sure the outfit will be very tight or not fit at all, I should probably try it now and see if I can get a bigger one issued to me.
I remember last December/January with temperatures of around 43 degrees and smoke so thick I could only see maybe 100 metres, add to that the Hail storms, floods and Coronavirus this year is one I don't really want to repeat. I just hope we don't get fires like last year again.
Thanks Chris Good spot Chris. I have been using "hand me down" gear in training and have just received my complete new kit from helmet to boots. I reckon there must be about A$1,200.00 worth of stuff.
A Morgan Identified Fastidious Owner... 2011 4/4 Bespoke, 1981 Delorean, Auburn Boat Tail
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Re: Fires in Australia - Continued
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16/08/20 09:26 AM
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Well done Gary. May you always remain safe when on duty. Thanks for the update on Peter. Such a shame. Please do pass on my regards when you next get to see him. Graham & Richard, I have managed to track down Pete this morning and have just got off the phone to him. He was delighted to receive your best wishes. I have encouraged him to log on to TM now that he has a new computer and network facilities - hopefully we can expect a blast from the past soon. Thanks Gary, it would be great to see him back on here posting 
Regards Richard
1999 Indigo Blue +8 2009 4/4 Sport Green prev 1994 Connaught Green +8 prev
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Re: Fires in Australia - Continued
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16/08/20 11:23 PM
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ChrisConvertible
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My brother and his wife are members of a CFU in the northern suburbs of Sydney. They find that wearing the full kit in Summer is tougher than fighting fires. Good spot Chris. I have been using "hand me down" gear in training and have just received my complete new kit from helmet to boots. I reckon there must be about A$1,200.00 worth of stuff.
Yes the gear is very uncomfortable but would not be cheap. Mine is 6 years old and I have done a lot of training sessions but luckily only put it on for a fire once, I was told the boots wear in but not so yet. I have some steel capped boots I bought my self for working in the garden that I wore for the real fire and glad i did.
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