Thread: Thinking of Those Affected by the Bushfires

Not likely, but they're working on it. The problem is catching the mongrels with the matches. The majority of these fires are man made by accident (few) or design (most of them).


Mick

A couple of years ago we had a 'person' driving around the Adelaide hills where I live chucking 'incendiary devices' into the bush for WEEKS. I won't tell you what the device was, just in case it gives people ideas, but it was a very common item.

I tell you the constant fires was really, really worrying. Luckily we here in SA so far haven't had many fires this season, but the fuel load is huge.

Perhaps they could 'volunteer' to hold some Fig 11's for a range practice?

Reminds me of the time I was doing bunker duty at the range. I was looking at the fall of the rounds into the earth backstop mound, while waiting for the shooting to stop, and drop the target for patching out, when I realised something was getting uncovered by the loosening dirt. I pointed it out to my Corporal who recognised the old Morter round for what it was. A cease fire was called and range practice finished for that day, while the situation was sorted out. I reckon we might have come close to being fig.11's ourselves that day.


Mick

Cobbers,
we have been lucky so far here in the West, with only a few minor fires, pretty amazing due to a huge fuel load. I think the mug wallopers have been keeping a close dekko on the firebugs. A couple of small scrub fires have been due to stolen cars being torched. Good luck to you blokes in the east. and Tassy. We have a new heat wave brewing for next week.

Cheers

Gordon

Originally Posted by MickR

Reminds me of the time I was doing bunker duty at the range. I was looking at the fall of the rounds into the earth backstop mound, while waiting for the shooting to stop, and drop the target for patching out, when I realised something was getting uncovered by the loosening dirt. I pointed it out to my Corporal who recognised the old Morter round for what it was. A cease fire was called and range practice finished for that day, while the situation was sorted out. I reckon we might have come close to being fig.11's ourselves that day.


Mick

WOW.... that takes me back..... ahhhhh. i bet that was the loudest "STOP STOP STOP.... UNLOAD!!!!!" that you have ever heard on range control haha...... followed by a few "faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrk! !!!!"

Well anyway. good luck to those out in the fires, i was there black saturday.... i never want to see that again.... firebugs have a special place in hell.... somewhere where they can feel the devastation that their fires caused and they live for eternity with their skin melting everyday.

FE

Originally Posted by FedoraEnforcer

WOW.... that takes me back..... ahhhhh. i bet that was the loudest "STOP STOP STOP.... UNLOAD!!!!!" that you have ever heard on range control haha...... followed by a few "faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrk! !!!!"
Well anyway. good luck to those out in the fires, i was there black saturday.... i never want to see that again.... firebugs have a special place in hell.... somewhere where they can feel the devastation that their fires caused and they live for eternity with their skin melting everyday.

FE

Actually, it was a calm controlled and commanding (read forceful) call of CEASE FIRE, CEASE FIRE by the Cpl. over the field radio I would ever have expected, given the situation. The Sargeant, upon recieving the good news, did however, follow the report up with a soiled undies sounding faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrk! Before ordering an unload and downing of all weapons.

If I were a religious man I would be hopeful of your final thoughts on the subject of arsonists as well. I hadn't heard much news of late, and I thought it would have all been under control by now, but it appears to be far from it, sadly. More people with no homes, pets and livestock injured or killed. Some poor bloke found dead in his burnt out car, having been cut off by the flames. Fire brigade almost in a similar situation with a TV cameraman caught out with them, filming the whole thing. That would have been a frightening experience!


Mick


Mick

Originally Posted by heelerau

...I think the mug wallopers have been keeping a close dekko on the firebugs...

I've been annoyed lately as I hear the term 'firebug' on TV and radio. That term makes them sound like little innocent insects or something. They are arsonists.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I've been annoyed lately as I hear the term 'firebug' on TV and radio. That term makes them sound like little innocent insects or something. They are arsonists.

That means watch yer back and keeps yer pants hitched up don't it?!


And now that that joke has been used, I agree with you Carl Firebug is a naughty kid, Arson is a crime!


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

That means watch yer back and keeps yer pants hitched up don't it?!


And now that that joke has been used, I agree with you Carl Firebug is a naughty kid, Arson is a crime!


Mick

SSSacktly!