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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2009 23:13:36 GMT 1
My pc has 8 fans in it. - LoL
2 x powersupply, 1 x cpu, 1x northbridge chip, 1 video card, 2 x rear of the chassis & 1 at the front blowing air onto the hdd's
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Post by poulw on Feb 7, 2009 5:27:35 GMT 1
I've only got two fans going today. The one in my laptop (not as hot as my PC), and the other one is the big one in my aircon system. We reached 45 degrees at 2PM in Melbourne, and it is hot like He-- Sorry no swearing, but like the place downstairs with the huge fireplace - you know where  |
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Post by poulw on Feb 7, 2009 6:24:45 GMT 1
Passed the 46 deg. mark at 4PM. Just getting worse and worse  |
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Post by Baz on Feb 7, 2009 10:53:06 GMT 1
Passed the 46 deg. mark at 4PM. Just getting worse and worse Almost as bad down the road at Rokeby as well Poul So far the fires have gone around us Absolutely horrific !!!!! It's becoming dark so will have a sleepless night ahead ! Tried to get the horses out, daughter is riding 12 km to Warragul as 1 horse wouldn't get into the float. I've had my car number plate taken because I turned around at the roadblock and came back to the house. Absolute schemozle. We're all staying in our road at the moment, but have all animals inside (peeing everywhere). There is still a huge threat from the main fire. So can only wait and watch. If we have to go, will not take Bissie Cross fingers everyone Baz |
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Post by Baz on Feb 7, 2009 11:06:48 GMT 1
I've only got two fans going today. The one in my laptop (not as hot as my PC), and the other one is the big one in my aircon system. We reached 45 degrees at 2PM in Melbourne, and it is hot like He-- Sorry no swearing, but like the place downstairs with the huge fireplace - you know where Eerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrh  ? need more clues Poul ................................  Baz |
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Post by swanrail on Feb 7, 2009 14:25:56 GMT 1
Sorry to hear of your problems in Aussie, keeping fingers crossed that you do not have bad luck with the fires. Seems crazy, the UK has the coldest snowiest winter for decades while down under its the other way round, guess the equator must be just about right?
Our Harmans Cross railway station manager is currently in Port Douglas so I guess he is getting plenty of heat as well, he will feel it next week when he comes back here!!!
Good luck to all of you, either heat or snow bound.
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Post by Robert on Feb 7, 2009 14:49:38 GMT 1
Here is the Paris Weather Report:
Snow is striking again here. I type these words as long as I can still feel my fingers. But for the chaps in the opening matches of today's 2009 Rugby 6 Nations (England-Italy and Ireland-France), it's gonna be quite a challenge!
Poul, would you trade a few snow balls to help your PC cool down for, let say, 8-10 of your Celsius degrees?
Good luck to all of you in Australia. Going to make some nice and hot cup of tea and dream of sunny, sandy Aussie beaches...
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Post by poulw on Feb 7, 2009 22:48:14 GMT 1
It was an absolutely horrific day in Victoria yesterday. Lots of homes destroyed in the fires and at least 25 people confirmed dead - fears are that this could rise to 40 or more.
Just heartbreaking.
And 11 major fires are still burning.
Hope you are alright Baz, as you were in the middle of one of the worst firestorms. Let us know when you are back on line.
During the last couple of weeks, we have had hundreds of train cancellations because the heat simply bent the tracks.
Fortunately we can now look forward to a week in the mid-low twenties to help the fire brigade getting things under control.
The south of the country, Victoria and South Australia, is hot and pitch dry while they have massive floodings in North Queensland. The worst floodings in the history of the state.
Would be nice if we were able to level it out.
Very strange also to look at the snow chaos in UK while we are in the middle of an inferno down here. What a strange world we live in.
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Post by Baz on Feb 7, 2009 23:24:10 GMT 1
Hi Poul We survived !!!!!!!!!!! The wind change came about an hour early. The fires were in a horseshoe shape around us. Yesterday was a day I will never forget. The main front of the fire went through about 2 km north of us. The sound was unbelievable even at that distance. I can only describe it as a Jumbo at full throttle just before tack-off...................but it continued at the same level of sound for over 30 minutes. We are still at High Alert this morning. The main fire is still burning out of control. The towns just north of us are receiving ember attacks. The smoke has cleared a little in the last hour because of the wind direction. Police are manning a road block at the bottom of our street as we are right on the edge of the high danger area. I have a couple of photos, but can't transfer them to the computer. The chord is at work. This is just an absolute catastrophe ............  Baz |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2009 23:51:41 GMT 1
Yikes Sounds worse than the firestorm that went through part of Canberra in 2003. Good luck Baz and hope all works out for you.  |
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Post by swanrail on Feb 8, 2009 0:34:03 GMT 1
Glad to hear that things have eased for you Baz, lets hope the fires are soon under control and life can return to normal.
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Post by poulw on Feb 8, 2009 0:57:36 GMT 1
Good to hear that you are alright Baz.
The worst day in Victoria's history, worse than the historic Ash Wednesday fires, and it now appears that some of the fires were deliberately lid. Wonder what's in the heads of those people.
It was just on the news that the town of Kinglake, NE of Melbourne, is completely gone, and hundreds of other homes destroyed.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2009 1:06:44 GMT 1
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Post by poulw on Feb 8, 2009 9:21:52 GMT 1
Latest update from burning Victoria:
Around 650 homes destroyed.
Up to 100 people perished. Lots more unaccounted for.
Burn units in the hospitals are busy as ever and major teaching hospitals have redirected all other procedures to be ready for fire victims.
Several townships now lost and completely flattened by the fires. They look like war zones.
Many of the fires deliberately caused by firebugs.
A stupid firebug on the loose in Gippsland is relighting fires already extinguished by the fire brigades - I hope they catch that idiot.
No rain forecast for the next week, but unfortunately some lightning.
This is more than a tragedy, I don't even have a word for it.
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Post by Baz on Feb 8, 2009 10:01:04 GMT 1
A bit cooler here now. The worst seems to be over for now. Will get a reasonable nights sleep tonite. Below are some pictures of the Bunyip fire that threatened our home. First photo was taken at about midday from a vantage point about 5km from the house. The next 2 are from the house. The last one is the aftermath only 3km from home     |
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