The member photo gallery is now integrated and live!!  All user albums and pictures have been ported from old gallery.


To register send an e-mail to admin@bmwr65.org and provide your location and desired user name.

« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: Cyclone Yasi.  (Read 1324 times)

Offline chrisr65ls

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 47
  • My Cow is my friend! ;)
Cyclone Yasi.
« on: February 04, 2011, 01:04:56 AM »
Queensland has had a pretty bad year so far with the flooding and now cyclone Yasi. One of the largest and most destructive storms to ever make landfall.
300km/h winds near the eye that was about 40km wide when it hit the coast. With the speed it was moving meant that towns close to the eye endured these winds for 2-3 hrs. The storm damage was sustained in communitys along the coast for up to 350km from the centre.

No reported deaths so far.
Logged

Offline suecanada

  • Mt. Olympus Resident
  • ****
  • Posts: 1453
  • Winter time now so we sleep and dream and plan!!
Re: Cyclone Yasi.
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2011, 10:42:28 AM »
Ouch!!!! That'll blow a locomotive off its rails!!! :o
Logged
1983 R65LS - LRB still my favourite!? 1988 Honda NX250, "Toodles Too" and a Suzuki DR650, "Calypso." All stored in the "Brrrmmm Closet".

Offline montmil

  • Mt. Olympus Resident
  • ****
  • Posts: 8371
Re: Cyclone Yasi.
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2011, 04:10:28 PM »
Quote
Ouch!!!! That'll blow a locomotive off its rails!!! :o

And maybe even push an R65 into the next lane.[smiley=cowsleep.gif]

Monte
Logged
Monte Miller
Denton, TEXAS
1978 BMW R100S
1981 BMW R65
1983 BMW R65
1995 Triumph Trophy
1986 VW Cabriolet

Offline chrisr65ls

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 47
  • My Cow is my friend! ;)
Re: Cyclone Yasi.
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2011, 11:30:05 PM »
Logged

Offline Semper Gumby

  • Mt. Olympus Resident
  • ****
  • Posts: 2173
  • Dances with cow!
Re: Cyclone Yasi.
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2011, 09:38:22 AM »
Crikey! :o
Logged
Bill Gould ?1980/03 R65 When at first you don't succeed....Moo!

Offline Lucky_Lou

  • Mt. Olympus Resident
  • ****
  • Posts: 2699
  • shoot first
Re: Cyclone Yasi.
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2011, 11:26:26 AM »
I note on the news last night that your now contending with bush fires as well, it seems to be one thing after another.Stay safe down under.
Lou
Logged
Ask questions later

Offline dav

  • Lives in Foothills of Mt. Olympus
  • **
  • Posts: 420
  • gotta luv the boxer
Re: Cyclone Yasi.
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2011, 05:44:09 AM »
Quote
I note on the news last night that your now contending with bush fires as well, it seems to be one thing after another.Stay safe down under.
Lou

Huge fires on the West Coast (Western Australia), 36 homes were lost. The news that is going around is it started from sparks from a angle grinder.

Abit OT, about 12yrs ago the water board were fixing a major water pipeline, & a little fire started while they welded up the join, long story to short that little fire burned down 10 homes. Got a phone call at work to tell me to get home quick smart.  

& another..

I was about 17yrs old, i noticed smoke coming from down in the bush about 200 meters away (i live on a cliff), told mum/dad to ring the fire chaps. I jumped on my push bike to see what the going on, i got there & it was just a small scrub fire so i was throwing sand on it but it just got bigger & bigger, long story short it grew to a massive blaze which nearly wiped out a street of homes (got to there fence line), kids lit that one (i saw them running out of the bush when i was riding in).

These events that are happening in Aus right now are just mind blowing, so much devastation, so many peoples worlds turned upside down.
Logged
BMW R65 ?1981
Ducati 1968 250 mk lll
Suzuki DR250 1983
Yamaha XT250 2015
Pages: [1]
« previous next »