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I hope no one here is directly involved, bloody terrible thing! Apart from the people and animals and property lost, there has been some footage of some classic cars burnt. A old Fairlane, a HQ something, (only saw the front sticking out of a collapsed shed, and then a bloke was being interviewed beside a burnt KT or G Monaro in a shed.
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There was also an old rod next to it.
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Absolutely devastating..where i live i come under the shire of Whittlesea, knowing the area really well and knowing a few people directly involved it has the whole community and country in a state of shock. I live about 15 minutes from Whittlesea itself s |
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this is absolutely terrible, the fires, the human lossses,, and i find at this time it incredulous, that the gov is trying to blame so called arsonists for them?? i dont believe this,,the electricity lines will cause fires on 45deg days, with strong nor Edited by user Saturday, 14 February 2009 8:08:39 PM(UTC)
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I think you might be a bit of a conspiracy theorist bcb.
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Because Daniel you seem a bit stupid they are bushfires NOT bonfires.
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after reading todays news i see they have arrested a 'SUSPECTED ARSONIST', for the churchill fires,, another one in the ivanhoe area they are wanting to question?? this leaves 25fires alight across the state!! with possible instantaneous combustion, tw Edited by user Saturday, 14 February 2009 4:39:35 AM(UTC)
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and yes i am a conspiracy theorist!!
spare me, i used to watch the x files!
so many people are "haneefed", in aus
speeding tickets are one giant conspiracy to defraud us of money,, using crap about saving lives??
just one example.
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hey basketcase bear what gives you the right to edit responses to your postings? is this forum dictator run? dont be afraid of what people say against what you say and dont tamper with the replies i have the right to remove abusive anon replies,, t Edited by user Saturday, 14 February 2009 7:21:31 PM(UTC)
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can somoene explain to me how a piece of timber/twig will miraculously spontaneously combust when it touches a powerline? Yet birds dont fry if they perch on it? (i know the answer, im curious as to the physics used to acertain the above) and equ Edited by user Saturday, 14 February 2009 7:23:41 PM(UTC)
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Isn't it creating a path to ground through the moisture (yes I see the irony!) in the tree??
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Bear referred to "twigs blown across powerlines" rather than a tree falling over (which does cause issues I agree)
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greenhj replied>>>> can somoene explain to me how a piece of timber/twig will miraculously spontaneously combust when it touches a powerline? Yet birds dont fry if they perch on it? (i know the answer, im curious as to the physics use Edited by user Saturday, 14 February 2009 8:15:01 PM(UTC)
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firstly, i may be suffering from information overload, but i havent really noticed the arsonist theory being rammed down my throat by the media. The fact that an alleged arsonist was arrested and charged for the churchill fire, of which people i know suff Edited by user Saturday, 14 February 2009 8:56:40 PM(UTC)
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this is absolutely terrible, the fires, the human lossses,,
and i find at this timEdited by user Saturday, 14 February 2009 8:45:11 PM(UTC)
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quote:
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so many people are "haneefed", in aus
speeding tickets are one giant conspiracy
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anyway mate, im not trying to stir trouble, or pick apart posts for the sake of it, and i guess its quite pissy in the grand scheme of things, i apologise, ill not post again on this matter. cheers Phill greenhj Edited by user Saturday, 14 February 2009 8:47:22 PM(UTC)
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ok greenhj
it is simple what i am saying,
the government is trying to deflect the cause of these fires, using the fear factor of so called "arsonists",
there are arsonists, we know that,
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burn me at the stake for these comments but if it was an arsonist or power lines it make no difference the fire did start & did claim property & lives.not only did it take lives it took the lives of innocent young children that had no defence against the
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you need to see a psychatrist bcb you need help
and stop tampering with replies to your demented dribble
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