The totally off-topic thread

[Pushka]

Stay safe guys. It will all blow over I am sure. Hopefully you will get to watch the AFL grand final.

Posted like a true Aussie <ducking for cover>

 

[Buzzard]

All of SA has blackout?

Well yes but no. Strangely the traffic lights on cnr of Magill and Glyburn were working. A friend of mine parked on Rundle took 30 minutes just getting from level 3 to level 2 of the carpark!! Took her an hour and a half total getting home to Burnside.

 

[suze2000]

I had a long nap this afternoon after coming off night shift yesterday. Twice I woke convinced I heard the floorboards creaking as if someone was in the house. The second time I even got up to make sure the house was still secure. Since this is the first time in two years - a lot of that spent here alone - I'm guessing the house was moving in the high winds we've had today. Even though I'm in MEL, it clearly hasn't skipped us completely.

 

[straitman]

all of this is factually wrong. max walker actually was dying for quite a while. Whilst out in the middle of the pitch and in the sun, he maintained his body levels of vitamin d but once retired, his levels dropped to ridiculously low levels and his actual cause of death was cRICKETS. Alright, I didn't quite stump you with that one.

Not a great joke beefarmer

beefarmer,

A joke in bad taste IMHO :!:

 

[Buzzard]

Good on the CFS for coming to check that we are OK, which we are at this stage.

 

[CaptJCool]

Good on the CFS for coming to check that we are OK, which we are at this stage.

Hi Buzz. Good to hear the water level hasn't reached flood proportions !

Was so eerie in Rundle mall last night

 

[beefarmer]

beefarmer,

A joke in bad taste IMHO :!:

Seems like I missed the hyphen. I appreciate it was a bit too close to the bone for some..

 

[Flashback]

How do you get the AFL Grandfinal on computer\tablet in Vienna? (With out financial burden )
Anyone streaming it?
Put a VPN and afl.com.au?

They have AFL LIVE FREE as Telstra customer but they have taken the Telstra(Boost) sim out of phone.

I've used this several times over the last few years - works quite well: Watch Live AFL Footy - Stream AFL Live Online at WatchAFL

 

[JohnK]

Example is SYD.
They thought they could sell it off, Realise the $$$ and SYD would pay tax via their owners. But with aggressive gearing no tax paid.

Now no income from airport and the 5bil spent long ago

That was the stupidest decision of the lot. They sold SYD airport for 5billion and it makes at least that every year.

Governments are just as good as running businesses as private enterprise. If not better. Just hire the right people to tun the business.

When we run out of things to sell we'll just increase indirect taxes.

 

[JohnM]

The thing that really struck me about reports on the SA power outage was how flimsy and spindly the large pylons that blew over appeared to be. Seems a little ironic given that SA is, I think, the last place in Australia to have a steel-making plant. Also ironic given that the standard roadside Stobie power pole in SA looks like it would withstand a force 5 cyclone and more (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stobie_pole).

Maybe the steel for the pylons came from China and had 'standards' akin to the flammable aluminium building cladding used in Melbourne .

 

[drron]

Exactly what I was thinking.Here are the measured wind speeds at Port augusta yesterday from the BOM site
[TABLE="class: tabledata obs_table"][TR][TD]Date/Time
CST
[/TD][TD]Temp
°C
[/TD][TD]App
Temp
°C
[/TD][TD]Dew
Point
°C
[/TD][TD]Rel
Hum
%
[/TD][TD]Delta-T
°C
[/TD][TD="colspan: 5"]Wind
[/TD][TD]Press
QNH
hPa
[/TD][TD]Press
MSL
hPa
[/TD][TD]Rain since
9am
mm
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Dir
[/TD][TD]Spd
km/h
[/TD][TD]Gust
km/h
[/TD][TD]Spd
kts
[/TD][TD]Gust
kts
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/11:30pm
[/TD][TD]9.8
[/TD][TD]1.9
[/TD][TD]4.2
[/TD][TD]68
[/TD][TD]2.5
[/TD][TD]NW
[/TD][TD]35
[/TD][TD]50
[/TD][TD]19
[/TD][TD]27
[/TD][TD]998.6
[/TD][TD]998.6
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/11:00pm
[/TD][TD]9.9
[/TD][TD]2.0
[/TD][TD]4.1
[/TD][TD]67
[/TD][TD]2.6
[/TD][TD]WNW
[/TD][TD]35
[/TD][TD]44
[/TD][TD]19
[/TD][TD]24
[/TD][TD]999.2
[/TD][TD]999.2
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/10:42pm
[/TD][TD]9.9
[/TD][TD]2.5
[/TD][TD]3.9
[/TD][TD]66
[/TD][TD]2.6
[/TD][TD]NW
[/TD][TD]32
[/TD][TD]50
[/TD][TD]17
[/TD][TD]27
[/TD][TD]999.2
[/TD][TD]999.2
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/10:30pm
[/TD][TD]10.0
[/TD][TD]2.5
[/TD][TD]4.2
[/TD][TD]67
[/TD][TD]2.6
[/TD][TD]NW
[/TD][TD]33
[/TD][TD]46
[/TD][TD]18
[/TD][TD]25
[/TD][TD]999.4
[/TD][TD]999.4
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/10:00pm
[/TD][TD]10.1
[/TD][TD]2.7
[/TD][TD]3.8
[/TD][TD]65
[/TD][TD]2.8
[/TD][TD]NW
[/TD][TD]32
[/TD][TD]46
[/TD][TD]17
[/TD][TD]25
[/TD][TD]999.5
[/TD][TD]999.5
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/09:30pm
[/TD][TD]10.1
[/TD][TD]2.5
[/TD][TD]3.8
[/TD][TD]65
[/TD][TD]2.8
[/TD][TD]WNW
[/TD][TD]33
[/TD][TD]46
[/TD][TD]18
[/TD][TD]25
[/TD][TD]999.7
[/TD][TD]999.7
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/09:00pm
[/TD][TD]10.1
[/TD][TD]3.2
[/TD][TD]4.7
[/TD][TD]69
[/TD][TD]2.4
[/TD][TD]WNW
[/TD][TD]30
[/TD][TD]39
[/TD][TD]16
[/TD][TD]21
[/TD][TD]999.3
[/TD][TD]999.3
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/08:43pm
[/TD][TD]10.5
[/TD][TD]3.3
[/TD][TD]4.9
[/TD][TD]68
[/TD][TD]2.5
[/TD][TD]WNW
[/TD][TD]32
[/TD][TD]50
[/TD][TD]17
[/TD][TD]27
[/TD][TD]999.6
[/TD][TD]999.6
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/08:30pm
[/TD][TD]10.7
[/TD][TD]3.4
[/TD][TD]5.3
[/TD][TD]69
[/TD][TD]2.5
[/TD][TD]WNW
[/TD][TD]33
[/TD][TD]44
[/TD][TD]18
[/TD][TD]24
[/TD][TD]999.7
[/TD][TD]999.7
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/08:00pm
[/TD][TD]11.2
[/TD][TD]2.0
[/TD][TD]5.3
[/TD][TD]67
[/TD][TD]2.7
[/TD][TD]W
[/TD][TD]43
[/TD][TD]56
[/TD][TD]23
[/TD][TD]30
[/TD][TD]999.6
[/TD][TD]999.6
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/07:30pm
[/TD][TD]12.0
[/TD][TD]1.9
[/TD][TD]3.8
[/TD][TD]57
[/TD][TD]3.7
[/TD][TD]W
[/TD][TD]46
[/TD][TD]70
[/TD][TD]25
[/TD][TD]38
[/TD][TD]998.6
[/TD][TD]998.6
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/07:00pm
[/TD][TD]13.2
[/TD][TD]1.5
[/TD][TD]3.3
[/TD][TD]51
[/TD][TD]4.4
[/TD][TD]W
[/TD][TD]54
[/TD][TD]76
[/TD][TD]29
[/TD][TD]41
[/TD][TD]997.4
[/TD][TD]997.4
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/06:30pm
[/TD][TD]14.1
[/TD][TD]2.4
[/TD][TD]3.3
[/TD][TD]48
[/TD][TD]4.9
[/TD][TD]W
[/TD][TD]54
[/TD][TD]83
[/TD][TD]29
[/TD][TD]45
[/TD][TD]995.9
[/TD][TD]995.9
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/06:23pm
[/TD][TD]14.8
[/TD][TD]2.7
[/TD][TD]3.0
[/TD][TD]45
[/TD][TD]5.3
[/TD][TD]W
[/TD][TD]56
[/TD][TD]83
[/TD][TD]30
[/TD][TD]45
[/TD][TD]995.9
[/TD][TD]995.9
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/06:19pm
[/TD][TD]15.0
[/TD][TD]3.8
[/TD][TD]3.8
[/TD][TD]47
[/TD][TD]5.1
[/TD][TD]W
[/TD][TD]52
[/TD][TD]74
[/TD][TD]28
[/TD][TD]40
[/TD][TD]995.8
[/TD][TD]995.8
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/06:00pm
[/TD][TD]15.0
[/TD][TD]6.0
[/TD][TD]4.4
[/TD][TD]49
[/TD][TD]5.0
[/TD][TD]W
[/TD][TD]41
[/TD][TD]65
[/TD][TD]22
[/TD][TD]35
[/TD][TD]995.5
[/TD][TD]995.5
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/05:30pm
[/TD][TD]15.2
[/TD][TD]5.8
[/TD][TD]5.4
[/TD][TD]52
[/TD][TD]4.7
[/TD][TD]W
[/TD][TD]44
[/TD][TD]67
[/TD][TD]24
[/TD][TD]36
[/TD][TD]995.1
[/TD][TD]995.1
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/05:00pm
[/TD][TD]16.7
[/TD][TD]5.4
[/TD][TD]7.1
[/TD][TD]53
[/TD][TD]4.8
[/TD][TD]WSW
[/TD][TD]56
[/TD][TD]82
[/TD][TD]30
[/TD][TD]44
[/TD][TD]993.7
[/TD][TD]993.7
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/04:33pm
[/TD][TD]19.3
[/TD][TD]10.0
[/TD][TD]9.2
[/TD][TD]52
[/TD][TD]5.3
[/TD][TD]WSW
[/TD][TD]48
[/TD][TD]69
[/TD][TD]26
[/TD][TD]37
[/TD][TD]992.5
[/TD][TD]992.5
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/04:30pm
[/TD][TD]19.5
[/TD][TD]10.0
[/TD][TD]9.7
[/TD][TD]53
[/TD][TD]5.3
[/TD][TD]WSW
[/TD][TD]50
[/TD][TD]67
[/TD][TD]27
[/TD][TD]36
[/TD][TD]992.1
[/TD][TD]992.1
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/04:00pm
[/TD][TD]19.7
[/TD][TD]12.6
[/TD][TD]13.9
[/TD][TD]69
[/TD][TD]3.3
[/TD][TD]WSW
[/TD][TD]44
[/TD][TD]63
[/TD][TD]24
[/TD][TD]34
[/TD][TD]990.5
[/TD][TD]990.5
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/03:52pm
[/TD][TD]19.7
[/TD][TD]16.0
[/TD][TD]18.4
[/TD][TD]92
[/TD][TD]0.8
[/TD][TD]WSW
[/TD][TD]35
[/TD][TD]54
[/TD][TD]19
[/TD][TD]29
[/TD][TD]990.0
[/TD][TD]990.0
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/03:37pm
[/TD][TD]16.9
[/TD][TD]9.5
[/TD][TD]16.3
[/TD][TD]96
[/TD][TD]0.4
[/TD][TD]W
[/TD][TD]50
[/TD][TD]85
[/TD][TD]27
[/TD][TD]46
[/TD][TD]990.2
[/TD][TD]990.2
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/03:30pm
[/TD][TD]16.2
[/TD][TD]7.1
[/TD][TD]15.2
[/TD][TD]94
[/TD][TD]0.6
[/TD][TD]W
[/TD][TD]57
[/TD][TD]80
[/TD][TD]31
[/TD][TD]43
[/TD][TD]990.5
[/TD][TD]990.5
[/TD][TD]9.0
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/03:26pm
[/TD][TD]16.9
[/TD][TD]8.6
[/TD][TD]15.9
[/TD][TD]94
[/TD][TD]0.6
[/TD][TD]WNW
[/TD][TD]54
[/TD][TD]80
[/TD][TD]29
[/TD][TD]43
[/TD][TD]990.0
[/TD][TD]990.0
[/TD][TD]8.6
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/03:22pm
[/TD][TD]18.2
[/TD][TD]12.2
[/TD][TD]16.9
[/TD][TD]92
[/TD][TD]0.8
[/TD][TD]WNW
[/TD][TD]44
[/TD][TD]78
[/TD][TD]24
[/TD][TD]42
[/TD][TD]989.4
[/TD][TD]989.4
[/TD][TD]8.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/03:21pm
[/TD][TD]19.1
[/TD][TD]13.6
[/TD][TD]17.6
[/TD][TD]91
[/TD][TD]0.9
[/TD][TD]WNW
[/TD][TD]43
[/TD][TD]78
[/TD][TD]23
[/TD][TD]42
[/TD][TD]989.3
[/TD][TD]989.3
[/TD][TD]8.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/03:20pm
[/TD][TD]19.0
[/TD][TD]13.9
[/TD][TD]17.8
[/TD][TD]93
[/TD][TD]0.7
[/TD][TD]WNW
[/TD][TD]41
[/TD][TD]69
[/TD][TD]22
[/TD][TD]37
[/TD][TD]988.8
[/TD][TD]988.8
[/TD][TD]8.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/03:13pm
[/TD][TD]17.0
[/TD][TD]10.8
[/TD][TD]15.9
[/TD][TD]93
[/TD][TD]0.6
[/TD][TD]NW
[/TD][TD]43
[/TD][TD]85
[/TD][TD]23
[/TD][TD]46
[/TD][TD]987.3
[/TD][TD]987.3
[/TD][TD]7.8
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/03:10pm
[/TD][TD]18.9
[/TD][TD]13.5
[/TD][TD]17.0
[/TD][TD]89
[/TD][TD]1.1
[/TD][TD]NW
[/TD][TD]41
[/TD][TD]85
[/TD][TD]22
[/TD][TD]46
[/TD][TD]988.5
[/TD][TD]988.5
[/TD][TD]4.0
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/03:09pm
[/TD][TD]20.7
[/TD][TD]15.9
[/TD][TD]16.5
[/TD][TD]77
[/TD][TD]2.5
[/TD][TD]NW
[/TD][TD]37
[/TD][TD]54
[/TD][TD]20
[/TD][TD]29
[/TD][TD]988.2
[/TD][TD]988.2
[/TD][TD]2.2
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/03:00pm
[/TD][TD]21.8
[/TD][TD]11.9
[/TD][TD]14.2
[/TD][TD]62
[/TD][TD]4.5
[/TD][TD]N
[/TD][TD]59
[/TD][TD]87
[/TD][TD]32
[/TD][TD]47
[/TD][TD]988.8
[/TD][TD]988.8
[/TD][TD]1.0
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/02:58pm
[/TD][TD]24.7
[/TD][TD]14.5
[/TD][TD]15.3
[/TD][TD]56
[/TD][TD]5.7
[/TD][TD]N
[/TD][TD]63
[/TD][TD]87
[/TD][TD]34
[/TD][TD]47
[/TD][TD]988.7
[/TD][TD]988.7
[/TD][TD]1.0
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/02:52pm
[/TD][TD]24.3
[/TD][TD]15.7
[/TD][TD]16.0
[/TD][TD]60
[/TD][TD]5.0
[/TD][TD]NNE
[/TD][TD]56
[/TD][TD]87
[/TD][TD]30
[/TD][TD]47
[/TD][TD]986.7
[/TD][TD]986.7
[/TD][TD]1.0
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/02:47pm
[/TD][TD]23.4
[/TD][TD]16.0
[/TD][TD]16.2
[/TD][TD]64
[/TD][TD]4.4
[/TD][TD]NNE
[/TD][TD]50
[/TD][TD]69
[/TD][TD]27
[/TD][TD]37
[/TD][TD]987.6
[/TD][TD]987.6
[/TD][TD]1.0
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/02:30pm
[/TD][TD]22.3
[/TD][TD]13.8
[/TD][TD]16.8
[/TD][TD]71
[/TD][TD]3.4
[/TD][TD]NNE
[/TD][TD]57
[/TD][TD]78
[/TD][TD]31
[/TD][TD]42
[/TD][TD]989.6
[/TD][TD]989.6
[/TD][TD]0.8
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/02:00pm
[/TD][TD]24.8
[/TD][TD]14.1
[/TD][TD]15.1
[/TD][TD]54
[/TD][TD]5.8
[/TD][TD]NNE
[/TD][TD]65
[/TD][TD]87
[/TD][TD]35
[/TD][TD]47
[/TD][TD]991.2
[/TD][TD]991.2
[/TD][TD]0.8
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/01:54pm
[/TD][TD]25.5
[/TD][TD]14.9
[/TD][TD]15.2
[/TD][TD]53
[/TD][TD]6.2
[/TD][TD]N
[/TD][TD]65
[/TD][TD]87
[/TD][TD]35
[/TD][TD]47
[/TD][TD]991.4
[/TD][TD]991.4
[/TD][TD]0.8
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/01:30pm
[/TD][TD]25.3
[/TD][TD]16.9
[/TD][TD]15.6
[/TD][TD]55
[/TD][TD]5.9
[/TD][TD]N
[/TD][TD]54
[/TD][TD]72
[/TD][TD]29
[/TD][TD]39
[/TD][TD]993.4
[/TD][TD]993.4
[/TD][TD]0.8
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/01:00pm
[/TD][TD]23.9
[/TD][TD]14.8
[/TD][TD]15.4
[/TD][TD]59
[/TD][TD]5.1
[/TD][TD]N
[/TD][TD]57
[/TD][TD]76
[/TD][TD]31
[/TD][TD]41
[/TD][TD]994.5
[/TD][TD]994.5
[/TD][TD]0.8
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/12:30pm
[/TD][TD]22.5
[/TD][TD]13.5
[/TD][TD]15.1
[/TD][TD]63
[/TD][TD]4.4
[/TD][TD]N
[/TD][TD]56
[/TD][TD]78
[/TD][TD]30
[/TD][TD]42
[/TD][TD]996.0
[/TD][TD]996.0
[/TD][TD]0.8
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/12:00pm
[/TD][TD]22.8
[/TD][TD]12.3
[/TD][TD]14.6
[/TD][TD]60
[/TD][TD]4.9
[/TD][TD]N
[/TD][TD]63
[/TD][TD]83
[/TD][TD]34
[/TD][TD]45
[/TD][TD]996.6
[/TD][TD]996.6
[/TD][TD]0.8
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD]28/11:30am
[/TD][TD]21.8
[/TD][TD]12.5
[/TD][TD]14.7
[/TD][TD]64
[/TD][TD]4.2
[/TD][TD]N
[/TD][TD]57
[/TD][TD]76
[/TD][TD]31
[/TD][TD]41
[/TD][TD]997.3
[/TD][TD]997.3
[/TD][TD]0.8
[/TD][/TR][TR="class: rowleftcolumn"][TD][/TD][/TR][/TABLE]
Sorry cant get the headings to match the table but you can easily deduce which column is the wind direction and read across from there.So on Wednesday the maximum wind speed was 65kph with gusts to 87kph.So not cyclonic winds.The maximum wind speed also occurred nearly 2 hours before the pylons crumpled at 1548.
Again from the BOM site the Beaufort wind scale
KTS KPH
[TABLE="class: table-text columns beaufort"][TR][TD]8 [/TD][TD]Gale [/TD][TD]1 [/TD][TD]34 - 40 [/TD][TD]62 - 74 [/TD][TD]Breaks twigs off trees; generally impedes progress. So a sustained wind speed of 62-74kph should break twigs off trees![/TD][/TR][/TABLE]

 

[drron]

And a clip from yesterday's Today show.Timing is everything-

[video=youtube_share;LZrS01a_wDU]https://youtu.be/LZrS01a_wDU[/video]

 

[Pushka]

The thing that really struck me about reports on the SA power outage was how flimsy and spindly the large pylons that blew over appeared to be. Seems a little ironic given that SA is, I think, the last place in Australia to have a steel-making plant. Also ironic given that the standard roadside Stobie power pole in SA looks like it would withstand a force 5 cyclone and more (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stobie_pole).

Maybe the steel for the pylons came from China and had 'standards' akin to the flammable aluminium building cladding used in Melbourne .

We have used steel from China in the new RAH (google the cost - more than the Burj Khalifa to build) because our steel manufacturers here dont make the right stuff. What chance do we have?

The pylons that blew over and not through cyclonic winds as claimed? Queries as to whether appropriate maintenance was done on them.

 

[Quickstatus]

The thing that really struck me about reports on the SA power outage was how flimsy and spindly the large pylons that blew over appeared to be. Seems a little ironic given that SA is, I think, the last place in Australia to have a steel-making plant. Also ironic given that the standard roadside Stobie power pole in SA looks like it would withstand a force 5 cyclone and more (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stobie_pole).

Maybe the steel for the pylons came from China and had 'standards' akin to the flammable aluminium building cladding used in Melbourne .

Apparently submarines are going to be built in SA.

 

[Bundy Bear]

The thing that really struck me about reports on the SA power outage was how flimsy and spindly the large pylons that blew over appeared to be. Seems a little ironic given that SA is, I think, the last place in Australia to have a steel-making plant. Also ironic given that the standard roadside Stobie power pole in SA looks like it would withstand a force 5 cyclone and more (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stobie_pole).

Maybe the steel for the pylons came from China and had 'standards' akin to the flammable aluminium building cladding used in Melbourne .

I would think that part of the problem is that once one fell over that put strain on the rest, like a domino effect.

I thought HVR was the king of bad puns, some of you need to get lessons.

 

[beefarmer]

Apparently submarines are going to be built in SA.

I reckon you'll be hearing some very interesting stuff about this soon.

 

[drron]

I am going to do an Adelaide.Off air,going dark for 48 hours.
See you all late Sunday.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Not sure if anyone else is part of a nationwide company that has offices in different states.

Todays email trail is about the 2 grand finals.

 

[Pushka]

Port Noarlunga SA this week

 

[Flashback]

Not sure if anyone else is part of a nationwide company that has offices in different states.

Todays email trail is about the 2 grand finals.

FYI the image in your signature seems to be a broken link.