1/1--The Sydney Sky

elSicomoro · 01-01-2002, 07:10 PM

Tony, I don't know if you were planning an IotD today or not, so I hope you don't mind.

Bush fires are currently burning in the Australian state of New South Wales. The fires are starting to enter Sydney's suburbs, and smoke is choking the sky. This pic is from AP. The Opera House and Harbor Bridge are in the lower right corner. The ABC (that's Australian Broadcasting Company) has a gallery showing some of the destruction on their site.

Undertoad · 01-01-2002, 08:30 PM

Don't mind at all sir, I'd just forgotten.

Undertoad · 01-01-2002, 08:35 PM

There, I've edited it so it's right in the message and not an attachment.

I had thought that I'd set things up so that attachments would be automatically viewed. I'm gonna have another go at that setting...

jaguar · 01-01-2002, 09:29 PM

Argh I came here to get away from the news about the frigging fires...every summer its the same..

wolvie · 01-01-2002, 10:19 PM

Here's a photo I took 2 days ago of the smoke within the Sydney CBD:

And here's a nice one from the Sydney Morning Herald, who have many more good photos of the fires linked off this page:

elSicomoro · 01-02-2002, 12:28 AM

NBC News had a great shot of the actual skyline earlier tonight, but I couldn't find a copy of it.

This pic is from the ABC.

elSicomoro · 01-02-2002, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jaguar
Argh I came here to get away from the news about the frigging fires...every summer its the same..

Sorry jag. Truth be told, I don't think we really have a city here in the US that is so close as to be hit by something like this (forest fire, bush fire, etc.). At least not that I can think of off the top of my head. Forest fires are generally common here during our summer, particularly in the western US. Actually, last summer, a forest fire in New Mexico threatened Los Alamos.

jeni · 01-02-2002, 10:40 PM

wow. it would be cool if, in california, the hills didn't block my view of the horizon or the sky. or if i could even see the sky without all of the clouds. or if there wasn't so much light pollution at night so i could see the stars.

Bitman · 01-02-2002, 11:33 PM

sycamore: Are those PEOPLE on top of the bridge? Maintainance people? Or are mere mortals allowed to go up there?

-B

blase · 01-02-2002, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bitman
sycamore: Are those PEOPLE on top of the bridge? Maintainance people? Or are mere mortals allowed to go up there?

-B

I always thought you were allowed to walk over it.

Scopulus Argentarius · 01-02-2002, 11:47 PM

It is a shame that kids are mostly starting these fires... or so I've been told...

9 to 16 year olds

elSicomoro · 01-03-2002, 12:04 AM

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Originally posted by Bitman
sycamore: Are those PEOPLE on top of the bridge? Maintainance people? Or are mere mortals allowed to go up there?

If I understand correctly, you can pay to walk on top of the bridge. Sportscaster Ahmad Rashad did it for NBC when the Olympics were there in 2000.

lisa · 01-03-2002, 06:03 AM

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Originally posted by sycamore

If I understand correctly, you can pay to walk on top of the bridge. Sportscaster Ahmad Rashad did it for NBC when the Olympics were there in 2000.

But what if they fell? Isn't the city (or whoever owns the bridge) worried about all the lawsuits? I mean, it's "dangerous" to allow people to choose to risk their own lives like that! They should prevent them from doing things like that for their own good! Oh, wait... that's NOT in the U.S.... Never mind.

jeni · 01-03-2002, 02:40 PM

yeah, i too heard that the US was the only country worried about deaths and resulting lawsuits.

jaguar · 01-03-2002, 03:55 PM

A company runs daily tours over the top of the bridge, obviously you have guides iwth you and are strapped to the bridge itself rock-climbing style so you can't drop off.

01-01-2002, 07:10 PM	#1
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	1/1--The Sydney Sky Tony, I don't know if you were planning an IotD today or not, so I hope you don't mind. Bush fires are currently burning in the Australian state of New South Wales. The fires are starting to enter Sydney's suburbs, and smoke is choking the sky. This pic is from AP. The Opera House and Harbor Bridge are in the lower right corner. The ABC (that's Australian Broadcasting Company) has a gallery showing some of the destruction on their site. Last edited by elSicomoro; 01-01-2002 at 07:24 PM.

01-01-2002, 09:29 PM	#4
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Argh I came here to get away from the news about the frigging fires...every summer its the same.. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

01-02-2002, 12:28 AM	#6
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	NBC News had a great shot of the actual skyline earlier tonight, but I couldn't find a copy of it. This pic is from the ABC. Attached Images

01-03-2002, 03:55 PM	#15
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	A company runs daily tours over the top of the bridge, obviously you have guides iwth you and are strapped to the bridge itself rock-climbing style so you can't drop off. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

01-01-2002, 08:30 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Don't mind at all sir, I'd just forgotten.

01-01-2002, 08:35 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	There, I've edited it so it's right in the message and not an attachment. I had thought that I'd set things up so that attachments would be automatically viewed. I'm gonna have another go at that setting...

01-01-2002, 10:19 PM	#5
wolvie Rapscallion Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Sydney, AU Posts: 5	Here's a photo I took 2 days ago of the smoke within the Sydney CBD: And here's a nice one from the Sydney Morning Herald, who have many more good photos of the fires linked off this page:

01-02-2002, 10:40 PM	#8
jeni is stuck on altair-4 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: santa cruz, california Posts: 514	wow. it would be cool if, in california, the hills didn't block my view of the horizon or the sky. or if i could even see the sky without all of the clouds. or if there wasn't so much light pollution at night so i could see the stars.

01-02-2002, 11:33 PM	#9
Bitman cellar smellar Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: californy, baby! Posts: 403	sycamore: Are those PEOPLE on top of the bridge? Maintainance people? Or are mere mortals allowed to go up there? -B

01-02-2002, 11:47 PM	#11
Scopulus Argentarius Your current user title is: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: BTR Posts: 301	It is a shame that kids are mostly starting these fires... or so I've been told... 9 to 16 year olds

01-03-2002, 02:40 PM	#14
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