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bomber · Post by **bomber** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:30 pm

Millsy and smit6hy, I was thinking of you from my hotel room in hobart. Gotta love the UXO areas.

Smithy · Post by **Smithy** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:30 pm

Millsy wrote:Smithy!

Need i remind you of who was on the end of the branch when the wind change and we had a headfire running at us ?

Hmmm ?
hahha

MILLSY WAS!
haha

no rikky you dont need to remind me, it will forever stick in my head. that escalated quickly. oh who was it that called for a waterbomber attack on the 4.4 which was about to be burnt to death. yeh lol. good fun mate

Enviro · Post by **Enviro** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:46 pm

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no rikky you dont need to remind me, it will forever stick in my head. that escalated quickly. oh who was it that called for a waterbomber attack on the 4.4 which was about to be burnt to death. yeh lol. good fun mate[/quote]

That would of been me. The sector commander said it was getting close and I wasn't close enough to see you, so I gave the bomber the command. It wasn't like anyone else was clearing the drop zones when I was even there and telling them. Hope it hasn't mentally scarred you. lol.

Smithy · Post by **Smithy** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:50 pm

hi guys, first time ever posting pics. took most while on break or filling with water. sorry bout quality only a 2 megapixel fone camera.
cheers

bit intense

on singleton 2.4 working the moniter, no i dont belong to singleton

the very succesful backburn. good idea to have our masks on

and also pointed out, where we were standing 2 minutes before when the wind changed

Post by **Tyranus** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:55 pm

Good shots, interesting to see some shots with some more terrain in them.

Smithy · Post by **Smithy** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:55 pm

Enviro wrote:

no rikky you dont need to remind me, it will forever stick in my head. that escalated quickly. oh who was it that called for a waterbomber attack on the 4.4 which was about to be burnt to death. yeh lol. good fun mate[/quote]

That would of been me. The sector commander said it was getting close and I wasn't close enough to see you, so I gave the bomber the command. It wasn't like anyone else was clearing the drop zones when I was even there and telling them. Hope it hasn't mentally scarred you. lol.[/quote]

haha many thanks.
nah im all good, when i say called for waterbomber i meant i called for it to be dropped on 4.4 not the crew. just thought id point that out incase of any confusion. but yes it did get quite hairy at times

Millsy · Post by **Millsy** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:15 pm

Enviro wrote:That would of been me. The sector commander said it was getting close and I wasn't close enough to see you, so I gave the bomber the command. It wasn't like anyone else was clearing the drop zones when I was even there and telling them. Hope it hasn't mentally scarred you. lol.

YOU!

You have scared me for life!
I have never in my entire life seen a plane fly up and over a hill so fast in all my life

What appliance where u working from?

Enviro · Post by **Enviro** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:12 am

Millsy wrote: YOU!

You have scared me for life!
I have never in my entire life seen a plane fly up and over a hill so fast in all my life

What appliance where u working from?

I was in the Kwn Sth 4.4. It's hard trying to get around a fire ground in a hurry in a big appliance, especially when your trying to keep out of everyone elses way so they can fight the fire in UXO area.

Don't worry your not the first people I've every bombed and you won't be the last. Rocky 1st LT got filled with foam at one fire I was ground controller at many years ago when we first got water bombers. All the vollies thought it was funny at the time.

Post by **Tyranus** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:27 am

Enviro wrote:
Millsy wrote: YOU!

You have scared me for life!
I have never in my entire life seen a plane fly up and over a hill so fast in all my life

What appliance where u working from?
I was in the Kwn Sth 4.4. It's hard trying to get around a fire ground in a hurry in a big appliance, especially when your trying to keep out of everyone elses way so they can fight the fire in UXO area.

Don't worry your not the first people I've every bombed and you won't be the last. Rocky 1st LT got filled with foam at one fire I was ground controller at many years ago when we first got water bombers. All the vollies thought it was funny at the time.

LOL I'll bet.
Haha Millsy, you get a bit wet?

At least the fire would have helped dry you off a bit.
But it sounds like when Enviro is around you need to have everything waterproofed!

Millsy · Post by **Millsy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:59 am

Enviro wrote:I was in the Kwn Sth 4.4. It's hard trying to get around a fire ground in a hurry in a big appliance, especially when your trying to keep out of everyone elses way so they can fight the fire in UXO area.

Don't worry your not the first people I've every bombed and you won't be the last. Rocky 1st LT got filled with foam at one fire I was ground controller at many years ago when we first got water bombers. All the vollies thought it was funny at the time.

Ahhh, We're you the lucky gentleman who got to drive around in Terry's LT ?

Enviro · Post by **Enviro** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:14 pm

Millsy wrote: [

Ahhh, We're you the lucky gentleman who got to drive around in Terry's LT ?

No did ground control from the 4.4 the whole time. In Terry's LT was the sector commander

Millsy · Post by **Millsy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:21 pm

Enviro wrote:No did ground control from the 4.4 the whole time. In Terry's LT was the sector commander

I'm trying to guess which one you are, I'm pretty sure you came and spoke to me while I was doing Logs at the I/C.

There was an older gentleman, a Shaved head, and another bloke on the 4.4 if i remember correctly?

Enviro · Post by **Enviro** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:23 pm

Millsy wrote:
There was an older gentleman, a Shaved head, and another bloke on the 4.4 if i remember correctly?

I'm the shaved head one. I've spoken to you before at the Forestdale fire (the one before yesterday) when you were up there with your Capt.

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:34 pm

lol yay,the baldivi 4.4 brew didn get outta the drop zone n 605 had to abort lol after enviro told them to clear the drop zone 4 or 5 times lol.

sweet pics millsy

oh yeah,for those who criticise our pictures,why would we take a slr camera or a proper camera there for taking pictures when we are being called there to do a job,most of the time in a situation like that,if ur in a heavy or a LT ur usually doing something and the only time we get to take pics is if wer waiting for soemthign or filling up the vehicles,were not paparzzi and im sure i speak to all of us who posted pics in this thread,we just wanted for everyone to see what that fire was like...no to make photographic pictures.

my 2c

Smithy · Post by **Smithy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:35 pm

Enviro wrote:
Millsy wrote: [

Ahhh, We're you the lucky gentleman who got to drive around in Terry's LT ?
No did ground control from the 4.4 the whole time. In Terry's LT was the sector commander

were you the one on intercom telling us to get outa the way becuase the waterbombers were doing a run over us. when we had the layflats out towards the east