Lake condition as at Dec.27th

[Greg Watters]

Thanks to those that make the trip out to check

Great news

[Dr Goggles]

Thanks Pete and whoever else made the trip.

Good to hear the road is tip top......better get back to the shed......

[SDavo]

Fantastic news. Thanks to all who made the trek out to the lake.

[DLRA]

Was just talking to a mate who is in Mildura and heading back to Melbourne.
Heaps of insects, locusts, mossies, flies you name it on the trip up, down as low as Ballarat.
Remember to bring your fly net and some fly screen to put in front of the radiator of your transport vehicle.

http://new.dpi.vic.gov.au/agriculture/p ... ts/updates

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/p ... ts/current

Been a while since we had a real bad year.
Maybe Pete can do a little road report from Adelaide?
Also what the flies were like at Lake Gairdner?

[momec3]

A shit load of hoppers up here in Tennant Creek and the grass is waist high for almost the 500kms to Alice. Perfect hopper season.
But this is a long way north

Chris

[gennyshovel]

In Broken Hill , it's as if Alfred Hitchcock is making a new movie here called "The attack of the killer crickets"At night you can hear them bashing against the windows trying to get inside, My cat is sick of eating them, he just gnaws 1 leg off so he can catch 'em easier now,,even the greyhound is eating them.

[DLRA]

Just spoke to young Trev,
locusts - no jumpers, just wooly jumpers and a few roos.
Road - First 40k's is a bit rutty, then after that quite good.

[Reverend Hedgash]

In Broken Hill , it's as if Alfred Hitchcock is making a new movie here called "The attack of the killer crickets"At night you can hear them bashing against the windows trying to get inside, My cat is sick of eating them, he just gnaws 1 leg off so he can catch 'em easier now,,even the greyhound is eating them.

Crickets are a good source of protein Tiny, deep fried is apparently very good.

Maybe you should be joining the pets and dining on the free bounty.

d

[momec3]

I'll be happy to kiss each and every one of them if thats the only thing between us and racing this year
Oh I forgot I'm flying then getting a rental so don't have to worry.

Read a funny story at some stage on Landracing about how far and how fast you can drive a rental in reverse. Apparently some go faster than others and the only downfall is the all tend to get a bit hot after 20 or so miles but continue for some time after that.You can keep going till they start to slow before you have to point them back in the wind...... They reported on getting funny looks from other motorist that passed on the freeway while the were making the annual record attempts. Locasts in the grill made me remember that.............

[gennyshovel]

A warning for the faint hearted,,,,,,,,,
Don't look at the weather forecast , lower western SA,, wednesday onwards

[OLDPOP]

10mm for Nonning tomorrow just enough to settle the dust

Phill H

[off tap racing]

hi all, up here at challenger mine its a bit cloudy but still in the mid 30s with a light northerly breeze, so all good, Graeme.

[DLRA]

Good on you Graeme, keep these blokes in their seats!

[Mossy]

Bit of rain about at the moment but it seems to be south of the lake. Wudinna had 19mm, Cleve 34mm, Whyalla 3.2mm, Pt Augusta 0.4mm and Woomera 0. The rain on the radar this morning is a few hundred km's north.
Cheers Mossy

[OLDPOP]

Asof 4.15pm today road closed

Gawler Ranges

Issued Tuesday 8th March 2011 at 4:15pm
A new report will be issued when any road conditions change.

Status:

Hiltaba to Iron Knob - Closed - Due to rain

Special Notices
Regards
Phill H