Developing: Australia Burns as Victoria suffers worst bushfire day since infamous Black Saturday fir

[stealthpaw]

[QUOTE=download;43845208]Victoria needs to change that message on their car number plates from 'Victoria the Sunshine State' to 'Victoria the Bushfire State'[/QUOTE]

As fruxodaily said, that's Queensland's moto. Victoria is "Victoria on the Move"

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[QUOTE=fruxodaily;43845277]Queensland has that motto though?[/QUOTE]

Oh woops, fuck. What is Victoria's motto then?

[fruxodaily]

[QUOTE=download;43846070]Oh woops, fuck. What is Victoria's motto then?[/QUOTE]

Something along the lines of

"Liking things before they're famous, get with the times"

[DogGunn]

[QUOTE=101kl;43845937]As fruxodaily said, that's Queensland's moto. Victoria is "Victoria on the Move"[/QUOTE]

Not anymore.

VIC - STAY ALERT STAY ALIVE

So bad.

[img]http://www.police.vic.gov.au/retrievemedia.asp?Media_ID=96761[/img]

[Big Dumb Patriot]

[QUOTE=Raged;43844775]they evacuated a few of the shops up near craigieburn

my pager wouldn't shut the fuck up[/QUOTE]

Setting the historic and terrifying fire aside for a moment: people still use pagers in Australia?

[fruxodaily]

[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;43849570]Setting the historic and terrifying fire for a moment: people still use pagers in Australia?[/QUOTE]

Only people in Victoria, as it is deemed cool and retro

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[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;43849570]Setting the historic and terrifying fire for a moment: people still use pagers in Australia?[/QUOTE]

They're still used in hospitals and by volunteer firefighters

[Com Truise]

[QUOTE=DogGunn;43848598]Not anymore.

VIC - STAY ALERT STAY ALIVE

So bad.

[img]http://www.police.vic.gov.au/retrievemedia.asp?Media_ID=96761[/img][/QUOTE]

Is that really what it is now? Oh man that says alot.

[Raged]

[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;43849570]Setting the historic and terrifying fire for a moment: people still use pagers in Australia?[/QUOTE]

emergency services other than police use them

we do have a bit of transitioning to some iphone/samsung app where it uses the dispatch information and shows you it on a google map but its used as a secondary thing to pagers

[Thomo_UK]

You guys should move back to Britain we've got plenty of rain here.

[Antdawg]

[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;43852980]You guys should move back to Britain we've got plenty of rain here.[/QUOTE]

Too much rain, sorry.

[fruxodaily]

[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;43852980]You guys should move back to Britain we've got plenty of rain here.[/QUOTE]
Not enough space

[Amber902]

I'd take some of your fires Australia but California's just as bad about forest fires

[That Sprite]

[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;43852980]You guys should move back to Britain we've got plenty of rain here.[/QUOTE]

What's that? I'm too busy drowning to hear you right now.

[Drag0nSnak3]

Well that's one way to get rid of the spiders.

But seriously though, good luck to everyone there.

[myon]

[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;43852980]You guys should move back to Britain we've got plenty of rain here.[/QUOTE]

that sounds great, i believe the criminals have been rehabilitated by now

[-n3o-]

I wish I was able to volunteer for the RFS or CFA. But I live right on the eastern suburbs of sydney.

[JaffaOrange]

Had fires blazing about 2km from where I'm living.

My area is pretty suburban so even though there are bushlands nearby, it feels weird to have a bushfire so close.

[MrTwicks]

in melbourne CBD, The smoke was fucking excruciating!