in: Orienteering; General;
| # Posted 2008-03-06 08:59:04 | |
| Bomb: | I see the forecast is for some hot days in Vic this weekend (especially compared to chilly Queensland!). What's the chance of a fire ban forcing the event to get cancelled? or is it going to be all good? |
| # Posted 2008-03-06 10:17:33 | |
| blairtrewin: | It looks like the Sunday event will go ahead regardless but with earlier starts - more details soon. Very little chance of a fire ban on Saturday (no wind), Sunday probably a 30% risk. |
| # Posted 2008-03-06 10:29:28 | |
| Bruce: | Details here:
http://www.orienteering.asn.au/news/?ItemID=2498 |
| # Posted 2008-03-06 12:21:16 | |
| Tooms: | Deja vu from a few years back when we flew over for Eureka and ended up with one run one day and an "informal" run the other. Fingers crossed for you all! |
| # Posted 2008-03-06 14:32:20 | |
| phatmax: | Start times have been brought forward by an hour, and the badge event will start in parallel. Cancellation, or not, in case of a fire ban is a policy decision for the VOA. Arguements for and against. I think the current policy of not running on fireban days has served us well for a number of reasons. Compromise would be to run the NOL, but postpone the badge event till later in the year. Fngers crossed that the decision doesn't have to be made. |
| # Posted 2008-03-07 01:58:55 | |
| lazydave: | Was the policy initially made after a request from Parks? |
| # Posted 2008-03-07 02:24:52 | |
| Jerritt: | Can I ask why you wouldn't run on fireban days? |
| # Posted 2008-03-07 02:37:59 | |
| Shep: | australians just insist on having a post-race durry, as we all know they are a fire hazard so the only solution is to not let people run. |
| # Posted 2008-03-07 04:36:03 | |
| gordhun: | a post-race durry
What's that??? |
| # Posted 2008-03-07 04:37:52 | |
| Tooms: | nah, I think Shep runs around the forest so fast that the heat potentially generated by his passing can ignite the tinder-dry eucalypt and cause a firestorm. The authorities would rather not have to extract poor punters from remote areas when he's dashed through. |
| # Posted 2008-03-07 20:45:06 | |
| markg: | durry = cigarette |
| # Posted 2008-03-08 00:34:00 | |
| Wyatt: | I suspect it's just easier for the Park Rangers to just tell everyone to stay home than ask or trust that people won't start a fire. I forget which, but some part of the Western US was affected like this at one point. "Do not enter." "Why?" "Because you might start a fire." "I'm on foot, going for a run..." "Uh. Well, the lieutenant said no one can enter, cuz you might start a fire" "How am I gonna start a fire? With my watch?" "Uh..." "Can I run here then?" "No." I think they like the power trip... |
| # Posted 2008-03-08 02:49:07 | |
| blairtrewin: | Looks like we're probably in the clear - the wind forecast for Sunday has been downgraded a bit and the light rain yesterday helped a bit too. |
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