Deere-est Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 Leave on Tuesday mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Sorry to hear it's comng to an end for you Tris......Even so mate at least you've had a good time and a good experience in the time you were there eh......Plenty nice pics to remember it by too...... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 well as long as you have had fun, thats all that matters eh tris, so does this mean your back for spalding mate??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 Unfortunately Spalding will be missed this time around, even if I was back in time I'd have very little no money to spoil myself up there. It ain't over quite yet, check these pics out - after horse trekking Traci and I came across this - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Tris what have you done now? How long did it take to be put out Tris? Did the fire spread far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 Exciting hey?!! There ya go, what do you think then? Me and Traci on the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 It hadn't long started so we drove up and round the other side of the fire, sticking to the stone road. Thats where we took the photo's of the tree's and bush well alight. It wasn't the safest place to be so we retreated back round upwind of the fire and parked on the grass verge out of the way of emergencey services access etc. We stood for a good hour watching, we were there before anyone else. When the police came to set up the cordon we were actually inside the line!!! VIP guests see, the copper asked us not to go any further and leave via the road block as soon as we were ready. Even the Blenheim Express newspaper wern't allowed up as close as we were!!! We heard the fire siren go off in town three times during the afternoon calling for the off-shift firefighters to go to the station. No idea of timescale or acerage yet but one last week burn't out 30ha of hill bush. These are the first fires since 2001 and I think. With a TOTAL FIRE BAN across the whole region these fires start by either arson or reflective litter etc in the bush. We have impressed lot's of people with our photo's and we are hoping, via Traci's aunties friend; that one may even appear in the newspaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/32 farmer Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 nice pic tris and traci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcher Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 By the quality of them pics You and traci could be the next mr & mrs baily Did you feel scared with all the noise from the fire ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 Not scared as such but excitment bordering on a slight sense of nervousness. Traci wasn't scared in the slightest, she had the marshmellows ready on the stick!!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Not scared as such but excitment bordering on a slight sense of nervousness. Traci wasn't scared in the slightest, she had the marshmellows ready on the stick!!!! :D I know what you mean mate .... you feel excited to see whats going on but then you think well hold on what happens if. It happened to us in Spain there was a similiar fire and we were staying in the town pracitcally underneath it thankfully they kept it under control before we had to evacuate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datman Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 certainly is bloody dry down that way eh. hard case season alright.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Hi Tris.Being on dial up it takes me a while to get round to looking at things.Had a good look through your holiday snaps tonight.Not a truck fan but boy do they have some nice ones.and those Jonnys in the maize WOW. Have a safe trip back home Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Leave on Tuesday mate Fook,I was looking forward to seeing you.Never mind there always be another time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 well well , the police left you were you were , in this country they would have said MOVE ,v nice pics mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerstarâ„¢ Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Exciting stuff mate! Good pictures aswell! Why have ITV or GMTV, CNN or BBC News 24 when you have Tris & Traci! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 kinda reminds me of last year when i was metres away from the field fires, first in our village for a few years :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 nice pics tris, surprised you didnt cotton on and sell your pics to the local paper if they couldnt get up there, make some extra dosh that way, few more beers before you leave eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 nice pics tris, surprised you didnt cotton on and sell your pics to the local paper if they couldnt get up there, make some extra dosh that way, few more beers before you leave eh or money for Spalding :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 25, 2007 Author Share Posted March 25, 2007 Either or would be nice!! This was a prime example why we should always keep a camera handy, you just never know what your going to see. We went back up there today to see what the aftermath was like and this is what we saw. . . (All can be seen on Photobucket but excuse the duplicates, havn't got round to deleting them yet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Hi, Just wondered where you have been location wise. Where was your favourite place? Enjoy your time. Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilpek Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 great pictures boy quality is top claas. i saw a fire too when i wa sin turangi, they had the helicopters and stuff at it too twas cool of course no camera with me at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnP Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Finish off with a bang, eh Tris ? Safe journey home then...at least it's just about getting a bit warmer here now (but not THAT hot !) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 I'M BAAAA-AAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the comments on the photo's. .. . still working on the peat ones gradually. .. \ Jez, based south of Hamilton with most of the work in the Waikato region (ggod beer here ). The peat harvesting was on the coromandel peninsula though. Loved the place and would have liked to have worked there longer although the outfit I worked for a wetter start than normal to the summer didn't make for a good time financially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnP Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 welcome back Tris so it's you that brought the sunshine ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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