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Posted September 23, 2009
So yesterday a massive sandstorm hit sydney and few other cities.
Article:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26117358-5006786,00.html
Photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticbag/galleries/72157622310168099/
I took a couple pics of sky myself from my balcony at around 6:30am
huge pics as i did not resize them :)
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/5651/picture010wn.jpg
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4669/picture007wvs.jpg
no editing, or photoshop :)
Posted September 23, 2009
Saw that on the news a while ago (as in, five hours ago). Pretty cool looking, but nobody wants to BE inside one.
Posted September 23, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZXPP7qMSz4
Posted September 23, 2009
Wagga tends to get at least one of those a year. The skies turn teracotta, the sun turns blood red. Really very picturesque, has a sort of Fallout feel to it when it gets really silent. That or an FPS with poor draw distance
It's a BITCH to clean up after though, you have to be extra thorough when washing things down since the dust is mostly clay and if you have hayfever or respitory issues, you're in for a fun few days after.
Posted September 23, 2009
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Weclock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZXPP7qMSz4

I knew someone would do that.
Darude, you badass.
Post edited September 23, 2009 by michaelleung
Posted September 23, 2009
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Aliasalpha: Wagga tends to get at least one of those a year. The skies turn teracotta, the sun turns blood red. Really very picturesque, has a sort of Fallout feel to it when it gets really silent. That or an FPS with poor draw distance
It's a BITCH to clean up after though, you have to be extra thorough when washing things down since the dust is mostly clay and if you have hayfever or respitory issues, you're in for a fun few days after.
like I always say, DON'T FUCKING LIVE IN PLACES THAT LIKE TO TEAR YOUR SHIT UP.
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Weclock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZXPP7qMSz4
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michaelleung: I knew someone would do that.
Darude, you badass.
I made love to my first girlfriend to the entire album, in one afternoon.
Post edited September 23, 2009 by Weclock
Posted September 23, 2009
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Weclock: ]like I always say, DON'T FUCKING LIVE IN PLACES THAT LIKE TO TEAR YOUR SHIT UP.

easier said than done. it is australia. if not spiders, drop bears or poisonous snakes there is bushfire or flood.
if that is not enough it will send a frigging sandstorm to finish the job.
Posted September 23, 2009
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Aliasalpha: Wagga tends to get at least one of those a year. The skies turn teracotta, the sun turns blood red. Really very picturesque, has a sort of Fallout feel to it when it gets really silent. That or an FPS with poor draw distance
It's a BITCH to clean up after though, you have to be extra thorough when washing things down since the dust is mostly clay and if you have hayfever or respitory issues, you're in for a fun few days after.
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Weclock: like I always say, DON'T FUCKING LIVE IN PLACES THAT LIKE TO TEAR YOUR SHIT UP.
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Weclock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZXPP7qMSz4
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michaelleung: I knew someone would do that.
Darude, you badass.
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michaelleung: I made love to my first girlfriend to the entire album, in one afternoon.

TMI.
Posted September 23, 2009
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lukaszthegreat: easier said than done. it is australia. if not spiders, drop bears or poisonous snakes there is bushfire or flood.

Or sometimes all at once
Posted September 23, 2009
Its because they banned L4D2. This is a bad omen.
Post edited September 23, 2009 by Aatami
Posted September 23, 2009
Just realised that says "sand strom"...
Posted September 23, 2009
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Andy_Panthro: Just realised that says "sand strom"...

lulz. can't correct it :)
Posted September 23, 2009
Saw it on news today. At first I couldn't figure out why everything was so orange, I have never seen something like this.
You guys have it rough in Australia with worlds deadliest spiders, crazy sandstorms and banned videogames :)
Posted September 24, 2009
I used to see dust storms when I lived on the other side of the state. Though they were more a murky sticky brown fog that covered everything in dirt before quickly passing than this full on sand storm orange sky effect.
I don't think it will quite work for the next 'Come and visit Australia!' tourism promotion.
Posted September 24, 2009
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Ois: I don't think it will quite work for the next 'Come and visit Australia!' tourism promotion.

Their current one sucks anyway, it can't possibly get any worse.
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