5 December 2009

Fire in Gordon

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Gordon Fire

Spotted smoke while driving around Gordon lake about 7pm on Friday, and managed to take a photo of a fire as I drove past.

There was a lot of police cars in the area which makes me think it was probably arson. Fire seemed to be put out pretty quick.

Anyone know what happened? I’m guessing it was some bored youths…

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James-T-Kirk11:35 am 07 Dec 09

James-T-Kirk said :

Anyway – I am not aware of any law relating to the use of phones, except the wonderful catchall ‘Driving without due care and attention’

Should have been use of Cameras… Not Phones

James-T-Kirk11:19 am 07 Dec 09

Tooks said :

Vic said :

$247 fine for talking on a mobile while driving. My wife found that out last week. Wonder how much for taking a pic, while driving?

The fine is actually *using* a mobile phone while driving, not just talking on it, so the fine would be the same.

Ahh the nonsense ‘You cant hold a telephone law’… It is interesting to note that you can *still* hold the microphone of a CB radio…. Mwa Ha Ha Ha And that the law specifically uses the phrase “Hand Held mobile Phone”, so it does not apply to the old car phones, where the handset is corded….

Anyway – I am not aware of any law relating to the use of phones, except the wonderful catchall ‘Driving without due care and attention’

Vic said :

$247 fine for talking on a mobile while driving. My wife found that out last week. Wonder how much for taking a pic, while driving?

The fine is actually *using* a mobile phone while driving, not just talking on it, so the fine would be the same.

anonymous gungahlian said :

Uh… I know that this is a really stupid question;… but where’s Lake Gordon? I’m guesing that it’s in Gordon, but Gordon would’nt have a lake that big would it?

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Doesn’t seem as though we can post the embedded google map, but clicking that link will show you where it is.

Not really a lake – it’s actually called Point Hut Pond.

In Victoria, it is illegal now to hold a mobile phone or have it on your lap (on or off) while driving. Don’t matter if you are not making a call or what.

GrimReaper711, I think it’s a great photo. Well done.

Vic said :

$247 fine for talking on a mobile while driving. My wife found that out last week. Wonder how much for taking a pic, while driving?

Interesting what the fine would be if using an SLR rather than a mobile?

$247 fine for talking on a mobile while driving. My wife found that out last week. Wonder how much for taking a pic, while driving?

GrimReaper7114:35 pm 06 Dec 09

georgesgenitals said :

Dude, what happened to the door of your car?

It’s an old car, the doors have suffered a bit of sun damage

Anna Key said :

maybe safer to stop the car before taking a photo?

True, but I was only doing 20 or so and it was only a quick shot. I made sure I wasn’t going to cause any danger to anyone.

maybe safer to stop the car before taking a photo?

georgesgenitals9:59 pm 05 Dec 09

Dude, what happened to the door of your car?

bubzie said :

is that the adventure playground?

It was on an island near Callaway Crescent. The ESA have a photo here http://www.esa.act.gov.au/ESAWebsite/images/04122009_uriarra_pond_fire.jpg, but I much prefer your photo GRIMREAPER711. When I went to check out the smoke at around 19:30 all I could see was a fair amount of smoke & 2 empty Police cars parked near the bush on Jim Pike Avenue. Actually the smoke was quite thick on Knoke Avenue.

anonymous gungahlian4:13 pm 05 Dec 09

Uh… I know that this is a really stupid question;… but where’s Lake Gordon? I’m guesing that it’s in Gordon, but Gordon would’nt have a lake that big would it?

school is finishing…fires start…

is that the adventure playground?

Well that explains all the smoke at my place last night… It’s interesting the ESA website had nothing posted about it until much later (and the smoke had cleared), unless there is a better website to go to for information when loads of smoke agains appears in the air…

Holden Caulfield12:35 pm 05 Dec 09

Disappointed you didn’t go with a Flash Gordon headline!

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