tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post423017200664638688..comments2024-03-26T08:02:37.149+11:00Comments on Musings of a textile itinerant: Never Say NeverDijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-63801774150875453782009-04-10T12:44:00.000+10:002009-04-10T12:44:00.000+10:00This quilt is so beautiful! How did you get that ...This quilt is so beautiful! How did you get that great effect on the tree trunks - is it a particular fabric you used? Just lovely!Lin Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088659161994313808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-11063649708886840762009-03-04T13:20:00.000+11:002009-03-04T13:20:00.000+11:00DijanneDidn't you realise that tourists are the mo...Dijanne<BR/><BR/>Didn't you realise that tourists are the most important people in this country! They get a little upset when their mobiles don't work so perhaps we shouldn't ask for a comunication system which serves people who live outside the CBD, but one which will serve all tourists!]<BR/><BR/>I find it almost beyond belief that keeping roads open for tourists is considered by anyone on high fire risk days. Ah well, if they cought in the fire, make sure there is sauce and a slice of bread on hand!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-55636767723178774312009-02-24T00:02:00.000+11:002009-02-24T00:02:00.000+11:00I'm sure barbequed tourist would do a great deal f...I'm sure barbequed tourist would do a great deal for trade in your area... the thinking here is absurd.artmixterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088499758960154464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-74014390979116582802009-02-22T21:48:00.000+11:002009-02-22T21:48:00.000+11:00Hi Dijannesorry about taking your beautiful view q...Hi Dijanne<BR/>sorry about taking your beautiful view quilt (well not sorry that we have it as we love it dearly). We would have been quite happy to lend it to you for the exhibition if needed to save you making another one. <BR/>Best of luck with the fire plans. My sister and her family live in the yarra valley and have just been issued with another serious alert and they have decided to stay at the moment. Her two oldest sons and her husband are in the CFA so they are pretty prepared but I do worry about her and the two young girls being on their own (as the boys are usually out on the fire truck strike teams - they've only been to "work" once in the last fortnight). <BR/>Best of luck and we'll all be thinking of you.<BR/><BR/>Liz and PhilipAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757741216675797053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-7037160558566412372009-02-22T16:34:00.000+11:002009-02-22T16:34:00.000+11:00Hi! Dijanne,This is an issue we ourselves are revi...Hi! Dijanne,<BR/><BR/>This is an issue we ourselves are revisting as we always said we would stay and defend but age has caught up with us I'm 70 and hubby a little older. What we learnt from these recent Victorian fires (we are in Tassie) is that we and our cat are more important than our belongs. Our property is like yours not really defendable but we can make changes and are doing so to remove vegetation further from our house and to have a cleared area.<BR/><BR/>The questions of mobiles versus land lines is tricky, we too are a black zone for mobiles but do have a landline but they rely on a sub station 8 kls away at most which can be taken out by the fire so one can find they have no phone. I don't think Telstra knows the meaning of "social resposibilty" so I don't think one can rely that they will realize it any time soon.<BR/><BR/>My thoughts are with you as you work your way through this tricky problem.<BR/><BR/>i have sent this under anonymous as I typed it all up then realized i hadn't logged in to my Google account.<BR/><BR/>JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-2075580653522734692009-02-22T07:26:00.000+11:002009-02-22T07:26:00.000+11:00I take on board all that has been said about mobil...I take on board all that has been said about mobiles, but because of the way the powercorp grid works it could create a total black hole of communication- for example our power might shut down for a fire 20 kms away-and I do think a company like Telstra has some social responsibility in this regard.And yes we are isolated, but on the other hand the town has been here for over 100 years and we used to have a railway.<BR/><BR/>We talked about sirens the othee night - it seems that sirens were taken away ( and I do rememeber us having them in the township) because people complained that the siren "disturbed" them as they did not know if it was a minor emergency or a fire....This apparently happened everywhere. Ever wondered why we never have church bells? After all church bells can be automated- but apparently we don't like the sound of bells , which I happen to think is one of the charming things about small villages in Europe.<BR/><BR/>And I won't be staying on high risk days- I doubt this property could be defended even if the whole Gellibrand CFA came to help.They are better of helping those that can be defended.Dijanne Cevaalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-8258807106188784692009-02-22T05:28:00.000+11:002009-02-22T05:28:00.000+11:00Look after yourself and stay safe Dijanne.Look after yourself and stay safe Dijanne.Digitalgranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18213778111516418003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-82199762173217658302009-02-21T21:39:00.000+11:002009-02-21T21:39:00.000+11:00We are also in a telstra free area, and only 10 mi...We are also in a telstra free area, and only 10 minutes from a regional town and an hour from the city, the phone is a vital part of out business and at one stage our fax wouldnt work, and we needed it for internet banking, 9 months of continuous phone calls and finally some one came out and horror of horrors, couldnt use his mobile phone!! We are now marginally better but not much. As for digital TV for get it and when the old analog goes off I guess we will go back to listening to the wireless.<BR/>I think one of the most important things in fires, which so many forget is, find a cleared space, gravel if possible and a soaking wet wool blanket, even in the fires recently some were saved by having this.<BR/>A siren to tell you that there is a fire in your area would be useful too, you might just hear it. Better than a text message.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-86393880309240809362009-02-21T17:51:00.000+11:002009-02-21T17:51:00.000+11:00It's a tricky one, getting communication in emerge...It's a tricky one, getting communication in emergency situations. A radio with batteries is a good way to go. <BR/><BR/>Mobile phone and TV coverage really does come down to commercial considerations for the private companies which provide the infrastructure. If you don't have them, then radio is the only option unfortunately.<BR/><BR/>Where we have just come from... the fourth largest town in NT (pop 5000) and a major regional centre, our TV was supplied privately by one of the major companies near the town!! So when lightening struck the tower a few months ago, there was no TV for a week or so and we just had to accept it. Also the TV doesn't work when in rains!!! which is a fair bit of the time :-)<BR/><BR/>We were eligible to buy a satelite receiver and which should got us the ABC, SBS and Channel 9 and some indigenous channels. You need an optus aurora smartcard, a receiver and a satelite disk. Chris' sister was also eligible where she lives in Tasmania as it also didn't have any TV coverage until recently.<BR/><BR/>On another note, it is probably best not to rely on phones anyway, they can easily be disrupted by natural disasters. A recent cyclone event here left a whole region with no coverage for a considerable period of time. I believe this was overlooked even by the emergency planners.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293118986621010393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-9482281458812762432009-02-21T14:19:00.000+11:002009-02-21T14:19:00.000+11:00Interesting post Dijanne, which day will it be in ...Interesting post Dijanne, which day will it be in the Herald Sun?<BR/>Re the services in rural/remote areas, a young son of a friend of ours actually set up a business to deliver mobile phone coverage in the Otways because the big firms wouldn't go there, but unfortunately the business was not financially viable and went bust. I guess if you choose to live in areas less densely populated you have to be prepared for less services or be prepared to pay extra. Lets hope we don't get too much extreme weather now.Aussie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520718297781896214noreply@blogger.com