Subaru Crew Cafe

14557 messages, Last post on Nov 28, 2009 at 1:37 PM

You are in the Subaru Crew Forum. Your Host is kcram

What is this discussion about? Subaru

Your Community Leaders are ateixeira and rsholland.

This is the place for Crew members to kick back, relax, and talk about...whatever!

Outline

Messages Page 1378 of 1456: 1; ...; 1375; 1376; 1377; 1378; 1379; 1380; 1381; ...; 1456; Prev; Next; Last

#13767 of 14557 Re: Fires and Heat [grahampeters] by rsholland Feb 08, 2009 (7:26 pm)
Replying to: grahampeters (Feb 07, 2009 4:11 am) Graham I've been following these fires on TV. According to the BBC the latest official death toll stands at 128 as of this posting. That's just horrible, as is the utter destruction. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, your family and your neighbors. Please keep us posted. Bob
#13768 of 14557 Fires update by grahampeters Feb 09, 2009 (2:53 am)
G'day Its now 48 hours after the catastrophic fires which are now clearly the worst in Australia's history (and that is saying something). My sister and family are now getting things into some semblance of order, arranging a post hole digger so they can re-fence promptly. They have only been able to leave their property in the last hour and will not have power or phone service for some days. They need a larger generator rapidly so I may buy and deliver tomorrow. The damage is stunning and will run to hundreds of millions of dollars. The human cost is very severe. The death toll is climbing as police get access to isolated properties. Now over 130 dead with many more missing. Very grim for the unfortunate police who have to search. Victim identification teams have been brought in from interstate. Many of the victims were seeking to flee the fire in their cars, exactly what one should not do in a fire. You either leave early or choose to stay and defend the place. The latest macabre sport is to attempt to identify the make of burnt out cars. Devoid of plastic element, it is very hard to do!. Strange days indeed Not so cheers Graham Replies to this message: ladywclass (Feb 09, 2009 3:41 am) xwesx (Feb 09, 2009 9:11 am) ateixeira (Feb 09, 2009 10:42 am) p0926 (Feb 09, 2009 3:45 pm) grahampeters (Feb 09, 2009 11:57 pm) volkov (Feb 10, 2009 11:46 am) and 1 more... p0926 (Feb 11, 2009 8:28 am) and 1 more...
#13769 of 14557 Re: Fires update [grahampeters] by ladywclass Feb 09, 2009 (3:41 am)
Replying to: grahampeters (Feb 09, 2009 2:53 am) How awful .... It's one thing to read/hear about these things on the news - quite another to hear it from "one of us" - truly puts a "face" on the story ...
#13770 of 14557 Re: SIA plant aerial image [rsholland] by ladywclass Feb 09, 2009 (3:43 am)
Replying to: rsholland (Feb 08, 2009 7:59 am) If you look really closely, you'll see my Outback going past the plant on Interstate 65 ... OH MAN ... they put the number RIGHT where my car is !!! How DARE they cover us up ... (well we HAVE been past the plant on the highway before ... we COULD be there !!!)
#13771 of 14557 Re: water pump failing? [ladywclass] by xwesx Feb 09, 2009 (9:07 am)
Replying to: ladywclass (Feb 07, 2009 8:40 am) I agree that it could be the water pump beginning to fail. With the smell of coolant, it may be a sign that the inner bearing seal has failed on the pump. However, the manufacturer builds the pump with a seep hole behind that bearing seal. So, if the seal did fail, coolant may slowly leak out of that seep hole. It is very easy to determine if this is the case; the hold is located on the bottom of the water pump, just fore of the thermostat housing and lower radiator hose connection. If leakage is present, it should be quite noticeable, with a greenish-blue residue in that area. Also, you may notice a very small "puddle" of coolant under the front of the car after it has sat for a short while. The leak only tends to occur while and shortly after running the vehicle. If this be the case, the good news is that you have time to schedule the replacement, but I would not wait too long. I did that, and it found me stranded at 0100 on a Sunday morning, with temps at about -25F. Not fun.
#13772 of 14557 Re: Fires update [grahampeters] by xwesx Feb 09, 2009 (9:11 am)
Replying to: grahampeters (Feb 09, 2009 2:53 am) I am sorry you are having to experience this, Graham; especially so up close and personal. We had two back-to-back years of >5 million acres burned here in Alaska in 2004 and 2005, but those fires mostly burned uninhabited areas, chewing up recreational cabins along the way. One fire came within about 6 miles (as the crow flies) of my place, with nothing but dense forest (and a few houses) between us. While it felt somewhat akin to wading through a cigarette filter for many weeks, the danger was constrained mostly to respiratory ailment and mental anguish... and that was certainly enough! Best wishes for your continued safety, -Wes-
#13773 of 14557 Re: Fires update [grahampeters] by ateixeira Feb 09, 2009 (10:42 am)
Replying to: grahampeters (Feb 09, 2009 2:53 am) I hope you're able to find a generator for sale. We lost power a few years ago and I went all the way up to Philly (lark6 helped me search, even) and I still could not find one. We had no power for 9 days after that rain storm. Best of luck.
#13774 of 14557 Re: On Chris Bangle leaving BMW [rsholland] by ateixeira Feb 09, 2009 (10:44 am)
Replying to: rsholland (Feb 08, 2009 8:21 am) I won't debate the significance of his influence, but that doesn't necessarily mean it was a good influence. I tend to like a design that stays out of the way, if you will. Function over form, and I don't necessarily want to notice it visually. So if a vehicle has everything I want but nothing stands out visually, it's perfect, i.e. good aerodynamics, but no fender skirts please.
#13775 of 14557 Re: Fires update [grahampeters] by p0926 Feb 09, 2009 (3:45 pm)
Replying to: grahampeters (Feb 09, 2009 2:53 am) Graham- I just read that the death count is now over 170 and still rising with many perishing in their homes. Were these fires that exceptionally fast moving or was not everyone as prepared for them as your family? Condolences to everyone who lost loved ones or property. -Frank Replies to this message: grahampeters (Feb 09, 2009 11:57 pm) volkov (Feb 10, 2009 11:46 am) grahampeters (Feb 11, 2009 1:53 am) p0926 (Feb 11, 2009 8:28 am) grahampeters (Feb 11, 2009 1:19 pm)
#13776 of 14557 Fires update [p0926] by grahampeters Feb 09, 2009 (11:57 pm)
Replying to: p0926 (Feb 09, 2009 3:45 pm) G'day The fires were very fast moving but the key problem has been people living in the bush but not being prepared for the hazard. I cannot help feeling that many people are unable to take responsibility for their own actions. My sister has just come from a community meeting where the usual complainers bitched that no-oine had warned them. This was despite three or four days of constant blanket coverage that this would be the all time worst fire danger ever seen in Victoria and unavoidable media coverage on the day. The complainants expected that the Fire Brigade would pop around and say 'Hi, time to go!' The fire front can move at 60mph under these conditions. In the midst of the crisis, one of mum's neighbours assured her that they could not get a bushfire. Having lived through a few, mum was sceptical. Folks are strange! My sister found a decent sized generator not far from home and they delivered to the roadblocks where my brother in law could pick it up. In another day or so, Police may permit access to all. Not so cheers Graham Replies to this message: volkov (Feb 10, 2009 11:46 am) grahampeters (Feb 11, 2009 1:53 am) p0926 (Feb 11, 2009 8:28 am) grahampeters (Feb 11, 2009 1:19 pm)