So,who got stranded?

Thanks Steve. Must have got my days all muddled up!

We haven't had any rain here in Adelaide today, or yesterday, to speak of. so it wasn't till I watched tonight's news that I learnt of mass closures.

As you say, if they reopen in a couple of days, then it shouldn't put too much of a damper on intended trips.

Cheers

Wolfie

All roads to Innamincka closed and Birdsville Tack closed. Haven't had promised Simpson Desert Bulletin yet - but 40 mm at Mt Dare and 30 mm at Oodandatta will make a difference. 59 mm at Alice Springs.
All the sandhills around town just going green from last rain. Yahoo.

Andrew, sorry, but Pat did also mention you to me as well.... sorry I forgot to write your name in.

So, all dressed up, with nowhere to go..... bugger....

Do you have a plan "B"?

Cheers

Wolfie

Plan B is stay home where its dry and warm!

Might day trip to the Flinders on Sunday just as a bit of a recce to see if its greening up yet

G'day Andrew and Wolfie,
Mate, staying at home and keeping warm ain't gunna be any fun at all........get your finger out and start heading north!!!!!!!!!
We still reckon we'll head off towards Maree tomorrow, but will not leave until the morning update of road conditions has been done on the transportsa website.
Hope to run into somewhere........
Our plan B is to go up the Stuart, possibly as far as the Alice, and then work backwards from there in a few days; Chambers Pillar, then Mt Dare, Dalhousie, then across the Simpson to Birdsville. This all depends on what's happening.
Plan C is to admit defeat and head to the west coast to see the whales!
Cheers and thanks for the updates Ruth.....
Cya
Roachie

Roachie

Unfortunately I have to be back at work on Wednesday so it was always going to be a rushed trip for me. Rushed trips and greasy tracks are a bad combo so I'll be staying put.

Keep an eye out for 5 vehicles from the Whyalla Club though, they are leaving here tomorrow morning for a West to East Simpson Crossing. Like you, I think they'll end up going to Coober Pedy and then seeing whats open from there.

How rude of me!
I forgot to say enjoy your trip, wherever you end up going.

Googs is open at the moment if you want a direct route to Ceduna from up Coober Pedy way.

Too late!!!

This week, the following stuff happened....

I bought my son's Titanium for my wife Tracy, now we have a laptop each ( Apple ), and they are both using the Airport System for our broadband connection.

The eMac, in the lounge, is now basically Rhiannan's, also on Airport.

My son, Mark, as I write this, is cleaning up his 1 1/2 y/o iMac, he has just sold it. He is now going to buy a Mac Mini, specs are quite high, along with a 20" Apple Cinema Display. He needs the wide screen because he is a coder ( Software Programmer ).

I still have the iMac at work.

We also have 2 iPods.

We are hopelessly fully ingrained with Apple products, they are a big part of our life.

We run our own blogs, listen to Podcasts, and are contemplating setting up our own Podcast. We have a .Mac account, as well as our normal ISP, plus our own registered domain name & server in Melbourne.

I do agree, there is waaaay more stuff available for the PC, but what we do have here for the macs, is rock solid, and works well for us.

When I was a professional shooter, I had a Weatherby 224 Magnum, and a BRNO Fox Model 2 in .17 Rem. with a C/Moly Shillen. I always wanted something which was a little different, and lasted the distance.

I guess I like good things....lol!

Cheers

Wolfie

... i guess you aint heard yet...apple are going to use INTEL chips....
meaning your operating system system will soon be obsolete with no back up .......go get a real computer

Well, sort of half right.

Yes, Apple are moving to Intel, because it has a better long term plan.

Now, for the other half bit.... the wrong bit.

Since the advent of OS 10, which would be nearly 2 years, it has always been compiled for BOTH chips. Not public knowledge, I know, but my son is a programmer (BA Comp Sci. ), and he is aware of the dual architecture.

I guess what will happen in say the next 10 years, is there will be no real difference between Apple & PC's. They will probably run the same software, and not have differing platforms, which the writers have to port.

I am sure there will be a standard, like what the digital camera industry is currently going through, what with the ownership of RAW data which is peculiar to every different brand of camera, and Nikon is being very, very shady. They are trying to make their software proprietary, which eventually squeeze them out of the market once Adobe Image RAW gets hold, and standardises the processes of imaging.

I guess at the end of the day, it will always be Apple vs. Pc, like Engel / Waeco & Toyota / Nissan.

It would be a boring old world if we all did the same thing....

Cheers

Wolfie