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Thunderbird Club

You have seen The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbitt trilogy, haven't ya? All of the outdoor scenes have been shot in NZ, and there are plenty of scenes with snow on the mountains...

CGI snow, composited digitally. And being digital, it is 1 or 0, so there is either snow or there isn't.

Actually, anywhere with mountains there is snow.
 
Strangely enough... I never knew NZ got snow either!
Enjoy your time!:)
It's a very mountainous place.

Also, Australia might be a small continent, but it's still a continent. There's a large variety of terrain and climates.

I hate snow & mountains. :vomit:
For some reason, this coming from an Austrian is hilarious to me.
 
Got my $1-a-string strings in the mail today....

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And went to see one of my favorite bands, Thee Oh Sees. They don't play any thunderbirds. But they do have two drummers.
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They sounded great! :roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:




I hope your mom will be ok, Roger. It's so hard being so far away at a time like this.

I'm in the same situation... I called my parents on Wednesday. My mom would like to leave but my dad is hunkering down like most of the neighborhood. He has offered to put her on a plane but she won't go without him. It's aggravating!

My brother called them last night... they're still staying.

They are just a bit above canal level all around their development and their street floods when all they've had was a good solid rainfall. This bothers me to no end that they haven't gone north... they have the means to not be there for Irma and he is choosing to stay.

Their home is probably 6' above the roadway and 12' above the canals. I hope they're going to be safe but there's all the wind to contend with as well. :nailbiting::unsure:

That's a booger, alright. But honestly, they give an estimate of what the surge will be and it's a guess, and worst-case to-boot. The wind is going to be heavy, but if you have a solid structure you'll be ok. But I hear you, that would bug me too. My mother was going into the red zone to get through it, at that friends' house I mentioned, instead of staying home- more dangerous. Anyway we got her hooked up with some of her old workmates, so at least she's not alone.

We are prepped for the worst, let's hope Irma disappoints herself.