Dust Storm in Sydney 23 Sept 09

Freaky North West winds brought in the worst dust storm Sydney had seen since the '40's.
The colour in the forst part of the vid is not enhanced in any way. The visibility early in the morning was 200M where I live. Some areas had it down to 50M!

It cleared up around lunch time and everyone had nicely top-dressed lawns. All the cars (and bikes!) had a nice 2 colour effect. Fortunately it all hosed off. :)

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[Fudmottin]

The thing about that dust is... It's made up from dried up kangaroos! That's kanga you're breathing!

[brotherblonde]

Yumm! I thought it was familiar. That's why it was so tasty!! :)

[F8H]

The storm in the morning looked incredible!

[brotherblonde]

Oh yeah, it was amazing, like a dream. It cleared up by lunch time but the dirt is still on the roads 1 week later.

[aeroliner750]

just found this vid i sent ya a message about this

how often do ya have to change air filters on your cars and bikes ?

[brotherblonde]

On my trail bike, I clean it after every ride in the dirt.

Cars and road bikes, in "normal" conditions, at every service they are checked & replaced if needed.

After this dist, I would suggest they need a good shake out. :)

[brotherblonde]

It was, and it did :)

It was all too surreal. I'm glad I videoed it because I wouldn't have believed it otherwise.

[steelhorseclub]

Thats wild. I would have freaked me out.

[brotherblonde]

Red sky at night Shepherds delight. It cleared up by early afternoon... oh well. :)

I'm glad I was able to contribute to you getting pleasure out of using that quote.

[ukriderTV]

Red sky in the morning; shepherds warning. Not sure of the significance of this, but its rare I get the chance to actually quote it! :)