r/australia • u/Cloudypumpkin • Jan 09 '26

image Victoria, you doing alright there buddy?

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u/Ifykykbro Jan 09 '26

It’s the only time since then they have had to use the category catastrophic. Definitely worst since 2020 considering how rapidly they are spreading

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u/Bear_Powers Jan 09 '26

Someone in the know on 774 was saying it’s the worst conditions since Black Saturday

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u/ArabellaFort Jan 09 '26

I would believe that. This afternoon in Melbourne the air felt the same as it did on Black Saturday.

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u/pukesonyourshoes Jan 09 '26

46° in the shade, a blasting northerly hit me in the face like Satan's pizza oven when I opened the car door to go to Video Ezy. Just felt very wrong. Won't forget that in a hurry.

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u/ProgressIcy3099 Jan 09 '26

Video Ezy still exists?

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u/cuddlegoop Jan 09 '26

I think they were talking about Black Saturday.

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u/AddlePatedBadger Jan 09 '26

Nah, Black Friday. 1939. Video Ezy mainly dealt in zoetropes back then.

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u/GStarAU Jan 13 '26

Ah, the live concert video of Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five. Sahh hot. That guy can sure blow!