Samford's Supair Field Closed/out of comission [Archive]

Paintball Aust.

10-10-2007, 04:56 PM

Sorry guys but the storms that went thru this week have flattened the field at samford. We have no netting left anywhere and most of the poles have snapped at ground level. There is considerable damage to every aspect of our operation at the field and the sup air field will take considerable time for me to get to to replace/repair the netting and poles.

So at this stage I doubt there will be any further training days for the balance of the year and the 4Play shedualed for the 28th will have to be bumped or cancelled.

I'll know more after I get stuck into the clean up but as it is such a minor aspect of our operation it will be lower down on the list for funds and attention. Quite frankly it is a disaster area :dance:

You cannot even drive into the joint at this stage with the fallen trees. I've got about 800m of netting to replace and god knows how many trees to cut up and remove before I get to supair area, and that 9metre netting is going to be a nightmare to rehang.

Sardukarn

10-10-2007, 04:59 PM

Ouch... :cry:

Well good luck with it all. How did the rest of the fields go ?? Any damage to the fort, main seating area, the bunk house etc ??

spice

10-10-2007, 05:03 PM

Damn.. sorry to hear that guys.. :no:

Sounds like it was a hell of a storm.

KENNY

10-10-2007, 05:04 PM

that's just shit then... :dance:

let us know when the working bee will start up then Gav...

this is too much of an asset to the tournament community in Qld to let go..
hopefully the field will be taking punters sooner rather than later...

The Camo Kid

10-10-2007, 05:31 PM

Gav ill be there whenever you need me to help out, you have my number, ill be out there this weekend if you need the help

glen5122

10-10-2007, 05:49 PM

ill come and help and i will bring a chain saw
(You cannot even drive into the joint at this stage with the fallen trees)

Bareback

10-10-2007, 05:59 PM

That blows goats...

Like Kenny said, let us know when the working bee is

BJM

10-10-2007, 06:05 PM

Gav, send me a PM if you want to replace any poles with Steel ones, I'll have a look at a few branches for downgrade for ya.

Ben

Blobby

10-10-2007, 06:06 PM

then you wont have broken poles next storm....you can all twisted ones instead...lol

Andi

10-10-2007, 06:21 PM

Oh that sucks ass Gav. I have a chainsaw (no I dont really).....

Ironically I have access to a large amount of netting - not quite free but miles cheaper than buying it new

Bareback

10-10-2007, 06:24 PM

X-Fighters do, and they're always ready to use em CHAINSAW TIME!!!

Blobby

10-10-2007, 06:24 PM

i have a chainsaw....but my doctors ( and the courts) wont let me use them anymore

Andi

10-10-2007, 06:37 PM

Sucks about 4play too. What are the options, seriously???

Souse

10-10-2007, 06:38 PM

Sad to hear about the damage....but good to see the guys getting behind Samford and willing to help them out.......oh and as of the last round of the AXL the chainsaws have been out of commission

Damon Pond

10-10-2007, 06:50 PM

I only have my relatively weak back to offer. But I will offer it. Just say when !

Hornet Driver

10-10-2007, 06:57 PM

Gav,

If you can contact Jason Chenery - A5 Brother - he is a professional chainsaw user, and he has big forearms. :lol:

Seriously mate, I do believe I have this Friday, Saturday and Sunday off. Gimme a call if you need me anywhere there. I'm in. :thumbsup:

Blobby

10-10-2007, 06:59 PM

so with all this help will it be up and running before 28th??? got team coming that weekend (flights booked and all) ....if def out we well jsut sit round and get pissed all weekend then

Andi

10-10-2007, 07:03 PM

so with all this help will it be up and running before 28th??? got team coming that weekend (flights booked and all) ....if def out we well jsut sit round and get pissed all weekend then

I like plan 'b' regardless :bundy:

Blobby

10-10-2007, 07:07 PM

then plan b it is...hang on.....who invited you???/

Andi

10-10-2007, 07:16 PM

Please Blobby - its either me or Mark.....

Blobby

10-10-2007, 07:28 PM

welcome aboard my friend........

Mark:-)

10-10-2007, 07:46 PM

Hooper

10-10-2007, 07:52 PM

Aye, I can come up and help if you want it Tim & Gav

Hooper

Ben

10-10-2007, 08:08 PM

happy to help where i can Gav, just let us know if you want a working bee and im sure we'll all be there to help.

Red Beard

10-10-2007, 08:16 PM

Bad news Gav, but the field will bounce back ;)

Fatcat

10-10-2007, 08:44 PM

Bad news Gav, but the field will bounce back ;)

Yes it is bad news... :cry: But Samford I'm sure will rebuild... :thumbsup:

And if help is required just let me know.

Duck!

10-10-2007, 09:14 PM

happy to help where i can Gav, just let us know if you want a working bee and im sure we'll all be there to help.

name a date & I'll be there :thumbsup:

XER

10-10-2007, 10:02 PM

This is a sad day for paintball.

Give me a hoy if you want a hand Gav. I will find some time to come help.

Damo

10-10-2007, 11:09 PM

Albatross

10-10-2007, 11:09 PM

I may not be able to add much to the manpower stakes either, but my feeble attempts at manual labour can be source of humour and makes those around me feel glad that they're not me. :help:

Seriously though, you know I'm in for whatever... I have nowhere else to go!:cry:

Paintball Aust.

11-10-2007, 09:51 AM

Thankyou very much for the offers of help, I may well take you up on it.

As for the 4Play I just cannot see it going ahead on the 28th. This week and weekend I have to clear the road and carpark. Replace and hang the safe area netting, as well as the car park netting. Then the netting along the road, and then clear the fields of dead fall (ankle breakers) tape off unsafe areas (where trees have wipped out structures)

then next week and weekend make the fields safe for the punters to use fully again. On top of that there will be weeks of cleaning up and netting/ poles.

I cannot apologies enough but it really is beyond my control. Down the bottom the netting is gone between the wind and the hail there isn't much left and there is hardly a leaf on a tree.

I have to focus on the retail side of the buisness 100% before I even look at the supair field, and looking at the amount of netting needed as well as posts and labour it may be well into next year before we can get to it:cry:

Once again I have to get stuck into it and see where we stand. Please don't pop out this week to help or look it will be more of a hinderance than a help, I have a crew of my highly trained sand skilled monkeys on the job since first light today and I want to get on with it.

I'll get back to you asap.

Andi

11-10-2007, 04:47 PM

As for the 4Play I just cannot see it going ahead on the 28th........I have a crew of my highly trained sand skilled monkeys on the job since first light today and I want to get on with it.

I'll get back to you asap.

Do you just wanna call 4play off - or make it like a special Christmas edition???

Hehe Gav's got monkeys

Paintball Aust.

12-10-2007, 03:06 PM

I doubt it will just get binned, A new date will be announced when we have the field back in action. But I am yet to talk to Tim about the whole thing as he is away on holidays.

Andi

12-10-2007, 05:12 PM

Cool cool

The Camo Kid

14-10-2007, 02:17 PM

the bushball day still gonna be on next weekend?

Bareback

14-10-2007, 07:34 PM

yeah but it'll be changed to operation rebuild

Albatross

14-10-2007, 08:28 PM

Nah, we actually like to have some obstacles and ground cover. May be better to leave it as is. And methinks it time to just bite the bullet and turn the supair field into an urban combat centre, least then the nets wont have to be put back up :thumbsup:

Jokes. But seriously, we really should be able to have both. Someone just needs to win the lotto and donate the scratch to make it all happen.

Duck!

14-10-2007, 09:10 PM

the bushball day still gonna be on next weekend?

hope so ...

Heard Friday they were going to be open to punters this weekend?

Fatcat

15-10-2007, 09:01 AM

And methinks it time to just bite the bullet and turn the supair field into an urban combat centre, least then the nets wont have to be put back up :thumbsup:

Jokes.

Oohh :lol::lol:... NOT!!! :eek:.

Thanks for your luv Tross...:hammer: Nice try though :p But odd and strangly enough I can see and understand your base need for such thoughts... :)

Anyway I think the nets on the north side would still have to go up, even for an urban field, cause of the neighbours property boundry.

Fatcat

15-10-2007, 10:14 AM

But seriously I hope all the repairs are progressing with out to much drama and stress :thumbsup:

Knackers

15-10-2007, 12:02 PM

how bad are all the feilds Tim? do you have any pics?

qik nik

15-10-2007, 06:59 PM

if u do have a clean up bee im in just let me know

Kahnage

15-10-2007, 07:29 PM

mee too!

The Camo Kid

18-10-2007, 09:22 PM

how bad are all the feilds Tim? do you have any pics?

ill be out there this sunday, ill take some photos for ya

The Camo Kid

22-10-2007, 07:16 PM

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d90/Aussie_Bloke/100_1785.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d90/Aussie_Bloke/100_1784.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d90/Aussie_Bloke/100_1783.jpg

Blobby

22-10-2007, 07:27 PM

so the big poles on boundry side survived....cool

The Camo Kid

22-10-2007, 07:35 PM

so the big poles on boundry side survived....cool

no!!!!!!! they are all at a lean!! just cant see from that angle, they are leaning towards the camera, over the field apparently, wasnt brave enough to venture down there cos the wind was up

Blobby

22-10-2007, 07:39 PM

even better ...they stopping balls going over ...almost an indoor set up....

The Camo Kid

22-10-2007, 07:40 PM

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d90/Aussie_Bloke/100_1787.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d90/Aussie_Bloke/100_1788.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d90/Aussie_Bloke/100_1786.jpg

Blobby

22-10-2007, 07:42 PM

tiolets stil there...so tourney ballers can still go out and talk shit

ben(dover)

22-10-2007, 07:44 PM

fair bit of damage expected the field to be unplayable but just not that badly

The Camo Kid

22-10-2007, 07:45 PM

look up at the trees, noticed the lack of leaves and how some broken branches are still caught up in the trees
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d90/Aussie_Bloke/100_1789.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d90/Aussie_Bloke/100_1790.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d90/Aussie_Bloke/100_1789.jpg

KENNY

22-10-2007, 11:42 PM

The Camo Kid

23-10-2007, 07:29 AM

it's all good....
tha "goggs on" area just got a bit bigger..

even Beany will have to goggle up at tournies now... :lol:

and there is still water in tha dam to water tha grass..

glass half full ova here.. :thumbsup:

if you wanna play on that field and run the risk of that safety netting falling on you, be my guest!!!

Fatcat

23-10-2007, 10:28 AM

It's funny how the pics don't make it look that bad... But as I was out there and seen it on sunday it just makes this para-phrase more apt...

"Every picture tell 1000 words and with these pictures most of them lie!!" :eek:

As pup said there are broken trees & branches all over the place just waiting to come down. The crew at Samford have done a huge job:respekt: to clean up after the storm. But there is still a lot of work to be done :dance: to get everything back to what it was.

No matter where you walked on the field it was as if somebody had dumped tonnes of mulch on the ground. the bridges field is almost as open as the punters speed-ball field. Anywhere there was a showing of under growth has been pulped flat by the hail. As a result when you stand by the fort on demo ally side you can see right thru the trees across the gully and see the road leading to the main staging area.

The sag in the remaining nets on the sup-air field to me either says the poles have shifted in the ground or are damaged below ground level.

I guess it comes down to what we can't see that gives reason to err on the side of caution for using the area.

Blobby

23-10-2007, 08:48 PM

jsut add a liine to the waivers......falling poles and netting hitting players is not the responsabilty of samford skirmish...

Emd Paintball

24-10-2007, 01:04 AM

gav am in brisbane this weekend for donna's b-day... do you need a hand with any clean up ? is there any way, maybe the paintball community could lend a hand? If you have any ideas im sure we could give a hand in some way!!

Paintball Aust.

24-10-2007, 03:22 PM

The high net did pretty well to survive. All the wires are snapped and will have to be re-run. The telephone poles have been pushed over away from the grass a few metres from square on some cases and it looks like ground water has washed soil into the holes locking the poles into their new positions. There are some tree tops hung up in other trees and a few widow makers as well that have to come down.

It looks not so bad because we have policed up all the downed netting, wire, poles, trees and dead fall but it was pretty depressing just after. Once the high net is fixed and the poles secured games can resume. I do think that the netting on the dam wall may be along time off going back up and it will be a goggles on area from now on.

I have no plans to get it running this year, I have to finish the rest of the repairs before I can get to the Supair field. With luck 4Play should be late Feb 2008.