On a wing and a prayer as Tweety awaits rescue (SMH headline)

Nearly 48 hours ago in Sydney, there was subsidence in a section of the Lane Cove Tunnel construction, which lead to a large hole forming below an apartment block. This hole has finally been filled with concrete (took well over a day and hundreds of trucks).



The entire complex was evacuated, though it is the front lot (3 storey) that's the dangerous part. Residents of the back apartments will be allowed back in tomorrow to retrieve belongings and apparently rescue personnel will be going into the three flats next to the one shown. But the one shown, which finally lost its balcony and front room late yesterday, and the two above it are still too dangerous for anyone to enter.



There was only one pet in the whole of the complex, a baby cockateil called Tweety. And the poor little birdy is stuck on the top floor above the hole. And the story has become: can Tweety be rescued (if still alive, was being handfed)?

Ray Martin questioned the cop in charge tonight, he said they're looking at sending the rescue unit robots into the barred apartments tomorrow, and they will see if Tweety's alive and then hopefully, use the robot to bring the cage out.

So please have a little prayer for Tweety and the robot.

On a wing and a prayer as Tweety awaits rescue (SMH headline)

Nearly 48 hours ago in Sydney, there was subsidence in a section of the Lane Cove Tunnel construction, which lead to a large hole forming below an apartment block. This hole has finally been filled with concrete (took well over a day and hundreds of trucks).



The entire complex was evacuated, though it is the front lot (3 storey) that's the dangerous part. Residents of the back apartments will be allowed back in tomorrow to retrieve belongings and apparently rescue personnel will be going into the three flats next to the one shown. But the one shown, which finally lost its balcony and front room late yesterday, and the two above it are still too dangerous for anyone to enter.



There was only one pet in the whole of the complex, a baby cockateil called Tweety. And the poor little birdy is stuck on the top floor above the hole. And the story has become: can Tweety be rescued (if still alive, was being handfed)?

Ray Martin questioned the cop in charge tonight, he said they're looking at sending the rescue unit robots into the barred apartments tomorrow, and they will see if Tweety's alive and then hopefully, use the robot to bring the cage out.

So please have a little prayer for Tweety and the robot.

Tweety rescued!

Tweety, the trapped pet cockatiel, has been rescued from a partially collapsed Sydney block by a robot.

Tweety's owners Karen Bruce and Rob Colquhuon's unit is one of three at the front of the Lane Cove building, teetering closest to the 10-metre hole caused by the sudden rock slip and subsequent burst water main

"It's fantastic to have Tweety back," said Ms Bruce, who has yet to get any other possessions back from her flat.

She said they would take the bird to a vet to be checked out but it seemed to be OK.

"Good result, good outcome," said Mr Colquhoun.

The police robot went into the block this morning and managed to hook the bird's cage and bring it out.

Earlier Ms Cruce told ABC Radio: "She's probably so fretting for us because she's only a couple of months old and she's still hand fed, and because she has sort of 24 hour handling and rearing."

Tweety rescued!

Tweety, the trapped pet cockatiel, has been rescued from a partially collapsed Sydney block by a robot.

Tweety's owners Karen Bruce and Rob Colquhuon's unit is one of three at the front of the Lane Cove building, teetering closest to the 10-metre hole caused by the sudden rock slip and subsequent burst water main

"It's fantastic to have Tweety back," said Ms Bruce, who has yet to get any other possessions back from her flat.

She said they would take the bird to a vet to be checked out but it seemed to be OK.

"Good result, good outcome," said Mr Colquhoun.

The police robot went into the block this morning and managed to hook the bird's cage and bring it out.

Earlier Ms Cruce told ABC Radio: "She's probably so fretting for us because she's only a couple of months old and she's still hand fed, and because she has sort of 24 hour handling and rearing."

WHEEEEE!!!!!

From here:

You can tell when sales of a show are good; the studio keeps cranking the sets out. February 14 will mark the third Pretender season set Fox has released in less than a year (the first set came out in March, 2005). This 4 disc set will contain 21 episodes (1069 mins), though the finale is a double-length episode.

WHEEEEE!!!!!

From here:

You can tell when sales of a show are good; the studio keeps cranking the sets out. February 14 will mark the third Pretender season set Fox has released in less than a year (the first set came out in March, 2005). This 4 disc set will contain 21 episodes (1069 mins), though the finale is a double-length episode.