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Post by rueful on Feb 7, 2009 16:06:22 GMT
Hi, I've just been reading about the terrible fires in Australia. I hope all our friends Down Under are ok and not affected by them.
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Post by quoll on Feb 8, 2009 0:55:30 GMT
Thanks for thinking of us. So far so good here - we have had a fortnight in the high 30s and yesterday hit 40 but we are hoping for the cool change which hit Vic last night to be heading our way this evening. So far no fires here (touch wood) but we are vulnerable especially once the wind gets going.
Victoria has been really hard hit - 26 dead so far and several towns razed to the ground. It's still very touch and go down there and the danger is far from over especially if the winds build up again.
Meanwhile half of Queensland is under water from monsoonal flooding. Just another happy Summer in Australia huh!
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Post by rueful on Feb 8, 2009 2:01:27 GMT
That sounds devastating! Nature's wrath can be incredible. I'm glad you're safe and pray that you and your loved ones remain that way.
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Post by tipou on Feb 8, 2009 2:45:36 GMT
oh my! quoll! i did not think it was so bad!!!
you take good care now...
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Post by rugirl on Feb 8, 2009 3:51:14 GMT
Quoll, I can relate to the wildfire issue, and I hope they do come to an end soon, or that you get enough rain so that it becomes irrelevant....I'm in San Francisco, CA and we haven't had any rain to speak of, so we're going to be in the same situation in a few months as well.
Hope you and your family stay safe and sound!
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Post by ambra on Feb 8, 2009 7:54:55 GMT
Stay safe, quoll! My thoughts and prayers are with all those who've been affected by the fires.
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Feb 8, 2009 14:33:47 GMT
Keep safe, Quoll. Those temps must be unbearable without the added hazard of fire and monsoon. Hope it all calms down very soon.
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Post by quoll on Feb 9, 2009 10:40:55 GMT
Thanks folks - over 130 dead now and rising as they clear out small hamlets and find cars on the roads. Unfortunately some fires are still burning but hopefully people will clear out ahead of time now and not try and defend. Our organization has offered support - probably wont be needed as Vic is pretty good but who knows how long they can continue for - so I may be off there to help out. We did it here 5 years ago when the western side of town was razed and we lost 500 homes and 4 lives. I hate fires, Mother Nature's wrath at its peak. Rugirl, I hope your forest management is better than ours - you guys should be backburning now and hopefully getting rid of some of the fuel. Lets hope too you dont have any scum of the earth arsonists with their handy little boxes of matches either!
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Post by rueful on Feb 9, 2009 14:31:57 GMT
Shocking. The images are just unbelievable. If you go off to help, please be careful!
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Post by dirtygirldiva on Feb 9, 2009 14:34:19 GMT
I can't believe someone would set a fire like that....sick people.
I'll do a rain dance for you.
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Post by lizap on Feb 9, 2009 17:02:50 GMT
It's just awful. I didn't realize people were being overtaken by the fires as they attempted to flee. My thoughts and prayers are with you as well.
I think our forest management is pretty much a mess in this country, too. There are competing views on how best to approach it, and they mostly bicker about it politically rather than actually taking comprehensive action.
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Post by Vittoria on Feb 10, 2009 3:22:04 GMT
OMG! I just saw this on the news last night. Quoll, I hope you and yours stay safe! Pozzie vibes going out to you.
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