Very tender story, Dave.
I hate to think of the thousands more that were not so lucky.
On Feb 10, 2009, at 23:35 , David Savage wrote:
<http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/750089/koala-rescued-in-forest-near-mirboo
>
DS
2009/2/11 Brian Walters <supera1...@fastmail.fm>:
On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:19:04 +0900, "David Savage" <ozsav...@gmail.com
>
said:
And the news that arsonists are responsible for some of the fires
that
lead to deaths is enraging a lot of people.
Yeah - unfortunately a large number of summer fires are started by
these
morons. And they're almost impossible to catch in the act.
Having said that, dry lightning strikes are responsible for many
outbreaks as well. I was amazed at how readily this can happen
when a
lightning strike set a large tree alight in our back paddock a
couple of
years ago. The resultant fire took hold incredibly quickly. Had the
lightning not been followed by heavy rain after about 10 minutes, I
shudder to think what might have happened.
Cheers
Brian
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/
2009/2/11 Paul <li...@fauxfotos.com>:
Hi,
I'm in Melbourne and the whole thing still seems a bit surreal at
this
stage. I was at a family members house on Saturday, it was so
hot, the air
was thick with smoke and wind was unbelievably strong. Some of
the areas
hit are only a 30 minute drive from the central business and are
pretty much
the outer suburbs of Melbourne.
I can think of the two other PDML members of the past who live in
Melbourne
and from memory they weren't in any area affected.
Paul
m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote:
---- Anthony Farr <farranth...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm in Sydney, which is safe. The fires near here didn't get
very bad.
Melbourne's summer climate is much more arid than Sydney's, so
fires
there
are more frequently close to the flashpoint at which vapourised
eucalyptus
oil in the atmosphere will explode into a fireball. Sydney's
blanketing
humidity usually suppresses the combustibility of the
atmosphere around
the
fire front.
I'm finding the news pics we see here decidedly odd. You will
see an
aerial shot of maybe a dozen dwellings, all razed to the
ground. Around
them are numerous, perfectly flammable trees that have not,
apparently, been
touched. In another shot you will see large areas of woodland
reduced to
grey ash, with nearby dwellings apparently untouched.
There is a Melbourne pdmler whose been in lurk mode for a good
while, his
name escapes me, but I think he's a city boy so should be safe
(I hope so
anyway).
Regards, Anthony
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I'll take our iciness to fire anyday -- hope everyone is safe
ann
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