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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 -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of ann sanfedele Sent: Monday, 9 February 2009 3:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: are all our Aussies ok? I'll take our iciness to fire anyday -- hope everyone is safe ann -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I am from the state that has all the flooding up north. We (I) am rather envious of those with all the rain. We need it here in the south east corner of the state as we are still on water restrictions. James -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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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 -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of ann sanfedele Sent: Monday, 9 February 2009 3:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: are all our Aussies ok? I'll take our iciness to fire anyday -- hope everyone is safe ann -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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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 -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of ann sanfedele Sent: Monday, 9 February 2009 3:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: are all our Aussies ok? I'll take our iciness to fire anyday -- hope everyone is safe ann -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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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 -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of ann sanfedele Sent: Monday, 9 February 2009 3:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: are all our Aussies ok? I'll take our iciness to fire anyday -- hope everyone is safe ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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And the news that arsonists are responsible for some of the fires that lead to deaths is enraging a lot of people. Dave (the pi55ed) 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 -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of ann sanfedele Sent: Monday, 9 February 2009 3:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: are all our Aussies ok? I'll take our iciness to fire anyday -- hope everyone is safe ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hi Paul all our Australian friends: Stay safe I hope the fires are put down soon. Sending best regards from Chicago. Christine - Original Message - From: Paul li...@fauxfotos.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 7:10 PM Subject: Re: are all our Aussies ok? 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 -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of ann sanfedele Sent: Monday, 9 February 2009 3:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: are all our Aussies ok? I'll take our iciness to fire anyday -- hope everyone is safe ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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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 -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of ann sanfedele Sent: Monday, 9 February 2009 3:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: are all our Aussies ok? I'll take our iciness to fire anyday -- hope everyone is safe ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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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. As one sees photos from our forest fires out west in the USA... I walked around Oakland in the early 90's after one major fire there where there were untouched houses just a few strides away from totally demolished ones, and the photos from the southern california brush fires show similar oddities...but walking around the area (about a year after the event, in my case) really drives that home. ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I'll take our iciness to fire anyday -- hope everyone is safe ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2009/2/9 ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: I'll take our iciness to fire anyday -- hope everyone is safe I'm on the other side of the country from where the flooding bush fires are. DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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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. 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 -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of ann sanfedele Sent: Monday, 9 February 2009 3:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: are all our Aussies ok? I'll take our iciness to fire anyday -- hope everyone is safe ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
