From: Roger Books <books@m...>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 09:05:57 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Australian fires
So are there any list members around Sidney? Is it as bad there as it sounds on NPR? I hope nobody is hurt.
Australian fires
From: Barry Cadwgan <bcadwgan@f...>
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 08:01:11 +1100
Subject: Re: Australian fires
> So are there any list members around Sidney? Is it as bad Something like 100 different fires at the moment. A lot of them thanks to arson. > I hope nobody is hurt. 140 odd homes destroyed, but no-one killed fortunately. Massive great clouds of smoke (ironic) that will make beautiful sunsets (/ironic) > Roger Books Some links... http://www.smh.com.au/news/0112/27/national/national1.html http://www.smh.com.au/news/0112/27/national/national2.html There's a lot more news story links there. It's nice to know there are people out there in the rest of the world who notice and care.
From: Alan and Carmel Brain <aebrain@w...>
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 10:47:40 +1100
Subject: Re: Australian fires
> So are there any list members around Sidney? Sydney. > Is it as bad there as it sounds on NPR? It's not good. Here in Canberra, the next suburb was given the "stand by to evacuate" order over the TV, but they managed to get that blaze under control. We spent Christmas day at my Mother's place at the other end of the city, and managed to get there before the fires cut the road - and came back just as they re-opened the road. The Australian Mint has some
From: Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@h...>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 16:08:33 -0800
Subject: Re: Australian fires
Speaking as someone from a region where wildfires are a serious threat, our prayers are with Oz and especially the men & women on the line. My father was a VFD member. I've always been fascinated by the similarities between firefighting and combat. If a house fire's a skirmish, a wildfire can range from a skirmish to a full-fledged battle to a war. God bless you down there. Brian B2 > From: aebrain@austarmetro.com.au (Alan E Brain)
From: Alan and Carmel Brain <aebrain@w...>
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 14:13:29 +1100
Subject: Re: Australian fires
From: "Barry Cadwgan" <bcadwgan@fl.net.au> > It's nice to know there are people out there in the rest of the world
From: Donald Hosford <hosford.donald@a...>
Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2002 02:48:43 -0500
Subject: Re: Australian fires
Maybe we Yanks should load our B-52 fleet up with snow, and pay Sidney a visit? :-) (I understand that New York City has so much snow, they don't know where to move it to...) I do hope your "no deaths" record continues to stand...
From: JRebori682@a...
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 11:55:07 EST
Subject: Re: Australian fires
In a message dated 1/6/02 2:54:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, > Hosford.Donald@acd.net writes: > Maybe we Yanks should load our B-52 fleet up with snow, and pay Sidney Thankfully New York City has still had no snow this winter. Though that may change tonight. The ongoing clean-up sure doesn't need any help being difficult. However I'm sure our "up-state" buddies in Buffalo would LOVE to find such a practical use for their snow. All our prayers go to those men and women on the fire lines down there. Just wish we could spare the people from here to return the help you guys have always given us.
From: Alan and Carmel Brain <aebrain@w...>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:33:18 +1100
Subject: Re: Re: Australian fires
> All our prayers go to those men and women on the fire lines down No worries, those Ericson helos ( old Sikorski CH-64 Skycranes ) have already literally saved dozens of lives. IIRC we sent a hundred firefighters to the US the last time you guys had some wildfires in Washington State. But the Helos have paid for that in full, with