missmad said:

on the coles website it says all profits

ZombieKitten said:

GOOD!!!!!

They're backburning 10 kays away from my house! The smoke & the smell is pretty bad! Then some f@ckin genius decides 2 set a treed section of parkland in Ivanhoe alight! It took the Fire Brigade 10 hours 2 get it under control! LOSER!
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Amaxx said:

be careful honey.I went outside this morn and the air smelled like smoke.

missmad said:

so bloody scary.

prb said:

yea, frightening, im makin a list of things to take just in case and putting them in one place so i can put them in the car and go cause u never know!!!!!

missmad said:

good idea.



i just went and got a few things from coles.

there was a lady from the fire service taking donations on the way in.

i only had 40cents cash but chucked that in.
she then said take a ticket, u could win a prize(i didnt want to but she said why not) i won a choccie - im assuming coles are paying 4 those as well


i felt bad coz all the things i purchased were on special, smaller profit margins. so i got some cash out with my purchases and put some more back in the firies hat. and refused a second ticket

prb said:

who doesn't looooove chocolate?

don't feel bad it all helps. awwwww

My husband works for a council and he was saying that backburning isnt actually necessary most of the time...and to be honest over the years there seems to be alot of times when back burning has gotten out of control


ANd if I can win chocolate at coles

chillichocaholic said:

it was only a mini mars bar -dont get too excited

prb said:

LOL!!!!!

Man, the smoke is BAD today.

purplesweat said:

where r u hun?

prb said:

All :chcolate: is worthy my excitement

missmad said:

Don't really wanna say on a public forum but about 2 hours or so from where the fires ended up.

purplesweat said:

today was the first time I could smell it and see it

ZombieKitten said:

Same. Right now my kitchen absolutely stinks of smoke, my bedroom is the only place I can go, considering I have asthma.

i was wondering why no one was saying they could smell it! here when the forest fires are bad 8 hours to the north the smoke gets really bad down here.

such an unsettling time. much love for your country

purplesweat said:

oh wow.its ok. stay safe.

emm said:

yeah the wind has been blowing from the south quite strongly until yesterday

Past 2 days the smoke has been quite strong in my area and covering the horizon. I'm avoiding the outdoors where I can the smell is putrid.

I think it's starting to fade here...or at least blow in another direction...

I'm scared of more boiling hot weather

this has to end soon stay safe my vic org friends.

prb said:

I hop the fires do hun yea, but there is still one heck of a cleanup!!!!!

I will and I know others will 2!

They're reporting here that they estimate 7,000 people lost their homes.

purplesweat said:

it was unbelievably windy last night

ZombieKitten said:

it was. crazy! again it smelt like smoke today.

missmad said:

My sister left her house in Belgrave last night, she's not taking any chances. There were some fires nearby - she could see the smoke but no flames. The wind being as strong as it was, she grabbed the dog, cat and computer and they hightailed it to a friend's house at Hallam

ZombieKitten said:

Yeah! Another genius in action with the setting the fires up there! She did the right thing!
Speaking 2 my friend about it yesterday, He reckons words going round that nutters in the CFA are starting them!

ZombieKitten said:

good. hope it doesn't go her way. and the color of the moon the past 2 nights wow, literally orangy red.