ZombieKitten said:

Is it the fact ur family is safe making u happy or the few drinks

orging on phs suck double post edit.
[Edited 2/23/09 1:52am]

prb said:

both

ZombieKitten said:

oh wow i missed this yesterday. any update? is her property still in danger?

emm said:

dunno, but she's still here waiting for news!

New fires, damn

Teacher said:

my brother in law had breakfast with some of the firefighters this morning, and they told him a guy with a thresher (for cutting grass) was operating yesterday and that started the fire with sparks. On days of total fire ban, like it was yesterday, he shouldn't have been doing that. The irony is that he was cutting the grass (which is really just straw) to lessen the risk of a fire.

we had a ripper thunder and lightning show last nite complete with hail wind and rain. Still raining today. As i was getting drenched putting the rug rat on his bus i was thinking i hope vic are getting some of this rain as well.

prb said:

nope we just got some clouds and they have already blown past

ZombieKitten said:

rained for literally 2 mns in cheltenham but thats it.

ZombieKitten said:

Damn. Rain here all day. Pouring now. We need the rain but u guys need it more

It's quite cold here today...hopefully that will bring some relief.

purplesweat said:

lets hope. Victorian peeps need a change.

cloudy atm so hope it will rain

ZombieKitten said:

Dumbass

south australia is on high alert today.

a number of schools have closed 4 the day- just in case

lets pray nothing happens

prb said:

my sister rang last night to ask if our school was closed today

it really smells of smoke today

She has evacuated for the whole weekend housesitting for a friend thank goodness.

Last Monday, the school in Belgrave caught fire while school was still IN. Can you imagine all the panicked parents?

ZombieKitten said:

my god charlotte.

stay safe hun

r ur rugrats home today?

that ur sisters property (and everyone elses) are safe

ZombieKitten said:

it does

Hello fellow Aussie orgers!

This fire thingy is far from over. We haven't really hit the traditional fire season yet. Not that that means anything any more!

I live about 3 suburbs south of a contained fire front. No real danger, but it does make you a little nervous. A friend of mine in the Dandenongs has been spending a few nights back @ his parents place. So it must be bad!!

TyphoonTip said:

ur right about that!!!

i remember yrs ago when i was a school(a life time ) it would be hot til school went back (mid feb here) then it would start to settle down.
now weather can be hot up til May

we had a fire on the eastern shore of hobart 2 yrs ago in october- http://flickr.com/photos/.../267746122
my mums house had soot in the yard. i left work early coz my house backed onto the hwy across from the fire path, and vegetation over fence was pretty bad. they actually closed the hwy (main access to airport) so emergency vehicles could get thru quicker- very eerie. luckily no lives were lost (or property that i can remember). that freaked me out enough, i cant begin to imagine what ppl are going thru on the mainland



Stay safe Vic and SA orgers and their families, friends and pets

TyphoonTip said:

my sister is in Belgrave, she said it was horrible

ZombieKitten said:

was she one of the freaked out parents u mentioned b4

prb said:

no, luckily it wasn't kindy day for her kid!!!

ZombieKitten said:

I think a lot of people will be re-thinking their 'Tree change'.

No doubt it's beautiful, but is it worth this kind of stress for 3-4 months of the year?

A lot of people selling up I reckon. Getting insurance from here on in is going to be difficult and expensive.

TyphoonTip said:

What's a 'Tree change'?

Sorry, I'm not from Australia

obsessed said:

moving away from the city to be in the bush, as opposed to Sea Change where you move away from the city to the coast

ZombieKitten said:

Oh, thanks!