Bushfires

almostfit · 02-10-2009, 06:34 AM

Bushfires are horrible.
They are causing so much damage this year.
They're predicting the death toll in Victoria will rise to 300. It's scary.
If anyone here is directly affected I want to offer any help I can. I feel sick to my stomach for all the poor families affected. Aside from donating to the red cross appeal and giving towels and blankets I'm out.
I can't believe people start fires. What are they thinking??? Who in their right mind would enjoy this??? the PM got it right when he called it mass murder.
I hope they catch them. They should be burnt alive, or jail for life, whatever.

RWF · 02-10-2009, 02:36 PM

It's crazy I know. People that light fires in bush fire season should be tried as mass murders. Wasted devastation

These is some slight relief over the next few days with lower temps an winds right?

stikfigure · 02-10-2009, 02:57 PM

glad you're not in the midst of it yourself almostfit. I'd been wondering about all of our australian posters since hearing of the fires...

almostfit · 02-10-2009, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by stikfigure

glad you're not in the midst of it yourself almostfit. I'd been wondering about all of our australian posters since hearing of the fires...

I'm safe at home because we're living near the city but my partner works in a school out on the very edge of melbourne which is scary.
It's still out of control, It's ridiculously big and the wind keeps changing direction so it moves really fast. The smoke came all the way up to our place the other day, breathing got fun.
Thank goodness for the cooler temperatures, we could just use some rain now!