Bushfires All Around

Sitting here at reception, an eerie reddish-brown light outside, the wind's whipping the trees into a frenzy, clouds of  smoke roiling around the sky the smell of burning eucalyptus trees...

 

 here's a pic I took just outside the door

 

 

going home now.

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Take care icy.

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Just beeen reading about the fires, hope all stay safe, I have friends in those areas

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Stay safe everyone... 

 

check on your neighbours and make sure you have all your valuables and important papers ready to go if needed. 

 

It is a start reminder we live in a country that is prone to floods and fires and everything inbetween... 

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Same here, Icy Smiley Sad

 

took these an hour or so ago.....

 

 

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yeh, reminder,  don't leave cigarette lighters on the dashboard of the car,  in the sun.

flamin' things explode and set vehicles on fire

 

lost one of me best vw campervans,  wasn't my lighter, mate put the bleep'n thing there.            

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-17/live-blog3a-nsw-bushfire-emergency/5028762

 

heatherbrae fire was reported started as a controlled burn this mornin',  got away from 'em, burned up to williamtown raaf base,

over to raymond terrace.   

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Please, please be safe everyone. Those fires are terrible and so many houses lost. Who knows how many people?

 

We were having pouring rain and hailstorms here, and as I watched it all, I prayed that the fierce winds would blow the rain to the fire areas. The extremes of weather is unbelievable. Unfortunately we can not controll nature.

 

Erica

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I hope the situation is easing with the wind change tonight and have my fingers crossed that the loss of property won't be in the hundreds. It's a stark reminder of what all states face this summer, and yes we are certainly getting some pretty diverse and extreme weather conditions ATM
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Yes sun was shinning in Melbourne when suddenly hail for 1 minute while the sun was still out.

 

Fire is so dangerous/destructive and not to be taken lightly.

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