tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905853778596286372.post2622185102518382977..comments2023-03-29T06:53:20.694+11:00Comments on It ain't always so - : The memory of BushfireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905853778596286372.post-67286719647804190102010-12-31T23:23:57.475+11:002010-12-31T23:23:57.475+11:00Yeah I know about that fire, got people calling me...Yeah I know about that fire, got people calling me wanting to know who, what, where and when, It flared up Friday - I know - because I tore out of work expecting them to close the roads. I HAD to get home :( The fear was so real I could taste it.<br />You/me and most of Melbourne were 15' and 15minutes from being burnt, I watched the change from here.<br />As for morons and their fireworks? They think they ae special, they think the rules don't apply to them, they don't/can't associate the fear of fireworks = fear of death for some people on dry days.<br />It's city V country, that's the only thing I can think ofHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010538586118008820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905853778596286372.post-2151989359629897032010-12-31T23:14:21.578+11:002010-12-31T23:14:21.578+11:00Hi Heather - been tweeting back and forth tonight....Hi Heather - been tweeting back and forth tonight. <br /><br />I remember that day vividly; we were all set to evacuate our brand new home that we'd just moved into six or seven weeks before. We were so confident that we'd get plenty of warning if it was necessary... ha!<br /><br />Nobody had ANY idea how bad it was going to get. A grass fire started just down the road and spread into the Plenty Gorge - when I called 000, all I got was a recorded message that the lines were all busy. Luckily the CFA were already on the job. What we didn't know until much later was that that particular fire was not under control for almost two weeks. <br /><br />I remember the choking smoke, the total lack of visiblity, and the tension in the air. Any day like today makes me anxious now...<br /><br />I'm thankful that the wind has dropped, and that the danger seems to have passed for now. But what is WITH these morons and their fireworks???Kekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02545413219256990483noreply@blogger.com