[arachne] Re: To the Aussies

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Hi Folks,

On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 18:15:56 -0600 (CST), Rob <robo13@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!

> We're getting quite a bit of news coverage of your fires
> and I just wanted to give you guys my wishes for staying
> safe.

   Thanks Rob.

   We had a dreadful Saturday, and I am still surrounded by fires, but
we are not under immediate threat at the moment.

   We are in Victoria, 70 km east of Melbourne.

   Mostly we had heavy smoke, and a rain of burnt leaves and bark, but
the nearest fire is 4 - 5 km away to the south.

  I took a few photos in the middle of the afternoon, with the sun almost
blacked out: http://www.ausreg.com/files/pix/  the .JPGs 100_xxxx.jpg.

> My Mother just called and said the news reports over
> 100 people killed so far.

  It is 173 as of 9.00 am this morning (Tuesday), but there will be many 
more, sadly.

  Three whole towns have burned to the ground just north of us.
Fortunately the wind changed before it got too close, but it was a scary
time.  :(

  Fires are still burning, so we are not relaxing just yet.

Regards,
        Ron

Ron Clarke
AUSREG Consultancy      http://www.ausreg.com
Tadpole Tunes           http://www.tadpoletunes.com
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