BYC Café

[N F C]

238 posts behind. Its like I haven't been here since last year or something. I think I'll read backwards for a bit.

Don't think of yourself as being behind...just picture yourself as a time traveler!

 

[Ribh]

According to the statistics, it's still not as bad as 2009 but you've still got a lot of summer to go.

I'm not sure whose statistics you're using but these fires are much, much worse than 2009 in terms of acreage burnt ~ more land than all of Ireland or Belgium. Last I saw was in the hundreds of millions of acreas & most states have @ least one out of control fire. Not as bad in terms of loss of life ~ yet ~ but as you say, we have a lot of summer still to get through.

 

[Ribh]

Don't think of yourself as being behind...just picture yourself as a time traveler!

I love this idea!

 

[N F C]

I'm not sure whose statistics you're using but these fires are much, much worse than 2009 in terms of acreage burnt ~ more land than all of Ireland or Belgium. Last I saw was in the hundreds of millions of acreas & most states have @ least one out of control fire. Not as bad in terms of loss of life ~ yet ~ but as you say, we have a lot of summer still to get through.

Hope you get rain, lots of rain, to help things under control.

 

[Ribh]

Sorry to hear about the fires, Ribh. Your country has gone through some hellacious disasters. I'm glad you are in a safe spot!

Thanks, Meg. Extreme weather is our normal so most people are very stoic about it all.

 

[Ribh]

Hope you get rain, lots of rain, to help things under control.

Me too. Hopefully without flooding the place ~ which is what usually happens.

 

[Ribh]

@Shadrach: I've been wondering if the sort of house you built would be fairly fire resistant? Remember, I'm not a scientist, so explanations need to be simple. I think our councils need to rethink our building codes for fire prone areas, like they do for cyclone prone areas. Our house is so reinforced it's ridiculous even though we rarely see a cyclone.

 

[room onthebroom]

Don't think of yourself as being behind...just picture yourself as a time traveler!

Remind me to send you my special watch so you can go somewhere where your eyelashes will defrost.

 

[007Sean]

Afternoon Cafe

Brewed a fresh pot, if anyones interested? have at it!

 

[N F C]

Remind me to send you my special watch so you can go somewhere where your eyelashes will defrost.

Love the watch! Thanks Roomy