It’s been a bad few years for a lot of people, I’m sorry to hear it’s been your turn. I hope you’re not too badly affected personally by it.
I agree with Larry’s comment about ghoulishness. Bon courage. > On 17 Sep 2023, at 07:31, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > > Yesterday was a very hot day (40°C) in Phalaborwa with strong winds from the > west. A veld fire broke out to the West of the town & rapidly got of control, > jumping Spekboom Street on the western boundary & setting several thatched > roofed houses on fire including the iconic Elegant Guest House. All available > local firefighting services from the town fire brigade & mines were on the > scene & a firefighting helicopter was brought in from Tzaneen but It still > took 10 hours to bring the fire under control. 12 houses were totally > destroyed & others damaged but fortunately there was no loss of life. By far > the worst disaster in Phalaborwa in the 47 years I have been here. Much > cooler today but the air is still filled with smoke. I felt it would be > ghoulish to take photos but you can find some on the internet if you look. > > Alan C > -- > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
