Yes, I noticed that today while reading the news at MSNBC.com. There was a lengthy article about it, and as I read, I couldn't help but wonder why it hasn't been more newsworthy. So many people being affected, fires so hot that houses don't just burn, they actually explode; overall so much devastation. I recalled that though I had watched the evening news on TV the night before, no mention was made of fires whatsoever. And as long as the fires have obviously been burning, I was quite surprised. The European heat wave has more coverage. Now, lest I step onto a big soapbox here, I'll get of the shoebox I've started with. My thoughts and prayers are with all those thousands of people who are now dealing with the loss of nearly everything they own, and what a nightmarish ordeal it must be to rebuild *everything* after such tragedy. May God be with you and keep your lives safe.
From: "rick &sharon" Subject: [lace-chat] forest fires > Amazing isn't it? Last week we had around the clock coverage of the blackout > in Eastern Canada and the States. Here in British Columbia we have the worst > forest fires going on in over 75 years..but we barely rate a footnote in the > news. We have over 870 fires raging right now. Forty thousand people have > been evacuated from their homes, and one complete subdivision in the city of > Kelowna has been destroyed, five others are now in danger too. Is it any > wonder that the people living in the Western part of the country feel > alienated when this sort of thing is only noted in passing... and we're still > hearing about the blackout ad nauseum? Sharon on Vancouver Island...watching > for fires with the rest of the Valley > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
