On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 17:41:01 +1000 Keith Antoine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well we have 33% of the national capital burnt out and 400 homes gone, > 200 serious burn victims. The hospital system in Canberra is > overwhelmed, as is the emergency services. Similar situation has > ocurred in the Snowy Mountains area of NSW threatening villages and > hamlets, vast areas of forest have been devastated. Whilst Melbourne > had 46C toaday and also has big fires burning, but in forested areas, > however a group of 10 fires has joined into one huge fire with a 75 km > front. > > The devastation we are seeing is the worst in living memory. I must > admit that I am very gald to be in Queensland, but with the way the > drought has provided fuel for fires we are not are not immune as 75% > of the state is tinder dry. > > -- > Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy' > 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161 > Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in > storage > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> > http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Keith Our prayers are with all of our Aussie brothers and sisters. Keep safe. -- Rick Sivernell Dallas, Texas 75287 972 306-2296 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Caldera Open Linux eWorkStation 3.1.1 Registered Linux User .~. / v \ /( _ )\ ^ ^ In Linux we trust! _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
