On 19/02/2009, at 4:54 AM, David Brin wrote:
Charlie, you are all in our hope and prayers. A year ago, my kids
were volunteering at shelters during the San Diego fires and my
eldest and I helped staff a National Guard checkpoint. But we
experienced nothing even remotely like what you
On 19/02/2009, at 5:05 AM, Nick Arnett wrote:
As you may know, I do a lot of volunteer work helping first
responders cope with high-stress incidents - and this absolutely is
one (or many). I'm curious what your wife's role is...
She works as a Research Officer in the Crime Department of
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 12:28 AM, Charlie Bell char...@culturelist.orgwrote:
She works as a Research Officer in the Crime Department of Victoria Police
- she's a non-sworn public servant (ie not a police officer). During the
unfolding of the scale of the disaster, she was working the phones
On 20/02/2009, at 2:48 AM, Nick Arnett wrote:
I offer this not so you can ask her straight out if she was feeling
helpless or out of control, but to let you know to listen for that
and offer reassurance that that is often the hardest part and it is
normal. By the way, people in that kind
Hello fellow brinellers and Dr Brin.
I'm mindful that co-listees with Culturelist will know that the
bushfires in Victoria are VERY close to home for me and my wife. For
the rest of you: Claire has been working in the Major Incident Room at
Victoria Police during the bushfire crisis, and
Charlie, you are all in our hope and prayers. A year ago, my kids were
volunteering at shelters during the San Diego fires and my eldest and I helped
staff a National Guard checkpoint. But we experienced nothing even remotely
like what you describe. The Australian Method of building homes to
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 7:02 AM, Charlie Bell char...@culturelist.orgwrote:
Hello fellow brinellers and Dr Brin.
I'm mindful that co-listees with Culturelist will know that the bushfires
in Victoria are VERY close to home for me and my wife. For the rest of you:
Claire has been working in
