Australian Fires and Floods

2009-02-08 Thread Rceeberger
Repeating the call-out on the Culture list. Are our Aussie friends doing OK? We worry for you. xponent Precipice Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Australian Fires and Floods

2009-02-08 Thread Nick Arnett
On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Rceeberger wrote: > Repeating the call-out on the Culture list. > Are our Aussie friends doing OK? > We worry for you. Yeah... 96 dead. Sounding too much like the Oakland Hills firestorm times 10. Already four times as many killed. Very scary. Nick __

Re: Australian Fires and Floods

2009-02-08 Thread Charlie Bell
On 09/02/2009, at 4:35 AM, Nick Arnett wrote: > On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Rceeberger > wrote: > >> Repeating the call-out on the Culture list. >> Are our Aussie friends doing OK? >> We worry for you. > > > Yeah... 96 dead. Sounding too much like the Oakland Hills firestorm > times > 1

Re: Australian Fires and Floods

2009-02-08 Thread Euan Ritchie
> It was almost a "perfect storm" for fire conditions. I'm 1,500 miles downwind and was reminded of the end to "The Sheep Look Up" last night when I thought I could smell faint burning on the air. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Australian Fires and Floods

2009-02-08 Thread Wayne Eddy
From: "Nick Arnett" > On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Rceeberger wrote: > >> Repeating the call-out on the Culture list. >> Are our Aussie friends doing OK? >> We worry for you. > > > Yeah... 96 dead. Sounding too much like the Oakland Hills firestorm times > 10. Already four times as many k

Re: Australian Fires and Floods

2009-02-08 Thread Bruce Bostwick
On Feb 8, 2009, at 11:35 AM, Nick Arnett wrote: >> Repeating the call-out on the Culture list. >> Are our Aussie friends doing OK? >> We worry for you. > > > Yeah... 96 dead. Sounding too much like the Oakland Hills firestorm > times > 10. Already four times as many killed. > > Very scary. > >

Re: Australian Fires and Floods

2009-02-08 Thread sendai
Euan Ritchie wrote: >> It was almost a "perfect storm" for fire conditions. >> > > I'm 1,500 miles downwind and was reminded of the end to "The Sheep Look > Up" last night when I thought I could smell faint burning on the air. > I felt the same... I woke at ~2am, and I smelt burning outs