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Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 15:15 on 9th February 2009 Just wanted to say how sorry and concerned Anna and I are over the trauma of hell on earth in Australia, as described by their Prime Minister. We cannot begin to understand the mentality of those who deliberately start the fires, but that aside for now hoping that they catch those responsible in due course. Our sympathy and prayers are for the poor souls who have lost their live's, their families, their friends, their homes, their wealth! Just so unbelievable and yet it has happened. I know this website is about England primarily, but I believe there are plenty of people throughout this land, who would like to add to this thread in passing all the sympathy and prayers their way. It does just make you wonder why God would allow this to happen doesn't it? So, so sorry dear friends of Australia. |
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 15:19 on 9th February 2009 Yes, I heard about this too Ron. How tragic! My heart felt prayers are with everyone there. |
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 15:35 on 9th February 2009 We have some good POE members from Australia, and I hope they check in with us to say they are OK. I have been thinking allot about Harry too, with his illness. It's worrying not to have heard from him (his wonderful poetry) for a while. |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 15:43 on 9th February 2009 I remember Phil is from the Melbourne area Sue, but can't remember where exactly despite him sending me emails before we went off to Australia ourselves. He and his wife were travelling at the same time....we were almost able to meet up. Think we missed each other by a couple of days no less. As you say, hope they are all OK! Harry? Yes I think we have all missed Harry's poetry haven't we? Hope he too is OK! |
Shirley K. Lawson Posts: 2310 Joined: 17th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 16:47 on 9th February 2009 Yes, I've been wondering how "wolf" is doing right now for well over an week, or did he live in this stricken area? Front page news here...130 peope killed some 800 square miles burned, 750 homes, and they barely have the time to get out with 100 foot flames and 69 MPH winds, not to mentioned temperatures in the 117 degreee mark. 3,000 firefigher's battling them, 80 people hospitalized with 20 of them burn victims not expected to survive. "John Ryan watched in horor as in 10 minutes the sky turned from blue to black and the fire engulfed his area, "you couldn' tsee anything, and you couldn't get out"..you just hoped your house didn't burn down"...he made it..but many of the houeses have been simply "exploding" from the heat way before they are burning. The Governemnt has set up an $6.5 million dollar relief fund, including immediate payments of $650 to victims of the blaze, Rudd also sent in the army to help fight the fires and provide emergerncy relief"...the task now is determining if they were "natural" widlfires, or arson set fires...which would be they said the same as "mass-murder". |
| Shirley K. Lawson Posts: 2310 Joined: 17th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 16:54 on 9th February 2009 Sorry for the mis-spellings(troll?)...and I wanted to say, that the last several years they have been having such "fires" in California also, thought to be set by some arsonist, though they thought this year they caught him(or one of them) and he went to jail thanks to an video camera and "google"earth and watching over the area. It seems that if these are being "set"someone knows how to make the best of the weather conditions. |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 17:08 on 9th February 2009 Just watching Sky News....an emotional Australian Prime Minister struggles to come to terms with it all. He believes it's arson and says of course there are no words to describe it! God bless them all, but please help them! |
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 17:11 on 9th February 2009
God Bless them! |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 17:12 on 9th February 2009 Just had to come back to this thread dear friends, I am in tears just thinking about it all. Honestly, tears in my eyes as I write.....so sorry people of Australia! God be with you. |
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 17:38 on 9th February 2009 My dear friend emigrated near Melbourne last year but has returned after a marriage break up and two of her daughters are still there. It is such a worry. They already had their home in this country partially destroyed by fire a few years ago. Hopefully they will be safe. It is such a terrible situation. I agree, god bless them and keep them safe. |
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