tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post9012400443025875928..comments2023-10-14T22:00:58.392+11:00Comments on Midlife - A Journey: Hellfire Saturday - Death toll now 108Lozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513517402604501840noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-39986288937724699172009-02-10T08:54:00.000+11:002009-02-10T08:54:00.000+11:00Pam - I couldn't agree morePam - I couldn't agree moreLozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513517402604501840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-62720180672540750392009-02-10T08:53:00.000+11:002009-02-10T08:53:00.000+11:00Hi and welcome Groovyoldlady - but what's with the...Hi and welcome Groovyoldlady - but what's with the old?Lozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513517402604501840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-27488965044031374152009-02-10T05:05:00.000+11:002009-02-10T05:05:00.000+11:00It is the "intentionally set" which is the most di...It is the "intentionally set" which is the most disturbing, in both our cases.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357397551761295138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-78209608401076154342009-02-09T23:31:00.000+11:002009-02-09T23:31:00.000+11:00Hi...I've dropped over from Bear's blog.I have man...Hi...I've dropped over from Bear's blog.<BR/><BR/>I have many friends in Oz and have praying for your country. My heart breaks at the devastation. May God have mercy!groovyoldladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971936982658984234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-2602359944425930142009-02-09T14:56:00.000+11:002009-02-09T14:56:00.000+11:00Pam - Adversity, thankfully, also brings out the b...Pam - Adversity, thankfully, also brings out the best in people :)Lozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513517402604501840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-48870949434658577822009-02-09T14:49:00.000+11:002009-02-09T14:49:00.000+11:00Yes, I was downtown OKC that day, thanks for remem...Yes, I was downtown OKC that day, thanks for remembering. But this is the here and now and I hope help comes your way soon.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357397551761295138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-56113198216676274152009-02-09T14:42:00.000+11:002009-02-09T14:42:00.000+11:00Hi Pam - Thank you and if you were in Oklahoma Cit...Hi Pam - Thank you and if you were in Oklahoma City when you had that disaster in the early 90's then I am sure you know how we are feeling here at the moment.Lozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513517402604501840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-90163473831429112152009-02-09T14:38:00.000+11:002009-02-09T14:38:00.000+11:00This is so awful, I pray you and yours stay safe. ...This is so awful, I pray you and yours stay safe. And a quick end to the fires.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357397551761295138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-57358150122652112722009-02-09T14:14:00.000+11:002009-02-09T14:14:00.000+11:00Hi Hope - people are resilient and we will start t...Hi Hope - people are resilient and we will start to hear some of the stories of heroism over the next few days as well.<BR/><BR/>But to balance that is the knowledge that a lot of these fires were deliberately lit. My son has suggested slowly roasting those who did it if they are caught. At the very least they are murderers and the only thing that doesn't make them terrorists is the lack of political motivation.Lozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513517402604501840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-50462314594969006072009-02-09T13:52:00.000+11:002009-02-09T13:52:00.000+11:00I am so terribly sorry Loz. For all of you who hav...I am so terribly sorry Loz. For all of you who have to watch it and go through it all. Please keep posting. You are in my thoughts constantly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-69993830002180227262009-02-09T13:23:00.000+11:002009-02-09T13:23:00.000+11:00Thank you Terri.Mum-me - I think that labels like ...Thank you Terri.<BR/><BR/>Mum-me - I think that labels like that which go into the lexicon help us remember what happened. The lessons from this one will unfold over the next months as the coroner investigates and all of us who live in bushfire prone areas really need to pay attention to what happened here.Lozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513517402604501840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-34833926213644779812009-02-09T12:55:00.000+11:002009-02-09T12:55:00.000+11:00"Hellfire Saturday" seems the best way to describe..."Hellfire Saturday" seems the best way to describe the horror of what happened this past weekend in Vic.Mum-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964065407491663047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-5967185755206541042009-02-09T12:46:00.000+11:002009-02-09T12:46:00.000+11:00There just aren't words for something like this. I...There just aren't words for something like this. I will be praying...terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510457113017189354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-13611948448885797282009-02-09T12:34:00.000+11:002009-02-09T12:34:00.000+11:00Thank you Scarlet - latest reports are that the to...Thank you Scarlet - latest reports are that the townships of Stanley, Dedarang, Gundowring, Coralbank, Glenbank and others are all under threat now. These are all in the States north east where the cool change was milder. So we still wait and watch.Lozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513517402604501840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-55380763188918314882009-02-09T12:30:00.000+11:002009-02-09T12:30:00.000+11:00I've been to Romany Angel and Bear's blogs and now...I've been to Romany Angel and Bear's blogs and now yours. I'm so sorry to hear about the devastation. It's horrible news and my heart breaks for the families who've lost their loved ones and homes. I will pray for all of them. Take care, Loz.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560614073319109150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-11125627029314038532009-02-09T12:02:00.000+11:002009-02-09T12:02:00.000+11:00Hi Pits - midday Monday and more towns under threa...Hi Pits - midday Monday and more towns under threat of direct fire and ember attack as I type this.<BR/><BR/>Bear - In some ways it looks like your family are luckier than some.Lozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513517402604501840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-52244183948341557142009-02-09T11:30:00.000+11:002009-02-09T11:30:00.000+11:00Hi Loz, I'm glad your area hasn't been engulfed.I ...Hi Loz, I'm glad your area hasn't been engulfed.<BR/><BR/>I have family in Yarra Glen that have lost everything but their lives, and family in Sth Gippsland that thankfully aren't under threat.<BR/><BR/>I hope you don't mind, but I've linked to this post from mine... you give the detail that I'm sure some will be interested in reading.Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515557547372274960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087502739566584714.post-86692504781052916332009-02-09T10:20:00.000+11:002009-02-09T10:20:00.000+11:00This is horrible. Hope it ends soon. Hope you and ...This is horrible. Hope it ends soon. Hope you and everyone you know is safe.People in the Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961234839608654790noreply@blogger.com