ACT members

[smithy]

i would just like to extend my sympathy to any forum members in the ACT, their families and friends who suffered losses from the recent fires which tore through Canberra and districts this week. :'(
 And to wish the best of luck for this week-end in front of the predicted harsh weather change we could face.
 i have so far escaped unscathed apart from dodging burnt debris falling from the sky.

 GOOD LUCK & STAY SAFE
dean

[slim]

Well spoken, hope most came through unscathed! ;)

[Effie C]

Well said Smithy,like yourself apart from dodging ash and embers and expending a lot of water on the house all is well, hopefully all the other members fared as well.
John M

[graham_fuller]

I would also like to extend my best wishes to anyone who had problems on the weekend,and hope that all is well this weekend.
Regards,
Graham  :)

[4hammers]

It is easy to watch a bushfire on the news & think that it is terrible. But when such devastation is wrought, the truth really hits home.
I had a small taste of what it is like to be stuck in such a situation. I got caught in the fires at Broadmarsh/Brighton in Tasmania on Tuesday & helped get some horses to saftey. At times I was really scared for my life, as there is NOTHING to compare with a firewall rushing across a paddock. But the ACT fires were SO MUCH more devastating, as we only lost one house down here, I can't imagine the bravery of those who stayed & fought the blaze.
Best wishes to the ACT members,
Rob J
  

[Hotlips]

 :'( :'(I was so shocked at the news report that it brought tears to my eyes, the devastation, the loss of lives, the loss of livestock, the loss of property - it all seemed too much to bear for the Canberrians and for the Victorian Alp regions.   The firemen/women are doing a fantastic job and are highly commended but our country is a harsh one and has dealt a heavy hand this summer.  It is hard to believe that it is 20 years since we experienced the Ash Wednesday fires - and with weather forecast to be 41 for the next two days in SA - the terror of Canberra is making us here feel very nervous.  My heartfelt sympathy to those in the Eastern states, GOOD LUCK and KEEP SAFE!!!!

[Wayne]

I also would like to send my regards and hope that all is well and they get through the next days without any more fires and that the ones affected can get there lives back to normal as soon as possable without to much more stress. We are all thinking of you all down there in Canberra and the other affected areas.
WAYNE