The Acheron WayRoad between Warburton and Marysville
July 2010
Showing posts with label Fire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fire. Show all posts
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
I Would Like a Fish
If I had a fish, I would call it Nero. And people would say, "Don't you mean Nemo, after the Pixar movie?" and I would reply, "No, Nero. The Roman Emperor."
Or two fish. A red fish and a blue fish.
I'm serious! I'm not trying to be funny. I would like some fish. A nice red fish like fire and another as blue as something that is very blue.
An old tumbled down castle and a laurel wreath on the floor of the tank.
A plaque that says, "So Long and Thanks for all the Fish". Some one must make plaques with that phrase... If not I think I have just started a new business... Or could I sell the idea to ThinkGeek...
Fish is one of the words in the English Language that if you write it down too many times it looks as if it is spelt incorrectly.
Or two fish. A red fish and a blue fish.
I'm serious! I'm not trying to be funny. I would like some fish. A nice red fish like fire and another as blue as something that is very blue.
An old tumbled down castle and a laurel wreath on the floor of the tank.
A plaque that says, "So Long and Thanks for all the Fish". Some one must make plaques with that phrase... If not I think I have just started a new business... Or could I sell the idea to ThinkGeek...
Fish is one of the words in the English Language that if you write it down too many times it looks as if it is spelt incorrectly.
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
The Speech
(Note: I grew up near Marysville)
Not all politicians are elegant speakers, this speech from the Deputy Primister of Australia, The Honurable Julia Gillard MP had me in tears. For the full speech please go to the official Australian Government website:
http://www.deewr.gov.au/Ministers/Gillard/Media/Speeches/Pages/Article_090209_172757.aspx
Mr Speaker
I offer the deepest and most sincere condolences of this House and our Nation’s Parliament to those families suffering most, to the communities lost and to a State that will never be the same.
A tragedy beyond belief, beyond precedent and beyond words.
The 7th of February 2009 will now be remembered as one of the darkest days in Australia’s peacetime history.
The beautiful towns and hamlets of Kinglake, Marysville and Narbethong are no more.
At least 640 homes and their irreplaceable contents – like the photographs of children and memories of family life – have been destroyed.
The weekend’s fires and particularly February 7 2009 is surely Victoria’s blackest time.
While it does not yet have a tragic name, it is blacker than the human tragedies of Black Friday of 1939 and Ash Wednesday of 1983.
And in this dark time, there has been a human cost without comparison.
February 7th 2009 will be remembered as the day when more than 400 fires burnt across the State during the most severe weather conditions recorded.
It will be a day remembered for the lives lost – 107 at last count – and families and communities changed forever.
It will be remembered as the day when fires raged across the State – from Horsham in the West, Bendigo and Beechworth in the North, and in an arc of destruction from West Gippsland to Kinglake and Kilmore.
It will be remembered as a day of tragedy, courage and sheer luck.
Not all politicians are elegant speakers, this speech from the Deputy Primister of Australia, The Honurable Julia Gillard MP had me in tears. For the full speech please go to the official Australian Government website:
http://www.deewr.gov.au/Ministers/Gillard/Media/Speeches/Pages/Article_090209_172757.aspx
Mr Speaker
I offer the deepest and most sincere condolences of this House and our Nation’s Parliament to those families suffering most, to the communities lost and to a State that will never be the same.
A tragedy beyond belief, beyond precedent and beyond words.
The 7th of February 2009 will now be remembered as one of the darkest days in Australia’s peacetime history.
The beautiful towns and hamlets of Kinglake, Marysville and Narbethong are no more.
At least 640 homes and their irreplaceable contents – like the photographs of children and memories of family life – have been destroyed.
The weekend’s fires and particularly February 7 2009 is surely Victoria’s blackest time.
While it does not yet have a tragic name, it is blacker than the human tragedies of Black Friday of 1939 and Ash Wednesday of 1983.
And in this dark time, there has been a human cost without comparison.
February 7th 2009 will be remembered as the day when more than 400 fires burnt across the State during the most severe weather conditions recorded.
It will be a day remembered for the lives lost – 107 at last count – and families and communities changed forever.
It will be remembered as the day when fires raged across the State – from Horsham in the West, Bendigo and Beechworth in the North, and in an arc of destruction from West Gippsland to Kinglake and Kilmore.
It will be remembered as a day of tragedy, courage and sheer luck.
Releif
Releif is when you find out that your loved ones are still alive.
Last heard from my youngest brother was at midnight, the entire town was on ember allert.
Then nothing.
3:00pm - All is fine, he was up untill 8:00am patroling the house with his friends. Slept untill 3. A well deserved sleep. Fingers crossed for a couple of weeks.
Facebook - hear from Slaters, Murphies and co.
Thinking about you all,
Andrew
Last heard from my youngest brother was at midnight, the entire town was on ember allert.
Then nothing.
3:00pm - All is fine, he was up untill 8:00am patroling the house with his friends. Slept untill 3. A well deserved sleep. Fingers crossed for a couple of weeks.
Facebook - hear from Slaters, Murphies and co.
Thinking about you all,
Andrew
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