Victoria
02-09-2009, 01:48 AM
Well it may not be the perfect spot to write this, but when you need to vent there is not always the perfect spot to do it :)
Right at this moment my home town and surrounds in Victoria(Australia) are in a world of hurt. We have a major Bush Fire that has ripped through the area killing over 100 people so far and still many unaccounted for, over 800 houses destroyed and climbing. We are lucky, so far we have heard that all our family and friends are safe. No one Australia wide who has family or friends in this area will be fully relaxed l would think until this is over and everyone in the area is accounted for, as there are still so many missing.
My friends and relatives that where evactuated have been allowed to return to their homes, the great thing about this is that they still have homes to return to as many do not. Some friends have lost property, but l must say by the grace of god where everything else burned, sheds etc, the houses survived.
With many areas still no go zones for safety reasons, there are many people trying to reach their homes to find out what has happened to their loved ones, all we can do is hope that some of these people have a happy ending.
The worse part of all this is that the fire was most likely lit by some little low life "Fire Bug" who does not care for the life of others. If they ever catch the people that light these fires l personally think they should ask the people that have lost loved ones what justice should be dealt to them.
All l wish for at this stage is that my family and friends(and everyone else back home)stay safe and they get this fire under control sometime soon. The recovery process is going to be a long road, but it is something that can not fully start until the fires have gone.
Well it does feel better to have been able to get some of this out. Thank you to those that have read my rambles to the end.
Right at this moment my home town and surrounds in Victoria(Australia) are in a world of hurt. We have a major Bush Fire that has ripped through the area killing over 100 people so far and still many unaccounted for, over 800 houses destroyed and climbing. We are lucky, so far we have heard that all our family and friends are safe. No one Australia wide who has family or friends in this area will be fully relaxed l would think until this is over and everyone in the area is accounted for, as there are still so many missing.
My friends and relatives that where evactuated have been allowed to return to their homes, the great thing about this is that they still have homes to return to as many do not. Some friends have lost property, but l must say by the grace of god where everything else burned, sheds etc, the houses survived.
With many areas still no go zones for safety reasons, there are many people trying to reach their homes to find out what has happened to their loved ones, all we can do is hope that some of these people have a happy ending.
The worse part of all this is that the fire was most likely lit by some little low life "Fire Bug" who does not care for the life of others. If they ever catch the people that light these fires l personally think they should ask the people that have lost loved ones what justice should be dealt to them.
All l wish for at this stage is that my family and friends(and everyone else back home)stay safe and they get this fire under control sometime soon. The recovery process is going to be a long road, but it is something that can not fully start until the fires have gone.
Well it does feel better to have been able to get some of this out. Thank you to those that have read my rambles to the end.