Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hard to believe how small mankind's efforts compare on this type of disaster to nature's ability to over come suppression. If some of these fires were started by arsonists, mankind has little chance. Greg Lorenzo Calgary, Canada> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:58:08 -0800> From: afirkin@afirkin.com> To: lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] AU Brushfire images> > The images of people standing outside their destroyed homes fills todays paper. Like all disasters, the community is rallying, but this will prove to be the biggest we have seen in Australia with the death toll likely to be 3 times anything which has gone before, and its not over. > > So far the west of the state has been "spared" the worst of it> > Cheers> > --- hopsternew@gmail.com wrote:> > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew@gmail.com>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>> Subject: Re: [Leica] AU Brushfire images> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:00:53 +1000> > This link if people wish to see some photographic coverage.> http://www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2009/02/06/2484555.htm> This may take weeks to bring under control and there are more than 170> people confirmed dead already. Whole townships have been destroyed. Then in> the north there is flooding. Truly terrible natural events here currently.> > 2009/2/10 Chris Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net>> > > You see these online and if you did not pay close attention at first> > glance, you would just think California fires.> >> > http://www.abc.net.au/new/events/brushfires> >> >> > Stay safe Down Under!> >> > Chris> > NOLA> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > Leica Users Group.> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information> >> > > > -- > Cheers> Geoff> 'Licence to Chill'> > _______________________________________________> Leica Users Group.> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information> > > > _______________________________________________> Leica Users Group.> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live?: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_howitworks_022009