*Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm*


:rolleyes2

I think I've figured this out. First there's seven years of drought. Then half the country floods while the other half cooks. Then you get a
tsunami of fire washing over whole states.

Ayres rock is really a secret Aussie pyramid you're building at night, right?

You better let those slaves go before you get the frogs next. :nod:

You almost got it. We are about to commence an export drive on pre-prepared frogs legs for the French market. Lacking water (and frogs) this was the only way the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade could come up with the raw materials without massive and expensive infrastructure investment.

A bonus, as the Carbon Trading Scheme comes online, the carbon is now in a much more readily identifiable form.

Does anybody out there have a use for 10 million mobility impaired frogs?

Now that is funny...you missed one vital clue there PF......Ayers rock is just that a rock......a bloody big one I might add. It just sits there near alice springs and does what a rock does best.......nothing.

I am 25km from the fires north of Melbourne, we had 2 fires one to the west of us and one to the east of us, I feel so much for those that have lost thier lives, to see the photos and stories of whole familys that perished leaves a pain in your heart and more than 1 tear in your eye. The reports on the news have been in general wrong, they reported that the town of Marysville was almost completly destroyed but everyone had managed to get out ok, well it looks like this may be wrong and they are now saying 100+ people have perished and they are calling Marysville ground zero. I never thought i would see this again after Ash Wednesday

Anothter view of the situation.

25km isn't all that much distance...Are the fires in your particular locale among the ones reported under control, or is it time for you to start thinking about getting out?

I second what Gecko said .... As I reflect on my own history in my part of the world a friends son of mine once called him and said "Why is it our town only gets on the news when it floods or we have a wild fire ?" and I might add why is it when there are fires like these some of them are always arson such a sad commentary on our species. Good luck and God's speed to all our Pixie friends in the fire affected areas

No as luck would have it both fires headed away from us, the Kilmore / Wondong fire which was the closest went east away from us and the other fire is still going but is contained and a lot further away, we were very near to the Ash wednesday fires in 83 (less than 5km) and i was an active member of the cfa for 10 years and our fire plan is not to stay, we will leave if any thing comes our way

Good idea.