You will have all no doubt heard about the bushfires in my state, Victoria. I think I can speak for Scott too who has family virtually right in the middle of all of this devastation when I say that it is one of the saddest and most heart-wrenching events, if not *the* saddest to hit our shores.
Nobody was prepared for what was going to happen. We had the hottest day ever recorded - 46' and with winds in the bush blowing up to 100km's once the fires had begun, there was nothing that could stop them. The Firestorm rolled throughout the bushland that virtually surrounds Melbourne, taking out many in its path.
I have seen the grief this event has caused, a girl in my office Lezanne, her brother in law's family (mother, father and uncle) were lost in the fires. There names were Faye, Bill and Geoff Walker, I was lucky enough to have met them once when they came to the cricket, and once was enough to know just hot cute Faye and Bill were, and how completely awesome Geoff was. When he was a little boy he had a tumour removed from his back, the only way to know that the tumour would be completely removed was to severe part of his spine. He was left without the use of his legs, but he was a terrific man. It is just so tragic.
I only had $100 in my bank account a few days ago, but i have donated all of that to the Victorian Bushfire appeal, I have a roof over my head and my loved ones around me, which is much more than those affected by the fires. The company I work for, Spotless, has released a statement today saying that they will match, dollar for dollar any donations that we make as a deduction from our pay. I gave another $50 today, so I feel like im doing my bit.
Im sorry if this has turned into a mini-vent, I think to be honest with you, Im a little shocked and affected by what is going on. Looking at any of the photos of the bushland after the firestorm rolled through, particularly Kinglake, you can see just how hot the flames must have been, it literally looks like a modern day pompeii, or a scene from the aftershock of an atomic bomb movie.
What I wanted this topic to do was be a little virtual piece of writing that just says how sorry I am to everyone who has been affected, both directly and indirectly. And may God have mercy on the souls of the evil, evil people who deliberately lit the fires. Thank you so much for contributing so much to the death toll of the Victorian Bushfires.
xxx
Nobody was prepared for what was going to happen. We had the hottest day ever recorded - 46' and with winds in the bush blowing up to 100km's once the fires had begun, there was nothing that could stop them. The Firestorm rolled throughout the bushland that virtually surrounds Melbourne, taking out many in its path.
I have seen the grief this event has caused, a girl in my office Lezanne, her brother in law's family (mother, father and uncle) were lost in the fires. There names were Faye, Bill and Geoff Walker, I was lucky enough to have met them once when they came to the cricket, and once was enough to know just hot cute Faye and Bill were, and how completely awesome Geoff was. When he was a little boy he had a tumour removed from his back, the only way to know that the tumour would be completely removed was to severe part of his spine. He was left without the use of his legs, but he was a terrific man. It is just so tragic.
I only had $100 in my bank account a few days ago, but i have donated all of that to the Victorian Bushfire appeal, I have a roof over my head and my loved ones around me, which is much more than those affected by the fires. The company I work for, Spotless, has released a statement today saying that they will match, dollar for dollar any donations that we make as a deduction from our pay. I gave another $50 today, so I feel like im doing my bit.
Im sorry if this has turned into a mini-vent, I think to be honest with you, Im a little shocked and affected by what is going on. Looking at any of the photos of the bushland after the firestorm rolled through, particularly Kinglake, you can see just how hot the flames must have been, it literally looks like a modern day pompeii, or a scene from the aftershock of an atomic bomb movie.
What I wanted this topic to do was be a little virtual piece of writing that just says how sorry I am to everyone who has been affected, both directly and indirectly. And may God have mercy on the souls of the evil, evil people who deliberately lit the fires. Thank you so much for contributing so much to the death toll of the Victorian Bushfires.
xxx
