Victorian Bushfires

Ra · 02-09-2009, 02:28 AM

...there's a reason why I decided to post this instead of leaving everyone happily looking at headlines of celebrities having babies or dying or what not. These are the worst in Victoria's history. Or even in Australia's history, I don't know. About 130 people dead, about 750 homes destroyed, tons of bushland burnt to the ground, god knows how many animals and what-not have died tied to a fence or stuck in a tree... And there are about 30 fires blazing the last I heard of it. Put it all together, and we've got a state-wide disaster. Almost an entire state is engulfed in flames. If you guys don't think it's a big deal, that's fine. I have no idea how natural disasters go over the world or in your country, or whatever. But this is f***in' Australia. That's a good chunk of the nation burning, and it's affecting everyone, no matter if they are the ones that have lost everything, or just people like me who are sitting their fat asses down and watching the television with their mouth agape in horror. Just because "oh, it's just bushfire season" doesn't mean this is not news. These are big disasters here. VERY big.

Bushfire season or not, it doesn't change the fact that some dickhead thought it was a swell idea to light a fire and set a state in total panic.

It doesn't change the fact that I think this should have it's own section here, to at least share this news with someone.

02-09-2009, 02:28 AM	#3
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	...there's a reason why I decided to post this instead of leaving everyone happily looking at headlines of celebrities having babies or dying or what not. These are the worst in Victoria's history. Or even in Australia's history, I don't know. About 130 people dead, about 750 homes destroyed, tons of bushland burnt to the ground, god knows how many animals and what-not have died tied to a fence or stuck in a tree... And there are about 30 fires blazing the last I heard of it. Put it all together, and we've got a state-wide disaster. Almost an entire state is engulfed in flames. If you guys don't think it's a big deal, that's fine. I have no idea how natural disasters go over the world or in your country, or whatever. But this is f**in' Australia. That's a good chunk of the nation burning, and it's affecting everyone, no matter if they are the ones that have lost everything, or just people like me who are sitting their fat asses down and watching the television with their mouth agape in horror. Just because "oh, it's just bushfire season" doesn't mean this is not news. These are big disasters here. VERY big. Bushfire season or not, it doesn't change the fact that some dickhead thought it was a swell idea to light a fire and set a state in total panic. It doesn't change the fact that I think this should have it's own section here, to at least share this news with someone. __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."* Last edited by Ra; 02-09-2009 at 02:38 AM.