Australia Bushfires
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So yeah, Arsonists at it still apparently. This is horrendous, to put it lightly, that anyone would think of doing this.
I'm just curious as to how our guys from Australia here are doing right now.
So yeah, Arsonists at it still apparently. This is horrendous, to put it lightly, that anyone would think of doing this.
I'm just curious as to how our guys from Australia here are doing right now.
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If it is arson, then that is a horrible, irresponsible thing to do, even if these people didn't understand the consequences (which is probably the case). I hope survivors there are doing okay.
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on another board, one member posted an article claiming that some of the fires had been caused by jihadists. one of our australian members gave his take on the fires
I think the only culprits in these fires have been mother nature and possibly a couple of garden variety arsonists...we get them every summer - more often that not they have some connection to the emergency services...I guess it's like the pedophiles who join the priesthood kind of thing - or those that who need to feel some sort of heroism as part of the crews putting them out.
There's been a lot of blame game stuff going on - conservationists have 'locked up' certain areas, councils have forbidden clearing of trees off properties, that kind of thing. Some of those things may have contributed to a small degree but we had erratic high winds on a 47C (117F) day in areas that haven't seen meaningful rain for a decade - it was primed to go off.
They're probably going to have to rethink the current policy of allowing people the option of staying to defend their homes. As I understand it, in California, the ordinance is that once certain conditions are reached you have to leave.
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The short video clip was wonderful.That picture of a firefighter giving water to a koala broke my heart.
But the first I'd heard of that picture was the one my friend saw on 4chan, which when telling me about it made me laugh a tad.
mainly because of the quote.
[00:34:00] <Dermy> I do love to manipulate the standard rules of language for opportunistic effect
[00:34:06] <Dermy> Like a grammar hyena, I am
[00:34:16] <Dermy> Munching on the tasty entrails of tradition
[22:26:20] <MuffinSticks> I'm a chocolate muffin with white ears and a striped black and red tail
[22:26:35] <MuffinSticks> And exactly 6 chips
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And my FA account as well!
[00:34:06] <Dermy> Like a grammar hyena, I am
[00:34:16] <Dermy> Munching on the tasty entrails of tradition
[22:26:20] <MuffinSticks> I'm a chocolate muffin with white ears and a striped black and red tail
[22:26:35] <MuffinSticks> And exactly 6 chips
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