[SOC] Canberra Fires Update - seen from France

[Ian C. Purdie]

O.K., I'm back...  from Le Club....

f5pbl wrote:

> Hello Ian,
>
> Sunday, January 19, 2003, 6:16:18 AM, you wrote:
>
> Ian> 3 dead now.
> Ian> Still only 388 homes destroyed.
>
> Yep. 0730LT News report :
>
> 2500 people evacuated
> 3 dead
> 25% of the city w/o electricity, water, aso
> +- 400 houses destroyed
> Firemen from NSW State are called for help.
> And the "SOC" news : your Prime Minister is coming back from holidays
> location to Canberra.

Yeah he even did a walkabout [oz expression] with them [the locals], especially
when he found out one of his personal bodyguards had lost his home also. OK I'm
still cynical.

Those statements above are substantially correct.

Having just gone fifteen rounds with an Editor at the Sydney Telegraph and a
Politician, I'm going to bed... don't ask... I'm a well know "leftie"
politically if you didn't already know.


72/73's

Ian C. Purdie
Budgewoi N.S.W. Australia - Co-ords S33�14', E151�34'
VK2TIP "I'll give ya the TIP mate" QRP-L #1978. SOC #171 FP#91
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