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Mick from the Bush ..........HE'S SAFE!!!!!

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Mick from the Bush

Mick from the Bush Report 7 Feb 2009 02:20

1.20 pm - property completely shaded by smoke now -high up - none at ground level. I have been watching the giant fire bombing choppers refilling with water at the dam over the road! Amazing sight - they can refill literally in seconds! Took some photos that I will post on another site!

xxxxx mick

Mick from the Bush

Mick from the Bush Report 7 Feb 2009 02:40

1.38 pm - 2 big spot fires - one about 1 km to the west and another about the same to the south - looks like its burning along the roadside. Still no embers falling here thank gawd!

The fire has jumped Highway One at Longwarry = Police are now closing the Hwy between Pakenham and Warragul.


xxxxx mick

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 7 Feb 2009 02:51

Hoping you stay safe and don't get any fires on your property Mick, must be very scary, has this ever happened to you before?
Lizx

Mick from the Bush

Mick from the Bush Report 7 Feb 2009 02:58

Never this close Liz!

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 7 Feb 2009 03:14

Guess you couldn't avoid this for ever, Mick, but hope the fires get put out soon and meantime the wind changes direction so it doesn't fan them towards you, smoke or flames. Is the position any better now? Do you have folk who will help you move the livestock if you need to?
We are very lucky here not to have this worry altho there are areas in this country that could catch fire if there was a hot dry summer, not something we have had to worry about the last few years.

take care, mate,

Lizxx

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 7 Feb 2009 04:04

Good luck Mick, will be off to bed in a while so hope all is ok with you now and the wind is blowing everything well away from you, or better still the fires are out.

Lizxxx

Mick from the Bush

Mick from the Bush Report 7 Feb 2009 04:31

3.30pm - spot fires to the southeast, south and west at the moment. Thick smoke here and embers starting to fall.

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 7 Feb 2009 04:35

Oh Mick, take care, have you got people with you to help put out the embers before they can take hold?
Hope everything goes ok and you don't lose anything dear to you.

Lizxxx

Susan9363343

Susan9363343 Report 7 Feb 2009 05:02

Good Luck Michael

Susan
x

Mick from the Bush

Mick from the Bush Report 7 Feb 2009 05:06

4.04 pm - getting very dark here - thick smoke and strong winds.
No live embers falling now thank goodness!
Cant really see much anymore but I know most of the fires have gone south instead of southeast which is where I am. Spot fires on 3 sides of me, none closer than about 600 metres.

Luckily I have the Lang Lang CFA firetruck at the school next door now.

xxxxxx mick

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 7 Feb 2009 05:26

Hope the firetruck sticks around and can help you and the school if needs be.

Stay safe, off to bed now.

Lizxx

SueMaid

SueMaid Report 7 Feb 2009 06:14

Good luck, Mick. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Sue xx

Huia

Huia Report 7 Feb 2009 06:24

Best of wishes to our Oz 'cuzzies'.

Huia over the ditch.

ShimmsRedRoseAndMistletoe

ShimmsRedRoseAndMistletoe Report 7 Feb 2009 06:41

Thinking of you Mick, your family, everyone

xxx Shimms xxx

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&#

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 7 Feb 2009 08:48

Just seen the pictures on BBC news briefly, its really wild and scary, but they are working really hard to control it. My thoughts go out to all our Aussie friends out there, it's their evening now around 7.45pm.

So much for Mick's retirement eh? He's never been so busy!

Julie

Julie Report 7 Feb 2009 09:14

Blimey Mick...Have just seen this, hope all is ok your end

TC Julie

Ladylol Pusser Cat

Ladylol Pusser Cat Report 7 Feb 2009 09:50

KEEP SAFE MATE XX

Whirley

Whirley Report 7 Feb 2009 10:02

Thinking of you Mick and hoping your ok mate:)

xx

Kay????

Kay???? Report 7 Feb 2009 10:03

Not much sleep for you tonight, !,,,( stay safe Mick hope things will not get any worse.

Taff

Taff Report 7 Feb 2009 10:25

Hope you stay safe Mick and family,
and all other ozzies in the scarey time.