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Feb 09, 2009 16:33

From an AP story about the Australian fires at http://wvgazette.com/News/200902090356 via zebulon_y:

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springheel_jack February 10 2009, 01:00:58 UTC

Yeah, you know, you never have huge wildfires in Southern California, either. I can hardly remember that happening ever.

substitute February 10 2009, 01:24:33 UTC

Or, you know, millions of acres of dead oil-soaked chaparral that they call "a bomb in landscape form."

leave early or stay and defend kafkateer February 11 2009, 01:28:09 UTC

have you heard of this? seems like australia advises residents to be fire-prepared and trained to defend their homes, or to leave early. last-minute panic means your car melts to the canyon road:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wildfires3-2008aug03%2C0%2C1422284.story

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-firefighting13-2009jan13,0,2201880.story

advorpt February 10 2009, 01:41:56 UTC

That meteorologist needs to be FIRED.

kafkateer February 10 2009, 02:13:52 UTC

when i was living down there in lovely san bernardino county, nothing refreshed me more than those brisk, cooling zephyrs FROM HELL

nosrialleon February 10 2009, 02:46:38 UTC

Perhaps they're trying to say that 80 - 100 degrees is cool compared to their winds...

But either way: LOLWUT