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Article #468Re: THE REAL PROBLEM WITH VICTORIA's BUSHFIRES
From: David Clayton
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:14
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:14
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On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:25:25 +0000, terryc wrote: >> > On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:03:10 +1000, Doug Jewell wrote: ....... >> A big firestorm though can even overcome a lot of the above so it is no >> sure guarantee, but will give a better chance. > > I don't like saying it, but at least these firestorms might save a few > lives next fire season. People might start to build firebunkers. It > always struck me as a ludicrous omission in Australia. Or - as 1983 has again shown us - after a few years of increased attention all these painful lessons will fade away as yet another generation with no direct experience of living in bushland environments take up residence in these places. BTW, does anyone think if the government mandated fire bunkers that the "Don't tell me what to do on *my* property" brigade would be on talkback radio complaining about "red tape"? -- Regards, David. David Clayton Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Knowledge is a measure of how many answers you have, intelligence is a measure of how many questions you have.
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