Monday 7 January 2013

Scary Stuff...

It is still really hot here, and it's going to be very hot tomorrow and very windy. There will be an "extreme" fire danger for most of the state with some parts being given a "catastrophic" level of danger.

I was watching a man on the TV (you all know how much I love to watch TV) said that it is the most dangerous day of fire danger in the history of New South Wales. Which is very scary!!!

One of my peeps, his Nanny-Penny (not this Nanny) lives on a farm in the "catastrophic" area. Catastrophic is REALLY scary! It means that any fires that are already burning, or new ones that start will be completely out of control. The government people made this new, scary level after the horrible "Black Saturday" fires in Victoria which killed hundreds of people in 2009.


My peep is really worried about Nanny-Penny, she says she's spoken to her local fire authority, and they said she can stay until tomorrow morning. My peep is really worried that if a fire starts Nanny-Penny won't have time to leave... : /

There was a close call near Wagga Wagga this afternoon. A grass fire burning out of control to the north east started moving to a small village called Oura. A warning was issued, and people were told to get out and come to Wagga. It was a close call, and the wind changed and pushed the fire away. It is still burning though, so who knows what it will do tomorrow, with the horrible hot wind the weather man was talking about.

I think I need to change the subject, I'm scaring myself!

Look, some more Christmas cards arrived today! Here they are!


Thanks guys, just what I needed!

But, look what else arrived.... My peep was helping me open the mail and, we were both surprised to see Floyd and I on one of the cards!!


What's going on here?!


It's the cards I sent to Reilly, Denny and Jackson!

For some reason (which wasn't written anywhere on it) it got sent back to us! It was gone for weeks, and weeks and weeks, and then came back with no explanation!!

Crazy post office!

I'm off to cool off under the air-conditioner vent...


15 comments:

  1. Oh dude, dis is skeerey stuffs! I will be thinkin' of Nanny-Penny's safety and everybuddy else too.

    I haded a card sent back to me too...weird I tells you.

    Puddles

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  2. Oh Dougall...that is some very scary weather you guys are experiencing. Our mom remembers the fires of '09 well - she says it was just tragic seeing the footage on the news.

    Please keep safe!
    Wally & Sammy

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  3. That is SCARY! Take care, my friend....stay really close to the air conditioner!

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  4. It gets like that here but there's not that much to burn-cactus is mostly water. I wouldn't worry too much unless they bump it up to the next level-toasted.

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  5. Dougall, you keep close eyes on them fires, please keep us informed, cause we a scared for you!

    Your worried Pals
    Susie & Bites

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  6. Wow, now that is hot. Hopefully you get to stay inside with mom. Let her out to fill your pool with water
    Benny & Lily

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  7. OH DOUGALL I got an email THIS MORNING from our furend BARB who lives in Manilla, NSW and she said that there had been this EXTREME thing issued. She let us know that ..as of the time she sent the Email... You and Daisy and Bella and Roxy's towns were FAIRLY safe... butt bless her heart she KNEW that We would be worried about all of our Beloved Furends in NSW.
    We pray fur Nanna Penny and fur YOU and fur All who are in harms way.
    TRY not to worry... we will all Cross Our Paws and Send our VIBES >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    PeeS... we have had TWO of our furend's cards come back this year. Sheesh.

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  8. Stay cool, stay safe!!

    Keep Calm & Bark On,

    Murphy & Stanley

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  9. Frankie tolded me bout da email he gotted and I just wanted to come back to sees if ya'll is still okays. We are thinkin' of ya'll.

    Puddles

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  10. Please keep us posed on Nanny Penny.

    Nora

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  11. OMD! You guys and your Nanny Penny, stay safe! Oh, those nasty fires! Keepin' you in my thoughts guys...
    Kisses,
    Ruby

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  12. heavens! we hope that you and nanny penny and the girls over at daisy's stay safe! heck, we hope that everyone down under stays safe!

    edgar and his mum

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  13. We hope that Nanny-Penny will be okay and anyone else in harm's way! These fires are horribly scary!

    Love ya lots,
    Mitch and Molly

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  14. Oh you handsome boy, I hope you, Floyd and the peeps are ok with all the heat and fires going on. Hopefully you aren't getting too much ash blowing your way either. Hang in there buddy.
    Alyssa, Mr. Fox & Scruffy

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  15. You're right. This is very scary stuff. We're all thinking of you. Keep safe.

    Solo xxx

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