Comments on: firemountain

By: Neil Shearing

Neil Shearing — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:17:35 +0000

Glad you’re OK, Phil!

Neil.

By: Margaret MacGillivray

Margaret MacGillivray — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:49:08 +0000

Hi, Phil – I hope that you and the house remain unscathed. It’s so scary seeing those pics of the fire. A new build house near us went on fire one night – and we were thankful that the weather was still because the flames shot straight up in the air. I dread to think what would have happened had the night been windy … Also, we were amazed at the heat generated.

Best from Scotland
Margaret and Sandy MacGillivray

By: Tony Shepherd

Tony Shepherd — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:07:40 +0000

And I thought your email subject ‘My house is on fire’ was just a ploy to get me to open the email and sell me something!

More seriously I hope you’re all safe. We got some quite graphic accounts of the Aussie bush fires over here earlier this year I think it was, and for the first time it became obvious to people in the UK that you can’t just ‘leg it’ to safety.

Keep one eye on the wind mate!

Best of luck

Tony

By: Jan Smith

Jan Smith — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:27:24 +0000

Hi Phil,

I now live at Torquay Hervey Bay and the smell of smoke in the early morning dew this morning was phenomenal. I’ve been watching the news & apparently there’s about 144 fires burning in Qld in the last 24 hours. This is shaping up to be a horrendous summer for fires and I’m glad you are safe so far. Please stay that way I only like your sizzling emails, nothing else needs to burn thanks, OK? LOL

Take extreme care and try for some rest while the goings good,

Cheers,
Jan

By: Rick Johnson

Rick Johnson — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:13:38 +0000

Hey Phil, stay safe, my friend. I hope your loss has been kept to a minimum. Fire is an amazing phenomena, especially when it occurs on the scale of what you are experiencing. OUr cabin at Lake Tahoe in the States came close to burning a couple years ago and hundreds lost their homes. We were spared. I hope you and the family are, as well. All the best, Rick (Burns, Oregon, USA)

By: Byron

Byron — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:42:44 +0000

Hi Phil,

I think I would have been out of there quicker than the wild life. I like heat but more as the sun provides it, at a greater distance than those flames. Even with the long night of watering the woodwork its good to hear you escaped the worst possibilities as Carlton
would say Phil stay frosty and alert.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:23:47 +0000

Hi Phil,

That’s a crazy story. I’m shocked that the flames come that close to your house. You labored hard all night to keep your home safe, then found the time to let us all know what was going on. Wow!

I’m glad that your house is safe now – keep us posted on the latest developments!