<OT> Re: Big problems in Oz

[Keith Antoine]

On Friday 06 December 2002 02:30 pm, Collins espoused:

> Memory serves you right.  The mountain and western states had the
> worst drowth and forrest fires in about 100 years (Colorado most
> especially).  I don't know how that sort of thing is handled down
> under, but many people believe that the severest problems were created
> by several decades of failure to prune old growth forrests
> (environmentalist wackos would never allow that) which become
> tinderboxes with passage of time.

Same here, also lack of monies in local authorities to do burnoffs, and then 
local householders who pile rubbish on property lines and near bush.

> We've had good early fall snowfall in Colorado (most ski areas are
> open early this year), but it's too early to say whether the
> weatherman will bring us the March snows that we depend on to break
> the drouth cycle.

we would accept any sort of water, snow oice blocks etc.

> You could get your thong, Keith, and join the nudie cuties in their
> rain dance. <grin>

Not allowed to join them these days.

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Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy'
18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161
Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage