<OT> Re: Big problems in Oz

[Tom Wilson]

On Thursday 05 December 2002 11:30 pm, Collins's voice rose above the 
ones in my head and declared:

>
> 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.

Wasn't it the U.S. Gub'ment that decided not to prune and launch the 
put out the fires as faster than they started campaign that really 
caused all the issues?  Smokey the Bear and all.  

> You could get your thong, Keith, and join the nudie cuties in their
> rain dance. <grin>
 
Uuuugggghhhhhhh.   That is so wrong :-) 

-- 
Tom Wilson
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"Weaseling out of stuff is what separates us from the rest of the 
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