Wondering how u guys are all doing

[Xfirez51]

Just a quick comment. Hope u all had weathered the fires we heard about in the US. How are things there now?

[antus]

The fires were bad. Im sure most Aussie forum members know someone who was affected, or were themselves. I have a friend who's sister and partner lost their house and car on kangaroo island and then struggled for money with the red tape delaying the donations people gave. A number of us sent some cash directly to help them get through in the first couple of weeks but I really feel for people who didnt have the help. I understand a lot of people ended up in similar situations. I know someone who knows some others who lost a shed and some of their rural farm, but didnt loose their house. They did have to do the grab everything and evacuate, and really appreciate the country fire service (CFS). I actually had lunch at a pub near an affected area yesterday and I noticed someone had spray painted a huge love heart and "Love the CFS" across the road.

A radio station I listen to is running a program all year to give free advertising to businesses in that situation ( https://fresh927.com.au/bushfire/ ). If any members in SA know a business that needs help they should enter it in to the form on that page. There is some good information about what happened and the scale on wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%8 ... ire_season

A lot less things are on fire now, but the scale of this one was huge. Even if some of the trees that are built for fire areas re-sprout I think it'll take a lot more for the animal populations to recover.

[Xfirez51]

So sad to read about not only the loss of human life, but the billions of animals and flora that were drastically affected by this.