[SEL] OT. Local fires

[Edd Payne]

Great pics Kerry!!!!!.I heard today that there are 14 separate fires in the 
Mudgee area.The air is thick with smoke here and I can barley see the flour 
mill 1/4 of a K away.OH for some rain!
EDD PAYNE
PO Box 364 Gulgong N.S.W
Australia
2852
Phone:0263742387
edsengns at optusnet.com.au
edsengns
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerry" <ozengine at optusnet.com.au>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:26 PM
Subject: [SEL] OT. Local fires


> G'day all
>>
>> The area around Lithgow where I live has seen bushfires for 3 weeks now,
>> firefighters stretched to the limit (including son in law) but helped by
>> numerous helicopters, thank goodness we have moved on from men with wet 
>> bags
>> trying to put out a 50 ft wall of exploding gum trees,
>> This afternoon a new fire started on the hills around Lithgow and one of 
>> the
>> Skycranes that we hire from the USA every year was called in to help 
>> protect
>> properties.
>> I was lucky to get some pictures late afternoon of the choppers taking on
>> water.
>
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/kmorris/Webpages/Temporary10.html
>>
>> Kerry Morris
>> Lithgow N.S.W  OZ
>>
>> WEB:  www.members.optusnet.com.au/kerrymorris_49/
>>
>> skype ID:   ozengine
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