Self-centred weather forecasting

[erilyn]

My absolutely least favourite thing about Australian summers[1]: Hot days with strong norwesterly winds blowing, the air is filled with smoke, and I can't figure out where the fire is near us. Further away, sadly homes have been lost near Picton to bushfire.

I apologise to everyone dealing with these conditions, clearly it's our fault: my sister and her friends are running a tennis day today to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation. I spent a while there, and the DOZENS of cupcakes that I spent yesterday baking were selling well/

Oh great, sirens. Fuel my paranoia some more, go on.

and it's only spring!

Comments

[sinden.livejournal.com]

According to my mum there's fires up at Wyong as well. It's going to be a godawful fire season.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Yup - http://www.bushfire.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?CAT_ID=683 for some of the incidents.

It's gonna SUCK.

[krazykitkat.livejournal.com]

*nods* It keeps you on edge.

We had smoke come up suddenly in our valley a little while ago. I called the local bush firies and they said it was coming from out Baulkham Hills way. It's cleared now.

The wind is terrible.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I've heard there's one at Galston Gorge (the St Johns ambulance guy at the tennis day had to leave early to head off to that).

[krazykitkat.livejournal.com]

Eeekkkk...that's where we are...

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Well, I was hearing things first hand, and haven't seen it mentioned anywhere in the news, so if there was one hopefully it was minor.

[engenda.livejournal.com]

It's supposed to be an awfully hot summer. So, yay. What with the heat and the drought. Good times.

My fingers are crossed that it doesn't come to close to you.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

94 was the last time it was really bad around, but my paranoia remains ;)

[vaudevilles.livejournal.com]

Oy! That sounds particularly unpleasant.

I shall think wet thoughts at the bush near you (and no there was not supposed to be any double entendre in that sentence but I've been rehearsing for a cabaret all day and these things just happen).

Yum! Cupcakes.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I wish I could make cakes for this weekend, but I don't think they'd travel well!

Just to double-check, are you sure that picking us up on Thursday night is ok? We could always get a cab. But if it is, I better email you the flight details :)

[vaudevilles.livejournal.com]

I am very happy to pick you up. You can email me the details at ms.vaudevilles at gmail dot com (yay change of e addie).

You all ok with the fire stuff? I saw the bits of Sydney going up in flames on the news tonight and it looks pretty horrible out there.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, wasn't anyway near us...this time (dundunDUN).

Shall email you right now, before I forget!