... they're enduring a second week of temperatures above 40oC (that's 104F in the old money, Ms Kim!). Trainlines have buckled, and powercuts are becoming common, as people all turn on their air-con at once and suck more power from the grid than it can supply.
Our CFA (country fire authority) are an amazing bunch of men and women. Virtually every one of them is a volunteer, and they do an amazing job: my cousin Kate and her boyfriend are among them. The fire in this clip ran right up to the edge of my aunt and uncle's place outside Woodend. All are okay, but it burned out 120 hectares and needed 40 fire trucks and 'elvis' the water crane/helicopter to get it under control. Kate's fella was one of the 'firies' called up from Melbourne - it feels dead weird to be reading about all this when outside my window there's still a layer of snow!
They're saying it could be the worst summer in years for fires. I hope 'they' are bloody wrong.
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