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Subject: Re: [Healeys] [OT] Australian Fires
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 18:18:11 -0800
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And killed half-a-billion or so of Australia's remarkable wildlife (some 
species may be gone for good).

On 1/3/2020 6:03 PM, Bruce Steele wrote:
>
> Wow.
>
> Bruce Steele
>
> Brea, CA
>
> 1960 BN7
>
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of 
> *Patrick & Caroline Quinn
> *Sent:* Friday, January 03, 2020 4:19 PM
> *To:* healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] [OT] Australian Fires
>
> Hello again
>
> Just found this comparison on our national broadcasterâ??s website.
>
> /To give some scale to what has happened here so far, international 
> media outlets have been reporting the 2018 California fires burnt 2 
> million acres; the 2019 Amazon fires 2.2 million; and the 2019 
> Siberian fires 6.7 million./
>
> //
>
> /So far Australia's 2019/20 fires have burnt 12 million acres./
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
>
> Amongst a patch of burnt Australia
>
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of 
> *Patrick & Caroline Quinn
> *Sent:* Saturday, 4 January 2020 10:41 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] [OT] Australian Fires
>
> Hello
>
> Yes it is terrible and itâ??s been going on since the end of September. 
> The fire threatening our area was started by lightening half way 
> through October and is now over 2,200 square miles.
>
> Just in my state of New South Wales over 1,300 homes have been lost 
> and it isnâ??t over. Sadly quite a number of people have lost their 
> lives and many hundreds of thousands have been evacuated to safer areas.
>
> Today itâ??s forecast to be 45C or 113F with strong winds. A very 
> dangerous combination.
>
> As far as I know none of our cars have been lost, unlike some years 
> back when a Healey Silverstone and Elliott were burnt.
>
> We moved the Healey Duncan and BN3 to safer places before Christmas 
> and then we moved ourselves for five days. When we got back the 
> firefighters (amazing people) told us that the fire came within 500 
> metres of our home when the wind changed. Since then the firefighters 
> have been backburning so that today we feel safe enough to stay.
>
> In total our everyday car has been packed and unpacked three times. 
> Currently unpacked and certainly donâ??t want to pack it again.
>
> Attached is a photo of the BN3 being taken away.
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
>
> Blue Mountains
>
> Australia
>
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of 
> *Bruce Steele
> *Sent:* Saturday, 4 January 2020 9:44 AM
> *To:* 'i erbs'; 'Bob Spidell'
> *Cc:* 'Healeys'
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] [OT] Australian Fires
>
> Indeed.  Terrible devastation, not unfamiliar to Californians.  We had 
> a close call a few months back here in north Orange County, and of 
> course Steven Kingsbury lost everything in the Paradise fire.
>
> Bruce Steele
>
> Brea, CA
>
> 1960 BN7
>
>


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    And killed half-a-billion or so of Australia's remarkable wildlife
    (some species may be gone for good).<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/3/2020 6:03 PM, Bruce Steele
      wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Trebuchet
            MS&quot;,sans-serif">Wow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Trebuchet
            MS&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Trebuchet
              MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Bruce 
Steele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Trebuchet
              MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Brea, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Trebuchet
              MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">1960 BN7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Trebuchet
            MS&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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          <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                  
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">
                Healeys [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";>mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
 <b>On
                  Behalf Of </b>Patrick &amp; Caroline Quinn<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 03, 2020 4:19 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" 
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] [OT] Australian 
Fires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-AU">Hello
            again<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-AU">Just
            found this comparison on our national broadcasterâ??s 
website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"
              lang="EN-AU">To give some scale to what has happened here
              so far, international media outlets have been reporting
              the 2018 California fires burnt 2 million acres; the 2019
              Amazon fires 2.2 million; and the 2019 Siberian fires 6.7
              million.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"
              lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"
              lang="EN-AU">So far Australia's 2019/20 fires have burnt
              12 million acres.</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"
            lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-AU">Hoo
            Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-AU">Patrick
            Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-AU">Amongst
            a patch of burnt Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                  
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">
                Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";
                  
moz-do-not-send="true">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Patrick &amp; Caroline Quinn<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 4 January 2020 10:41 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
                  moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] [OT] Australian 
Fires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU">Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-AU">Yes
            it is terrible and itâ??s been going on since the end of
            September. The fire threatening our area was started by
            lightening half way through October and is now over 2,200
            square miles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-AU">Just
            in my state of New South Wales over 1,300 homes have been
            lost and it isnâ??t over. Sadly quite a number of people have
            lost their lives and many hundreds of thousands have been
            evacuated to safer areas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-AU">Today
            itâ??s forecast to be 45C or 113F with strong winds. A very
            dangerous combination.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-AU">As
            far as I know none of our cars have been lost, unlike some
            years back when a Healey Silverstone and Elliott were burnt.
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-AU">We
            moved the Healey Duncan and BN3 to safer places before
            Christmas and then we moved ourselves for five days. When we
            got back the firefighters (amazing people) told us that the
            fire came within 500 metres of our home when the wind
            changed. Since then the firefighters have been backburning
            so that today we feel safe enough to stay. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-AU">In
            total our everyday car has been packed and unpacked three
            times. Currently unpacked and certainly donâ??t want to pack
            it again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU">Attached
            is a photo of the BN3 being taken away.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-AU">Hoo
            Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-AU">Patrick
            Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-AU">Blue
            Mountains<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU">Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" 
lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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          <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF
            1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                  
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">
                Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";
                  
moz-do-not-send="true">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bruce Steele<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 4 January 2020 9:44 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> 'i erbs'; 'Bob Spidell'<br>
                <b>Cc:</b> 'Healeys'<br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] [OT] Australian 
Fires<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          </div>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Trebuchet
            MS&quot;,sans-serif">Indeed.  Terrible devastation, not
            unfamiliar to Californians.  We had a close call a few
            months back here in north Orange County, and of course
            Steven Kingsbury lost everything in the Paradise 
fire.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Trebuchet
            MS&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Trebuchet
            MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Bruce 
Steele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Trebuchet
            MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Brea, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Trebuchet
            MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">1960 BN7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Trebuchet
            MS&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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