[KangarooJacqui]

A good portion of us are sitting in spots in the storm's sights.

Batten down the hatches then, and I'll be sending good thoughts to you all. STAY SAFE, East-Coast FReepers!

As for me here in South-East Queensland... well, this week marked the start of what looks to be a very long, very scary bushfire season. Our place was so close to one yesterday that we could smell smoke, even with all the windows closed. (As someone who lived through the horrific "Ash Wednesday" bushfires that killed 66 people in Victoria and South Australia in the summer of 82-83, I have a particular horror of bushfires.)

So, looks like things are bad all over. Back to the newsdesk - this has been Kangaroo Jacqui, RKBA reporter, editorialising from Australia, on ZOT! News. ("We report. Then we pave".)

[Darksheare]

Ouch, brush fires.
Got to see the local fire departments and park service guys burn down dozens of acres of land in uncontrolled controlled burns.

Rain and wind is supposedly hitting my area around 1 AM my time according to one weather station.
Others are saying 4 or 5 AM.
Sometimes I wonder if these guys predict the weather based off flipping a coin.
I'm not so worried myself at the moment.
I'll worry when lightning starts blowing stuff up again.
*chuckle*

Good luck out your way as well, It's the dry season your way(?)