HAPPY NEW WEEK!
I hope everyone has a wonderful week!
We had no internet from mid-morn yesterday, <insert sweary words> NBN isn’t as good as promised. As our landline goes through same system, no phone calls either. I used mobile to ring me to hear what message friends would get. “That number is invalid.” Really?! So the bathroom got cleaned and a few other reluctant chores. This morn when I emerged, I had to ask OH if internet was back. Grr. He didn’t think it was important to let me know. (He can’t sleep and gets up about 4 am.)
OG/EE/J – Thanks for update. I hope you all pick up soon {{{HUGS}}}
Very sad about poor koala but he did draw attention to animal rescue groups who have received welcome donations. They say about 300 koalas were lost in NSW fires. Koalas are not considered endangered, however urban sprawl & forest clearing over last 100 years have meant a steep decline in numbers. They only eat a few species of eucalypts. In our state there are estimated 150,000 koalas in Mt Lofty Ranges & 50,000 on Kangaroo Island. A few years ago there was talk of culling on KI as the numbers were getting too high for the amount of trees.
Must be away to shops early, maybe back later. Nany duty this arvo.
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
RSPB Giving Nature a Home
Returned from food shop. Lots of things were on “special” that we will need over next few weeks, so payment rather more expensive than expected. It should balance next few weeks. Greeted by news that our internet down again. I’m typing this in Word, hoping internet will still be functioning when I finish rambling. Friday will be a quiet day too as we will have power outage for maintenance. Perhaps a good day to go C-mas shopping
LINDA – perhaps the 300 koalas I mentioned were just in one National Park. There could be more with fires (still burning) across NSW and NSW. In the aftermath of our Yorke Pen fire, there have been numerous arguments about global warning, whether these fires are worse than earlier years, but outweighed by praise for our fire fighters. Most are volunteers. Police are watching 81 potential arsonists. Last week a 13 year old was caught lighting fires (plural) in outer suburb.
Heather: I also don't get any notice that I've been signed out of the site. I only realize it when I can't get to the Rich Text page. Per Lindybird's suggestion, I never check my avatar at the top of the page (thank you Lindybird!) :-)
Diane: No worries re the garden work. The winds changed early on and all the smoke got sent off back to the hills leaving us with nice cool ocean air. Tonight there are some hot spots high up and the fire crews are still up there - judging by the flashing red lights I can see thanks to my whale watching binocs). Our local TV station was covering the fire all evening and every now and then broke in to tell us that area hotels were offering special "evacuation" rates!
PatO; Is there anyone who can talk to the person who messed up the printer and tell them to keep their hands off it!! Do hope they get it sorted out before the next issue. Bravo for dedication, but really!
AQ: I also read that thousands of koalas were killed, but as you say, could've been the number from all the fire in Oz. Hope your internet starts behaving itself.
Looking forward to a helicopter-freeb night; rain due around 2 a.m. and should finish off the fire.