Re: [gardeners] Wildfires
Marc Winterburn (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 23 Dec 2002 17:16:43 +0800
Thankyou friends, I am most appreciative. The shock has dissipated and a bit
of despair has set in as we wander around looking at the devastation. We
will rebuild, the kids are my inspiration, my 3 yr old just said "oh well
daddy you can grow anything , just plant them again." Can you build me a
new cubby house?
I am inspired and positive again. Isn't it amazing how the young and
innocent only see the positives.
Thankyou all again, I will do my best to repay your kindness.
We just had an amazing show of goodwill, one of our basket ball heroes from
the Perth Wildcats just rang me and offered furniture and kitchen
appliances, toys and clothes which we will pick up tomorrow and deliver to
Beth, a lady directly next door who lost everything when her house was
destroyed. She is a single mum with 6 kids so it was a great feeling to help
her and with the added bonus of meeting one of my favorite basketball
players. His wife has promised free tickets to a game. He and Luc Longley
own the Wildcats team. Luc Longley played for the Chicago Bulls for the
Great era of 4 championships with M Jordan.
An exciting day all round.
Paula ( my wife), myself and the two youngest kids are very seriously
looking at coming to the good old US of A in your spring or summer next year
2003. A sort of business trip to look for chilli seeds. I hope to meet as
many of you as I possibly can.
Thankyou to you George, You are a generous man. Carol has been really great
as well.
Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year to you all.
Kind Regards
Marc Winterburn
Dial 0 only in Australia
+61 (0) 8 9575 1012
Mobile (0) 427 248 766
----- Original Message -----
From: George Shirley <gshirl@bellsouth.net>
To: Marc Winterburn <marcw@iinet.net.au>
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 1:10 AM
Subject: Re: [gardeners] Wildfires
> Okay Gardeners, any chile seeds you want Marc to get you can send to me
> at: George Shirley, 2910 Mary Ann Drive, Sulphur, LA 70663 and I will
> pack them up and send them off in the second week of January if
> possible. The more varieties the better. I've sent seeds into Oz before
> so know the routine to get them through ag inspection.
>
> George
>
> Marc Winterburn wrote:
> >
> > Thankyou so much George, I appreciate it, I was most sad to lose the
> > longhorns that you had developed. Everything that you had sent me was up
and
> > racing along.
> > I have been mopping up spotfires all day and helping neighbours and
friends
> > in the district with their properties. Our two immediate neighbours to
the
> > north both lost their houses so we were lucky only losing plants and
> > outbuildings even if it was the love of my life, "Chillies." Newspaper
> > reports only say one house but I know of at least 3 in the street that
have
> > gone.
> > My wife and children are all safe, as are the dogs but we lost our vege
> > gardens and 40 hens and about 70 chickens.
> > I had just the day before finished laying 200 meters of new 2" piping
down
> > in a trench to irrigate my chilli patches and hadnt got to fill the
trench
> > in. Its no more.
> >
> > I will appreciate the chillies and you can send them as soon as you are
> > ready as I will be getting my gardens under way as soon as possible. If
you
> > can gather any other varieties from any one else over there they will
all be
> > much appreciated. I may not be able to repay everyone now this season
but I
> > will when I am able.I will have a new hothouse up within the week and
our
> > irrigation will be relayed as well.
> > I am not one to hang around feeling sorry for myself, i find that
getting
> > busy is the best way to get over it.
> > I jusat thank the lord that my family are safe and get back on with it.
> >
> > Heres what the paper has to say.
> >
> >
http://www.thewest.com.au/20021223/news/perth/tw-news-perth-home-sto82637.ht
> > ml
> >
http://www.thewest.com.au/20021221/news/perth/tw-news-perth-home-sto82574-pi
> > c15864.html
> >
http://www.thewest.com.au/20021220/news/latest/tw-news-latest-home-sto82536.
> > html
> > Fire burns house, bushland at Gingin
> >
> > ONE house and 1000 hectares of bushland were destroyed today by a fire
in
> > and around the town of Gingin, 87km north of Perth.
> >
> > About 150 firefighters used 40 firefighting appliances to quell the
blaze,
> > which forced the evacuation of several residents.
> >
> > Station Officer Ray Buchan said one house in the Frogmoor residential
estate
> > was burnt to the ground.
> >
> > "Totally lost, gone. Nothing left of it," Mr Buchan said.
> >
> > "People have been evacuated to the town's recreation centre on a needs
> > basis."
> >
> > There have been no reports of injuries or loss of life.
> >
> > Temperatures at Gingin reached 42.7 degrees celsius today, with the
nearby
> > Pearce recording 44.1.
> >
> > Perth recorded its second scorcher in a row, with a maximum temperature
of
> > 40.7.
> >
> > Yesterday was 40.2 degrees.
> >
> > The weather bureau said there have been four days so far this December
over
> > 38 degrees. One more day over the old century mark will make this
December
> > the hottest in Perth on record.
> >
> > Kind Regards
> > Marc Winterburn
> > Dial 0 only in Australia
> > +61 (0) 8 9575 1012
> > Mobile (0) 427 248 766
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: George Shirley <gshirl@bellsouth.net>
> > To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 10:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: [gardeners] Wildfires
> >
> > > Marc, it is hard to express the sorrow I feel for you and your family.
> > > It is hard to see what you have worked so hard for disapear in a short
> > > while but I know you will rebound.
> > >
> > > When the time comes drop me an email and I will see if I can gather up
a
> > > big batch of chile seeds to send you to help with a restart.
> > >
> > > George
> > >
> > > Marc Winterburn wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi All, I have great sadness in my heart as I tell you all that on
> > Friday we
> > > > had a wildfire sweep through our district and I lost everything
except
> > the
> > > > house and shed. I lost 100,000+ palm and cycad plants, 30,000
chillie
> > plants
> > > > , over 250 varieties that all of my good friends world wide had so
> > kindly
> > > > sent me the seeds for. I will update with some photos of the
devastation
> > in
> > > > the next couple of days but I am in shock. I lost a hot house ,
> > shadehouse
> > > > and everything else on the property. The house was saved by a water
> > bomber
> > > > dropping a load at the critical time.
> > > > Marc in Austruckinfalia.
> > >
> > >
>