Might be some Not so happy campers on the East Coast NSW this Xmas!

G/Day RMD.

The population is a bit different now in most states making for more difficult times in bad fire seasons.

and with the added complication of climate change, but we wont go there eh!



Cheers Axle.

Terryt


Where going to have to do this now, its not as good, its going to cost us more, we wont have as much time

And that was only a bit of it!...….Whingers in my book.

Cheers,

You got the politicians and their (lack of) plans that you paid for.

We need more Statesmen and Stateswomen rather than politicians.

The difference being, the first makes long term plans and decisions that are good for the country - the latter make plans for the week ahead, that pose most benefit to their particular party.

As a good mate often said, "You wouldn't give politicians a sweet shop to run outside a Girls School, they'd send it broke in a month".

Hardly a one of them has any business or management experience, they are picked by faceless party preselection powerbrokers, on the basis of affiliations or loyalty to the Party.

If was elected, I'd ban political parties and make politicians accountable to their electors, as it should be.

I don't give a stuff about Gina, she made her billions by her old man signing a Royalty agreement to get 2.5% of every tonne of iron ore that Rio Tinto pulls out of the ground - forever.
And she's a classic for major tax avoidance using Trusts and lots of shiny bum lawyers, scheming up tax "minimisation" schemes.
Remember, she was married to the biggest Tax Cheat lawyer in the U.S. - Frank Rinehart.
Rinehart was convicted of tax fraud and disbarred in the U.S. He taught Gina well.

Yet if you listen to her, the Hancock family is solely responsible for the entire Iron ore industry in Australia and Lang should have got a Knighthood.

The "hood" part is right, he hoodwinked every Australian out of their royalty entitlements and directed it to his own money bin. A classic Robber Baron.

Is it any wonder the Federal Govt passed a law banning private individuals from writing up royalty agreements, after they realised how much Lang Hancock shafted every Australian??

Cheers, Ron.

Have you read the Australian this weekend Ron. Might be a glimmer of hope for the future with Morrison's shake up.
Dave.

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I'll vote for you Ron.
Just tell me the electoral division I need to move to.

Being cynical in this world is also understandable as it has become a dog eat dog all for yourself place. But we should maintain some faith plus benefit of the doubt.

Overhearing conversations from a group isn’t enough to be conclusive imo. Earlier out of earshot they could have been talking about the farmers or home owners- the victims.

How many times do we misjudge others like this but when we get to know them better they end up to be kind empathetic people?

Sorry, but it's always been a dog eat dog all for yourself place. As you get older you just see it easier especially in these days of information overload and a 24/7 sensationalized news barrage. If you think the past was a nicer place back then, then you weren't paying attention. Ask anyone of a different race, colour or sexual orientation....or simply ask a woman from years ago.

My highly subjective experience of people is that it takes a special person to appreciate the world beyond their personal limit of experience. It seems to be more common than not to hear cries of "Me! ME!" above all else.
I've been standing around in my aged and threadbare gear, near my aged and threadbare Ranger, only to hear some designer-dressed person in a BMW complain about the cost of private schooling, and the privations they've had to deal with on their 6 figure salary!! (Its a true story, I knew them).

Its all relative, but it sure seems the more a person's got the harder they think they have it!

I also had to stand around smiling, while another wealthy person I knew complained bitterly about the Inconvenience! of running their oversized Toorak Tractor into a poor person's school-drop-off jalopy, meanwhile the other person's car is a write off and they're injured, but! The paintwork! etc.

I know some nice people...these weren't two of them. There definitely seems to be a subjective trend towards selfishness.

We also came through that region in July and back in September before the fires and agree the number of big gums that were dying was unbelievable. Dead limbs dropped everywhere.

Same here Stu, Been exploring there on and off since 1975 If anywhere on the planet made you believe in magic - parts of this area were it.

Very Sad!

G'day Kerry,
Probably our favourite part of Australia & little known to many. I wonder how the Pademelons that wander around camp in Washpool & some of the other parks have fared in the fires.
There is a good reason there is such a cluster of Nat Parks there.
Hard to believe that we have been stranded in there on a few occasions by rain & swollen rivers.
Can't think of a better spot to be stuck for a while. :-)

Cheers Stu