I know this is way off topic ,but I think it deserves a mention . As most of you know ( Victoria ) Australia has just had the worst bushfires in history .1000 homes( approx ) have been lost . Death toll is 181 . Expected to rise to 300 .Almost 900,000 acres have been burnt .One koala ( named Sam ) ,and one volenteer firefighter has been made world famous  .Thank you to everyone around the world for your support , well wishes  and prayers .Its hard to watch the news without getting a tear in your eye ,seeing what fellow Aussies have gone through .

http://www.towleroad.com/2009/02/koala-rescue-vi.html

Regards Lon & Lynne

yblocksdownunder

I cannot believe the American Press has not even mentioned this.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Cute little guy, kinda like an Aussie "Smokey the Bear". 

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Lon, this has been all over the Canadian news, and my heart and prayers go out to ALL Aussies affected by this! I'm just glad to hear that this has happened far from you and Lynne! Take care my friend!

I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning!

Yes, been on the news in So. Cal also, good luck to you all.





Johnson Rod



Southern California

Out here on the east coast, most of the coverage I have heard has only been on the radio - nothing much in the TV news about it.

Our prayers are with you all - at times like these, we are reminded how precious life is.

Dan

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

Lon, it sure is a sad time for those folks loss of friends, familys and homes. To add to that think of the car collections like we have that occupy most of your life being burned to the ground also, i know of 2 people whose lifes collection of cars  were lost to the fires also. Best wishes for them all. Aussie bill.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

I've been following the wildfires down under.  Best wishes extended to the many devastated people.  I see that  an arsonist has been charged for starting at least one of the fires.

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.