b9 wrote:
there were 2 things that made me unhappy today.
1. i bought a carton of a dozen eggs, and i was so excited that i floored the car home so i could inspect them, and to my dismay, 2 of them were packed upside down.
2. i am hemmed in by a potentially catastrophic bushfire, and i may lose my house. there is a serious fire happening in the area where i live, and the fire front extends for 300km. it is to the north west of where i live, and the prevailing winds are blowing toward the south east, so if they can not put it out before it gets here, my house will burn down. i have been monitoring various web sites regarding the progress of the fire every 10 minutes, and it is a drag to do so. i just want to involve myself in my interests, but it is mandatory for me to continuously monitor the situation every 10 minutes.
another problem is that i have limited choices as to which direction i can go to avoid personal injury, and it seems that both of those choices are now impossible to travel in because they are engulfed in flames, and the road is being closed in both directions.
the fire is currently 9 km to the northwest of my location, and i want to go to sleep but i dare not.
i sleep very deeply, and if a fire officer bangs on my front door telling me to evacuate immediately while i am asleep, i am unlikely to respond, and they are likely to think that noone is home at my place and move on. hmmm...
to add to the trauma, it is said that tomorrow there will be winds gusts in excess of 100kph heading in my direction from the fire front. i must remain awake, but i am now too tired to do anything i find interesting.
bad.
Again!?