Aware
Topiary feels very sorry for those struck by the North Carolina fires. Listening to the people talking of how they were told to "Evacuate NOW!" without time to grab even the family pets or any belongings, is certainly heartbreaking.But.
Were Topiary in an area in which a 35-mile firestorm were raging, long, long before the official knock on the door, you can bet her car would be packed, the cats would be in their carriers, and the Topiary would be on the road.
Cow does feel sorry for them but wonders, how can you be either so oblivious to imminent danger, or so certain you won't be affected?
Moo!
posted by The Topiary Cow at
6:44 AM
9 Comments:
Or just stunned at the unbelievability that this is happening.
Sometimes people do not understand HOW fast and hungry fire is once it gets going.
By the way, I have an award for you Ms Moo. Come over and pick it up.
Do you think it's Ostrich Syndrome?
I am out of touch and hadn't heard about this - interesting but often sad to hear news from strange faraway places
I hadnt heard about this either but I cant help but agree that there must be at least a few warning signs. Is the area prone to this type of occurrence or is it something to do with global warming?
Damn, we just got over this crap in the southern hemisphere and now it's happening to you northerners again! Hope everyone gets out of this alive, and with belongings intact.
arrogance or ignorance
we do get a lot of news about the States (at times more than we do about our own hinterlands) but I've not seen or heard a peep about this.
The terrifying thing about firestorms is the sheer speed of the things.
It's easy to live in a bubble. Go to work, go home. Go to work, go home. Run yourself ragged with little time to rest, and you don't even notice the rain anymore unless it's messing up your hair.
With hurricanes, you have plenty of warning and time to get out. From the sound of this one, it was pretty fast. Most people probably thought it couldn't happen to them, and I'm sure it was the last thing they expected.
Dog: This could be true.
Linda: Cow very happy to get awards. And agrees, maybe people just don't realize 100-mph winds = 100-mph fire.
Lulu: Ah yes, Ostrich syndrome. Accounts for much of the world's woes.
Cake: Supposedly with global warming the hot areas get hotter, the dry areas get drier, and the storms get worse, so possibly, it could be a contributory cause. Good point. In which case people better get better at dealing with this!
TimT: Pretty sure this was not nearly as bad as it was in Australia.
Supermom: possibly, both...
Kevin: sounds like you are speaking from experience!
Sandi: you are so right, the power of the daily rut. You come home because you've always come home...without thinking there are miles of fires threatening you.
Cow thanks all esteemed bloggers for their valuable input!
Moo!
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