I feel like I'm living in a state of complete shock.
I mean, this is Australia. A few measly bushfires should not cut this deep.
Except usually, fires might kill, what, 10 people at most? A death toll of 65 and rising and I just can't even fathom what I'm supposed to think. What I'm supposed to feel. How I'm supposed to react. I can't believe the horror of what I'm seeing on the news.
And frankly, this week I refuse to watch even one current affairs show. If I have to listen to some stupid reporter ask someone who's house has burned to the ground while they watched 'So, how are you feeling right now' I might go over the edge. Smashing things would definitely be in order. Screaming obscenities at the TV is a given. I don't see how anyone without half an ounce of compassion and human decency could ask that of a person who has lost everything.
But then, less than an ounce of human decency is probably in the job specs for a reporter on 'A Current Affair'. Anymore and you wouldn't bother applying in the first place.
Oh, and if you're living under a rock (or maybe in Spain? America?), this is what I am talking about. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/744864/worst-day-in-history-vic-fires-kill-14
About Me
- Rach
- As far back as I can remember, I hated being called Rach. I moved to a new state, got over it, and am now trying to embrace the moniker as the only nickname I've ever had that stuck. I like Doctor Who, vintage Tinkerbell, the colour red, butterflies, hats and coffee. I love so many other things that I'm still trying to sort out exactly what I'm going to do about it. This is both exciting and scary. And so the logical thing to do is blog about it, and hope that maybe 3 people will read it if I'm lucky.
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