Thanks, Nutty, I never thought to look for Bill Scott's song. It's a great song & as Jenny says, when Len sings it we often get rain.

Hello,Chris - good to seeya on Mudcat.

If anyone wants to see Chris's pics, contact me to get in touch with him - of course, Chris if you JOIN Mudcat folks can contact you directly!! And you know what a wonderful place Mudcat is.

I've had a lazy day off work today - reading 3 books & visting the library to top up my pile of unread books (9 new library books + 3 left of the 9 I bought last week!!), so I haven't heard much news, tho I know more hot weather is expected in Canberra on the weekend because one of my Canberra colleague told me that on Wed.

Our Central office (2000 staff) was evacuated on Mon - fires were 10 km away, but lots of staff were fighting fires or protecting their homes - including all the fire wardens & first aid officers!! so the office closed. Some techo folks stayed as we have a national computer system & any staff who would be safer at work were also allowed to stay. As of Wed 4 staff had lost their homes, and an unknown number had damaged homes.

sandra (10.50 Thurs night)