Fuck me ...

[blamebrampton]

People often ask 'why do you stay in Australia when all of the fauna and some of the flora is lethal?'* This is the wrong question.

The right question is: 'What the hell are you thinking staying in a country that has new fire danger warnings like this??!!'


ETA: And just in case there is any suspicion of this being another example of my love for hyperbole, I give you the news page the image came from. Alas, I've not found a copy of the TV advert explaining the Catastrophic level on YouTube yet, but it is along the lines of 'RUN! RUN! RUN AND DO NOT LOOK BACK!' Which I have to say is wholly reasonable under the circumstances.


* This is not strictly true. The sheep, as Terry Pratchett accurately observed, are quite safe. Most wallabies, kangaroos and koalas are perfectly harmless. Many of the birds are actually pleasant! But steer well clear of the cute little octopuses.

Comments

[i-autumnheart.livejournal.com]

Wow, I hadn't heard about that yet. Seems like a good idea: every progressive warning sign needs a "Run Away!" setting!

Seriously, though, this looks like a surprisingly sensible strategy. "Extreme" just means extreme likelyhood of fire, whereas the new option adds the touch of we can't stop this one that has sadly been proven necessary. The alert levels and siren that go along with it are pretty much what the far North has in place for Cyclone warnings, so not too much extra confusion.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Yes, all jokes aside, it is a sensible setting and the TV adverts were clear and logical in their 'You can fight this. You can fight this if you have special equipment, just let go of the idea you can fight this' progression. (though they do have a clear RUN! subtext)