The aftermath is closer than we think …
he said
well
I thought
I had enough
insurance
I’d covered the place
for more
than the cost
and I thought
for sure
that would be enough
but
it seems as though
it is never
quite as much
as you first thought
and
it seems as though
the costs
are always
more
the bank claimed
first
to get money back
for the mortgage
then
well
they change re-building rules
you know
just
to make things better
to make sure
houses in the bush
are built
much stronger
next time around
ha
ha
ha
as though
any kind of strong
could withstand
a fire
like this one was
anyway . . .
anyway . . .
I ended up
in debt again
then
I found my business
was in strife
no customers
no visitors
no tourists
for much too long
I had to leave it
behind
and the memories I hold
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Thanks for re-blogging, Cage.
As you say, the aftermath commences well before te disaster finishes unfurling. Very sobering.
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There are people fighting insurance and gov agencies just to prove they live somewhere – who updates the data to stop this extra stress?
I’ve been through three major bushfires, run away from two more. This is the worst one yet, and the ‘season’ has just started (the fires, though, they started in September).
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We had our first refugee, two nights ago. A friend running a fire too close to where she lived. Just the dog and a few thrown together objects.
That burn was out by morning and she was able to go home.
The great irony is that the town she fled from (the nearest major town) is the place we are supposed to evacuate to if we get in trouble. Theoretically, my area is the more vulnerable.
Just watch us all run as this comes back again in a week or so.
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Pack the important stuff now. Mine is packed, even if it’s a nuisance to go to the box all through the day. Time, wind and flame doesn’t wait
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Yep. We’ve already had one full preparation drill. Will be better prepared, maybe, than many.
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I love Frank’s poems. Few words but much within those words. I am sure that this is a tale that will be played and replayed in the aftermath of the Australian fire catastrophe.
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Thank you, Anne.
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