Wildfires in Australia

chickadee · 5 Jan 2020, 04:20 PM

I found out today that Melbourne, where FastMail is headquartered, was affected by the wildfires in Australia. I hope that the FastMail staff are OK.

jeffpan · 6 Jan 2020, 08:26 AM

Their DC is in NYC. so data should be not effected.

chickadee · 6 Jan 2020, 08:37 AM

I know that. I'm not concerned about the data. I'm concerned about the people working at FastMail.

pjroutledge · 6 Jan 2020, 09:02 AM

They might appear to be close to Melbourne on maps or TV, but the fires are a few hundred km from Melbourne.

chickadee · 6 Jan 2020, 12:20 PM

It's articles like the one below that made me think that Melbourne was affected:

https://www.dw.com/en/australia-fire...rbs/a-51832236

Bamb0 · 6 Jan 2020, 01:01 PM

Wow I am so sorry....... I hope Jeremy and Brong and everyone are ok

pjroutledge · 6 Jan 2020, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chickadee

It's articles like the one below that made me think that Melbourne was affected:

https://www.dw.com/en/australia-fire...rbs/a-51832236

That's odd. I live in Melbourne and this is not in the local news. There was a relatively small fire in the suburbs last week, but it was over within a day.

Melbourne is still a long way from the big fires of the past couple of weeks.

(It is hazy today and has been, on and off, from smoke. The smoke does carry long distances, though. They're even copping it in New Zealand.)

pjroutledge · 6 Jan 2020, 01:13 PM

I just re-read the DW article and it is referring to last week's fire in Bundoora. (The same one I mentioned above.)

Bamb0 · 6 Jan 2020, 05:50 PM

Well thank goodness for that!!

We wouldnt want you guys to be going thru what california is!!

5 Jan 2020, 04:20 PM	#1
chickadee Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 81	Wildfires in Australia I found out today that Melbourne, where FastMail is headquartered, was affected by the wildfires in Australia. I hope that the FastMail staff are OK.

6 Jan 2020, 09:02 AM	#4
pjroutledge Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Melbourne, Oz Posts: 130	Melbourne is a long way from the fires They might appear to be close to Melbourne on maps or TV, but the fires are a few hundred km from Melbourne.

6 Jan 2020, 08:26 AM	#2
jeffpan The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Macao Posts: 2,131 Representative of: tls-mail.com	Their DC is in NYC. so data should be not effected.

6 Jan 2020, 08:37 AM	#3
chickadee Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 81	I know that. I'm not concerned about the data. I'm concerned about the people working at FastMail.

6 Jan 2020, 12:20 PM	#5
chickadee Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 81	It's articles like the one below that made me think that Melbourne was affected: https://www.dw.com/en/australia-fire...rbs/a-51832236

6 Jan 2020, 01:01 PM	#6
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,868	Wow I am so sorry....... I hope Jeremy and Brong and everyone are ok

6 Jan 2020, 01:13 PM	#8
pjroutledge Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Melbourne, Oz Posts: 130	I just re-read the DW article and it is referring to last week's fire in Bundoora. (The same one I mentioned above.)

6 Jan 2020, 05:50 PM	#9
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,868	Well thank goodness for that!! We wouldnt want you guys to be going thru what california is!!