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Fire and Rain

Fire And Rain Fire and rain - two things we require in our society. We need fire to keep us warm and power industrial Furnaces, for generating electricity and manufacturing Various goods, and we need rain for our existance on This planet of ours - an important commodity, that we Are slowly running out of, but there are dark forces with These same two friends of ours: during the summer months Fires break out in bush areas threatening homes, people, As well as animals. Yes, this good friend of ours turns against Us and threatens our lives and everything we have. Water Is then required to fight the fire, which causes our dams to Deplete. There is also another enemy, man himself, creating These very same fires, a lit match dropped or cigarette butt Or even worse than that, children or arsonists lighting fires. Yes fire becomes a fierce enemy to man, but our other friend Comes to our rescue and eventually saves the day. The story Is not over because the hot weather creates large rain clouds As the barometric pressure drops, storms break out and the Rain comes to cool off the hot temperature, but if it does not Stop raning it could cause flooding and even worse, massive Destruction as the dams overflow and floods valleys and Towns killing wildlife and many people in it's flood waters What saved us before, the Rain, now turns against us Forcing people from their homes and destroying properties Over large distance. They rely on sandbagging towns Till the waters abate. Then finally the rain ceases, and we Are all safe again, which all goes to show that fire and rain Can be enemies or friends and we all need to stay prepared When it comes to a an emergency, it could be a matter of life And death, seeing two sides of our friends: one good - the other evil.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 6/26/2013 9:22:00 PM
Yes John you made a great point...my sister is a volunteer firefighter in Colorado...has been for twenty some years...she has been involved in many of the recent large fires there..and the flooding in Canada and other places is bad.. great write
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Date: 6/26/2013 5:43:00 PM
Hello John, i agree, about enemies and friends... like the way you end the message on the bottom... death, always sees both sides... good and evil...which is which... ??? love it! Linda
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