The joys of living in Australia

[Little Jo]

Hi Guys

The 40'sC temperature is bearable if you are doing nothing, having a cool beer in a nice air conditioned room watching a good old WW2 movie on TV. However I am constantly looking out the window for smoke on these hot days with strong northerly wind. I asked my dad once after we immigrated from Holland if he missed the snow, his answer was, nice to look at, but he said he will never miss it. The downside is I am in the process of replacing the head gasket on my 1942 MB Jeep and it is so hot in the garage I had to give it up and stay indoors with the air conditioner set at a nice cool 20C.

Sorry Keith, no respite until next Saturday. Like your snake, hibernate with a nice coldie and hope those firebugs stay indoors

Cheers

Tony

[Ken Hughes]

And i was complaining about bloody rain.
Spiders and snakes is why i never moved to Australia from NZ back in the 70s when i had the chance,also cant handle the heat!,
With the extreme temps you guys are having I WONT COMPLAIN AGAIN,cheers guys.

[Keith Webb]

It's now 43C here, the car thermometer is a couple of degrees out, there is a grass fire out of control at Kangaroo Ground just to the north of us, so we are keeping a close watch on what's going on.

[Little Jo]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

It's now 43C here, the car thermometer is a couple of degrees out, there is a grass fire out of control at Kangaroo Ground just to the north of us, so we are keeping a close watch on what's going on.

Hi Keith

We hit 45C today and the weather forecast is for 45C tomorrow, 46C on Thursday and 43C on Friday, so my friend I am sorry but it will hit you the next day. I suggest you stock up with cold drinks and stay indoors with the air conditioner. We are receiving reports of bush fires due to lighting strikes.

Cheers

Tony

[hrpearce]

A nice barmy 36.7c here today. I had to add hydrolyte to my water a couple of times spraying in Betty's hills.
Lucky escape Keith, so far I have only sprayed one eastern brown this year to get him to change direction.

[Wayne Henderson]

We had this lovely weather last Friday. Saturday was 43-46 depending which suburb you live in.

Some little charmers started a fire in bushland in the western suburbs that burnt out a few sheds including a storage area for a charity group.

Saturday saw 50+ home destroyed in the Stoneville and Parkerville area, Fire fighters fought that one in 45 degree heat but it may have been hotter next to burning houses...

The same old chestnut will pop up again about people building in semi rural areas and not clearing trees away from blah blah blah.

I love it and wouldn't live anywhere else (apart from Belgium in a mansion between a whisky distillery and a Finishing School for Young Ladies.)

Stay safe.

[Marc Montgomery]

Whenever I hear about these massive floods, or disastrous fires I always wonder if any restored or restorable vehicles are lost.

Unfortunately news of the massive fires in Oz in the past few years is not widely broadcast in Canada, probably even less so in the US?

ya know- a few years ago I would be more interested in the finishing school for young ladies, but now id be more interested in the old whiskey

PS- Rob...did you try the passion fruit...man I looooooove that stuff but cant afford it here.