Happy Australia Day
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Do not go drinking with those who fly this flag.
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I’d love to do quite a few things with folks who fly this flag!
Ahhh…Aussies. Especially…Chef Curtis Stone. Hubba…hubba.
Unless you have major medical, trust me, don’t go drinking with them.
Unless you have major medical, trust me, don’t go drinking with them.
Hahahahaha… This is true! 😉
We had a good day yesterday. Was abit more humid than we would have preferred! Still… 🙂
Aussie, Aussie Aussie… Oi! Oi! OI!! 😉 lol
The Australia Day Honors were a bit different to the *Howard* years! As far as I could see, our new PM didn’t nominate any of his mates! Guess we’ll see if that continues. 😉
Cheers.
It’s hard to remember that y’all are in Summer while we’re bundling up.
Let’s hope it doesn’t get as messy as occurred in Britain – what a sewer.
I know! It is strange… LadyMin keeps reminding me she’s freezing her ass off in below zero ‘F’ Chi while I’m here melting in +30C with high humidity! Was 29C last night! 😐
Oh well… There’s NO global warming you know! This is all a dream…
…can I wake up now? Please??!
LOL
Actually, it is global climate change, and is certainly obvious around here. For years we had three cold periods during the winter, the last occurring around Easter and that was it. While winter is out rainy season, it was usually tied to the three major cold spells.
It doesn’t get as cold as it did when I was a child, but the rain and cold hang around around now for extended periods. I’m assuming the jet stream is coming further South and pulling these storms into the area, which is sucking water out of the Gulf and dumping it on us.
There’s a La Niña off the coast of Peru, which used to mean a warmer, dryer winter, but that’s definitely not what we have.
I noticed that the typhoons seem to be stronger down in your area.
Things are messed up.
37-40°C is not unusual for our summers, so you guys are having a nice spring.
I have been freezing for two weeks now. Winters have been getting milder in Chicago the past decade. So this below zero F for days in a row was a bit of a jolt. Especially since I work in the city and have to walk a mile to my office!
We also seem to be getting huge swings in temperature. Was 65F two weeks ago. A few days ago it was -6F when I left for work.
And it’s true, I complain a lot about the weather. 🙂
And it’s true, I complain a lot about the weather.
Seeing as how I’m a gentleman… no comment! 😉 LOL
@ Bryan: I live in Melbourne, which is the southern coast of mainland Australia. We have had temps in the mid 40’s in early Jan. And the humidity here is classed as sub-tropical. We are a LONG way from the tropics! The weather bureau says this is the hottest, driest Jan on record for us. And our winters are warmer. The UV here is classed as ‘extreme’ (LadyMin can tell attest to that from when she came for a Holiday a couple years ago). 🙂
This is a trend that has been growing over the past decade roughly. I can’t imagine what it’s going to be like in a few more years! May have to migrate to Tasmania or Finland. 🙂
It’s the temperature swings that get you. In Fairbanks you settle in for the winter and store all of the stuff you don’t need until the spring. With the wild variations that are occurring you can’t store anything. You don’t know if your going to need a parka or short sleeves on any given day next week.
The body doesn’t like that.
Yes, you are right about that! Body NOT happy! 😀
You know, Melbourne was regarded for years to be *THE* place to live. One of the reasons was the mild climate we enjoyed. Summer rarely went above low 30’s C, and winter rarely went below 5C. And the changes were gradual. Not any more. One day can be 24, and the next 46! And we rarely had high humidity also, a few days in Jan/Feb was a bout it. Now we get high humidity from Dec to Feb for a few days to a week at a time. The biggest problem is the nights now. We have had several nights with temp’s above 24C. One night a couple weeks ago, the temp was 31C and very humid.
Body no sleep, gets grumpy! Bad!
We never really needed an A/C unit before. We have ceiling fans and they were good enough. We just ordered an A/C a couple weeks ago. They are hard to find, everywhere is sold out. And the Gov is going nuts over the power drain! They just raised the cost of electricity here 6% because we have to buy power from interstate to handle the Summer load.
Be happier you’re buying a newer unit as they are much more efficient and cheaper than they were even five years ago. I’m getting a new one this year and have calculated a three year payback on the electrical costs between the new unit and my current unit, so the difference is significant.
The ceiling fans help a lot with air conditioning, but you can’t get the cleansing effect of outside air.
We got a Japanese A/C (I forget the brand) with a Hitachi condenser unit. We decided on a split-system, reverse cycle unit as our old gas heating system is stuffed and would cost more than the A/C to fix. The A/C has a 6 star energy rating for cooling, and 5.5 for heating. That was the most efficient one we could find. Most others were 4 or 5 stars.
Don’t care about cost! Need sleep! 😉
Well, it’s easier to sleep when you’re not worried about utility bills.
If you’re in the right place, the heat pumps [reverse cycle] are very efficient. Most have a resistive electric back-up if the temperature gets too cold, but that rarely happens.