I think i forgot wot summer was like.

yes i think we all tend to forget how hot & humid it gets from season to season.i am a roofer & i have not been any where ( out in hot sun direct) since i knocked off work thurs before xmas. stay inside with air con.the older i get the hotter it seems to get .

Roofscooter,

It's not that we're getting older, it's just that aircons are getting better.
We have a mob of split systems in the house, where we once had just 2 "swamp-boxes". When it's 42 or 44 outside, we're watching the cricket @ 25 degrees inside.

Bloody tough going when one does have to go outside...usually make a dash for the airconned tojo.

Hooroo...

bloody hot here today.. 43.1 by my digital recorder
south side of house under the eaves

We were shown this spot 10 years ago and it is still one of our favourite camping spots, we try to go there about once a month.
Trouble is now the grey army has found it and it's becoming more popular.

I have no idea what you are talking about .

Sorry Glenno. Wrong Glenno.

i meter thick?....

Thats so no one can hear his music playing .
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Nudie

Yep!

Its 40 outside now and 26 in the house. Have all the overhead fans on (no aircon)

Glenno

We have outside speakers as well. Have to be able to drown out the neighbours from time to time lol

26 and have the fans on?....what you gunna do when it gets to 28?...melt

must admit 1 metre thick walls will keep the heat out for a while
but you live in a very hot place of the country where its known that a heat wave can prevail for a long time....once those walls are up to temp it will take a long time to cool down

Yes....after 4 days of 40 plus the walls heat up. Then it is time to pull the bed away from the wall. The hottest it has been in the house is 36...when it was 48.6 on the back verandah in the shade! That was Feb 2001. When it gets that hot we duck into the studio and tunr the aircon on lol

It has been down to -10 in winter. Can't get away from the extreme temps unless you go and live in Byron Bay on the east coast or Carnarvon on the west coast.

turn the aircon on....you wimp!

its 43.2 here at athelstone

Could be worse , could be workin . Or maybe you are , i dont know .

Actually, a few years ago (ie more than 12 years...) I remember we lit the fireplace at home (more for the novelty "British Xmas" factor than actual heating) on Christmas day because it was in the low 20 C somethings... and this was in Perth...

So, yes Perth has had cooler weather in December before - but it is unusual.

youre not wrong, an old timer told me to look out for february he reckons itll put your socks on fire

Yep, the thought of February is making me quake in my boots. Come to think of it, March last year was the stinker from memory.

Re: the fire. I remember a very wrong tape we used to listen to by the Pete Best Beatles which was all about a fireside Darwin Xmas. Very wrong indeed;-)

Hopefully my dive trip to Rotto that was postponed to easter due to being overseas may have been a blessing in disguise. It may have warmed up by then. Missus reckons I would probably be wearing a jacket if i was home in perth about now. It is low thirties with extremely high humidity in the Solomons. Probably same as being in Townsville.

Jeepster

G'day Ruth,

Trust all well with you and Ian? Things quiet here, with all staff away, and no daughters at home.

Been hot here too, but nothing over 44 this month. Overcast the last 3 days, and scratching to reach 40. The splits are set at 25, so it's a good excuse to watch the Test, when work permits.

Was in Birdsville for Catchment meetings, in November, but think you were still away. Rhondda came up on greyhound, Linda picked her up in Winton, and we drove down through Mooraberrie. Went back home through Coorabulka.

Us getting all the storms, not true! Couple of decent ones yesterday, but next to nothing since early Dec. Looking for some heavy rain in New Year, as is everyone else!

Saw those young blokes go through here, they tried to climb one our sandhills, but failed dismally. Hope they had more luck at Big Red.

Linda is getting her filtered/conditioned, clear waterline, to the house, done today, better get back to it. She's only had to wait about 14 years.

Kind regards, and Happy New Year,

Bob & Linda

Hello Ruth and Ian

Happy New Year!

We are hiding in the house this arvo waiting for BEER TIME after dark...lol

Hello Bob

Happy New Year to you and the family and may the rains come at the right time.

Regards

Evening Willem,

We'll have to get a pup out of that house of yours, and shift it to Winton. Plenty of thermal mass!!!

Our temp today might have just reached 40, but its been cloudy most of the day. Plenty of cloud in NT & WA at present, with that amount of instability, it may make a mistake and get down here.

Trust you both have a good New Year, and a happy and safe 2006.

We'll take rain at any time, at present. The more, the better.

Regards,
Bob.