geebus it's getting bloody hot and we haven't even got the heat wave yet :( So please all the people in the effected areas take good care and try and stay cool, even though I hate it, go window shopping in the aircon :good: just take care all and if you have older lation please check on them, bad times ahead if this sort of thing keeps getting worse :(
Tell me about it this is in the shade on my back verandah
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Crikey Trout!
I thought it was hot here today, perhaps it's just the humidity. I've been out a couple of times, came in pretty soon thereafter, but it's nothing on that!
Reaching 43 degs. by next week in Adelaide. Plenty of time will be spent watering.!!
48 degrees C in the shade now.
The cucumbers and Habanera's are suffering.
An how's this for a a planchet peel , I blow this on the way to the store and even my pluggers were sticking to the melting asphalt when i changed it :dash1
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:( gee mate that's just bloody wrong, yeah I know it's summer and all but come on..and our idiot PM says no warming but he's open for business so must know what he's talking about right :D
Tough time to change a tyre Trout.!! Your plants are baking and it is minus 40 something in Chicago.!! Someone's f#%*ing with the thermostat.!!:shok:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='39431' dateline='1389417553':( gee mate that's just bloody wrong, yeah I know it's summer and all but come on..and our idiot PM says no warming but he's open for business so must know what he's talking about right :D
It quite often gets over 50 C here because I live on a ridge of Granite and it takes a while for the sea breeze to get here (IF it gets here).
The Easterlies are the killers here.
Not a day you wanting to be changing tyres, Trout.
Not quite so hot down here in Perth.
I put a thermometer outside and it's reading just
over 40C, maybe 41 or 42 at most.
Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='39448' dateline='1389421661'Not a day you wanting to be changing tyres, Trout.
Not quite so hot down here in Perth.
I put a thermometer outside and it's reading just
over 40C, maybe 41 or 42 at most.
Anything over 40 in Perth is pretty awful with all that heat staying in the roads and bricks of the neighboring houses night time wouldn't be too flash either :dash1:
At least here if the sea breeze comes in with a vengeance there is nothing to stop it between me and the sea :)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='39451' dateline='1389422067'Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='39448' dateline='1389421661'Not a day you wanting to be changing tyres, Trout.
Not quite so hot down here in Perth.
I put a thermometer outside and it's reading just
over 40C, maybe 41 or 42 at most.
Anything over 40 in Perth is pretty awful with all that heat staying in the roads and bricks of the neighboring houses night time wouldn't be too flash either :dash1:
At least here if the sea breeze comes in with a vengeance there is nothing to stop it between me and the sea :)
As I don't have air con, you're right, night time can be worse.
You jump in bed and the sheets feel like they just came out of the clothes dryer.
I'm not far from the ocean, but I don't think the Freo Doctor will be blowing today.
whoa ..
Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='39453' dateline='1389422838'whoa ..
All is good the sea breeze is trying its down to a balmy 40C now :dance2::)
Count your blessings, folks. It could be worse. On Monday it was -16 F here with wind chills down to -50 F.
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-16ºF=-26.7ºC!
That is starting to get cold. You can boil a saucepan of water, take it outside and throw it in the air and create a little snow storm -true.
When Niagara Falls freezes over it's got to be very very cold!!
Pedro
Just saw that Hell in Michigan had frozen over too!
Pedro
They are forecasting a Max at 41 here in Melbourne for Tuesday.
Lets hope for the elderly that they are wrong.
Take care folks when the temperature rises and keep an eye out on ones neighbours. PLEASE.
Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='39452' dateline='1389422273'As I don't have air con, you're right, night time can be worse.
I've often wondered why we don't build at least our bedrooms underground. 6m down and the temperature is always constant regardless of what happens on the surface.
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='39502' dateline='1389487758'Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='39452' dateline='1389422273'As I don't have air con, you're right, night time can be worse.
I've often wondered why we don't build at least our bedrooms underground. 6m down and the temperature is always constant regardless of what happens on the surface.
They do exactly that at Coober Peedy :ok:
isn't there something about only owning about 1 metre down (or less) on your block of land?
or am I thinking that because I come from mt isa?
I think you could be right, Robbiegal.
Not even sure we have a metre.
Hottest night on record for Perth last night.
29.7C at 3.00am this morning.
Then heated up to our max of 39.7 at 9.30am this morning.
ouch that is hot - I see on the weatherzone that you guys got 41 today
we had something like 35.2 today
getting major kitchen renos done early next month so for some weird reason the builder had our wool roof insulation taken out on Friday for batt replacement (ie a month before the reno is done - in the middle of summer)
I shall be on the hooter tomorrow about getting the batts in ASAP in soon as the heat coming through the ceiling to day was phenomenal
We have 39 predicted for late this week ( a few days of it)
when we had our house built, they forgot to put the batts in a few of the cavities.
I still think they missed the room I am in now, but there is no way to see up there.
just got home and reading the news
Perth Hills has taken a shocking battering with fires - 46 homes lost and uncertain if more than one person has died
I have nothing to complain about!!
the old breezeair is on full bore (auto mode) and it is comfortable come this time of the afternoon
we are to cop the high temps tomorrow onwards - I hope that is all that we end up getting - fingers crossed
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='39559' dateline='1389593985'just got home and reading the news
Perth Hills has taken a shocking battering with fires - 46 homes lost and uncertain if more than one person has died
I have nothing to complain about!!
the old breezeair is on full bore (auto mode) and it is comfortable come this time of the afternoon
we are to cop the high temps tomorrow onwards - I hope that is all that we end up getting - fingers crossed
Yes robbie, this is a couple of suburbs away from our house. We are used to the threat of bushfire but this one was shocking. Several people missing. A fallen power pole is being blamed.
Fires are now contained, but not controlled.
50 homes now destroyed.
One loss of life from heart attack.
We are always getting fires in the hills, but still these people do not prepare properly.
In bed with a wet tea towel around my head. Almost 1am and its still 31 degrees :(
Quote from: 'enworb' pid='39575' dateline='1389622800'In bed with a wet tea towel around my head. Almost 1am and its still 31 degrees :(
I feel for you Enworb.
I hope the heat doesn't last too long.
Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='39581' dateline='1389652019'Quote from: 'enworb' pid='39575' dateline='1389622800'In bed with a wet tea towel around my head. Almost 1am and its still 31 degrees :(
I feel for you Enworb.
I hope the heat doesn't last too long.
Looks like it's sticking around here till Friday in Adelaide. So much fun with four kids in the house and it's just too hot to go outside.
I was in Woolworths this morning with goosebumps. Great air con in there. I could also suggest a campout in the Bunnings washer aisle and Mark can look for clipped washers again.
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='39590' dateline='1389658612'.... I could also suggest a campout in the Bunnings washer aisle and Mark can look for clipped washers again.
:laugh2: .... now that's dedication ....
If they're not clipped I'm sure Bunnings has just the tool ....
Has reached 44.1C under the pergola.!! "But it's a dry heat". :sun_bespectacled:
Quote from: 'Robster' pid='39597' dateline='1389670308'"But it's a dry heat".
Scotch and dry? :angel:
45.1C now, the dry has dried up and the Scotch has evaporated.!!
Quote from: 'Robster' pid='39600' dateline='1389673317'45.1C now, the dry has dried up and the Scotch has evaporated.!!
Cripes that's hot, the 19th hole would be sounding good ....
Does this make you feel a little bit cooler?
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Thanks Interest, Scotch and water it is.!! :dodgy:
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In the last 30 minutes black clouds have formed in the east over the Adelaide Hills and thunder is echoing back and forth.!! Temp has dropped 3 degrees and humidity has risen quickly.!!
Yeah and we had like 3 drops of rain and they evaporated on the way down.
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Thanks Interest, Scotch and water it is.!! :dodgy:
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In the last 30 minutes black clouds have formed in the east over the Adelaide Hills and thunder is echoing back and forth.!! Temp has dropped 3 degrees and humidity has risen quickly.!!
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Adelaide forecast:
tomorrow 45 degrees
wednesday 46 degrees
I believe that today was the hottest day I have experienced in my entire life! Hallelujah for the air con.
hell guys
sounds horrid
we have the evaporative cooler (but no roof insulation as the builder had it taken out for the reno IN 3 WEEKS TIME# - Robbie is not impressed but better than before we had the cooler
I pulled out the window aircon that has been sitting in the garage for 4 years - wouldn't go - not happy - it was my 'back - up plan'
enrob - get yourself down to a covered swimming pool
we went tonight and have been going a lot lately
even if you just float around and cool off - the main thing they reckon for you to do is to get the core body temp. down & drink heaps of water, they are even saying on the radio to go to the shops where there is air-conditioning
Quote from: 'Nightparrot' pid='39572' dateline='1389614871'Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='39559' dateline='1389593985'just got home and reading the news
Perth Hills has taken a shocking battering with fires - 46 homes lost and uncertain if more than one person has died
I have nothing to complain about!!
the old breezeair is on full bore (auto mode) and it is comfortable come this time of the afternoon
we are to cop the high temps tomorrow onwards - I hope that is all that we end up getting - fingers crossed
Yes robbie, this is a couple of suburbs away from our house. We are used to the threat of bushfire but this one was shocking. Several people missing. A fallen power pole is being blamed.
all the best birdie - I don't think that it's over yet for you guys there so keep vigilant - I feel for you - I am still traumatised by the bushfires that came through here & yep houses went up not too far from our home as well
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='39617' dateline='1389689472'I believe that today was the hottest day I have experienced in my entire life! Hallelujah for the air con.
:(
I agree I think it's what you do or can do in the heat. I didn't feel it that bad today but I took it easy. A few weeks ago it was 43 deg or something and I had to drive out to a hot part of town and park in uncovered parking and walk to meet someone and I almost keeled over and died. Just as well there was a hot fireman to rescue me.
Today I stayed indoors and when I did go out it was to the air conditioned shops. Mark told me that's what Adelaidians do when it gets this hot. I am from the Snowy Mountains.
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='39627' dateline='1389695208'I agree I think it's what you do or can do in the heat. I didn't feel it that bad today but I took it easy. A few weeks ago it was 43 deg or something and I had to drive out to a hot part of town and park in uncovered parking and walk to meet someone and I almost keeled over and died. Just as well there was a hot fireman to rescue me.
Today I stayed indoors and when I did go out it was to the air conditioned shops. Mark told me that's what Adelaidians do when it gets this hot. I am from the Snowy Mountains.
hot fireman ??????
ok - i'll do a trout - pics or it didn't happen!! ha ha
and yes, yes, keep cool and indoors if it is cool
43 degrees sounds horrid
I don't know if I have ever been in 43 degrees and I grew up in mt isa! (oop I might be fibbing - weatherzone says that Jan 1 in Mt Isa was 44.6 - I just don't remember it being that hot maybe it was farenheight temps when I was a kid or something)
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='39627' dateline='1389695208'Just as well there was a hot fireman to rescue me.
Say what? :heat::heat::heat::heat::heat:
nothing to see here mark ..... (giggle)
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='39630' dateline='1389695655'43 degrees sounds horrid
Not great, but nowhere near a record.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records
What are you all talking about it's not hot here hehe :whistle2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-0BprqQQf8
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='39637' dateline='1389700450'Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='39630' dateline='1389695655'43 degrees sounds horrid
Not great, but nowhere near a record.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records
wow
50 in oonandatta in 1960! eeeekkk
where the hell is oonanatta
Oodnadatta is a couple of hours north of Coober Pedy.!! It is home of the famous "Pink Roadhouse". My little sister was stationed there many years back and I have visited a couple of times.!!
Quote from: 'Robster' pid='39645' dateline='1389735215'Oodnadatta is a couple of hours north of Coober Pedy.!! It is home of the famous "Pink Roadhouse". My little sister was stationed there many years back and I have visited a couple of times.!!
Lovely place, Not
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Quote from: 'Fordprefect' pid='39655' dateline='1389748617'Lovely place, Not
Hehe... gotta hand it to them for their sense of humour though.
Closest I got was Woomera and Andamooka. If you head out to Lake Torrens
(warning, its only jokingly referred to as a 'road'), you will find a very humourous sign erected by the local fishing club. Keep in mind this is a dry salt lake 99% of the time. I'll have to see if I can find the piccy of it... not sure if it got converted to JPEG while I had the chance. :(
crikey
how do those guys keep cool?
maybe they are just happy to be alive and don't fuss about the other stuff - like dying from heat!!
one of my favourite pub is the lions den hotel in Nth QLD on the way to Cooktown
even when it's stinking hot you can cool down in the back beer garden/pool room
between the sandstone walls and a small fountain it is really cool
I haven't been there for years but really appreciated each visit - especially the one after we'd been stuck for hours in the with 2 blown tyres, 4 kids and 3 chickens (oh no Rob they aren't rosters, yeah right) after leaving my mum's place in Cooktown & heading back to Townsville
but I always always carry heaps of water and food when we travel so at least the basic life's necessities were covered while we were broken down
http://lionsdenhotel.com.au/
Quote from: 'Fordprefect' pid='39655' dateline='1389748617'Quote from: 'Robster' pid='39645' dateline='1389735215'Oodnadatta is a couple of hours north of Coober Pedy.!! It is home of the famous "Pink Roadhouse". My little sister was stationed there many years back and I have visited a couple of times.!!
Lovely place, Not
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is that a pink Volvo?
Robbie , did you see my name on the wall at the lions den ?
when I was there , if you bought a beer you could write your name
on the wall , that was if you could find the space to write it .. ,, kel ,,
from Robbie: Nar mate, too bloody pie eyed to read.........
Hrm... went out to the garage today to escape the WiFi (don't ask... its a cheat for a MMORPG I play on the iPod), and decided to take a thermometer with me...
52.6°C !!!!!!!!
If I'd had those three chooks with me, we coulda had a roast dinner!
Shortly afterwards, I was cruising down to the post office with icicles forming on my beard... ;)
I got in the car today and it said 49 deg. Got moving and with the wind chill got down to 44 deg. The kids were happy when I stopped at BP On The Run for free slushies. Yes (I dunno if it's everywhere but) On The Run petrol places had free slushies today and I believe tomorrow too here in Adelaide.
Get some for me please PPH.........
The "Pink Roadhouse" has recently changed hands after many years following the death of Adam Plate (owner) in The Targa Adelaide Car Rally in August 2012.
Mrs Robster dealt with Lyn Plate for many years through Telstra and for anyone who ever had the pleasure of meeting the couple it was a memorable experience.!! :angel:
Yeah,the Targa style Rally's can be extremely dangerous,once or twice a year competitors in their 50's & 60's doing 150k's + on narrow public roads.Friend competes regulary in the Tassy Targa and he's amazed their isn't more deaths as the skill level just isn't there for half the field.
http://www.news.com.au/national/australian-targa-championship-driver-killed-in-horror-crash-south-of-adelaide/story-e6frfkp9-1226457443964
I think it was while racing in a Targa that Peter Brock died, from Memory.
Peter Brock's accident was in a Targa near Perth.
Pedro
Talking of Oodnadatta it got a shake up this morning .....
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do you keep an eye on the earth tremors Unicorn?
hey I see that Adelaide is a cool 30 today
yippie for the south aussies!!
35C at Robsters back door and quite humid.!!
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='39901' dateline='1390019185'do you keep an eye on the earth tremors Unicorn?
I sure do RG. I usually check at least daily on the Australian and US sites to see what's going on.
Working on a theory that provides an advance indicator to a 'thumper'. (Still only early days on that one though).
that is cool
I think PP watches the air flights
I watch the weatherzone
so between us all we are one big local BOM
Well just let me know when to take cover. :)
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='39915' dateline='1390025256'I think PP watches the air flights
I do, sometimes I like to know what's flying over my head.
edit: There goes Virgin from Melbourne
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='39923' dateline='1390034311'edit: There goes Virgin from Melbourne
Surely you mean Brisbane? We don't have any of those down here. :dodgy:
I fly Qantas, I prefer an airline that goes all the way. :)
my kinda guy .... ha ha
Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='39931' dateline='1390039826'I fly Qantas, I prefer an airline that goes all the way. :)
There's not too many of you left. Mr Joyce is seeing to that.
Qantas has been downgraded to junk status just a day after the airline announced the axing of 1000 jobs and and warning it could fall to a $300 million loss in the first half of this year.
I reckon he set out to do exactly what he's done to Qantas
the writing has been on the wall from the first day he started with Qantas
bloody disgraceful in my books
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='39938' dateline='1390049097'bloody disgraceful in my books
Couldn't agree more. Talk about self-inflicted injuries. I'm just glad I never bought any shares, and I feel sorry for those who did.
I have just got back from a job in the Simpson Desert where the temps ranged from mid 40's during the day and mid 30's during the night.
I got home 10.30 last night after travelling for 10 hrs
I was there for 6 days and it was bloody awful :dash1:
I was looking forward too cooling off a bit at home and I looked on the weather site and it is going to be in the mid 40's here today as well :cray:
poor fish
we have cooled down here starting last evening
I grew up in the isa and thought i'd never been through really hot weather such as the over 40 degrees - funny how memory fades!
I found here by day 3 of hot weather I was getting used to it so it is a bit like riding a horse
doesn't mean that I don't hate it!
my veggie pots are surviving which has surprised me after the big wilt they had on day one of the heat wave
keep cool mr fish
I Have just started to cook up a batch of Chillie sauce using yellow habanero's.
I have to wear a gas mask in the kitchen because just the fumes burn my nose and make in run like a tap.
Now THAT'S "Too Bloody Hot" :laugh2:
The result of 72 fully matured Habero's
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My $40 solution to the outside heat :)
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Quote from: 'trout' pid='39965' dateline='1390104045'The result of 72 fully matured Habero's
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My $40 solution to the outside heat :)
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Good for the grandkids
QuoteGood for the grandkids
I actually set this up for ME :)
brilliant solution
I was looking at pools at masters earlier
we used to set them up years ago in the back yard
very refreshing
Got to this yesterday at my place. In the shade.
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The thermometer in my car read 42C on the way home from work today.
Watch out S.A. you might be in for some more warm weather.
roof ceiling insulation does work
the builder had the bigger half - probably about 60% house redone leaving the kitchen dining lounge no insulation for the refurb
with the breezeair full bore - the lounge today is 23 degrees - outside 30.6 (the lowest it went without insulation was 24 degrees)
the back bedroom is 20 degrees and all the other bedrooms & study as well ( I bought a little room thermometer from dick smith yesterday)
I almost need a cardi right now!
Got up to 44 today , and it isn't even Feb-March yet :cray:
I think we went somewhere over the 30
but nothing like that mate
maybe that explains why the Dutch just took a quick look and kept on sailin'!
kkkrraazzy heat!!
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='40166' dateline='1390286755'I think we went somewhere over the 30
but nothing like that mate
maybe that explains why the Dutch just took a quick look and kept on sailin'!
kkkrraazzy heat!!
It's all good RG, Us Sandgropers are Way tougher than the Dutch :dance2::)
A cool shower can be most refreshing on these hot days.
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Some days I have seen a queue!
Now that is a nice picture....somewhat unusual, but GREAT.
Quotetoo bloody hot
Not today. It's a pleasant 23º (not 38º+ like the last weeks) and the rain is hissing down.
:cool: Hallelujah! :cool:
Send some of that rain down to Melbourne please. Had a shower last night but we need rain, buckets of it....