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[Mowman]

Right, us Poms are currently experiencing temperatures above 25 degrees; yes, 25!! This is almost national emergency status. Are houses in many parts of Australia built with air conditioning to deal with the heat you have? We currently have fans on in most rooms, unable to cope with this heat! If we hit 30, I will take an ice bath.

25 degrees still have jumper on

 

[MUFKilda]

25 degrees still have jumper on

I can't sleep in this heat. The fans are at full blast.

 

[plugger66]

Right, us Poms are currently experiencing temperatures above 25 degrees; yes, 25!! This is almost national emergency status. Are houses in many parts of Australia built with air conditioning to deal with the heat you have? We currently have fans on in most rooms, unable to cope with this heat! If we hit 30, I will take an ice bath.

My parents have the heater on 25 in winter. 19 for me by the way. There is no way they are using air conditioning until way over 30.

 

[Joffaboy]

Right, us Poms are currently experiencing temperatures above 25 degrees; yes, 25!! This is almost national emergency status. Are houses in many parts of Australia built with air conditioning to deal with the heat you have? We currently have fans on in most rooms, unable to cope with this heat! If we hit 30, I will take an ice bath.

In summer my aircon is set to 25 degrees.

Admittedly it is 42 outside

 

[MUFKilda]

My parents have the heater on 25 in winter. 19 for me by the way. There is no way they are using air conditioning until way over 30.

25 is no winter! We regard winter at around 5 degrees or below!

 

[Joffaboy]

I can't sleep in this heat. The fans are at full blast.

Was in Britain in sept 18. All the hotels were stifling hot. Aircond was very poor. Had to open windows at night.

You lot a stuffed once global warming really kicks in

 

[plugger66]

25 is no winter! We regard winter at around 5 degrees or below!

My dad thinks its 5 every winters day. Without looking it up id say we average around 14 in winter

 

[MUFKilda]

My dad thinks its 5 every winters day. Without looking it up id say we average around 14 in winter

14 is shorts and t-shirt weather; 25 is seriously hot!

 

[plugger66]

14 is shorts and t-shirt weather; 25 is seriously hot!

You should try mowing 10 lawns when its 40. That is tough work.

 

[MUFKilda]

You should try mowing 10 lawns when its 40. That is tough work.

Only with an ice cold VB long neck after each lawn!

 

[MUFKilda]

You should try mowing 10 lawns when its 40. That is tough work.

Hard yakka . Supporting St Kilda is much harder

 

[gringo2011]

14 is shorts and t-shirt weather; 25 is seriously hot!

Melbourne is a shit climate. It's actually quite cold here. Perth is warm even in winter as is anywhere North of Sydney. You can get weather around Sydney that are around 20 degrees and pleasant T-shirt weather. You can get 20 degree days here that feel 12. Darwin is around 32 every day at this time of year and is their most pleasant season with cooler nights and less humidity. They really only have dry hot and wet hot there.

I actually found that London had pretty similar weather to Sydney when it's warm. 23 there seems a lot hotter than it does here....possibly contrast though. Cornwall summer was like a Tasmanian autumn though.

 

[Verdun]

Melbourne is a shit climate. It's actually quite cold here. Perth is warm even in winter as is anywhere North of Sydney. You can get weather around Sydney that are around 20 degrees and pleasant T-shirt weather. You can get 20 degree days here that feel 12. Darwin is around 32 every day at this time of year and is their most pleasant season with cooler nights and less humidity. They really only have dry hot and wet hot there.

I actually found that London had pretty similar weather to Sydney when it's warm. 23 there seems a lot hotter than it does here....possibly contrast though. Cornwall summer was like a Tasmanian autumn though.

Tassie autumns are magic! Blue skies, no wind and yes a tad brisk!!

 

[MUFKilda]

Melbourne is a shit climate. It's actually quite cold here. Perth is warm even in winter as is anywhere North of Sydney. You can get weather around Sydney that are around 20 degrees and pleasant T-shirt weather. You can get 20 degree days here that feel 12. Darwin is around 32 every day at this time of year and is their most pleasant season with cooler nights and less humidity. They really only have dry hot and wet hot there.

I actually found that London had pretty similar weather to Sydney when it's warm. 23 there seems a lot hotter than it does here....possibly contrast though. Cornwall summer was like a Tasmanian autumn though.

Australia is so big, there are large differences across the country, though us Poms wouldn't regard any of it as cold. I could probably be fine in Melbourne, but Perth, Darwin, Alice Springs etc would kill me.

I've wanted to visit Australia since I was a kid, but I don't like excessive heat or snakes or poisonous spiders!

 

[Joffaboy]

Australia is so big, there are large differences across the country, though us Poms wouldn't regard any of it as cold. I could probably be fine in Melbourne, but Perth, Darwin, Alice Springs etc would kill me.

I've wanted to visit Australia since I was a kid, but I don't like excessive heat or snakes or poisonous spiders!

In Australia it is considered good luck to see a deadly snake on the path in front of you.....

....and really bad luck if you don't

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Don't get me started on the Drop Bears

 

[gringo2011]

Tassie autumns are magic! Blue skies, no wind and yes a tad brisk!!

Yep, that's much nicer than Cornwall summers actually. A drizzly day after a drizzly night and people in the water when it's about 14 degrees and overcast. They are hardcore there. I don't get in the water here unless it's aver 28 degrees and even then I find it a bit bracing.

 

[StFly]

We don't have aircon, there's a machine but it hasn't worked for 30 odd years, I think I recall it working in the late 80's.

Icepacks are your friend in such situations.

Cold showers aren't then really cold showers and you save on heating solutions.

 

[gringo2011]

We don't have aircon, there's a machine but it hasn't worked for 30 odd years, I think I recall it working in the late 80's.

Icepacks are your friend in such situations.

Cold showers aren't then really cold showers and you save on heating solutions.

We had our house renovated and the back section replaced. My wife decided to buy extra insulation and not get any aircon to be environmental. It's got about 2 to 3 days of hot weather before it becomes an oven. I really wish we'd put it in. Now we'd have to have one of those hideous condenser units on the outside and I hate the look of the plastic interior unit as well, we probably could have ducted it if we'd built it in. It would ruin my minimalist look now, so I suffer on.

 

[gringo2011]

One for the lefties to get outraged at.

What Is the Stock Market Even for Anymore? (Published 2020)

With the economy in free fall, the resilience of share prices defies the misfortunes of most Americans.

www.nytimes.com

 

[StFly]

We had our house renovated and the back section replaced. My wife decided to buy extra insulation and not get any aircon to be environmental. It's got about 2 to 3 days of hot weather before it becomes an oven. I really wish we'd put it in. Now we'd have to have one of those hideous condenser units on the outside and I hate the look of the plastic interior unit as well, we probably could have ducted it if we'd built it in. It would ruin my minimalist look now, so I suffer on.

Yeah the fam chose ducted, but across the years they also decided "this isn't exactly working, I'm going to throw water on electrical devices then remark why things break". Then due to disrepair from stupidity, got infested with mice, so they run around underneath the house and through tubes, so it got packed. Then about 20 years later they decided "might get it looked at" but as the home owners chose the half arsed solution, it ended about as well as you can expect from such ventures.

We also have a ducted vacuum unit on the side of the house as well, also blew several things electrically so has just been sitting there a few decades.

And they have the gall to still joke at like 5 year old me trying to clean plaster with water since didn't really comprehend the whole "creation" thing yet with those two instances. When when I'm like fabricating things for fans so ice packs can drip freely into tubings which then had a small motor running on battery to cool and recycle since went sciences trending at engineering before pivoting to software instances instead of pissing away time in the arts to be a bum.

#notbitteratallassleepinggreatregardless

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Fair to say it's kicking off in the US tonight.

 

[Moral Decay]

Fair to say it's kicking off in the US tonight.

If you sow the seeds of chaos the you get to reap the whirwind.

 

[jwikked]

The US was probably due a massive riot. Why not have one in 2020?
The looters should be ashamed of themselves.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

If you sow the seeds of chaos the you get to reap the whirwind.

It's what happens when you don't look after your citizens. Eventually they run out patience.

The US was probably due a massive riot. Why not have one in 2020?
The looters should be ashamed of themselves.

I saw earlier in Minniapolis they were looting a bottle shop. Some were walking out with light beer. Surely if you're going to loot you take the good stuff!

 

[Verdun]

I lived in Minneapolis (a long time ago) - it is a great city with great people, hate watching the riots wreck the place. Afraid this chaos will not go away and some from extremes will thrive in it.