Food, Drink & Dining Out The Perth Thread - Part 3

[Chief]

Part 4 is here:

The Perth Thread - Part 4

Did you see that article in the local paper (not The West Aus) about a forum on the 15th to discuss ways to make crossing Charles st safer/better? I personally don't and have never (even as a child) had an issue with crossing it. Don’t even get me started. Yes it’s difficult to cross and I’m...

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[gaskin]

And Jakovic as a 'commentator'.

 

[Beerfish]

And Karl Langdon.. being Karl Langdon.

 

[Off The Couch]

And let’s not forget Adrian Barich

 

[Beerfish]

Geez some Melbournians are a bit touchy about anyone daring to piss on their 'heatwave'. [emoji102]

 

[Scotland]

If only mantis was here to tell us how when it's 40 in Melbourne it stays hotter for longer.

Which is silly given it can be 40 in Melbourne then 20 literally half an hour later.

 

[JackOutback]

I still remember Londoners claiming that 31 or 31 in London was hotter than in Australia, that it was somehow more akin to 36 or 37. It wasn't, they just weren't used to it.

 

[Scotland]

Humidity, wind, radiant heat all have an effect but if the hottest day you've experienced is low 30s then you really have NFI what it's like when it's 47. I was in NYC when it was 90s in their stupid system (so 32-37) and it was pretty gross because it was relatively humid and I was surrounding by concrete buildings, but it wasn't hotter than 46 in Newman or 40 and humid in Port Hedland. It's hot AF on centre court at Rod Laver Arena on a hot day but you are talking about professional athletes doing high intensity exercise, on a dark blue rubber surface, in direct sunlight. Of course it's hot! If you're sitting in the shade with a cold glass of Pimms it isn't that bad. Pack a cardi.

Hot weather usually has the advantage that wind has a cooling effect. You get still days in Perth and some days a hot Easterly kicks up but it's not like a 35 degree day with a warm breeze 'feels like' 55, whereas if it's -10 and you have 50 knot winds then absolutely **** that don't go outside. 'Feels like' absolute zero.

 

[Nothing]

Totally. Always good to have a big old snoop for the hell of it.

I try to think about what I would do with rooms, any changes I would make etc. but you get sucked into wondering why someone would buy a DVD box set of Home and Away specials etc.

A few years back we had a look through a house down the street. We asked a question of the Agent (something he should have known like when was the extension built). The Agent said he wasn't sure and that the owners hadn't provided that information. He clearly didn't realise that we knew it was HIS house, all the more apparent by the family photos around the house.

 

[Billy ray]

Having lived in perth from birth to 37 and gold coast from 37 to 44, heat in all its forms suck.
i think the highest I had was probably around 44 degrees and like 5% humidity and it is like putting your head in the oven, that blast of heat is like a smack in face. and the sun burns, like direct sun on your skin can feel it burning.
and then contrast that to 38 with 80% humidity I have had here, its just as sucky.
only positive I have being over here and working from home is that I don't have to wear white collar clothes and be out and about like I was in perth. so the humidity doesn't really bother me and in fact I find my respiratory system, sinuses and breathing, is better over here.

 

[kane249]

If only mantis was here to tell us how when it's 40 in Melbourne it stays hotter for longer.

Which is silly given it can be 40 in Melbourne then 20 literally half an hour later.

Things probably seem hotter when you are riding on a bus

 

[norway blue]

I remember when living in Perth during the hot summer eventually most days the Fremantle doctor would kick in. Is that still the go perthies ?


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[Beerfish]

Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't.

 

[norway blue]

Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't.

K thnx Beer.


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[Smeg Head]

I still remember Londoners claiming that 31 or 31 in London was hotter than in Australia, that it was somehow more akin to 36 or 37. It wasn't, they just weren't used to it.

Air conditioning isnt as prevalent. For example the tube doesnt have it so 30 deg, packed etc it would be a breathless mess in there.

 

[JackOutback]

Isn't that on account of insanely high humidity? Can't speak for Eastern States but 31 in London would definitely feel more uncomfortable than 31 in Perth.

As Scotland pointed out, there's contributing factors, but London doesn't have a particularly high humidity; when it hit 35, Londoners freaked out, but it felt just like a regular hot day to me.

Air conditioning isnt as prevalent. For example the tube doesnt have it so 30 deg, packed etc it would be a breathless mess in there.

That's the main thing; not used to it and don't have the relief at home, though most workplaces did. The Tube is a separate world and is disgusting at times.

 

[Scotland]

Air con isn't as common but then we don't have central heating and double glazing here, so a 5 degree morning feels pretty cold.

 

[Kram]

Air con isn't as common but then we don't have central heating and double glazing here, so a 5 degree morning feels pretty cold.

We also often don't have the right sort of clothing for the rare times it gets really cold.

 

[Beerfish]

K thnx Beer.


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If I had a dollar for every time I said this. [emoji1]

 

[AAACockburn]

You have to look at apparent temperature.

Apparent temperature is the temperatureequivalent perceived by humans, caused by the combined effects of air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed. ... The heat index and humidex measure the effect of humidity on the perception of temperatures above +27 °C (81 °F).

Even though it got to 44 at Tullermarine, the apparent temperature was only 37.

 

[norway blue]

If I had a dollar for every time I said this. [emoji1]

About the free doc ? Haha.


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[norway blue]

If I had a dollar for every time I said this. [emoji1]

Whoosh. You like beer. Lol. Cool


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[Billy ray]

good to see Dongara getting some ICC World T20 action

 

[Scotland]

Went down to the beach yesterday for a swim. Thought about South Beach but since my parents don't own a house there I didn't want to upset Silent Alarm so opted for Port/Leighton.

Now as a bicycle owner I do my best not to go full Facebook dashcam owners group about cyclists but at this exact point in the road some leotard wearing plonker decided the best place he needed to ride was just to the left of the line separating the left and middle lanes - to turn right. FFS m8. If traffic lights applied to cyclists in the photo below he's basically have been on the shoulder next to the people mover. But of course he kept riding through whatever the signals were (I had to stop as a result of being stuck doing 25 km/h) and I can report that sadly he was not squashed by a truck carrying a sea container.

 

[Nothing]

Where do you think they should ride, if they are making a right turn?

 

[Scotland]

They are a cyclist so they should be on the cycle path which continues across from the lights. There's no need to be on the road at this point. If I was riding my bike that's exactly where I'd be.

If they "must" ride on the road then to turn right they should be in one of the right turning lanes, preferably the left one so people can actually pass them.