The Perth Thread

[Kram]

Did you guys ever discuss heatwaves as kids in class. There was alaways a theory/rumour that if it was over 40 3 days in a row youd get to go home, like a snow day. Was that just kid rumours or anything to it??

When was a little kid in the late 80s if the school didn't have air conditioning like ours you did get sent home early, it happened at least a couple of times but can't exactly remember what the temperature or requirements were for it though.

 

[AAACockburn]

We have NEVER had this many days over 40 before, this one pushed it to a record total for summer and its long from finished.

You do know they are basing these statistics off of one AWS right?
Depending where you are in the Suburban sprawl and where the automatic weather stations are located, temperatures vary quite a bit.

 

[gaskin]

Did you guys ever discuss heatwaves as kids in class. There was alaways a theory/rumour that if it was over 40 3 days in a row youd get to go home, like a snow day. Was that just kid rumours or anything to it??

I was always under the impression it was 4 days above 38.

 

[Kram]

You do know they are basing these statistics off of one AWS right?
Depending where you are in the Suburban sprawl and where the automatic weather stations are located, temperatures vary quite a bit.

Before this week I swear that it has been a very mild summer.

 

[Smeg Head]

You do know they are basing these statistics off of one AWS right?
Depending where you are in the Suburban sprawl and where the automatic weather stations are located, temperatures vary quite a bit.

Well ive been working my arse of in it all week. Hurray for bitumen and tin.

 

[Off The Couch]

We have NEVER had this many days over 40 before, this one pushed it to a record total for summer and its long from finished.

And?

Doesn't make the topic any less boring.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

I was always under the impression it was 4 days above 38.

Yeah but we had plenty of those. I think once the classrooms got aircon they did away with it.

 

[gaskin]

Yeah but we had plenty of those. I think once the classrooms got aircon they did away with it.

I wish they didn't because at my high school the only rooms with aircon were the library, office, staff room and computer rooms. Some days were unbearable.

 

[Kram]

The first 'aircons' we got in primary school were those wall mount evaps that at the best of times did **** all and a lot of the teachers didn't even like to put them on much because they were too loud..

 

[Plugger35]

I wish they didn't because at my high school the only rooms with aircon were the library, office, staff room and computer rooms. Some days were unbearable.

Our primary school had a couple of demountable classrooms and they would get hot as hell in summer with no aircon and only ceiling fans.

 

[Kram]

Had to lol at the kids that drew the short straw and got stuck for a whole year in the povo demountable.

 

[Biggie]

Our primary school had a couple of demountable classrooms and they would get hot as hell in summer with no aircon and only ceiling fans.

Same here.

Now my kids have ducted refrigerated air con. They didn't get sent home but rather recess & lunch was held indoors.

 

[Matele]

What a time to be alive.

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/d...umber-plates-turns-heads-20160211-gmrl10.html

 

[Illinois Nazi]

My wife was telling the kids the other day about how we got to go home from school if it got above 40 or 42 or whatever it was. I don't remember this ever happening, ever.

 

[Taylor]

Work sites pack up and go home after twenty minutes of 37.5 degrees now.

Never at school. But what could they do anyway? Release all the children into the streets and hope the bus can get them home before they evaporate?

 

[Smeg Head]

Work sites pack up and go home after twenty minutes of 37.5 degrees now.

Never at school. But what could they do anyway? Release all the children into the streets and hope the bus can get them home before they evaporate?

Hot Steel, No deal. Only the unionized ones it would seem.

 

[Plugger35]

My wife was telling the kids the other day about how we got to go home from school if it got above 40 or 42 or whatever it was. I don't remember this ever happening, ever.

No I can't recall that happening either.

 

[Kram]

Maybe it was a country thing, I never went home early from school at Maida Vale Primary in Perf during 87/88 but returning back to the wheatbelt in 89/90 we definitely at least a few times got sent home early.

 

[ioppolo]

It was oppressive humidity this morning. Give me the dry 40 over the humid 32 thankyou.

 

[Bacon Warrior]

Girrawheen never had aircon (probably still doesn't, ****ing poorcampaigners) so I sent myself home early when it was hot. Also sent myself home when it wasn't hot, but that's not important.

 

[rank and file]

Hot Steel, No deal. Only the unionized ones it would seem.

Definitely the unionized ones,another good one,when the sweat drops work stops.

 

[Freofalcon]

Work sites pack up and go home after twenty minutes of 37.5 degrees now.

Never at school. But what could they do anyway? Release all the children into the streets and hope the bus can get them home before they evaporate?

Hot Steel, No deal. Only the unionized ones it would seem.

Yep.

38, shut the gate.

 

[BALKAN]

My wife was telling the kids the other day about how we got to go home from school if it got above 40 or 42 or whatever it was. I don't remember this ever happening, ever.

I hope you called her out in front of your children for being a lying harpy

 

[Shane Hird]

Had to lol at the kids that drew the short straw and got stuck for a whole year in the povo demountable.

Back in Melbourne when I was in grade 2, a crazy arsonist set fire to my primary school and the whole lot went up in flames. They demolished the entire building and I spent grades 2,3 and 4 in portable classrooms on the oval. No aircon of course and it was hell on earth in summer.

 

[XXRL]

So, funny Fringe story.

Some background: I've got comps to a number of comedy shows on the condition that I attend and then give a star rating.

Last night I was all set to go and see Wes something-or-other, the Prop Man.

His show was at 10 so I got down to the Skye Bar with about 10 minutes before the show. The bar area was empty, with just a few backpackers chilling with a beer.

Meanwhile the stage area was packed, with almost a full house in to see ‘Comedians Against Humanity’. So that finished and I watched a lot of bogans filing out.

Anyway it got to 10 bells or just after so I went to go and see the show. The door guy looked at my ticket and then went, “that’s one more comp” to the bloke standing next to him, who turned out to be the performer. He looked pretty depressed, almost sulking into his half consumed pint.

So then the door guy says to me, “mate there’s only two comps here to see the show, how would you feel if it didn’t happen” and I was like “fine by me, I don’t want it to be awkward”.

Tbh, I wasn't really looking forward to seeing a prop comedy show - but you see some good stuff and some shit stuff, that's the way it is.

Then the performer – Wes – started telling me about a time he played a show to two people in some dodgy bar in the U.S. One guy liked the show, one guy hated it and they ended up having a fist fight. So I said, “so you’re telling me your show causes violence…?”

Another artist then came over to talk to him and I got the **** out of there.

Once I got home I looked this dude up on youtube to see what I missed. Well, if you can get through the whole four minutes you’re doing better than me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQgVWRVK2H0

Thank **** he pulled the pin - I really dodged a bullet there.