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Ian Climacus
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Happy travels Zappa.
Been a busy week for all here in the antipodes.
A weekend spent back north, giving the eldest and youngest nieces their birthday presents. Took all 3 to the park and out for milkshakes. Very nice, but I forgot how humid February can be. The parents' dog wanted a walk but I wasn't going out in 35+ temps and 60% humidity, sorry doggy.
Some rain down here today...but unusually humid now.
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Ian Climacus
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Good to see the PM and Opposition Leader behaving kindly and generously to one another today in parliament.
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I despair. And hate when parliament is on as NewsRadio broadcasts it rather than the BBC into the night... Yes: first world problems I know.
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Lothlorien
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I am stuck inside till son can get here and fix my door closure. I returned from taking rubbish downstairs yesterday afternoon and heavy front door, fire door rated, slammed shut as I manoeuvred things inside.
Went to open it this morning to let breeze through before three more stinking hot days. Door will open about a third of the way and no more. I think something inside the closing mechanism shifted when door slammed. No way can I reach it at all. Son is skinny but he will have trouble wriggling through.
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Crikey, Loth - that doesn't sound good. Hope you have good air-con, and that you can get the door mended ASAP.
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Lothlorien
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Thanks, Piglet. Son told me how to lift mechanism and I can now open and close door. Fire doors at front of apartment are common property, not my personal area, so rang strata management and visit from repair will be scheduled. Eldest son thinks door hinges need attention as he thinks they are loose and pulling door crooked, thus mechanism is out of alignment. I have let strata manager know it is probably a rehang the door exercise, not just five minutes with a screwdriver tightening things.
Thankful I was inside, not stuck on outside and unable to open door.
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Latchkey Kid
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Originally posted by Ian Climacus:
I despair. And hate when parliament is on as NewsRadio broadcasts it rather than the BBC into the night... Yes: first world problems I know.
And the news on child abuse is offered by Radio National. Another cause for despair.
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Banner Lady
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Yep, no good news anywhere it seems. Even listening to the Press Club yesterday was depressing as figures were rolled out showing how far Australia had slipped in the global gender equality ratings over the last 12 months. Dropped ten places - and now ranked 46th in the world for equal pay. As the mother of four working daughters I am dismayed by those figures.
So much seems to be going in the wrong direction. I must be getting old! The good news is that I WILL be going in the right direction tomorrow - heading down the coast where it will be a blessed 20 degrees cooler than blistering Canberra. Two days of 40 degree temps is the forcast in this neck of the woods. They really should cancel school. That is dangerous heat.
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Lothlorien
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Enjoy the coast, BL.
It reached 43° C here this afternoon and more elsewhere. Even up Gee D's way it was 44 early afternoon.
I went to High School in that area and hated the broad brimmed Panama hat which was part of summer uniform.
I looked down this afternoon when it was 43, to see two girls from local High School walking along in the sun after school. Each had an exercise book opened and on the head for some protection. Suddenly the memory of the panama made more sense.
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Huia
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Many of the Primary schools here have uniforms that include a broad brimmed hat. Children at the school where I volunteer are not allowed out to play unless they are wearing them. I always wear one during the summer months too, even though I look a bit like a mushroom.
Huia
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Gee D
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I think that wearing hats outdoors at schools has become almost universal.
We used wear boaters and they are still part of the uniform. While we were allowed to remain in sports uniform after mid-week practices rather than change to go home, we still had to wear the boater and blazer. Not so long ago, Madame and I were at a local restaurant for an earlyish dinner. Some young fellows walked past wearing wet board shorts with their boaters and blazers - no shirt of any kind.
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Lothlorien
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I used to see boys going to rowing practice from school well down the line fromyou, rhymes with more. Early morning practice with tracksuits, blazers and boaters. I was on 6:15 or thereabouts at Killara.
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Gee D
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That school and mine are the only 2 retaining boaters.
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I've spent the last week at the annual conference of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society. Several sessions were about heat waves past present and future, which was appropriate as it was 40 deg in the shade here on Friday. The invited lecture on the subject was by a young scientist from Sydney who must be feeling the heat even more than the rest of us, as she is 6 months pregnant and thus has built-in central heating.
For what it's worth, the good news is that heat waves are not getting much hotter (in terms of maximum temperatures). The bad news is that they are getting more frequent and occurring over a longer season (i.e. beginning earlier in the summer and finishing later in the summer).
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Lothlorien
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Tukai, I keep reminding myself of heatwaves in January which we spent at the beach. Sometimes we did not get to swim as the walk down was so hot and the sand on beach burned through soles of shoes.
However this run of hot weather has made me long for cooler seasons. I am over it, just over it.
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While you can keep your 30°-plus temperatures (40°-plus? Don't even go there!), a few more degrees wouldn't hurt here.
We got well over a foot of snow last night, and the current temperature is -18°, but feeling more like -22, and that's a bit parky even for me.
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Lothlorien
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41.5 here now Piglet, and we are getting close to the hottest part of the day which here is between 3 and 4:30 pm.
Southerly expected "in the evening," which is somewhat elastic as a time frame.
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Huia
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While our temperatures are not (thank God) as high as those Australia is experiencing, they have been sufficiently raised to make me sick. I have high blood pressure which is well controlled by medication. Unfortunately hot weather lowers the B.P which means the combined effect has led to nausea, headaches and difficulty with thinking straight and with balance.
It should be fixed by halving the meds (according to the Doctor) but it was horrible to start with, because I knew I was confused but couldn't sort out why or what to do about it. Really scary when you live alone.
I have just Googled the 'America First, NZ Second' video and it's a hoot.
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Gee D
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Not good, Huia but at least you know the principle. Now for the fine tuning.
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Lothlorien
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All the best Huia. The heat here would have sent it plummeting. 44.1 here. I love living alone, but like you am concerned about sudden ill health. I hope you get the dose sorted out and also pick the best time to up it when it gets cooler.
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Banner Lady
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I stood on the esplanade as a stiff sea breeze came inshore with the tide this morning. It was heavenly. Now back in baking Canberra where there is an evil red cast to the sky that has nothing to do with sunsets. The last time I saw it look like that was in 2003 when 500 homes burnt down on the outskirts of town. All across NSW the authorities are steeling themselves for a bad fire day tomorrow. Please God it will not be as bad as feared.
However on the drive back as the thermometer steadily climbed I passed a nasty accident that made me count my blessings. I cannot imagine anyone survived as the car was a pancake. You know it is bad when one police car, two ambulances and three fire rescue trucks pass you.
I will not moan about it being too hot - there are always far worse things than that.
Huia, have you tried cucumber peel on your wrists to bring down your core body temp? An old country trick that some ladies were telling me today really works.
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We have been at a wedding in Cessnock today, where there is a temperature readout on the covered outdoor bowling green at the venue. It maxed out at 46degC. Even the air-conditioning in the bowling club could not cope, being supplemented by large pedestal fans. And more of the same expected tomorrow.
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Banner Lady
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Well, apparently the crash victims did survive. I hope everyone recovers, but the pic of the car shows it a miraculous thing.
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Crikey - that crash does look bad.
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Well, apparently the crash victims did survive. I hope everyone recovers, but the pic of the car shows it a miraculous thing.
A dreadful road. Should be named Kings Goat Track
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Hope all NSW and ACT shipmates are keeping safe today. I'm skipping the Aussie summer heat this week having a holiday in Rotorua, but the weather and fire news from home sounds ominous. Praying all my Dad's relatives are ok in western district of NSW. My great uncle there is 94 so hope he's coping with the heat.
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Woken at 4am by heat and mosquitos, so got up at 5am covered in itchy lumps. I have found that placing a small bowl of malt vinegar on the windowsill helps keep most mosquitos away but it didn't work last night.
Ready to try cucumber peels on my wrists though!
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Ian Climacus
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40C yesterday, 22 when I woke up and 19 now. It felt rather cool when I went out for a walk.
Enjoy Rotorua Mili.
Sorry to hear of the pestilent insects MaryLouise.
That accident looked horrific BL!
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Ian Climacus
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Oh, and hope cool weather comes your way Huia for your BP.
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The southerly's arrived, and it's a proper old-fashioned "buster". Temperature has dropped from 45 to 28 and still going down. Doors and windows opened to let the fresh air flush through the house. What a relief!
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Banner Lady
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Yes, it is 25 degrees cooler here than yesterday. A blessed relief - and I am now wearing a cardigan!
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Huia
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Enjoy Rotorua Mili. I lived there for 7 years, about 30 years ago, and passing through on the bus last year barely recognised it. I remember cool evening with the wind coming off the Lake.
I used to enjoy sitting in one of the hot pools down by the edge of the Lake after work, but that's an activity better suited to winter.
The temperature reached 27c today, but now it's 15c, with a note that it feels like 11. It's delightful.
I will go to be with the security screen doors locked and the inner door open so I catch all the breeze ![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif)
I think I've sorted the meds ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Lothlorien
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Woken at 4am by heat and mosquitos, so got up at 5am covered in itchy lumps. I have found that placing a small bowl of malt vinegar on the windowsill helps keep most mosquitos away but it didn't work last night.
Ready to try cucumber peels on my wrists though!
I was bitten last night on fingers and back of hand. I find the lavender oil diluted with water works well on the itchiness and even acts as mosquito repellent. Unfortunately there was a bite on eyelid near eye, not really suitable for the oil.
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The southerly's arrived, and it's a proper old-fashioned "buster". Temperature has dropped from 45 to 28 and still going down. Doors and windows opened to let the fresh air flush through the house. What a relief!
Lovely, isn't it?
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Another year, another street barbecue, everyone here except a mum with a sick child. Weather no good so I'd run the car forward so the barbecue could go under the carport, and tidied the living room so that some sturdy men could shove the furniture around.
All I have to do is provide the place; everyone looks forward to it and everyone looks after me.
How lucky I am to be surrounded by great neighbours.
If only other neighbourhoods could be as friendly
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Lothlorien
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Good neighbours are a blessing. There are a lot of apartments here, just over sixty, originally built as serviced apartments. Quiet,pleasant gardens etc.
I know quite a few people but not all of them by name. I have found them easy to speak to and helpful. Since I hurt my hip I have discovered how helpful many are. It is recivering but I still use a cane and take my rubbish downstairs, balanced on the frame I used to use. Many times I don't get that far, someone takes it for me. I would prefer to take it myself as part of exercise but they insist.
There is one young fellow who has been here about as long as I have, six years next month. Right from the beginning he has told me to call on him if ever needed. He works shift work at very odd hours but when I said I did not want to disturb him, he told me to just knock loudlyand not be worried
Then the other day I shared the lift with a delightful little girl and her mum. She was walking, about fifteen months old. She smiled and laughed and when they got out, needed no prompting to blow me lots of kisses and waved. Made my day
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I shall have to have an easy day. With the Cuzzies' Lunch on Saturday and the barbecue yesterday I've hardly read more than the front page* of Saturday's paper. And I must start on today's over breakfast. Two of my favourite columnists write in Monday's DomPost.
Lothlorien, I'm glad that you too have people to look after you. With church, neighbours and family I feel so safe.
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*Slight exaggeration. But two little voices in my head are saying 'Don't even look at that puzzle' and 'But it looks quite doable!"
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Banner Lady
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Not good news for some places in our state.
42 degrees celsius was horrid - the water in our tanks was steaming - so I can't imagine 49. Hope the cool change has reached most parts by now.
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49?!?!?! Holy Mother of God, I can't even imagine.
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Our pool gets to just over 34C. Quickly jump in and out and hope there is a breeze to cool yourself off.
Some cloud today. We are hoping for the predicted rain.
The 2.5 metre python that often suns itself round our pool is also taking some dips in our pool today.
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Here in Arizona we reached 50 (122F) in June 1990. It is definitely not pleasant. Luckily everything here is air conditioned, so it was just a matter of getting from the office to the car, the car to the house, etc.
The airport was closed because they didn't know how the extreme heat would affect landing and take-offs -- and because the baggage handlers could not be expected to load and unload planes on the black tarmac.
The only good thing about it was that here was virtually no humidity. Talk about a "dry heat"!
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Tried Lothlorien's suggestion of lavender oil last night on my calves and it helped to keep mosquitos away and soothe bites from the previous night -- many thanks.
Huia I hope the cooler weather and adjusted meds continue to help with BP
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Gee D
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I assume that being in Cape Town you get the equivalent of our southerly busters - very strong southerly winds that drop the temperature dramatically in a haf hour, cause havoc on the Harbour and so forth, but not necessarily rain.
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Ian Climacus
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Gosh...can't imagine 50C Pigwidgeon.
Hurrah for soothing suggestions MaryLouise. And hurrah from heat relief. Still shocked as per BL's link of that town, village, wiped off the map.
Some help from the wordly and literate people here, please.
I shall soon be off to drown my sorrows with the fact I turn the big 4-0 [just completed a survey today and realised I'm not long for the 30-39 category ![[Biased]](wink.gif) ] and I'm headed first to the US to visit my best friend and his family. They have 3 daughters, 4, 2 and just born.
I was thinking of taking some Mem Fox or other suitably Oztralian books for the 4 and 2 year old, and possibly a stuffed toy [koala, etc.] for the one just born. Thoughts? Thoughts on books? I'm going through what my nieces liked, but any suggestions appreciated. And I'm wondering if I get a stuffed toy for the youngest, if the books will be seen as a very poor subsitute by Misses 2 and 4 and they'd prefer a stuffed toy too. Thanks.
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Lothlorien
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Jackie French's Diary of a Wombat and its sequel have proved popular many times as gifts for overseas children from me.
The toys are cute, but far too often have tags attached which say "made in China," or similar. Her writing is marvellous.
ETA. Often available, evein in local Coles, although I would prefer a local bookshop.
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