Seriously it is like walking out into a furnace here at times and up there ***points up there*** I walked over Seaview Bridge and it might not have been a wise thing to have done in this heat.
:D
Diary of a Brisbane Summer (by a Pom)
August 31st:
Just got transferred with work into our new home in Brisbane!! Now this is a city that knows how to live!! Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings. What a place! I watched the sunset from a deck chair on the verandah. It was beautiful. I’ve finally found my home. I love it here.
September 13th:
Really heating up. Got to 35 today. Not a problem. Live in an air-conditioned home, drive an air-conditioned car. What a pleasure to see the sun everyday like this. I’m turning into a sun worshiper.
September 30th:
Had the backyard landscaped with tropical plants today. Lots of palms and rocks. What a breeze to maintain. No more mowing lawn for me. Another scorcher today, but I love it here.
October 10th:
The temperature hasn’t been below 30 all week. How do people get used to this kind of heat? At least today it’s kind of windy though. But getting used to the heat and humidity is taking longer than I expected.
October 15th:
Fell asleep by the pool. Got 3rd degree burns over 60% of my body. Missed 3 days of work. What a dumb thing to do. I learned my lesson though. Got to respect the ol’ sun in a climate like this.
October 20th:
I missed Kitty (our cat) sneaking into the car when I left this morning. By the time I got to the hot car for lunch, Kitty had died and swollen up to the size of a shopping bag and stank up the $3,000 leather upholstery. Told the kids that she ran away. The car now smells like Whiskettes and cats.h.i.t. I learned my lesson though. No more pets in this heat.
October 25th:
The wind sucks. It feels like a giant bloody blow dryer!! And it’s hot as hell. The home air-conditioner is on the blink and the AC repairman charged $200 just to drive over and tell me he needed to order parts.
October 30th:
Been sleeping outside by the pool for 3 nights now. Bloody $450,000 house and we can’t even go inside. Why did I ever come here?
November 4th:
It’s 35 degrees. Finally got the ol’ air-conditioner fixed today. It cost $500 and gets the temperature down to 25, but this bloody humidity makes the house feel like it’s about 30. Stupid repairman. I hate this stupid place.
November 8th:
If another wise a.r.s.e cracks, “Hot enough for you today?” I’m going to strangle him. Bloody heat. By the time I get to work the car’s radiator was boiling over, my clothes are soaking wet, and I smell like bloody cat s.h.i.t and whiskettes.
November 9th:
Tried to run some messages after work. Wore shorts, and sat on the black leather seats in the ol’ car. I thought my arse was on fire. I lost two layers of flesh and all the hair on the back of my legs and my arse. Now my car smells like burnt hair, fried a.r.s.e, and baked cat.
November 10th:
The weather report might as well be a bloody recording. Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. It’s been too hot to do anything for two damn months and the weatherman says it might really warm up next week.
Doesn’t it ever rain in this damn place? Water rationing will be next, so my $2,000 worth of palms just might dry up and blow into the bloody pool. Even the palms can’t live in this heat.
November 14th:
Welcome to HELL!!! Temperature got to 38 today. Now the air-conditioner’s gone in my car. The repairman came to fix it and said, “Hot enough for you today?” My wife had to spend the $2,500 house payment to bail my a.r.s.e out of jail for assaulting the repairman.
Bloody Brisbane. What kind of a sick demented idiot would want to live here?
December 1st:
WHAT??? This is the first day of Summer?? You are f*cking kidding..
Bit of cool relief today, 37 instead of yesterdays 40.
Shitty humid day on the bay today
Dropbear said:
Shitty humid day on the bay today
****shakes fist at bay****
ms spock said:
Seriously it is like walking out into a furnace here at times and up there ***points up there*** I walked over Seaview Bridge and it might not have been a wise thing to have done in this heat.
luverly here.
Just dropped under 40 again :)
stumpy_seahorse said:
ms spock said:
Seriously it is like walking out into a furnace here at times and up there ***points up there*** I walked over Seaview Bridge and it might not have been a wise thing to have done in this heat.
luverly here.
Just dropped under 40 again :)
Time to put a jumper on
Dropbear said:
stumpy_seahorse said:
ms spock said:
Seriously it is like walking out into a furnace here at times and up there ***points up there*** I walked over Seaview Bridge and it might not have been a wise thing to have done in this heat.
luverly here.
Just dropped under 40 again :)
Time to put a jumper on
Dropbear said:
stumpy_seahorse said:
ms spock said:
Seriously it is like walking out into a furnace here at times and up there ***points up there*** I walked over Seaview Bridge and it might not have been a wise thing to have done in this heat.
luverly here.
Just dropped under 40 again :)
Time to put a jumper on
With me at the moment, it’s jumper on below 30C
got caught in a thunderstorm 170km south of here this morning and drenched, was just like living in qld,bloody humid
stumpy_seahorse said:
ms spock said:
Seriously it is like walking out into a furnace here at times and up there ***points up there*** I walked over Seaview Bridge and it might not have been a wise thing to have done in this heat.
luverly here.
Just dropped under 40 again :)
Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuxury!
sibeen said:
Diary of a Brisbane Summer (by a Pom)August 31st:
Just got transferred with work into our new home in Brisbane!! Now this is a city that knows how to live!! Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings. What a place! I watched the sunset from a deck chair on the verandah. It was beautiful. I’ve finally found my home. I love it here.
September 13th:
Really heating up. Got to 35 today. Not a problem. Live in an air-conditioned home, drive an air-conditioned car. What a pleasure to see the sun everyday like this. I’m turning into a sun worshiper.
September 30th:
Had the backyard landscaped with tropical plants today. Lots of palms and rocks. What a breeze to maintain. No more mowing lawn for me. Another scorcher today, but I love it here.
October 10th:
The temperature hasn’t been below 30 all week. How do people get used to this kind of heat? At least today it’s kind of windy though. But getting used to the heat and humidity is taking longer than I expected.
October 15th:
Fell asleep by the pool. Got 3rd degree burns over 60% of my body. Missed 3 days of work. What a dumb thing to do. I learned my lesson though. Got to respect the ol’ sun in a climate like this.
October 20th:
I missed Kitty (our cat) sneaking into the car when I left this morning. By the time I got to the hot car for lunch, Kitty had died and swollen up to the size of a shopping bag and stank up the $3,000 leather upholstery. Told the kids that she ran away. The car now smells like Whiskettes and cats.h.i.t. I learned my lesson though. No more pets in this heat.
October 25th:
The wind sucks. It feels like a giant bloody blow dryer!! And it’s hot as hell. The home air-conditioner is on the blink and the AC repairman charged $200 just to drive over and tell me he needed to order parts.
October 30th:
Been sleeping outside by the pool for 3 nights now. Bloody $450,000 house and we can’t even go inside. Why did I ever come here?
November 4th:
It’s 35 degrees. Finally got the ol’ air-conditioner fixed today. It cost $500 and gets the temperature down to 25, but this bloody humidity makes the house feel like it’s about 30. Stupid repairman. I hate this stupid place.
November 8th:
If another wise a.r.s.e cracks, “Hot enough for you today?” I’m going to strangle him. Bloody heat. By the time I get to work the car’s radiator was boiling over, my clothes are soaking wet, and I smell like bloody cat s.h.i.t and whiskettes.
November 9th:
Tried to run some messages after work. Wore shorts, and sat on the black leather seats in the ol’ car. I thought my arse was on fire. I lost two layers of flesh and all the hair on the back of my legs and my arse. Now my car smells like burnt hair, fried a.r.s.e, and baked cat.
November 10th:
The weather report might as well be a bloody recording. Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. It’s been too hot to do anything for two damn months and the weatherman says it might really warm up next week.
Doesn’t it ever rain in this damn place? Water rationing will be next, so my $2,000 worth of palms just might dry up and blow into the bloody pool. Even the palms can’t live in this heat.
November 14th:
Welcome to HELL!!! Temperature got to 38 today. Now the air-conditioner’s gone in my car. The repairman came to fix it and said, “Hot enough for you today?” My wife had to spend the $2,500 house payment to bail my a.r.s.e out of jail for assaulting the repairman.
Bloody Brisbane. What kind of a sick demented idiot would want to live here?
December 1st:
WHAT??? This is the first day of Summer?? You are f*cking kidding..
:D
A pleasant 20 or so this end, but windy.
Around 29 here and very windy. We have just driven back from Melbourne. The wind is in such a direction as to really mess with the fuel economy.
> The wind is in such a direction as to really mess with the fuel economy
Then don’t drive a car with the aerodynamics of a brick.
Was surprised to have to put the air conditioning on in the car for the first time yesterday. But still really pleasant out in Melbourne, not reaching the 30s. I used to be the type of person who really enjoys basking in front of the air conditioner outlet fan on really hot days to enjoy the extra warmth. I can remember being surprised, when going birding of a 40 degree day, that I say few birds because because they found it too hot to come out.
Played cricket yesterday, Vs Albion Park, the hottest area around where I live (sunny Shellharbour).
Couldn’t have been more than 25C
Even had the sea breeze there.
Mmmmmm,,, choice bro
mollwollfumble said:
> The wind is in such a direction as to really mess with the fuel economyThen don’t drive a car with the aerodynamics of a brick.
Was surprised to have to put the air conditioning on in the car for the first time yesterday. But still really pleasant out in Melbourne, not reaching the 30s. I used to be the type of person who really enjoys basking in front of the air conditioner outlet fan on really hot days to enjoy the extra warmth. I can remember being surprised, when going birding of a 40 degree day, that I say few birds because because they found it too hot to come out.
I got a decent driver’s sunburn from yesterday in the pajero..noaircon so window down, 5hour drive :P
I’ve only just switched on the chiller for the marine aquarium.
didn’t reallt need to,,, but that’s just the way I am.
:)
It was hot at the Redoubt yesterday and today.
Mid morning I heard a bang above the noise of the generator and jigsaw.
Went out on the veranda to see a storm coming up the valley.
It carried on with thunder and lightning tantalisingly close but still hadn’t arrived by the time I left at lunch.
Oh not so furnace like, ironic I come back to QLD and the heat is not as bad in Sydney and Wollongong.
ms spock said:
Oh not so furnace like, ironic I come back to QLD and the heat is not as bad in Sydney and Wollongong.
Spokess, ask MV what it is like in this place, weatherwise.
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
Oh not so furnace like, ironic I come back to QLD and the heat is not as bad in Sydney and Wollongong.
Spokess, ask MV what it is like in this place, weatherwise.
I will do so. I must text MV shortly. Perhaps tomorrow when it is not so late.
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
Oh not so furnace like, ironic I come back to QLD and the heat is not as bad in Sydney and Wollongong.
Spokess, ask MV what it is like in this place, weatherwise.
I will do so. I must text MV shortly. Perhaps tomorrow when it is not so late.
Never too late. This is windy hill. The flies and mozzies are just too blown away to bother visiting.
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:Spokess, ask MV what it is like in this place, weatherwise.
I will do so. I must text MV shortly. Perhaps tomorrow when it is not so late.
Never too late. This is windy hill. The flies and mozzies are just too blown away to bother visiting.
Well some people are night owls and some people are early birds. I try to be sensitive to these nuances.
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:I will do so. I must text MV shortly. Perhaps tomorrow when it is not so late.
Never too late. This is windy hill. The flies and mozzies are just too blown away to bother visiting.
Well some people are night owls and some people are early birds. I try to be sensitive to these nuances.
That is of little consequence to anyone else but yourself.
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:Never too late. This is windy hill. The flies and mozzies are just too blown away to bother visiting.
Well some people are night owls and some people are early birds. I try to be sensitive to these nuances.
That is of little consequence to anyone else but yourself.
Maybe so, maybe so. But it is important to me.
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:Well some people are night owls and some people are early birds. I try to be sensitive to these nuances.
That is of little consequence to anyone else but yourself.
Maybe so, maybe so. But it is important to me.
Indeed and to me, if it wasn’t obvious.
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:That is of little consequence to anyone else but yourself.
Maybe so, maybe so. But it is important to me.
Indeed and to me, if it wasn’t obvious.
Ah it wasn’t obvious to me, so thanks for clearing that up.
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:That is of little consequence to anyone else but yourself.
Maybe so, maybe so. But it is important to me.
Indeed and to me, if it wasn’t obvious.
Mad tacking skillz. Ooops, another direction change coming…
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:That is of little consequence to anyone else but yourself.
Maybe so, maybe so. But it is important to me.
Indeed and to me, if it wasn’t obvious.
It isn’t obvious to us…
And it seems it isn’t obvious to you either since in consecutive posts you stated..
“That is of little consequence to anyone else but yourself.”
and
“Indeed and to me, if it wasn’t obvious.”
AwesomeO said:
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:Maybe so, maybe so. But it is important to me.
Indeed and to me, if it wasn’t obvious.
Mad tacking skillz. Ooops, another direction change coming…
stumpy_seahorse said:
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:Maybe so, maybe so. But it is important to me.
Indeed and to me, if it wasn’t obvious.
It isn’t obvious to us…
And it seems it isn’t obvious to you either since in consecutive posts you stated..
“That is of little consequence to anyone else but yourself.”
and
“Indeed and to me, if it wasn’t obvious.”
Your problems are your own. It isn’t that I have no sympathy.
roughbarked said:
AwesomeO said:
roughbarked said:Indeed and to me, if it wasn’t obvious.
Mad tacking skillz. Ooops, another direction change coming…
You are easy meat.
What does that mean?
AwesomeO said:
roughbarked said:
AwesomeO said:Mad tacking skillz. Ooops, another direction change coming…
You are easy meat.What does that mean?
You suck ot up like a chook presented with a s il.
Sorry mate, the SS would have had it out of you in seconds.roughbarked said:
AwesomeO said:
roughbarked said:You are easy meat.
What does that mean?
You suck ot up like a chook presented with a s il.
Sorry mate, the SS would have had it out of you in seconds.
I have no clue what you are rabbiting on about. Chooks and s il? SS? is that the German SS?
Maybe you could try again.
AwesomeO said:
roughbarked said:
AwesomeO said:What does that mean?
You suck ot up like a chook presented with a s il.
Sorry mate, the SS would have had it out of you in seconds.I have no clue what you are rabbiting on about. Chooks and s il? SS? is that the German SS?
Maybe you could try again.
:-)
Jumps into thread…
Interesting..
..as I’d long suspected
we are at exact oposites weather-wise.
That image of the SNOW-FRIDGE
was on the news as part of the “How Americans Are Coping With the Unusually COLD Weather”
report.
Seems that the melting of the polor icecaps has drastically changed the Jet-Stream
changing it from gently undulating across the continent to quite suddenly (The past 2 years)
snaking wildly between Canada and the Gulf of Mexico.
They reported that in the past 2 weeks, there were only 9 of the 50 states that didn’t set new records
for the coldest November in recorded history. :-/
Ogmog said:
Jumps into thread…Interesting..
..as I’d long suspected
we are at exact oposites weather-wise.That image of the SNOW-FRIDGE
was on the news as part of the “How Americans Are Coping With the Unusually COLD Weather”
report.Seems that the melting of the polor icecaps has drastically changed the Jet-Stream
The melting of what?
http://www.noaa.gov/
http://tinyurl.com/o2h565b
The_observer said:
Ogmog said:
Jumps into thread…Interesting..
..as I’d long suspected
we are at exact oposites weather-wise.That image of the SNOW-FRIDGE
was on the news as part of the “How Americans Are Coping With the Unusually COLD Weather”
report.Seems that the melting of the polor icecaps has drastically changed the Jet-Stream
The melting of what?
the melting of the Arctic
New satellite maps show polar ice caps melting at ‘unprecedented rate’
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/01/new-satellite-maps-show-polar-ice-caps-melting-at-unprecedented-rate
Ogmog said:
http://www.noaa.gov/
http://tinyurl.com/o2h565b
the graphs I posted were from the National Snow & Ice Data Centre, part of NOAA
As can been quite clearly seen from those graphs the polar ice is plentiful & fine
CrazyNeutrino said:
New satellite maps show polar ice caps melting at ‘unprecedented rate’
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/01/new-satellite-maps-show-polar-ice-caps-melting-at-unprecedented-rate
the gardian … LOL
As has been extensively canvassed on this forum and its predecessors, the Arctic and the Antarctic are very different geomorphological environments driven by very different meteorological processes. Simply aggregating the area of sea ice in one with the area of sea ice in the other does not produce a meaningful quantity.
This is my monthly contribution to climate discussion; I hope it helps. Good day!
Ah well, all is well that ends well, Cymek. I’ve been in that situation and it is very awkward.
MartinB said:
As has been extensively canvassed on this forum and its predecessors, the Arctic and the Antarctic are very different geomorphological environments driven by very different meteorological processes. Simply aggregating the area of sea ice in one with the area of sea ice in the other does not produce a meaningful quantity.This is my monthly contribution to climate discussion; I hope it helps. Good day!
Well I think we should view the expanding ice extent at the Antarctic with some concern, as an apparent indicator of increased rate of movement of the glaciers, but we should wait for a proper scientific evaluation before drawing firm conclusions of course.
Anyone know of one?
***fans herself with an ornate fan and sips water***
I’m sitting in front of an electric fan and guzzling water :)
Well I think we should view the expanding ice extent at the Antarctic with some concern
In case it was not clear, each individual measurement can provide useful information about climate processes, but since each is being driven by quite different mechanisms, when we aggregate them we lose information; the sum is less meaningful than each measurement considered individually.
Divine Angel said:
I’m sitting in front of an electric fan and guzzling water :)
I am up in the Gold Coast again. If you want a visitor, please let me know.
yay! I’m actually pretty busy on my days off for the next couple of weeks. I’m running out of time to get things organised.
Divine Angel said:
yay! I’m actually pretty busy on my days off for the next couple of weeks. I’m running out of time to get things organised.
Okay be a free range Mum-to-be, and I will catch up with you whenever! I am so glad you are having such an exciting time.
MartinB said:
bq. Well I think we should view the expanding ice extent at the Antarctic with some concernIn case it was not clear, each individual measurement can provide useful information about climate processes, but since each is being driven by quite different mechanisms, when we aggregate them we lose information; the sum is less meaningful than each measurement considered individually.
I wasn’t intending to contradict that in any way Martin.
It was rather more directed at the facile assumption by many pseudo-sceptics that expanding Antarctic ice is evidence against climate change, or at least evidence that the effects of climate change will be moderate, whereas it appears to be evidence that one of the predicted effects of climate change (significantly increased rate of melting of land based ice) is actually happening.
I know. I also know you know that I know (although not, it would seem, that I know you know I know you know).
The Rev Dodgson said:
MartinB said:
bq. Well I think we should view the expanding ice extent at the Antarctic with some concernIn case it was not clear, each individual measurement can provide useful information about climate processes, but since each is being driven by quite different mechanisms, when we aggregate them we lose information; the sum is less meaningful than each measurement considered individually.
I wasn’t intending to contradict that in any way Martin.
It was rather more directed at the facile assumption by many pseudo-sceptics that expanding Antarctic ice is evidence against climate change, or at least evidence that the effects of climate change will be moderate, whereas it appears to be evidence that one of the predicted effects of climate change (significantly increased rate of melting of land based ice) is actually happening.
I haven’t your nuanced understandings, but it is concerning me somewhat.
I can’t believe I live in a country that has a prime minister that doesn’t believe in science or scientific facts, and we don’t have a science minister!
MartinB said:
I know. I also know you know that I know (although not, it would seem, that I know you know I know you know).
Well I do now :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
MartinB said:
bq. Well I think we should view the expanding ice extent at the Antarctic with some concernIn case it was not clear, each individual measurement can provide useful information about climate processes, but since each is being driven by quite different mechanisms, when we aggregate them we lose information; the sum is less meaningful than each measurement considered individually.
I wasn’t intending to contradict that in any way Martin.
It was rather more directed at the facile assumption by many pseudo-sceptics that expanding Antarctic ice is evidence against climate change, or at least evidence that the effects of climate change will be moderate, whereas it appears to be evidence that one of the predicted effects of climate change (significantly increased rate of melting of land based ice) is actually happening.
pseudo-sceptics LOL
of course to you expanding or decreasing ice is proof
The_observer said:
CrazyNeutrino said:New satellite maps show polar ice caps melting at ‘unprecedented rate’
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/01/new-satellite-maps-show-polar-ice-caps-melting-at-unprecedented-rate
the gardian … LOL
if you bothered to read the article, the data is from
http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/1539/2014/tc-8-1539-2014.html
http://www.awi.de/en/institute/sites/bremerhaven/
http://www.climatenewsnetwork.net/
So now we have to leave the island?
MartinB said:
So now we have to leave the island?
I think we’ve found the weakest link.
The_observer said:
Ogmog said:http://www.noaa.gov/
http://tinyurl.com/o2h565b
the graphs I posted were from the National Snow & Ice Data Centre, part of NOAA
As can been quite clearly seen from those graphs the polar ice is plentiful & fine
Both my links are likewise from NOAA
One of which points out that the 2 poles are “Polar Opposites”
…which, as I was saying in my original post…
That Snow-Fridge image was taken a few days ago
….of the RECORD FREEZING TEMPERATURES occurring
in the NORTHERN Hemisphere. (Due to the changing Jet Stream)
The other link has multiple graphs of the ARCTIC Icepack MELTING
oopsey
fergot the charts
https://www.climate.gov/maps-data
Ogmog said:
The_observer said:
Ogmog said:http://www.noaa.gov/
http://tinyurl.com/o2h565b
the graphs I posted were from the National Snow & Ice Data Centre, part of NOAA
As can been quite clearly seen from those graphs the polar ice is plentiful & fine
Both my links are likewise from NOAA
One of which points out that the 2 poles are “Polar Opposites”
…which, as I was saying in my original post…
That Snow-Fridge image was taken a few days ago
….of the RECORD FREEZING TEMPERATURES occurring
in the NORTHERN Hemisphere. (Due to the changing Jet Stream)The other link has multiple graphs of the ARCTIC Icepack MELTING
“(Due to the changing Jet Stream)”
well at least your not blaming the cold on global warming
The_observer said:
Ogmog said:
The_observer said:the graphs I posted were from the National Snow & Ice Data Centre, part of NOAA
As can been quite clearly seen from those graphs the polar ice is plentiful & fine
Both my links are likewise from NOAA
One of which points out that the 2 poles are “Polar Opposites”
…which, as I was saying in my original post…
That Snow-Fridge image was taken a few days ago
….of the RECORD FREEZING TEMPERATURES occurring
in the NORTHERN Hemisphere. (Due to the changing Jet Stream)The other link has multiple graphs of the ARCTIC Icepack MELTING
“(Due to the changing Jet Stream)”
well at least your not blaming the cold on global warming
I think he is being serious.
Terribly hot here today!
ms spock said:
Terribly hot here today!
Going to get Hotter too
ms spock said:
Terribly hot here today!
Feels rather warm here today, weather station says it’s only 26…
Not too bad here today. 32.0°C, 43% RH currently.
Michael V said:
Not too bad here today. 32.0°C, 43% RH currently.
Too hot, 20 degrees here today