Aussie heatwave

[gibbo]

The temps where i live for the last 3 days have been

Mon 30 Dec 40.1°C
Tue 31 Dec 41.8°C
Wed 1 Jan 41°C

There are higher temps out west and south of me, some up into the high 40's

Please anyone in the heatwave areas take care and drink plenty of fluids. Water fluids that is not beer :biggrin:

 

[ianto73]

Very sound advice indeed, Gibbo. Having worked in the Middle East I know what the heat can do, and I am glad to say that we NEVER ran out of water or the ability to give drinks to the workers. Having said that, I still played rugby on the desert, in the days when we had the thick-type rugby shirts! Yes, I qualify for the 'oddball' award!:2fun::2fun:

 

[gibbo]

Im selfish and would like it to be 25 all year round :2fun::2fun:

Why would you play rugby on the dessert? There to be eaten not played on

OH the desert >

 

[ianto73]

So the question is when is a desert not a dessert?:biggrin::biggrin: There were about 25 of us Expats on the site and I was the one who was blamed for winding the others up - me, him of the angelic upbringing from the Valleys? An experience I'm glad I took the gamble on and can look back on with pleasure, often wonder what has happened to the others, some 30 years on!

 

[jay]

The temps where i live for the last 3 days have been

Mon 30 Dec 40.1°C
Tue 31 Dec 41.8°C
Wed 1 Jan 41°C [/B

Excuse me using your thread Gibbo but I've had problems logging in today. Not the first time this has happened and last time you informed the Administrator for me. As I don't know how to do this could you please inform him/her of the problem. Took about six goes before I could get on the site to post.

Many thanks,

Jay. :kissu:

 

[gibbo]

Excuse me using your thread Gibbo but I've had problems logging in today. Not the first time this has happened and last time you informed the Administrator for me. As I don't know how to do this could you please inform him/her of the problem. Took about six goes before I could get on the site to post.

Many thanks,

Jay. :kissu:

Sending PM to you Jay

 

[JanJones]

How would minus 37 degrees C suit you? And they played a professional ice-hockey game, outdoors, in similar temps a few days ago.

Maybe we could do a deal - some heat for some ice!

JanJones
Winnipeg, Canada

 

[Col. Gibbon]

Sounds like you could do with some of my water. I've got a 3/4 flooded garden, which is in places, is over 12" deep, and there is more rain forcast!

 

[gibbo]

Sounds like you could do with some of my water. I've got a 3/4 flooded garden, which is in places, is over 12" deep, and there is more rain forcast!

And you could do with some of our sun to dry it up :2fun::2fun:

Weather is really a crazy thing isnt it

 

[ianto73]

the talk of weather has certainly got my brain into gear 1965 I had the privilege of going to Jamaica with my regiment for 2 weeks training with the Jamaican Defence Force. We left UK in May in the rain, stopped overnight in Gander where there was a lot of snow and landed in Jamaica in a 'heatwave'! All for Queen and country of course.
A couple of years later, I went to Toronto where it was 15 degrees below freezing, and certainly not dressed for such weather. I told the barman at the hotel I was going for a walk, and got as far as the front door and returned to the bar! That was worse than I'd ever experienced back home in Blaenllechau, 1000 feet above sea level!:2fun::2fun:

 

[gibbo]

the talk of weather has certainly got my brain into gear 1965 I had the privilege of going to Jamaica with my regiment for 2 weeks training with the Jamaican Defence Force. We left UK in May in the rain, stopped overnight in Gander where there was a lot of snow and landed in Jamaica in a 'heatwave'! All for Queen and country of course.
A couple of years later, I went to Toronto where it was 15 degrees below freezing, and certainly not dressed for such weather. I told the barman at the hotel I was going for a walk, and got as far as the front door and returned to the bar! That was worse than I'd ever experienced back home in Blaenllechau, 1000 feet above sea level!:2fun::2fun:

Gee that would have sent your hot and cold sensors in your body into confusion:2fun::2fun:

What was Jamaica like? I would suspect it was a interesting place.

 

[leefer]

Reminds me of the joke,how does Bob Marley like his doughnuts....wi jammin.:biggrin:

A bit of trivia is that Jamaica have a days public holiday to celebrate pop star Rihana....National Rihana day...true that is